Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16
COMMUNICATED.

Y Editor of Milford Chronicle.
t Dear Sir: Your editorial of recent
date relative to the completion of the
road through the swamp below Ellen.
dale was timely and to the point. There
has been some good work done on this
road from Lincoln to Glendale, and to
the credit of the Road Overseer.
1t is a shame that the same cannot be
said of the road from Milford to Fred
erica. You are frequent traveller over
this road, and / have been looking for
some comment in your paper relative
to its present condition. About three
years ago, the Overseer, at that time,
made bungling job of the road. what
lis known as Stevenson's Lane. and you
criticised the work pretty sharply and
you were right. But from that time
until now that has not been touched,
except by private individuals who have
gone on it and filled the washouts that
they might travel it with safety. Since |
then thousands of dollars have been |
spent by the county to improve the road !
from that point to Milford, a distance |
OF six miles. We now have another |
Overseer for this road, and when it was |
completed by the county it was in fine
condition and pleasure to ride upon.
va NAAN Aa9b y gNnA AAll5 LOdu has UEEu
shamefully neglected until at the
present time it is one of the worst roads
in the State; so rough and cut up that
it is miserable to ride upon. and if it
were not for the automobiles which
smoothe parts of it, you would never
take it for a county highway.
Last year this road was not properly
treated so that last winter travel upon
1t was not only almost. impossible, but
absolutely dangerous. This year this
road is still neglected, having had two
scraplngs, only with the split log drag.
and that only half DONE and it is at
this writing an eye-sOre to the public, ,
disappointment to those who have been
taxed for improved highway and dis
grace to the Overseer and Levy Court .
man.
What are we to expect of this road
for this winter Over half of this year :
is gone and nothing done. Two miles /
Of this road need gravel or shells to :
make it passable for winter traffic.
when the freezing and thawing of win I
ter set in. This road is part of the !
main artery of travel through the State. Z
and it should be put in first-class condi-
ion. The county is paying a County
Engineer and furnishing him with an 1
automobile to inspect the roads. Where e
las he been and what has he been doing =
hat road of this Importance should .
eteriOrate under his very ewes We y
ee him passing over it frequently and p
ave been hoping all the time that he o
yould see the miserable condition it is q
]; but it is like most everything else ~ ~
here the public money is used. the ~
loney goes and the public be damed. Il
To me this is perfect evidence of the
allure of our present Levy Court and Ss
Dad Overseer system. The Road Over p
'erships are framed out to the faith IN
u, who may be good party workers a..
I'd may be able to plough furrow: ''
1t who know no more about practical :
ad building than a monkey does about 8,
buz-saw. d
The county's business should be man. an
'ed with the same skill and economy G.
at large private business is and men %;
aimed and skilled for the work should
employed Enough money has been III
ent by the counties of this State in d.
last thirty years to have built y
lcadam road the length of the State -
: its main avenue of travel and have 'ls
proved one hundred miles of its son
butaries. son
- a ia payer, paying Lnree taxes
ate roads nrotest oao;Dt 1oiT - & u1e tHe son
no handed ne and ,,9' nsoraS +tnt va az - last
-eIs oct togetber 81 i, = 81 sla. ;4s tue L
nresent rotten and d. aut;nl,asSa III Ivy WIN retl
n We are q small Statd qta.eG ,t ie sys Pac
new we nav as taxos 'a.e' a,.e ;,,5; ~; y eIe N
,ended we viii soor ha', u,JIotsIy fo Lty sist
dition of m roade O" ipet Tet - ian DGtlsI J N
X and KICK HARD at Is being IS y
veu to us. NJ
Very truly yours, pnBls
P. I. CARLISLE, JR. ar; n