Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-03-12

lRSpoyfsd for he Bsacoal
The Brittan's Neck FarmerS Club met
at Mr.. George w. Goldsborough's with the
following members presently. s. Davis,
Leo N. Wafhen, ]. Perry Abel. J. ]. Al.
vey. z. T. Massingly, J. C. Cryer, ]. Sam
Spalding, Thsd Yates, J. L. Alvey and
George w. Goiesborough.
In the absence Of the President, on mo-
ton Of Thad Yates, Mr.. w. s. Davis was
appointed chairman. In the absence Of
Sec Yates. the chairman appointed J. C.
Cryer temporary secretary. On motion Of
J. c. Cryer, Mr.. Richard Edwards was
elected an honorary member.
Report Of examining committee submit
ted as follows: We, the examining COM
mittee. have carefully examined the farm
and surroundings. The barn and contents
we find in good condition. the tobacco be-
ing nicely stripped and well handled
wheat crop looking fair-fences and gates
in good order-stock showing good atten-
tion-lambs quite MISUNDERSTANDING i'm
PIGMENTS should have better care-better
arrangements Of the stables should be made
to guard against accideats-dweliing house
and surroundings looking neat and COM
Portable.
The subject fori discussion at this meet
ing, "What system of farming would be
most profitable under present condition of
market values :" was postponed till next
meeting, In order TO hear and consider the
report Of the committee appointed at last
meeting 10 formulate some plan TO better
the road system. The report was submit
ted, and after q lively debate was adopted
and ordered IN be published with the pro-
ceedings Of the Club meeting.
On motion, ii. NJ. III. Yates, J. ]. Alvey
and ]. q. Cryer were appointed commit
tee TO formulate petition and present the
same to county commissioners during
March term of Court
The next meeting will be held at Mr.. j.
c. Cryer's the first Saturday in April, if
fair. if not, the second Saturday The
chair appointed ]. Samuel Spalding. z.
Taylor Mattingly and Leo n. Wathen
examining committee. After partaking of
refreshments kindly served by the host the
Club adjourned.
The following is the report of the COM
mittee:
That no system we can devise is entirely
free from the effects of politics, but we
think that Mr.. Wathen's plan is as near as
we can come 10 it with some few amend
ments. That each district be divided as
near as practicable into three or four equal
parts, each section electing one commits
sioner, TO serve for one or more years, with
out salary. He should not be elected at
the general election, and without pay would
make the place seek the man and not the
man the place. This man should have
control of the proportion of road tax paid
by that section, with which he should buy
a good and complete set of tools and en-
ploy the best practical road supervisors in
the section. This would insure thorough
knowledge Of the roads under them and
better enable them 10 work said roads.
The intention of the commissioners is to
have disinterested representative between
the taxpayers and the men who get the
money, who would be responsible to the
people for the manner of work as well as
Of the proper use ofthe money. OF course
this man could not be forced to serve us,
but think We would not have any trou-
BILE in getting q man that, for the sake of
seeing that the money paid by them was
properly spent, and TO have the advantage
of good roads. The advance in worth of
our land, together with the knowledge of
having benefited our fellow man, would
surely be recompense enough; at least we
would be getting nearer to good roads than
by standing around abusing others for
doing what we would not do if we were in
their place.
We see by the last levy that the road ap-
preparation was $4,569.s2. with possibly an
extra of $75. The law limits the road levy
to 5000. We think the full amount
should be levied, and bonds issued to that
amount the first of April by the county
commissioners, upon which the cash could
be raised at four per cent This would be
saving Of $500 over the present system.
As matter Of course the section commits
sioner would have to issue his order direct
to the treasurer of the county commission
ers, who should lay cash at least once a
week for all road work done
AS to the manner of working the roads
there Is but one way to do that-raise the
road in the centre and let the road not be
too wide, 10 or Is feet, with sloping sides
that vehicles may pass. We think the
worst places should be done first and thor
oughly-if need be, graveled. A great deal
of money could be saved by completing
the work commenced. Scoops and plows
should supersede the shovel and hoe
April, May. June and July are the
months for road work that it may be firm by
the winter. Weheartly indorse Mr.. Wath-
ems salary reduction recommendations as
means ofsaving money for the roads. We
have been charged with not wanting men
payed for their work. To this we have
but one answer-that overpay of the few
impoverishes the many, and we want all
men paid in just proportion to their honest
efforts 1t can never be right TO take the
reward OF my honest toll 10 pay some one
else, and the wrong becomes doubly I'M
bearable when IL il taken for what they do
not do. II Is as much of o wrong 70 allow
talent too much reward as IL u TO allow
capital. We think the expense of three
elections should be saved by altering the
Constitution so that all elections should fall
on the day of the Presidential election.
This item alone costs the county over 81
700 annually.
LEO NJ. WATHES,
]. P. ABEL,
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