The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-10-27
WHO SPENT THE MONEY.

Last week we gave the results of in
vestigations of county affairs. explain
ing why the county Commissioners
were compelled to raise the taxes
above what may justly be considered
a normal amount. We showed that
the go cents added to the tax rate last
year was for the construction of new
bridges and special road improve
ments, and gave the names of some of
the influential tax payers who de-
manded this liberal expenditure Some
of these petitioners, with an ingrati-
tude that is hard to understand,
are now foremost i'll denouncing the
Commissioners for complying with
their acknowledgements which were
enforced at public meetings, by farm
ers' clubs, by petitions and by perso-
nal appeals to the Commissioners to
grant their requests.
We asserted and repeat the asser-
ton, that no opposition was made
from any quarter to this expenditure
for better roads, and the Commission
ers, recognizing the people as their
masters, thought that in yielding to
these demands they were complying
with the universal desire of the peo-
pie of Hartford.
We ask again, if there is cause for
censure, upon whom does it properly
rest-upon the Commissioners, or
upon the people who would have bet
ter roads
For the information of the public
we give below the result of further in
vestigation, showing by whom these
extra appropriations were expended !:
The improvement of the road from Hope
well to Havre de Grace cost $1,07S.S7, which
was expended under the supervision of Chas
B. Silver, John Michigan and George H.
Kennedy.
The road from Churchville to Aberdeen
cost 81 ,0S3.03. This was expended under the
supervision of VIM. E. Jewens, E. E. Carsins
and Henry 2. Silver.
The turnpiking on the road leading from
Bel Air to Churchville cost the county
"a, 80, and the money was judiciously ex
pended under the supervision of s. A. Will
iiams, William Oldfield, William Munnikhuy-
sen, William Webster, William F. Hays, Jas.
Lee, William Hilditch, Jacob Livezey, VIM.
It. Kennedy, w. Beatty Harlan and P. J. Car
roll.
The repairs and improvements on the road
from Bel Air to Monks Store, by way of the
Hickory, cost 81 $3.50. The money was expend-
ed under the supervision of VIM. Hilditch,
VIM. T. Monks, John w. Minnick, Zach. De-
bow, DR.. o. b. Carcaud, John Cain and John
N. Pyle.
The sum of 81, 900 was extended on the roads
near Darlington under the supervision of the
Darlington Road League.
On the roads near Conowingo, including
approaches to the bridge, S603.03 were spent
under the supervision of John c. Bell and
others.
On the river road, from Broad Creek to
Castleton, $4,000 were expended under the
supervision of Samuel NJ. Orr.
The repairs to the road from Cooptown to
Jarrettsville cost $93627, the money being ex-
pended under the supervision of Thomas s.
Denbow, James N. Ayres and George A.
Cairnes.
On the road from Upper Cross Roads to
Taylor, 1892. 10 were expended under the
supervision of Patrick Kennedy and w. X.
Standiford.
The repairs of roads about the Rocks cost
$127.47, which was expended under the super
vision of DIR. Charles A. Rutledge.
The road from Bodt's Corner to the Cal
vary road had $lOS.67 expended on it under
the supervision of Alexander Smith.
On the road from Fountain Green to Har-
ford Furnace S2307S were expended under
the supervision of Harvey NJ. Wilkinson,
Robert F. Hanna and B. +. Hanway.
On the road at Bynum Station $164. SO were
expended under the supervision of John Cain.
There was expended on the roads in Level
precinct $184 10, under the supervision of
John MeGuigan.
On the road near Fallston Station $219.07
were expended under the supervision of the
Henry Reckord Manufacturing Company.
On the road near Chrome Hill 1927. II were
expended under the supervision of Albert
STREET..
large sum was expended in stoning the
road from Husbands Forge to Conowingo,
under the supervision of s. s. James, upon
the request of the Darlington Road League.
The above are only a few of the
larger expenditures demanded by
many prominent and influential citi-
zens of all parties, to whom the Com
missioners were bound to grant re-
spectful hearing, and no counter petit
tions having been received the Com
missioners felt bound to make the ap-
preparations so urgently demanded.
All of this extra road work appeared
to be necessary and the money levied
was expended as carefully and judi
ciously as it could have been expend-
ed by any set of supervisors, no matter
by whom appointed. A number of
the gentlemen under whose supervi-
sion the OUTLAWS were made are Repub-
licans, SO that the Commissioners can
not be charged with political favorit-