The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-01-11
GOING AFTER STATE
ROAD COMMISSION


of the State Road Commission in this
county brought together number of
earnest men, from various parts OF the
county. No time was lost in getting
down to business by the election OF
States Attorney Henry L. Constaple'
Chairman of the meeting, and R. Bruce
Cameron, Secretary.
The Chairman stated the object of the
meeting and then invited discussion OIL
the same AS basis of such discussion
Frank E. Williams offered resolutions
which after consideration and amend
ment from the floor, We're finally adopted
as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
1. Resolved, that we the citizens OIL
Cecil county, in public meeting assem-
bled, hereby protest against the action
of the State Roads Commission in chars-
ing against the apportionment OF cecil
county, under the loan OF 1917, dehclt,
which it is claimed, was made by the
former State Roads Commission in eX-
cess of the apportionment for thls
county under a former loan, for the fol-
lowing reasons:-O That the former
Commission had no authority of law 10
create such a deficit; (2) the county did
not receive any value whatever for the
money charged as such defclr.
Q. Resolved, That we desire the taking
of prompt measures to prevent the car
rying out of the said pan of the present
Commission; and to that end approve
the appointment of a representative
committee of the citizens of this county,
which shall consider, adopt and en-
ploy such measures for said purpose, as
shall seem to said committee wisest and
best
Resolved, That whatever needful ex-
penses may be incurred by such commit
tee in the furtherance of the purpose OF
it's appointment, shall be publicly re-
ported and we hereby pledge ourselves
to see that these expenses are fully paid.
T. Resolved, That the Committee pro-
yided for in the second resolution Shall
consist of IS citizens of the county, to be
selected by the Chairman or this meet
ing, of which he himself shall be the
Chairman, to be chosen as nearly as pos
sible from every district in the county,
each district having at least one member
thereon; and resolved further that five
members of the Committee shall consti
q
perly called together after due notice to
a all the members thereof.
5. Resolved, That said Committee be
instructed to get to work at once and
Feport to a future meeting of the citi
zens on Monday, January goth, at II
o'clock a. m.
Before the resolutions were finally
adopted, very pointed and effective
discussion thereof was heard from C. A.
Benjamin, William T. Warburton, E. w.
Dawson, Frederick 7. Haines, Joshua
Clayton and John f. Roach
The resolutions were then unanimously
adopted and the committee therein pro.
Yided for was urged to get promptly to
work and be ready to report some def
mite plan of action to another public
meeting to be held in the same place on
Monday, January 20.
In accordance with this spirit Chair
man Constable named the committee
without delay and called for it to meet
in Ell1ton on Thursday of this week.
COMMITTEE MEETS.
The Committee consists or Henry l..
constable Chairman eX-officio) DR..
NJ Black, John Benson, |. G. Griffith, F.
=. Williams, Dr.. H. Arthur Mitchell,
William 7. Warburton, Frederick T.
faines, Joshua Clayton, w. H. Mackall,
Harvey, II. Mackie, Warren J. Haines, c.
A. Benjamin, A. A. Anderson, John NJ.
Sterrett, William Reynolds, d. R. Arm
strong, E. w. Jackson, Charles E. GrubD,
R. Bruce Cameron.
1t met Thursday morning in Mr.. Con-
stables office, eleven members being in
attendance. Mr.. Constable became chair
man of the committee by virtue of pre-
yious resolution. Dr.. H. Arthur Nit
chell was elected permanent secretary.
Acting in accordance with resolution No.
2, (as above), the meeting adopted the
following:
Resolved, That a subcommittee of five
members, of which chairman of this COM
mittee shall be one be appointed by the
chairman for the following purposes:
l, To examine the law upon the ques-
tions involved in this controversy;
2. To visit the State Road Commission
and place before the Commission the at
titude of the taxpayers of this county
as to the charging of a deficit alleged to
bave been created by the former ROAD
Commission against the apportionment
10 get from the State Road Commission
a final decision as to it's attitude upon
that subject-and to report to this COM
mittee the decision of the State Road
Commission, and also report to this COM
nittee the legal rights and remedies If
any and manner of procedure to be taken
by the citizens of this county to prevent
the charging of the said deficit against
the apportionment for this county from
the loan of 1912.
The sub committee in addition to the
chairman, who became a member, ex-
pfficio, was constituted as follows: Will
liam T. Warburton, William H. Mackall,
Joshua Clayton, Frederick r. Haines.
The committee then adopted motion
for the appointment OF a sub committee
Of three to devise ways and means for
financing this matter. 1t is composed
of Messrs. l. G. Griffith, C. A. Benjamin
and d. R. Armstrong. These gentlemen
will plan to receive from the citizens of
the county subscriptions to a fund to be
used for defraying whatever expenses
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