Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-06-14

actively concerned in road matters in
the district and who might at thu
same time properly have been consid.
cred a person entitled 10 regard in all
matters affecting the welfare of the
district in a public way, until the IN.
terest which the Indian Head people
had taken in legislative matters in the
last legislature had about accomplished
something in tangible form which
would have been for the good Of the
entire western section Of Charles
County. ] would have it distinctly
known that the people Of this place,
as a rule, do not want 10 benedt in any
public way to the exclusion Of the
people in other parts Of the western
section Of the county, whose interests
because Of location and other things
IN common must necessarily be too
intimately connected with their owl
to permit Of severance.
Sooner than give the slightest sem
blance Of approval to the selfish pur-
poses indicated by the gentleman who
has undertaken 10 stir the people of
his neighborhood to action that makes
them innocent participants in what
amounts to reputation of an agree
ment Of honor, it is most likely that
the people here will be compelled to
stand with the people of the lower
section Of the territory which the pro-
posed state road building is intended
to benefit and let the northern portion
of Pomonkey district do as it will
The route around by Port Tobacco
will still give considerable advantage.
in distance, and it would be but the
performance of simple duty to do
the greatest good where the. greatest
number Of people would be benefited.
The petition referred to follows: M
"The Honorable State Board Of Good
Roads Commissioners:
We, the undersigned citizcas Of
Charles County. Maryland, residing
and owning property IN the western
section of this county. respectfully pc
tition your Honorable Hoard 60 build
part Of the state road allotted toCharls
county, from La Plata. by way OF the
o stage road from Pc Tobacco to
Glymont, Md.
In this petition, we respectfully call
attention TO the fact that the resolution
adopted at the the tax payers meeting
in La Plata, and presented to your
Honorable Beard at that place on the
23rd OF june last, provided ia 10 I'M
certain language for the hai ding Of
twelve miles OF tat r. d irum La
rlaia through the western se,ti4n Of
this county, 'pieiaablsr TO ladian
Head
Your petit ne 5, reeO -niking the i'm
portance ei slymont as shipping point
for the eaiire west Ct s,ac' ins OF Charles
county as a rNtl / t. che, ma KITS of
Alexandra. " a>bington. ant Baiti-
NOSE, and "a aa' ui.t a; the daily boa
srrvic-, acco l,o.i IT,. Z a age passages
travel from he lit Il or OF tn. TER DRY
mention d whieh G ymna affords,
vel Is e i-et shaf stite rosd over
t is rotte vi fi'mOse the main obsts-I
Gle in the WY cl ser ASSOCIATION 81
the 10 eres Of the wi ages Of fndian
Head, Pemonkey, Mason Springs, Pts
gah aud Marbufy, onr with anothrr
and all with La Plata, the county seat,
and the banking town for the enti
western half OF Charles county.
Your petitioners will hope hat the
wishes Of the peop Of this large tax
paying section will be respected in ac-
cordanee with the petition pre- sented 10
your Honorable Board herein" 80