The Cecil Whig., 1882-03-11
The lleoplfs Golun'n
.sCitizeu " and the Town Commiss oners
of Port Deposit


In last weeks Democraf "Citizen,
whose pcrsonahty hereabouts is known
,,, t1o...t.,,.e III. .h;,;., 49, :. f,.uo;.r
recognized, closes ms locals with oia
tribe against our Town Commissioner:
becausa of AN alleoed desire ON their par,
60 -, ,ou Of 90 ooo nc bol,u,r;rc
f"' .,
10 certain trustees uhaer the VIII ol ooi'
nelius Smith, deceased, the interest on
which sum these trustees disburse fo,
od,o,.;o,,,,., ,.,rnos Tha will ,ror;dsf
that u shonio ne invested at per cent
no more, no ieSSi yer , lt'Aeh con,
piaihs that TINS was All tiat was paio'
while money commanded greater rate
and therefore the COMMISSIONERS shouio
not borrow now at lesser rate and pay
OH the loan, but continue 1t indefinitely
To make up Tor the difference III interest
between then ana now.
" neIiiel vi iio' sueii i eo"iSe "oui" W
,ouhueu Oh souinl BUSINESS PrIilciples' Il
leit 10 the pnnlic TO 'nage. IL Is TO ot
presumed .hat the trustees coh'fniilhs
Ihe ihna' IL 'hey oia NOT cohS'oef 'heiii'
serves reSIrlcleu 10 INC ra'e per GEM
hAea III the VIII, III least eoIsiuefeo ths
Saiety Oh 'he investment ana uie proDa-
pie lehSIh vi ,l'iie IL "oulo run before
.'io "" II 1o'io pay IL OH "S i"!, ei"i@"-
ieht lor the h1SheT rates pre'allinS our
lnS rev years pu' "iieh Ni'inem ~ .n,o
..Hsei y. ma, W ."'"is7 .no ''"li vi
'ioi' w Pc '''..' 'no'o """'I' o' q
sa'ili, 70 Iiit to"li oi Tlis ~ he pti,iSS
III iues,iol M ii''''i'i'i to'i..s ''n'i "i'l'
ie iiii2n III on H"eii " '''!ru''''i"ii Po>' "S d
G"n"'''ate ioi i""'' >o''ii'iiScio'ei' Il.
''es 'ol give Hc!E SCioi!S e'nici'ce Vi
nav ih@ the tequlSile 'iua'i'icati"i's ioi d
Scii'ol 'l"s.se p"c i"st 70 'n'nh y, y, .ne m
"'iei". y, 'oe'i'' " '''io"' ".,l NV
~, ''"io ~ pay 1'i 'iila ,1'
nc e'aG''r.oii oi o"' y, uloi ""' y. ~.
ciaiiPeo stu!iteo ParaiiHeu
"''' U"e Poi'o, Will "o".' .Ns
pay ~. WI "'I i I'll
- 49,. I..; IL
Yum" Us, 'itnt e''"o"''o'i =, "O '' "'o-
COUNT COUNT heie' h"t All a"'ul 'esf'ii'i-
o,'''s iee'e UPON o''i N"''''i ~ >,
'heh, Pt""e '1i'i' S"u '"N' ','i' '.,''
S'0P, '"''iI ~" ~, Nv ',o "' Wv.
, ,l"i"ii,oou " uo ~. ne "il.ei ii"ni ''iII
nave itu III .'is "il''" eN . "''i.o eiiil'
Ih'l haa iecei'eu ~, ''et"ose VI ''''''",
Iioi'; whose "eatieu ut''i" an" o.eI'aHe.'
ihilo hau ieariuliS ulsc"un'e' lts me
ana uealh iild taken IL 10 the ""rlo
peSohu US.
but lel us come GOWN OH our StiltS anu
look al the matter III q business point az
view. ne trustees. under the VIII oil
Cornelius Smith, Sought an investment
ior TINS iuhd ana u happened the town
required the money and borrowed 1t, CIV
In- Its obligation ior II. HE nequest
was nor 10 the town. ana consequently it
mas not coilst"l over the 'u'iu i"i voice
III the aiSourseineht OF the interest ne
trustees undef thc VIII invest tIle money
and dispose OF ;thc interest lor edrica
tl"nai purposes according 10 their uiScre-
tion: hence there Is no >veclai nor moral
obligation on the Town commissioners
To make thiS pefhi'i'rht i'H'h:
ihe town mas never oeeh apie anu mas
not the money now 10 pay the inah--
hence the lehSth oi TIME lot "Hich IL
mas peeh continued. bnt uil"er the lu"i-
clous management OF the present board
"f commissioners, recently re elected
the town las been renewed OF all lhdept,
edness, except TINS loan. II they mao
the money raised eiIhei pI TAXATION OF
P"i' ~ t'i'9 Wy i'n' Wv 't'"neo "J'
to"eu oi' i"'"i""'e lo',iis' 'neH wv"
nave l" "etei '"ihe "nc'i'' "i i"' 'hes