Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-08-07

GensIemsa during March last you were Pc
titioned by Milestone Landing Grange 70 devote
the greater portion Of the amount levied for road
purposes Tn the sth district 20 the proper repair
Of the Three Notch Road lying iasaid district.
The members Of the Gsange agreeing, nsuch
were done, 10 give material aid 70 the work.
You have offered us for this work the entirely
inadequate sum Of One Hundred Dollars, and we
feel compelled 20 decline the @me and inasmuch
90 our application was publicly mentioned, we
feel Il proper In this open letter, 10 decline con-
neetiOn with the work with The very small sum
offered and 10 state ouF reasons f0r our action In
the premises, as well as f6r our declension. Our
immediate section has been for some time sim
guiarlV neglected in the matter Of road repairs,
and such work as has been done has been Of q
temporary character, and not at all suited 70 our
need, and has been moreover done In way 10
cost very much more than the labor expended
was really worth, and this work we understand
10 have been done u@deR the special direction OF
the Court. The portion of road We particularly
desired to have PrOpeFly repaired runs che full
length Of the district has vigtnally been entirely
neglected 1or years, ls Of stiG unyislding clay
and 90 almost impossible In Winter, and is ofne.
eessity much used. We desired no special tar
for our particular section, but desired the bulk
Of the road tar 20 appropriated as 20 be Of most
benefit 10 the people lOf the district, and as an
earnest OF our intentions and sincere interest In
the matter, We agreed Individually 70 give ss-
ssrial aid. We eadeavored 20 set forth before
your honorable body the utter inefscieney Of the
present system as prncticed in our section, and
the advantages Of the plan proposed BY 10. The
prOder on your part Of the sum Of 500 for the
proper repair Of ten miles Ofas bad piece Of
clay road a. can be found IN the county leaves
rs under the diSagreeable Impression that we
failed utterly TO present the matter Clearly 20
your minds OF else that you intended rather po-
Iiaa mareaRrn than rial eouffanen With sP VwfehPm
and this more especially since yOa direct that
omly $2s Of this auoant shall be used In any one
quarter. Declining as body then TO accept your
seton 40 q satisfactory response 20 our request,
ne desire 10 protest agnlnDt the inef1cient PATCH
Ing Of our roads - ensiFsiy unsaited 60 our puF-
poses and needs, against the employment OF 10.
efscient labor and payment for sane 81 RATES that
woald Be high .! the very pest labor that could
Be ernDlOyed against what eeems 70 o. an unjust
discriminasioa I'm favor of other sections where
s2ecial appropriations are made % meet special
cases, certainly not more entitled 10 considers
lion than the one we sought TO present % your
attention, and Rnaly, % tAS interest ~ all con
esgned, we proaeat against the inefficient mode
now adopted for road repairs, - By The nee Of
hand labor where machinery .and horse labor
could Cor he sane exPsndItars fee9mPllsn %
only 10 eject o temporary good and . faP more
permanent injury, the entiFe neglect Of drain
are, and not least damaging 20 the systemt the
pSymene Of road bile In county scrip, which
casnpeIs the county 90 pay 81 psg e. moFefor he
labor than the lAborer receives. $685.
Trusting that you may take . more favorable
view of this matter than you yet have dous and
Eappreciase the PropFiety Of our request,
- We are yoaFs respectfully,
Tn NEMESIS or MnlaTOzB LAwDENG 0nANgB.
jos. C. CnADDocx, Secretary.