Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-05-09

Competent MAN. LUIS luea met with the
sternest opposition. Captain Page must A.
shall be the superintendent, or else il, 4 /.
matter stand as it is. In other w,.as
let us improve the system If we can A. !,
without adding to the republican pstranS,a
Of the county, but if we caanot let n. III.
mud The champions Of the petition gave a,
reason ttoo thin almost to lie nobceJi
for wanting Captain Page, that he was tile
only skilled civil engineer in the county b,,
soon il became whispered around that NJ
A ldison Marbury possessed also that peen,; /,
talent in a scientific sense as one If the pro,a.
iueut speakers expressed it, and an effort va.
made to amend the petition by making +.
read Captain Page or Marbury; and another
still more earnest advocate Of an innrovs
ment ia the roads moved an amendment
making il either of those gentlemen or s,me
other skilled engineer. The latter ameni.
ment Was voted down without hesitation
aud not until after it became almost positive.
~ known that Mr.. Marbury was in Central
America holding position at a SALARY Of
50 900 a year, and consequently there was
no possibility Of his accepting the position
even if rendered him, was his name allowed
to be incorporated in the petition. Tie re-
suit will he that the position will come 10
grief. If Captain Page is the only maa in
the county competent to mend roads an effort
aught to be made to petition Heaven to ex-
tend his tcrmo life for in the event ofhis death
We may have a deplorabe state of affairs 50
far as the roads go.
Some Of the machine politicians took part
in the debate, Dr. Hawkins making tlie
concluding speech A committee composed
OF the following five persons was appointed
o present tie petition 70 the Commission4s
All their next meeting l.. A Wilmer, Il
Mitchell Il II Edelen r Y. Ro ey, Il
Turner Tie following is the petition:
r. he Hmora5ie B,trd II County CamaE
yoners y Charles County, MI
The nrdorsigaei taxpayers ofsaid couA
in mass meeting assembled this n da51of
/ Nav, 1884 for the purpose Of agreeing .a.Aa.
aud formulating certain needed ameN- T
meuts in the system Of rep living ne public T
roads OF the counts aud rnrompsaljar ,be
same TO your honorable Board for agontion
do hereby respectfully represent that, Ia The
opWnH Of your petitioners the Pgbie nd
Service of the county as it has been eondlct.
ed since Captain II Claget Page cp,sel i,
have charge Of the roads has been iaeB.ent
and by no means produ tive of tbe ,9,3 70,
suits which should be expected fr.n s5l.rse
IN outlay as our county has anau III, h ~.
red IN tins behalf
That, ia the Judgment Of the tav.n,rars
this melicrucv aud ftiluac To aceanrli,5 = I
.equ1te ami satisfactory res,sts h4s Laa,
chiefly TO the lack Of skiIl,pd iu.l,,a., !,
the supervisors Who have been IN r,l[f.i IN
tne conduct and >uperiattu,l tucc ar nh r,,,
whereby the labor done upan tbo ra.}. {,
been so INSTRUCTED us 10 proiute M 60
neHi good results and in consequence 5f..,ph
ack OF skill and Judgment in the ,ane.,;,',rs
much unaeeess lry work has been do,as.aa
labor thrown away,
That III the judgment of yonr petf,,,..,
q branch OF tie public service inyalyna ~
large an auuud outlay. ana I'll
such vital importance - %
well being and prosperity of tbe 49,.
muuity ought to be under tbe dira,t,.u 'o'', |
superintendent Of some one nerson no..,. ...,u
skill as a civil engineer, good udqma ,SPs'.n
energy and prohits Of cSar,rte, IL IL "',u
direct the work Of the several corns sl s'oi,u
aud Scientifically SO rs 10 buiId an a LII.
nent and enduring roads, and at tbt same ann
- 49,, ne 800 anu a's9utse Tie money devoted
That il the former brief service =
Clagett Page in tins capacity VAS nr rp9,'a
TONERS as possessing in ,,n a ,u 70 your Ell
- Wy : &c that