The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-03-01
THUESDAT, March /, 1883
AN OUTRAGE.

The GOLD LEAF will never complain
Of any public official for being careful
and economical III the expenditures of
the peoples money; but there is Il
vast difference between this and penu-
robustness, and when the wishes and
necessities of individuals, or Commu-
mites, are totally disregardcd, under
whatever guise or pretense, it does not
hesitate TO express its dissatisfaction
and dsapprsval. We understand that
road leading from Henderson to a
poiat near Mr.. Gus Iuller'S, on the
Rowland's mill road, has been laid off
and staked ont, and will SOON he &C
cepted by tho county as public high-
way. Our Sandy Creek friends at the
last meeting OF the Board of County
Commissioners, presented a petition
praying that road be laid out from a
point near Mr.. Fuller's "a continuation
OF the above mentioned road) to go in
straight line as near as could be
made having due regard to the surface
of the country, and to strike the pub
lie road at some point near the Milford
and Old Shatter road, between Mrs.
Rudd's and Dir. Richard J. Wortham's.
The people oTcr whose land the pro
posed road would run are willing to
give tho right Of way, and We could
thus get one of the most needed and
convenient public roads leading to
Henderson with no expense except cut
ting It oat.
But did the Commissioners accept
the proposition? They did not, but
told these people that they might cut
The road, Eve supposed they had a
right to do this, over their own lands,
if they SO desired,) put it in lawful
condition, end then this august body
would accept it, Very magnanimous
indeed was s,scs proposition to these
dissatisfied and hardto-please people
who ought to be ashamed of them
selves for wanting or expecting any,
thing more than the privilege Of pay
ing ti,eir taxes promptly and travelling
over such meap and round about high
ways as the deer and buffalo mapped
out in their ramblings in the days OF
the red man and it goes to strength
On the general belief that Vance
county has the most liberal and
fair minded Board Of Commissioners
in the State.
This road has been needed for
years, for it would bring the travel
from that section OF Sandy Greek
within five miles OF Henderson, Our
WARREN county friends havc long de-
sired such road and promised that il
we would open it to the Milford and
Old SKATER road they would extend il
down to some point on the Turnpike
thereby giving the people of that par
of Warren a better and nearer way t
Henderson,. The advantages such
road would I've to our town, as we'll a
ihe people living along and below il
would be great ; and it would cost tn
county nothing but cutting it out, sn'
the expense of doing that We are toll
would not be very great. The tias,hc
is light. and the road-bed would ru
on ridge for most part until reach
ing Mr.. Wortham's place.
In conclusion. we ask if The count
would force private persons to give I'll
land, and then compel them to max
the road? DO they think it fair ,
just to expect five or six men to bull
road for the benefit of FIVE hundre
rersoas2 The GoLD LEAE does nj
at any rate. That is not its idea
enterprise and progressiveness.