Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-02-18
GOOD ROADS AND HOSPITAL.

The fac, thai our people are no
longer willing 20 20 .long in the
same old rut tut are alive to the
times was clearly dem ,rstraed by
the large attendance at the meeting
held here OF Saturday last in The IN
ter,st Of god roads and hospital
for the county The attendance and
Interest mauifeste in the future vel
fare Of our .ounty must l. deed have
been gratifying to even the most
pessimss'ie. II further showed that
our people are dserly interested IN
the progress, development and ip-
building OF orr county.
The road proposition came in for
more discussion than did the hospital
inasmn II as it was well kno yn that
everyone favored a hospital Tor the
county and believe the plan as pro-
posed in the bill recently introduced
IN the Senate by Senator Mudd the
M ,st feasible that could be adopted,
resolutions, therefore, were passed
in short order endorsing his measure
and urging the members OF the leg
islalure to use every effort to bring
about its passage.
It Is fully realized that the legisla-
ture will appropriate only enough
money this year to connect up the
missing links that now remain IN
connected, therefore, if further road
bnil ling sl.ng the lines of the state
roads in the county are to be con
tiuued some other source OF revenue
must be found. 1t developed early
in the meeting that the people were
in f,vor of keeping upthe good work
and that sentiment favored building
the road from La Plata TO Riverside
since il is the only main artery 0
the county not yet connected by
state road with the county seat. Thi
much settled, the proposition OF ii
nauces was the only one felt to b.
solved. The information having
beer obtained that under the Stat
Aid toad law this county was EMIT
led TO 100000 as its share, it wa
decided to build it under the Stat
Aid law. Following thoro Ugh dis
cussion of the matter of finances {
meet the requirements OF tn
Stale Aid Law in which a nun
her OF ways were advanced to NEE
i, 1t was proposed to dept the pla
outlined Dy Delegate Mitchell whic
is fully set forth in our local column
As at present advised We believ
the plan sugge ted by Delegat
Mitchell the most feasible and wi
tall easier upon the taxpayers thai
any other so far advanced. We hav
been advocating the building of tn
RIA from La Plata to Riverside fo
several years and our JuniJr Edito
made an unsuccessful effort to oh
tain an appropriation for this parpos
two years ago from the Legislature
There will, of course, be some in
crease in our tax rate but it will re
dound doublefold to the advancement
ard future interest of our couGty
hence, we can see 10 reason VIII
any progressive citiz IN should objsc
to little increase IN taxes to bull
up his county. The county seat il
connected up with the no, thern, east
err, and southern section Of the coun
ty and will ere another year be con
nected with the northwestern en-,
OF the county by state road, hence
this road should be built becaus
when it is completed the county sea
will then be more easily accessible tt
every citizen of the county, Jude
this proposed plan the city of Bsne
dict will be connected with Hughes
vile following the building Of tn
above road. The people Of the sont
western sertion have b,eu diligentl
and faithfully working 'or a stat
road for lumber OF years and hay
made every effort to obtain one bu
each time lost or, yet they went a
head and conuibaied their mite I
help other sections of the iurty
therefore, il is but due them that a
other SO, tons turn in aud give theI
what they IRE entitled by every sens
of justice.
The Tome School,
Port Deposit, Md.