Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-09
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relative 70 bonding the county dor
road building, there we're features 81
the proposed bill that did not accord
with my views on the subject. So &
agree with thu part Of the 4lh Dist
Taxpayers objection Ia reference 90
creating q new board Of office force,
when the present Commissioners
Court and ofiice force could and should
do al that part Of the work. while Il
should be incumbent upon the road
engineer to Rive bond and be held re-
sponsible ID every way fnr the proper
and economical expenditure 81 Ibis
money, similar to the manner 10 which
our public schools are handled
but it does seem strange thai out
81 the voting population 81 The entirc
county there can't 81 found three men
philosophical enough andof satiiefnt
ability, and vel with such thorough
Tack Of interest and activity IN pfi-
mary elections 70 make satisfactory
board Of road commissioners
on course many 81 us knoW hos pe-
euliarF fascinating primary elections
are, and We could never yiold the
privilege and genuine pleasure. such
annual affairs give. not even for such.
a sacred matter as the Welfare and
betterment Of the county
Now do not soc NJ ia comment On
what Is termed the appointing powrr
behind Mr. Backler, except q 70.
mind hin that Il was he road com
mission feature ~ the Garner bill that
made II 50 objectionable and caused
hope OF better roaas 40 thai time 70
end 50 disastronsly
To build roads il viii take money,
II will take raud equipment and i will
take a man Who knows the business 10,
a thoroughly scientific way No such
man can be had a. thencaeer sum of
$40 per month, and 40 such >cheme
can be entered into without ample and
available funds: and the only practi
cable way Tor creating a fand would
be- through bonded indebtedness, tle
same method under which ilie State
built the present State roads. just as
Baltimore built up her sewerage sFs.
ten. just a. Philadelphia b now doing
fifteen million dollars worth 81 under
ground work on bond issue; Just al
tho counties 81 Pennsylvania are
carrying p million dollars ia bona-
The counties 81 virginia upward ~ fs
million and the counties ~ Ohio 81
million dollars al Tor highwag in.
proyemeni and bridge bail8ing
Il does seem practicable, s. u slin
~ would Is progressive aad bnsincss-
like Tor tho people 81 this county 20
connect ap the main PORTS 81 dis
county, which can be done As prc-
viousiy outlluea. with hundred milrs
Of well constructed roads. and lbey
can. from such information ~ have
been able - gcs, ~ built for The sun
mentioned sl5o,mi, together wlth
what could be made available from
the Shoemaker fund
1t Is 10 be regretted very much that
those who live along the state road
are loudesi 10 their disapproyai o.
means Tor more good roads 10 tbc
county At This tine, claiming 100 muelt
~ burden and ioo much II . tax on
tne future generation.
should like a. ask would ilie5 IT.
willing % 20 back to the days ahea &
look Two horses troln lhFsa b Four
hours ID habi Juror FROM souia point
fgenty miles ihlo fHonafatoRu
around danger signals and across
deids for ibe sake u holding ~ ~
The iev dsmes addiional state AK and
relieving the youth II ne state 81 ~
share OF The responsibility
From this strenuous plea fog tho
youth Of the county, ana remlpded of
the following paragraph from some old
school book
Lads who from childhood have
beeu saddled wlth o proponionase
part Of the family burden PIT upon
tbesr shoulders make better men ana
end the hardship. % aiterilie more
easy TO bear whiie those who have
had All troubles lifted from their
shoulders by over-iudulgeni PARENTS
end every moiehill m0inlsia aud
the safest Wind q hurricane
For my part believe bond issua
Is the only measure by which We can
base better roads. and believe ID the
very best Investment the people Of ibis
county can make ~ This time heiiar
roads viii mean more people, higher
land value more Investments, more
enterprise and Az Increased taNable
basis A.