Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-08-31
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q Messrs. Editors Of 81. Mary's Beacon.--Tn
Jour Issue Of August 10th, notice q CON-
municaaion frOEa Hon. A. q. Chapman OF
Nd. In reference 10 certain 'sSIail arrange-
menss' on the route between Leonardtown,
81 MaFy's county, and Waldorf Charles
county, Nd. nominal distance 81 miIesJ
and ] beg leave 10 offer some remarks BY
way Of a more 6sfahs statement In the case
apd % correct some errors into which Mr..
Chapman has seemingly fallen in thematser.
In the first place the schedule undes which
tho mail is and has been carried over this
ToaIe slnee The middle Of May 80, was ar
ranged siHes Mr.. ChaPman's entre into Con-
grcsP, and under Il The mail is required 10
leave Leonardsown at u o'clOck m daily
pFoceeding IS Ear north as Bryantown only,
the same day, lying over there tiIl the next
morning and then proceeding 70 the northern
terminal Of the route, Waldorf Ia distance Of
J milesl, arriving there al IL a. m. and OF
coarse all mail for points farther north has
20 lie over there till 2.ls p. m, the Iirst time
of departure Of cars for Baltimore ana WASH
hingtOn. From this arrangement Il Il readily
seen that BFyaniown, nj or near the contrac-
tors and Mr. ChaPman's homes, IL the only
Point on The entire route which has adaiIv
thrOngh mail to baltimore and washinesor.
Undcr the old schedule to which Mr. Chap
man refers, tie mail was required 10 leave
LaeonaFdtown at Q O'Clock, q. m, and 10
reach Waldorf AZ p. I'M. the same day run
sing time 10 hoursl and whether or not the
time named ap. M al the terminal point
On The 3. 3. ''was . hours after the cars have
gone ~" yet any one residing In Baltimore
o. Washington who was In the habit Of re-
ceivins mail matter from the section traversed
BY this route can testify that It's failure 10
seMs arosgA As came day was the exception
and not The rule. Perhaps The Contractor
enacted little .'expediting' on his own
hook, and took the mail through IN e;oRf
AeHFs or les instead of the Ten kours allowed
By lhe then existing contract
AEain NJ. Chapman ears be WA informed
- she dsparsn'nnt shnt thsEs Was no remedyl
- We exisslng evils "'Fishoui expediling the
EDaae." IA thing which he department i
nos doing % much now as Il was lOrmerly. |
need hardly siase) bat in this slatensen, shere
eAso ssems % be mistake. or a misunaer-
seand'ag somewhere. The preseat or new
scsedule calls Tor but Oh hoara runming finae,
as follows: Leave L'onaratou n A a =
arriving a bFyansown 81 ESQ. p. M, same
dag. Leese Bsyaalowil next aay a,sam
arriving At waldorl, q distance az bnt :
miles 10 the cod Of the route. AZ Ia
sfcm which time, ps ] have said before, the
mNila lie over till ala, p. m, before reuuu-
ias Their way noFthwArd. Now, 10 rem
eay shesxisilng erik. ! am informed that
she department suggested 10 Mr.. Chairman
ahe adea g having ihis service performed ID
tsp aoars tas samf dry, thus giving Che people
Just what they are asking Cor. .and which ,lev
have had Ior several years sssass shs suu.e s..s-
s0Rfraoior, until the recent charge In the srhe-
dala--a daily mail 10 baltimore and wash
ingtrn--wishoat ssexpe.lisings' she route ~
al. bat rather giving tlle contractor II hauv.
more ''faaaipg tlms'' IN wheih 70 perform
me services Bai j. appears this suggestion
dta not 1legi 9Th Or. chapmau's :. coDrar-.
ense - y ahoasha Ahs contnacsOr ought 10
hare an extra allowance II The schsanle
saon'a p shus ehanGed--ihus practically
1expeditips he route ander the old plan.
Whether TIE consEansor. Mr.. Turner, ~
cslFss suiicieat compensation to enable him
- 2ersorm this service lsdesired, and accord
lng 70 contract, isnot ins ne % say-psrhaps
he does moi, bat be cersainlv receives What
hs epsagei o do il for and Il he finds that