The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-16
Mr.. Grove on Public Roads.

Mr.. VIM. T. Grove, President OF the
NJ. 7. Grove Lime Company, OF Lime
Kiln. this county. ia a communication
10 The CITIZEN, shows that he IS dis
satisfied with the present mode OF road
work and also the selection of the road
supervisors. Mr.. Grove has rad wide
experience in road building. AND nj
suggestions should be read and adopted
He says:
our County Commissioners have
completed ma >IuG their appointments OF
road supervisors. They have followed
the custom that has been in force a. long
as I can remember, VIZ, TO the victor
belongs the spotlS. and the more posi-
tious handed around among the faithful,
the party Is StreHSt leued. the same old
party methods being in force N making
road appointments, the same Old ueLH-
DDS OF working the roads continue,
while the mode Of travelling has chang
ed remember when as boy gulng
Il church. iJ was either walk or 60 On
horseback, and when going 70 neigh
borh0Od dance. some rude vehicle was
used. probably d cart drawn BY oxen Or
a horse. and I- was supposed 10 be part
Of the fun for sJGe one 10 pail the trap
stick. wu=u the girls and BOYS rolled out
together To 20 to / party in TINS way
now would Dc considered breach or
etiquette. We are keeping pace win
the improved methods of travel 90 you
not think that il Is time that We want I'M
proved methods OF road buiiiinsa Nv
suggestion, rh4t each district elect
supervisor. who should have control OF
the road levy for the district, and If
the residents living along the more I'M
portalt roads are willing 10 subscribe
towards permanently Improving ch-n
an appropriation from the country could
Dr. asked for. or lh- district could IN
crease is road Tax TO meet this extra
expense.
~Th.s idea Is something along the lines
Of the SaoemaSsr Road Law which the
County, Comm ssIOlers would not lake
advantage OF on account Of TIC cost,
WliI= [ aduig J1at they are expensive,
and Is d cunI acton I think rtIl1 lust Il
good roads can DC built for l-Ss moaey.
believe -hzc our COUNTY aI,1orlres
made g=rv serious b5IIdzr when they
t-i not lake Advantage Of tIrs taw. even
f the rJa1S were expensive. = " sr@
paving our part of the taxes 10 build
these s@nl- roads IN other counties
whose idea, Of pr1gr-ssiye1ess are more
advanced
The amount that our county las lost
By not getting It's full share OF this fund
&, CERTAINLY more than dfty thousand
dollars This with the same amount
from the county would have given rs
sor= good roads and bridges, and tic
money wJllt have been spent and kept
trf our own county for labor and material
Besides the couv=aieuces and tim saved
travelling ! good rod, it has j tendency
to simulate the 1eighbpt1ood and 1aHv
iruprJv- u7-r1-~ are sure 10 follow. and
t-0~ would mean al increase n our tax
able basis, and thus help 10 114-t the
extra cost Of building modern roads.
Our County Commissioners oppose
the Shoemaker Road Law. and tins IS 50
much more the reason why We should
change our road system. and have a
competent engineer, TO take care OF our
bridges and roads, 10 see that they are
properly located, drained, graded aud
built Is there single taxpayer II the
county VINO Is satisfied with our present
road sysreu1' IF so We would be glad
10 have his reasons
VIM. 7. GROVE.
Line Kiln, Md. February Il, Iqr1