Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-10

1870 " VIC tt<SSA tWU kasx > nav g 5G0t
him all over Maryland and before
the commissioners Of nearly att IT'S
''gilsSts .0I oA1I a.a A.a.
.rced-meatedsi ~ all the counties of
the State, " says, Mr.. Johnson, has
satisfied me that most 81 TT the 9Hoss5f
funds. as applied at ppeseas,o 1ated
waSfed But Il also ,conrshfi6cegs sangt
that there s 3 pr pIlr2acfieAf teffie6y b4Spi
the scant Improvement III tfie F6aasa
of the State. Tor Which hbie fRSai
half million dollars & pAId aaHfnhnaaf n.y.
That the present system brevazHh@'
IN most 81 the aopmniiffiesss e o9gg 9IBt OH
prove the = roads III f frronmp SeaF7ftiss
M az one d6nnb5fkSs ssia .2nIT edI nj sa3sI,
tsThes i ipp sa1ts5t point Establish
IS q remedy within the fneaahs tfqfhee
county III tirrssSaasuFies. iAftgf It'd eli
study Of an, the conditions aafSectfbgd
both The administrator and nssfdsR
llssd, Under tie present sSSis;saIng'
there. no longer remains any ,Asaass9s.'
concerning Tie cisaisise 6f ihF AiiGrta
of these methods. It is the dissipav
ton of funds each YEAR ovagsro TOO
much 81 4 road ilGf .ToiG1q snabnGn
asuch 4 2hbethod can beivsterd ftadis-
in any Improvement from year I'D
wear, 1T ihay Be ffde qtifat 4Heo rod
tax u siagieG c6dntyids Znof spAiz
Client 70 Improve in aGsibsfatitld-
manner ar aSe cdGuty 8 roads! eTYetl
the tax m IA an the c6dGtfes hsienJSglp
Ito fnpfoye Properly pafis' Of. ans sseI
rSads.i Al present each of therlgty
or 800 Supervisors iii a. asa6i5tyr7s-
allotted, say, $50 d mile. Tewhht dtes
be do With itefH most instances?
F'indstfie Worst place IN his paeeeuofi
road and i Improve + esftiifii af4k5soaeh
MANNER even II 100 yards c6fsaness
aIi'hig apPf0Pfiatiohiq bnfthe ecSEi
trary 6e usHally spreads hisi money
Over the whole sxtens6f that piece
81 Road with the o6jett drmaxi Hgdast
much 81 a. show as possiblsnilAh
tRat Is how Accomplished WITH half
million dollars each year d Hsaet
useless iscfatchihg Of the 'foad be5s6
II the Supervisors win seoacentfate
their Efforts to improve only a sniall
part Of the ifoad under their charges
50 that next year WIN bear evidences,
to the WORK done this year, thghrw We
gRaif see hrear inipr6veffienR IA the
loads Sidt il 10" :yGe OF y!niGlc
TN brdsr to reach the best Feg
Suits there must he ageHeraFsystem
Outlined and Intelligent direction
can be secured only by the employ
ment Of skilled road engineer, or
road! builder for each county, boz
perhaps of one for two ladj6ihihr
c6dnties, who would have general
chaFge of dif the impfSSemeats! nm
other iwofds. put The road ie4pe6dic
lures ohlqf busi6ess BASIS. iGHow
much woald be accomplished by'iA
number 6f worisf1eH Ora Ihpeebaild
fng, each one left 10 iBdfhd here loI.
there according tonHig dwnloiAeasa
Tie structure tHasne -aS66ld wsesunlt
would beia citing fn6hdGHehe to- thu;
present f6ad systetii. dET2 edGGl
ios'In1 additi6nP 10 PoiHtiHg ohsnaee
fects ind giving geiiefaF adtick,na s1
paIly admitted as all w6lliteB6ae1Ei
but sometimes termed mot pfaeticaIs
the Highway Division of The Mary
land Geological Survey BIS aeady ID
give practical AID wisifi9Sractieal
Suggestions which will result oiad d
real and Substantial Improvement ID
the Roads %itEddt iddfti6nAi fitax
1svies. 9'Fh9 services HsD1eisibh
are 1T tie disposal OF the ia0hrssGsaE
Gals without Charge. nWhensnecea
ssSafr5y,f Surveys ana plans ARE made
and, II an e6hsidefableb ana6S6p1f
work Is toibe done on a paeeeWSoaR
I supervision hoaFRee c6assr6euen
will be undertaken. TheEaaebGes
10. the cnohantfes sgIIiedqha aaitAe4 I'M
Rri'ovemeif Of their rfoadsahdIit oais
-re6iaf6g lf5f ths eodhgT asheialsInso
avail fheahseie esd5f this oitIborsa ai4s
that this advantage mSyubsnsecaea
TO the pe6ple,,att5 @h6ih ,itaBeiohgki,'
n! - .-..Ga - ha..Gsa sas.aII-