Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
FRtuAY, Mar 10. = 1916
BON THE cpuNTY FOR $4,000
AND sIOs ALL OTHER
Pk0IsESS-N0.

tv to build public 81 le roads has now
been freely ventilated and popular
thought crystahz4d. The general
sentiment Is unalterably opposed TO
such a proposition. 'rle Ieasons arr,
frs: There IS no necessity for such
scheme, secondly, the project is en-
tirely in practicable. This County
has a bond ~ Indebtedness now Of
$37 900 and to shoulder il with $780,
900 more, go,s beyond folly and
mounts up to insanity. 1t would be
putting upon the County, in effect,
with the omount of tax tate neces-
sary to run our local government
burden under which our present
citizenship could not live and would
drive every immigrant looking for
attractive homes to other sections to
locite. What has brought about this
new demand for an immediate ex
penditure II large sum of money |
on the public roads? We know of
none and cannot conceive from
whence the notion sprang. The
State has taken off Of the hands of
the County large proportion Of the
pubs highways and is about to !ske
more, aid now that popular ,enti-
msnt Is with the ides, when the main
thcroughfares are completed, it is our
belle, ii will from year to year build
mere, SO why he hastyg Why ha'e
a fit: Il is believed an ntqui,y has
folio sed the building Of the State
roads in that a large proportion OF
the western section Of the County
has gotten no direct benefit there
from and We favor strongly straiuing
point to give the people of that
section some good roads but this
necessity and, tendency, towards fair
ness to deserving section of the
g unity should not be allowed 10 be-
come senseess Graz over better
highways. We have lived along
under present conditions as to our
hiphyats these many wears: they
were satisfactory to our forefathers
and they were .ontent. so why can
not the present generation be patient
with a reasonable trogress in that
line and rot 90 mad and kill the
goose that laid the golden egg. Fer
if too much is asked nothing will be
obtained. The present construction
of few miles of good road each
year IS feasible and practicable and
the people will stand the expense but
wh.l it Is talk ID Of bonding the
County for an additional $4,000
which in addition to the present
bonded i, debtedness will make the
bonde ! Indebtedness close to $780,
600 the people will not stand for it.
Further attempt at such a project
will mtan an uprising among .ur tax
payers that will forbade no good
The shiftless, practically nyn-tsx-
paying element ct our citizenship
should not be allowed too much rope.
The road from Riverside to the
C"unty seat should DC bnili; the mort
direct ionte coupled with the plan TO
do the greatest good TO the greatest
number aud the most economical plan
to h.eet the expense should be adopt |
ed but we should go no further at
this time. When through with this,
II feasible, build the Benedict
Hughesyille, Wicomico Lothair,
Spring Hill DsntsvIlle and other
side roads
Onr tax rate is now g5 cents: Next
wears il NAV Je higher az The pnblic
school teachers are clan orine for
better pay: two bills are nav in tho
legislature for tho buildino ~ new
pul lie schools. The iaiI /. Int balfI
finished On the inside. and the peo-
pie want a hospital and other pro-
gressive demands are being made