The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-11

| Tn" first year, nf course, the full amount {
| compete the road from ChurchvIlle to Bel A.
would have to bc raised 10y the Comm iSSiunrr r
but alter that only the difference betwG e.
what is received IRON MIR. WOulsey's estate "a
road No. ana the amount expended on r0a
No. =. do not think the taxpayers wOui'
iacl 1t more than one year, aud not at nj
heavily thcD. am rs much opposed To in
Groat ed taxation as anyone, for it hears II
hard on the farmer us on any other Class; 70
every thii that he possesses is c. me atablc, nu
think we will all be very greatly heEcGtt"t
by this expenditure, and the benefit be a per
mancnt one, not only in regard to easy transit
bu t n the increased value Of property lynn
along these roads. The sooner the Commas
sionres accept this proposition and get to Wort
he better for most of the money will go to tbs
latorinE uen of the county"
Mr.. Kopkins-"I am heartily In favor of nc
crpting tine tequests. Some OF the roads men
toned in the wills are partially pikcd, us fol
instance the one from Bel Air to Churchviile
ana il could be finished with the amount be
qunathci for that purpose"
MIR. Locnary-''l think the county ought tt
receive the money. This is It good time to star
tn" agitation i'll favor of better roads. viii
fifty eight thousand dollars to start with. last
ing improvements of great value can be made
to oar roads throughout the county"
.Ir. William Silver of John-"1 consider this
4 aEeat opportunity to get some OF our main
rUads i'll shape; one that We will net have soon
ugIin. With good management by the Com
rnlssoncrs, do not sec why the taxes should
Du Materially mere ased. This increase is MOS
tnum offset by making the hauling much rastct'
Two horses can do more on good road than
SIX On II bad one"
Mr. WysOng-"I think the people generally
are under the impression that the county is
compelled 10 contribute an amount equal to
that which 1t would receive under the wills
ana they fear the increase III taxes. since
learning to the contrary am Thoroughly eoh-
yinced thuu ii would Dc obviously TO the ..dvanu-
age uI Lhe citizens OF Hartford thuL the money
Deiuugliits 10 tAe WOoisey estate should uo ap-
pHvd IL ACCORDANCE Win Gno terms OF the Wills
Il IL AL opportunity that they VIII not sooL
nave ag.aIn, and There ought not To DC ANY op-
position 10 lis acc. pLan.e.'
Dr. SappIngtvn-"Youali know am i'll favor
ol gUuL rUa-s, anG We should be thankful IL
.dr. WUulcy iOr LnIs senrIOus gut. UelleVs
IN DuuGIU. the county II II suUuld be necessary
MIR. MoUCes-'-i consider THIS Dequest II uoG-
send. 4neIe Is no reason why our taxes wOuiG
ue Increased uy the Commissioners accepting
Il. Ii completed, ana done right, lhc Trustees
Wlil lUt stand ia their own liz i'll about accept
.iiK The work, wnicn should be commenced Hs
soon Us pUssioIe. 1 think ter thousand doliar-
Oh The nrst i've mites oil road wouIL complete
II. believe the government would furnish a
civil engineer 10 superntend the work. L be.
IIeVe Sntt turnpike the same width us Jnat III
front OF The Fountain Green school house,
wuicE ! am informed is twelve feet, is wide
euUush. Even II the taxpayers were called
upon for u little money, 1t is spent right here
amongst TO-
VI. Hc,Jty Harlan-"The Woolscy requests
for uuc puhiic ROADS are rem .rk4ibic. 1uat 4,
man should devote the Whole accumulation OF
a lifetime OF signal industry and thrift to the
!iHproN vu4ent OF the public roGC!s Of his neigh
b2iHout. ANA county IS more than remarkable
il Is unique. such an act merits the InsIinued
SrAiltduc and appreciation OF all. tut the
Joint uCquGSIs Ui illiaIn WoUlscy and his sis,
ter devote 70 this purpose, practically the COM
uinGu Possessions OF Il family OF nine brothers
ami sisters, ali Of whom posse sscd tue sam,
'-''N2 VI NSi'tA NSctiVAiJ tRLi ACE
county owes d handsome monument TO the
ODYSSEY ;, ANA /, for one, would esteem II Il
privilege to contribute to such memorial. Bui
HarIurd county first owes il 10 herself to ST,
that Gig. Wou!Sey'5 Wishes are Carried out
That ans ono should think there should be any
hesitation On the part OF our county authorize
IN accepting the provisions OF Mr.. ooisey',
will is TO me almost Incredible. When in this
ana most rural communities, tine need thai
most often fiIdS expression is for better
roads, and the great problem is to ruIst
the money TO Guild better roads, for our county
to raii to accept this fifty or sixty thousand
dollars OF the Woolsey estate and carry oul
SIR. y ooiseyS wishes because the county Is
required To contribute towards the imp owe
tnCut, would he to atlgmatiZc our county aS
unpr. kfessIve, Sho'tslghIcd and certainly un.
grateful. But utterly refuse to believe any.
Iuiug bur that our County Commissioners and
the great minority OF tho people of Hartford
arc appIrciatIVC OF the WoUiScy requests auG
mean TO have them accepted i'll the way thai
WIliIulu ooiSey and his sister INTENDED. There
is u widespread popular conception that sir
y ouisGy required that the county should eX.
pend IL. amount equal to what he gave. Ihi>
Is altogether wrong. lie requires that the
commissioners should improve the road by
.Aa caiamiMug" So us to be acceptable to thu
trustees he named. / am satisfied that the
county will need TO supply much less than M,
Wooisuy gives. lake the road from Bel AIT tC
CnurcHYille, the tirst one named III the will, sc
mucu work has been done on this road already
thai it can be made spIen0id road now with
out costing Hartford county one dollar more
All
this road, and ten thousand dollars is all thai
wall be needed. Ii it were necessary to raiso
money or this purpose by bonding the county
I ought to DC done, but it is not necessary
II WORK ON these roads is begun promptly, II
can be extended through the whole five years
md need not require at additional nNiendi
ture by the county OF mere than eight to tel
thousand dollars IN any one year, which can bt
provided for by an Increase in the levy oil
about five cents on the hundred dollars. Now
# II he objected that there are parts of tint
county not interested in the WoolseY roads,
answer that / am perfectly willing that The
commissioners should continue the extra levy
for nvc yeaI5 after the WOUisey roads are com
plCtDd and eXpcnu ali equal amount on Im
pOrtaut roads IN other districts. This ought u
nc dono. The model road built in lSultimor,
county from Fork to kingsvlle, under The
supervision OF MIR. Harrison, L. 5. Governmen
,tUard Expert, cost about two thousand 1ivt
hundred dollars per mile, and ! DO not see VIII!
anyone should want a better road than it Is
.lr. Wuulsey's donst on Is practically tw,
thousand dollars p. mile, for he looked upuI
rhe aberdeen road us half pilhed when ne mad
mis- will.
SiIy.r--l no n
the requests because it would be reelection
on the county to turn them down. | do no
believe We are half impressed with the ad
.autugc OF good roads. Those OF US who ar
cenlolo from railroads cannot cover distance
u any more cGcctual manner than by imprUy
| ny our highways. This enhances the value O
property, not only adjacent to such roads bu
Tor miles back. 1t ought not to be a qucstiO
OF improving any particular road, and every
| one should feel an equal interest as We are u
| more or less dependent upon each other.
| sir. Milton--I think the County Commission
| crs will make Il great mistake if they do nc
/ accept this bequest promptly. If we wan
1 good roads we must expect to pay for then
| m kentucky they always constructed Il sun
| mcr road on each side of the turnpike, whlc
| gives them pleasant highways all the yea
| round.
Frank II. Jacobs-To me it seems that IL
use uf inns money in macalamIzinE the rOu,
| uan4-d will do more goou to greater nuInbC
| oI people, especially the laGoring men, tina
anything 1 know of. 1 do moi believe tn;
| either the Commissioners or Il majority of II
| taxpayers viii hesitate to promptly apply Il
IunGs iii the manner indicated in the wills.
Mr. Archer-i think the bcqnest ought to
accepted with thanks, bni that the provision
1f the viii ought to be carried out LITERAL
1t is sir. Woolsey's evident intention that Il
| county give dollar for dollar. (Mr. Moor
SAID that the Will ioesn intimate that. Und
| the circumstances the county can do the be