Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1913-08-21
Lcorrespondence d BE- neaeon. ]

Answering "Publie Spirit In this
columns Of 81 Mary's Enterprise u
last week, Is this o TRADE againa the
State Roads Commission, or against
the public spirited citizens who sup
ported the Clay Hill Route. Ifthe for
mer, the Honorable State Roads Com
mission can, no doubt, answer for It's
self. would, however, respectfully
suggest that little agitation along the
line Of more miles OF road might do no
harm, but | am quite sure that better
results would be obtained II addressed
10 the State Roads Commission la the
way Of q petition, signed by real pub
lie spirited citizens, rather than an
open letter 10 The county paper, which
will perhaps never reach the eye OF the
Road Commission, and II IL should
reach them, might cause the suspicion
that the author was not al that his
nom de plume would imply.
A public spirited citizen Is one wha
stands for the most good to the great
est number Of people IN q community
is II so IN the case Of Public Spiriiy'
The following reasons would indicate
/ that the author was very careless i'm
deed in selecting his nom de plume
az The Clay Hill Road i mail
route which supplies the Second, Ninth
and part of the Third districts; and
the Indian Bridge Road is not mail
/ route.
~ II will benefit the travelling pub
lie OF all that thrifty portion OF ibe
Third District lying between Leonard
town and the Potomac River, know
as Medley's Neck.
go IL viii serve the whole 81 ths
travelling public OF the Second District
IA II will serve the whole OF th,
travelling public OF the Ninth District
/ f5l IL will give the same benefit 4
the First District as would be given b,
the Indian Bridge road, and strang'
to say most OF the First District peopl
| now travel the Clay Hill road; and sa,
il is q shorter route 10 Laonardtown.
| 90 The Eighth District along th
Bay and around Cedar Point wonls
strike this road az Great Mills, defiy
ing the same benefit from either road
Il IN The gravel banks at Hanover
Molf Dyerfs Run and the hin leading
from Great Mills, could be- used 4
cheaper construction.
i Nov, on the other hand, let us viel
the position OF this wonld-be advocat
Of the greatest good for the creates
. number.
AS / remember the Indian Bridg
road. there Is but one feeder of an
, CONSEQUENCE, and that Is the st. An
. drew's road, which would give SINAI
] portion of the Eighth District about
miles OF road also ten or twelve farm
] along the Indian Bridge road, 10 tn
! detriment OF large portion Of tn
Third, all of the Second and all Of th
Ninth Districts.
| do not recall any gravel banks o
2 this road which could be used TO cheal
Q en- construction, but do rccal
low, swampy stretches, which woul
be expensive TO fill In. The grubbin
along this road would more than oifsf
! the grading on the Clay Hill road
If4Public Spirit had have show
less venom and better Judgment, b
: could have learned that any effort I
change the road did not delay III
building of same, and II be will no
take the trouble TO call on the Honor
able State Roads Commission and dI
mand the construction of either roat
be will perhaps be informed that thei
T are no funds In hand, nor will there |
4 untflathe next Legislature.
Perish the thought that Publ
! Spirit himself, owns land on tho Il
dian Bridge road, and ii himself viii
i he accuses others TO be. ! happen
is know one man who owned property {
), the Clay Hill road who refused to sif
70 the petition TO have the road change
"a for lear that just such q narroWmin
le ed citizen as Public Spirit has pr
!, ven himself TO be, would begin IL bri
10 and attract attention to bis long cal
IA PUBLIC SPIRITED CITlziN