Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-05-06


ditiODs Of our public roads, and many
persons are disposed to criticize, and
upjustly, those, having under the law.
charge Of this public improvement. IL
is unjust and unfair and it ought to stop.
The complaint comes from two sources:
A class Of well meaning good citizens
who realizing the bad condition of many
Of our public highways. and suffering
serious loss from the Inconvenience at
tending the use OF same. without thought
or reason. condemn the County Commis-
sioners, believing that, because Of the
position they occupy. they. necessarily
must have the public highways repaired,
without any regard whatsoever as to the
circumstances preventing the, grati6ca-
ton of their wishes on the subject In
other words, knowing tn bad condition
Of larger portion Of the public roads
and that the County Commissioners.
have by virtue Of their position, charge
of ,bsm .bsv INNS, h r.n.;rad Ano,S.
=, .l... who &c ,;na;.,;-o ~ a. .rh
loo, !. ,h., a., vho n.v ~ ,.vs.. vho
are irresponsi bic. we might say, to both
God and man, and in their reckless de-
.;re % ...uss .om.hoa, - wronn .,e
,a.sv "a snd f.ul, v;,h s,srv,b;n1 and
,vsrvbodv To .nob neonls an evnla-
nation ia uruece...rv and 70 s.,;sfv
their yreed for fermen,;no syouble and
had feeling .nv .stemn, however
reasonable and housst Of rurnosa would
be unsa,isf.e,orv and . failure. and we
have no answer To make to their clamor
iut To The atbor Mas. s,r .s,,;. ;.s,r.,a-
ton. We desire to saw. that the condi-
ton existing 40 far as our knowieoe
.oes o.rnot ba avo;ded and wa faal
satisfied that when thew understand the
matter thew will accent the situation in
4. shirt AZ Good e;t;zansb;n and caasa
further complaint
The sum appronr;ated for the re-.
pair Of our public roads was bv the
Legislature of 1ss6-,bis countv then
being represented in the Legislature bv
Democrats-cut down to $4,000 which
Is inaxeouate for the nurnose and IN
tide over dif5cult;ss arising .berafrom
and to satisfy public clamor the County
Commissioner ever since have pursued
the unvarrantea nract;ce az drau;no on
the fund Of the subsequent wear for road
repairipe until ouite a whole YEAR, an
preparation has been exhausted.
The present board Of County Commits
sioners instead Of having the sum levied
intact to use, have but the sum of IA.
200. the balance having been exnended
BY their predecessors. Now it is well
known that the only way to raise money
for road purposes is BY levy, which can
not be made but once year and the law
limits the sum to be 50 expended to IS,
900, and the levy having been made and
an adeouate sum. in the iudgment of the
$ Comfy Commissioners having been
leviedy The counry Commissioners arc
nowerIess To do more at this time. Wby
then orovl? Where is the common sense
of sucb conductq We sbould he satisfied
with the conditions, and all reasonable
people will as thew cannot be avoided
The fact is patent that the amount
annually ar appropriated is not sufficient to
kesn in GOOD ,en.ir the public roads
and IL our neonle vould have this dope
thew INNS, sxns,d more monev and the
lo,tsr msans an increase of taxa,;on 7,
thew are satisfied 10 nav mora taxes far
,ha nnrno.s thov sho,id a. ,ssor, ,bo;r
.on.l,.;oo. in nr.o,;..l v.v Tho. tho
l.vm.v Ia sb.noed that their sss;re.
NAV h. .r.,;ssd I,;sunbsoom;,. and
hn.,fnI = i a,aru.llv ,rowl;n. abon,
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