Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-08-30
lCOMMuNICATED

lIOMMUNICATED.
Messr5. Editors Il find that am cen
sured by Mr.. Jc eph b. DAYS for making
two statement in reference TO MI. Wings
warrant, which : explained in this wise
Mr. DAYS goes TO work contrary Ia the
rulings ofile Court, and spends three hun
dred dollars on he road, but fearing that
the Com- n sht profit by his previous &C.
'ors ard be a l'ttle more watchful than
he Cou.. OF 1878, when his gentleman as
member o. the Board at that time cx-
pc-Idcd seven hurdreL and forty-six dol
'als il rs own district, which is almost
double re pre,ent levy for the entire dis
tTiCt. snd was 70, .unate in collecting the
Whole Of il in citation of the law prev ,ouS-
lyqu0i.d, which s1rbids Commissioner 81
ing IN his own case; 50, 10 make more sure
OF his collections, he complains Ia 'Io
Board that there was some dangerous
places in he road which must be filled NJ
once and can't wait until he reg Llar time
for issuing comm ssions - supervisors, aud
recommends without delay 30 give Il
Wing a special warrant IL mend those
washes. The Coui: supposiBg there was
n.ly - I've "a few dollars spent - mend
some breaks in he road, and believing hat
Mr. DaN.S with the rest of them was look
ing % he best interest of his county, gave
h'r W. ant 10 pass to Nj. Wing as he IL
qucS; d, which set forth, do all needed r.
pairs, and this shall be your sufficion; aa-
,hoTity. He takes this commission To
Wing and les - prevail upon h;m
o. make hin sign certificates for the three
h'ndr-l dollars he Davis had expended;
and, could he have succe adcd in getting
Wing - SIGN 'hose cei ificates, be would
'hrn have dragged him befoIe the Court
and made him lake he oa'h which would
i've been necC sary T. secure che payment
90 ; a C0un'-. II was while III. DAYS
Was calling Wing the super yisor that h.
Cou.. WIS warned OF warrant in 'hc po~-
session Of Wing giving him up'im;tcd pow
eT, ard hat he lad sTent under Us c'm-
mission luce hund. / dolles. They We're
thunder stuck at this notice, and unani.
mously pronounced it a forgery; but an in
yestigat.on discloses 'he fact that Mr.. DAVIS
had taken advantage of the wording Of the
special Wa ant directed 10 Wirg 10 mend
few breaks in the road, which set t1l,h
do al. needed repairs. This accounts FIR
the two statements previously given.
The gentleman -es 20 excuse himscirlar
this course by gang the late Mr.. John
Parsons and Mr.. A. A. Law renee as hay
ing done likewise Now because Messrs
Parsons and Lawrence stepped out If
bounds and did some little repairs upon
the public road. probably TO the interest #
The county, and no notice was taken Of it.
does it BY any means follow that he dos
b. DAVIS should he allowed TO waste the
entire levy If his district
The gentleman challenges me 20 prove
that he ever violated The law quoted. T.
his | VII say, that the records Of our levy
court show hat he did in 1873, when a
member Of the Board, bE collecting seven
hundred and forty-six dollars as road
supery:sor. And why has he not left him
s,lf nsble in 1882 Why. because our
County Commissioners were too wide
awake 10 duty TO allow the passage of his
account. Now il The gentleman means By
declaring himself innocent TO offer the three
hundred dollars spent by him on the pub
r.. - .--at-. N avoid our Court. I am car.
faent he will have no trouble in making
coed his escape.
The gentleman asked that prove that
he ever pleaded the poverty Of these labor
ers in securing signers % his petition Noa
can't think il necessary - have 20 show
him up in this tr;fing matter as l did IN
the case of Mr.. Cecil, for il seems 20 nis
that II is quite sufficient % know thas IL
did persuade these gentlemen 70 sign his
petition without seeing his work, and con
!. seguenuy in ignorance Of what they wen
doing. DSes' he not admit this and many
other iacts by his silenceg