The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-03-10

came very rOuSn ana ullnCuil, 81 'ii"s
practically the entire season was con-
sumed in making imperative repairs.
and even vet MANY sections have had
nothing done on the roads. Addition
al difficulty has been put upon Us by
the failure Of the County Commission
ers to pay over the entire amount OF
the Road Levy for 1910, although ex-
pressly required to do so on or before
September 1st, 1910. The amount le-
We'd for roads and bridges was about
$4,000. Of this we have as yet re-
ceiyed but SIS. 800, which, with the
$1,000 available from the liquor IL
cense money has allowed us 81, 800,
as against about $4,000 expended Tor
the same purposes in 1909. The ex-
penditure Ct this money was carefully
planned to carry over 10 the next ls-
wear, but tc do this many needed re-
pairs had to be postponed.
Ii admit ed, however, of maintain
ing one good sized crew in each road
district, Which, with emergency work
and supplies, averaged a cost of ap-
proximately $500 per month per road
district. This with the general ex-
penditures, IN which are included the
salaries of the Board and Engineer,
has reduced the working fund to
about S. 900, which is ample provided
the balance of the 1910 levy Is paid
over by April next.
The $11 900 still due us is represent
ed by an assignment of certain re-
bates owing to this county by the
State on account Of "Shoemaker
| Roads," namely, about I 2-Io miles OIL
| gravel road known as the ''Brandy-
wine Road" and about two miles OF
| broken stone macadam known as the
Riggs Road. The eleven thousand
due this county, equaling more than
one-third of the money annually APP
propriated by the county for oyer Coz
miles of road, represents but half the
cost of three miles of road which is
the portion the county pays. 1t is the
conviction of the Road Board that
with careful management a greater
mileage of satisfactory gravel road
can be constructed annually with tn e
| county equipment and at a much
| lower cost per mile.
| To do this we plan to purchase eight
| teams with harness and four more
wagons, thus giving to each road dis
trict six teams, three of which will be
constantly employed hauling gravel
| and the other three TO be used by a
grading crew for shaping the roads
The balance of the equipment fund is
ample for this purpose, and the cost
! of operation, including labor, feed for
stock and supplies, will run about
5000 per month per road district for
the two crews. By getting down to
steady work the first of April. this will
mean that there will be three teams
constantly hauling gravel for eight
months in each road district and two
months in each election district, And
| there will also be three teams grading
| for the same periods. The total cost
for eight months will be $40, ooo, which
with the S. 900 for salaries, leaves
| from six to nine thousand dollars oil
the 1911 levy to carry through the four
| winter months. The eleven thousand
to come to us from the 1910 levy will
| be used entirely for the construction
| OF concrete bridges to replace the
present timber structures as rapidly
as they fall into dIsrepair.
If there are any questions left unan-
swered by this letter, l shall be pleas.
ed to give you any information fol
which you may ask.
Very respectfully,
(Signed J LOUIS L. DENT,
Road Engineer P. G. Co., Md.
| The advantage to the county in
owning their equipment is readily
seem from the following estimate
based on the actual experience Of the
Board during the past season;
| Care and feed Of team years $40 oc
Wages of driver 200 days.. 300 oo
Interest on cost of team and
wagon. ...... 80 oe
| Total cost to county to keep
team year and operate
200 days...... ..........S SO oo
| Cost to hire team with driver
200 DAYS. 500 oo
| Saving to county per team pr
year. 23o oc
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