Catoctin clarion., 1900-01-11

case Of DR.. Eutaw D. Neighhors. of Lewis.
town, vs.. the City Of Frederick. The jury
awarded DR.. Neighbors 81 $50 last Septcm.
Der for his water rights along Fishing Creek
to enable the city to increase its water sup
ply by tapping the creek. He appealed from
the award The Court overruled the excep,
tions some weeks ago and held the case
under advsement, rendering the final decis-
ion Friday. This terminates the legal con-
troversies connected with the proposed in
creased water supply from Fishing Creek
OFFICERS INsTALLED.- On Friday even
ing last Columbia Council, No. SO, Jr. o. U &,
A. NJ, installed the following officers:
G, Chas NJ Baxter; V G, D A Firor; r S, F
Hesson; A RS, H G Cover; F s, s B Bennett;
Treas, 8 NJ Birely; Condtr, d A Deshler;
Warden, J A Stull; s, Jas w Miller; o s,
B Knott; Chaplain. Rev w s T Metzger; Jr
P C,B F Miller;Representativ to State Coun.
cil2 years, s B Bennett; Alternate, G M Root;
Representative to F B A, H d Beachley Al.
ternate, NJ Albaugh; Trustees, Hesson,
w 10y and P N Hammaker.
On Saturday evening last Chancellor Lodge
No. 81, X. Of P. installed the following
officers:
COMA Williar; V c, G w Fogle; Prelate,
Chas Smith; NJ of w. II Weller; NJ of f, +
N Cover; M of F, NJ J AlbAugh; K of r & s,
S B Bennett; N at A. F A Eyler; G, Jacob
Coleman; o G, VIM Miller; Representative to
G l., H Rouzer; Trustee, G A Eyler.
DISTRICT NAME.-It is desired by some
that the name Of this election district be
changed, They argue on apparent good
grounds that to call the district Mechanics.
town" when there is no such town in the
district is lot only confusing, but an
absurdty. There Is not district, they say,
in Frederick county that has a town" name,
except where il is the name Of the chief tOwu
In that district. So far their claim Is indis-
putable aud we agree with them that the
district should not be known by the former
name of this town. There is, however, as
We certainly know, a strong feeling against
changing the name of the district to Thur
mont" hence, If ii is to be changed it will
possibly be necessary that some other title be
selected. We suggest the calling OF District
Meeting in the Town Hall for the purpos Q
of discussing and determining the matter in
ample time to have action taken thereon at
the present session of the Legislature, We
request those who have views on the subject
to state them concsely and send them to
THE CLARION for publication at an carly
date.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY Is affordlng the
local newspaper correspondents Of Carroll
County the opportunity ofther lives to work
off something original Being SO decided an
innovation it may he that it is not receiving
impartial or intelligent criticism, There are
few changes so radical as the one brought
about by the sudden and wholesale abolish.
ing Of fourth class postoffices, substituting
therefor the Rural Free Delivery system,
that are accepted at first without protest and
it is possible that r. + d is vast and prop
er stride forward, but judging it by the com
nents chat are sent in from every section of
the county to the rural press, it is far from
satisfactory
If the Department will persist for one year
Improving II as opportunity offers, We will
then be in position to better judge it, 1t is
yet young enough 10 come under the hostile
! pen of that class of writer's who always find
room for criticism of everything that departs
from the ane,en regime
Since the above was put in type we learn
that mass meeting has been called in West
Minister which We are of the opinion will
take upon itself the character of an Indigns.
ton meeting before it adjourns.
ROAD WASTE, The sum of eighteen thou.
sand dollars is wasted annually on the public
roads of this county. We say that this sum
is wasted and we mean it. 1t ia a safe prop
osition to state that the work done by the
twelve dollars per mile is not a permanent
repair for sixty days; we have known it TO
last less than one week, due to heavy rain
fall coming Immediately after the work had
been done.
There are twelve hundred and eighty miles
Of county roads in this county, of which
there are probably as many as fifteen main
thoroughfares north and south, and east aud
west averaging twenty seven miles each, OF
Il total Of four hundred miles. Why not
permanently make, not temporarily repair,
these main north and south, and east and
west roads? The interest on and a sinking
fund to provide for the redemption off loan
for that purpose would be much more cheer
fully paid by the taxpayers, even though it
were double the present road tax. To reach
these main thoroughfares would be but q
short drive from any point and the compari
son between them and the well made roads
would serve to reconcile all to the additional
tax. Were this done, it is safe to assume
that in nine five mile drives out of ten, made
by citizens of any section Of the county more
than one half the drive would be made over
the well made roads and in every ten.mle
drive, more than three. four: his of the distance
would be over one or moro of the fifteen main
thoroughfares in the county.
Our proposition then is, issue county bonds
sufficient to build on the latest improved
plan, stone road bed on the principle roads
crossing the county from east to west and
from north to south and levy special tax
10 meet the interest and provide a sinking
fund. You will have, to begin with, the So,
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