Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
SOME FACTS OF POLITICAL
INTEREST TO DELAWAREANS


( Courts Of this state, and II only 81
F experienced surveyor IS necessary
Tay 90 70 Maryland and pay slz5 q
month for one.
Nos. we want 10 apologize FOR az
error. We did say that not one foo.
OF permanent road had been built
We are sorry We ind from the En-
gineers lengthy article that we were
wrong. one-haf nile OF Stag road has
been built Just think Of il An en-
gineer. surveyor. once boy and stem
ogrspher. Two automobiles. and other
small tools. and ohe-half mile Of Stag
road has been built As Ee said be-
fore. re apologize. We are always
ready and willing 70 correct errors.
The ehes boy attends 10 general Of
fee duties. keeps the books, ships
machinery equipment. culyert pipe
and smssi tools and CORDIALLY RE
CEIvEs THE PUBLIC WHO CONES
n WITH COMPLAINTS" Some busy
boy He don't seem 10 be all tha,
busy. not 70 those who know aim
However. cordially receiving the
public who come IN with complaints"
no doubt takes up a great deal Of
time.
The statute creating the new Levy
Court system says 1t shall be the
duty Of said Court 10 take care that
the affairs Of the county be admin
istered with efficiency and economy"
and that being the law. We viii not
permit any back-fring defense 10 be [
put forward. The busy Engineer I
nay consume as much Of the County's 4
line and paper as he wants in trying
10 unload the Levy Courts extrava-
yance and ineffciency on the Bond
headed by the Govern
,r We are not defending the Bond
We have already said
hat We disapprove the legislative ae-
ion which resulted in the creation !
4 fifth wheel to the Levy Court
We are among those who believe in
be administration Of County affairs 1
g those who have been chosen by
be peoples vote. not By appointees (
-ith regard 10 whom the public had {
o voice. II the Levy Court sees TT
) permit the Bond Commission" 10
isrupt its plans that is the fault Of s
le Levy Court We all know that J
iere will be no million dollars spent =
,r good roads during this war, and f
isely So We have worried along
ithout good roads in some way, and +
ith all the increase in actual living D
eeds brought about by this worlds a
1rror. We can well afford to wait un- a
the economic conditions will per n
1t US to get a dollars worth for ev-
" dollar spent The Engineer r
lows this. and the Levy Court knows Il
so why try to defend the extrava- y
.nce Of surveyors and surveying \
ork done and to be done. when we y
know that no roads are 10 be buil,. "
he Levy Court has this matter in ns
gn hands All that body has 10 do
10 say. Stop. And this extraya- ,
nee will stop. The so-called Bond
,mmissiOn" doesn't run the Levy
,urt, and no argument OF the species
t forth by the Engineer can alter
at fact We will. in due time, voice :
r criticism OF the Bond Commission. !,
e are non-partisan. as We have fire. "a
emily stated. and politics doesn't st
unit in this particular matter. The =
ople are overburdened with taxes, s
hool. County, Income Of two kinds, q
ate and National. Red Cross de- bei
nds. Liberty Bonds, Thrift Stamps.
d what not, and it is within the e.
wer Of the Levy Court, and it is tn
solemn duty, to lessen this burden COZ
tead Of increasing it. foi
bel
lust final word We have stated sg,
II the County automobiles have Ac
IN used for pleasure purposes. The !
gineer denies this. We repeat. ssi nsi
e County automobiles have been 7
d for pleasure purposes day and 7
hit, many times. We have never MI
Urged that the Engineer so used De-
m, or either Of them. but we do Z
that they have been so used. and Sec
invite further discussion upon this 4os
le. matter. Fro