The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-30

scribe more literally to keep them in ORDER,
Where heavy teams pass over a road the expense
of keeping in order Is greater, but manufacturing
estaDiishmentS which use heavy teams should be
encouraged. He was opposed to the present sys-i
ten, and thought every man should mend the
roads along SIDE of his property. He would then
take more interest In Improving the road than in
/ 4. harris Archer thought much depends on the
spring, but clay soil should not be mended before
the middle of May. He agreed with what Judge
Waters said, and thought that any extensive sys-
TEN OF turnplking would not be feasible, on aC-
cOut of the expense. Much dirt should not be
thrown on the roads IF you have the money
mend the roads permanently in places where there
VIM +. Hays thought TOO much dirtisthrownin
the middle of the road 1t would be better to take
some oil the sides of the road
Benz. Silver Jr., said that nearly all the dirt to
put in the middle could be taken OFF the sides
be bridget or q culvert placed there The upper
end of the culvert should be made smaller than
the lower end Then the calvert would not be
manent job You should dig six inches below the
bottom of the stream, put in stones, make the
wall smaller al the Top than AT the bottom, and
Hon, Herman stump thought more money was
wasted on the roads in Hartford county than in
frequently levy so much money without seeing
the roads Supervisors are thus obliged TO mend
the roads with the appropriation, and without do
ing II we'll. In case tried in Cecil county, some
years ago it was decided that road Supervisors are
liable 10 Indictment IL their roals are not kept in
order. Being thus liable they have authority to
repair the road and send the bill to the County
Commissioners. If properly mended the County
Commissioners are bound Ia pay the bill without
regard to the amount already appropriated upOn
the road. AT the same time road supervisors have
no right to exceed the amount of their warrants,
except 10 repair places for which they might be
indicted. If damp place exists in the road IL Is
evidence of u hidden spring, which should be cut
of by an underdran. Throwing dirt in such n
place Is waste ui money until the source OF the
water Is cut on. II Il road issthroTn up properly
there Is no necessity inr breaks. Water should
be shed Immediately from the roads.
5. VI. Lee said that road mrnding was a trade
and That waste OF money frequently occurs, not
from Intentional neglect ON the part of superyl-
surs, bui from want of knowledge The character
of the soil has great deal To do with the charac-
ter of roads. Some roads may be improved hy
rounding them up: others, such a. spnuty white
clay, require heavy bitches 10 take OH the water
and If rounded up are made worse than at FIRST
CulNertS might be necessary or not. 1t depends
upon the soil and what the road is used for but
knowledge ana Judgment are necessary to mend
roads properly.
DR. Magraw objected to the Commissioners al
lowing supervisors and others TO haul large stones
upon Inc public roads and call that road mcnding.
PIEIRO PNEUMONIA.
Dr. Magraw on the part Of the committee APP
pointed To examine into the reports of plclIrO-
pneumonia nj certain points in Hartford county,
reported that the committee had visited Senator
Williams farm, five weeks ago and examined his
cattle. There We're no sick cattle ON the place.
The day before, they were informed, two vetcri-
nary surgeons had visited the farm and had a
steer slaughtered. They pronounced il Il case of
acute pleurO-pneumonia. The lungs had been
removed but the carcass still remained.
None of the members knew of any cases of the
disease anywhere in their neighborhOOds
Adjourned to meet at Geo. H. GlasgOw's NAV
I'd. Subject "Harvesting Glover"