Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-03-21

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Dear Sirs. Please allow me a small
space IN your valuable paper to sal
something about our roads.
have read and heard much for sew
efal weeks so much about good road
IN or Charles County that ] desire &
say word Good roads is a mattel
that has been much agitated and takes
about In this county, especially for II.
7 past few years There has been so much
talk about it during the last few years
thai [ thought that my hard-csrned
money which went to pay taxes would
return 20 me doublefold in good roads
which would be passable in all kinds Of
weather, In fact when went to pay
10Y tax bill last year | saw visions oil
hne highways that tlie extra amount j
had paid and others would build, but
alasl II has turned out only to be q
dream My dream OF fine local roads
in the county has never come true. 3
Was mdch interested in the letter Of Mr.,
Delange Robinson in your paper last
week relating a dream ht had about
gDod roads. ! hope the time is not far
distant when his dream will come true,
and watching thc events Of the past few
years / am convinced that the only way
Ne are going to get the kind OF roads
Ws need IN this county IS BY pitching IN
and building diem ourselves.
have always been convinced that the
roads could be built by one set Of good
men as well az another If an earnest
effort was made along that line. Last
wear change Nas made in the super
90
taxpayers we're led to believe wodld
aring about greater and better results
han we he'd ever had before, but I
ave faded to see where the Road Com
mission has done any better than the
County Commissioners. Now. Mr.. Edi
or Tor few questions, which | hope
oa vii answer through your valuable
eaper fer the benefit Of myself as well
Is the other taxpayers Of the county
First what amount OF money is appro-
liated for road work. Second, does |
he Road Commission have 10 publish |
any report Of its work, showing where |
aid how the money levied for the roads |
las been spent7 Third. what IS Tue !
salary Of the Commissioners and their
clerk? Your enlightenment on these
matters viii be greatly appreciated.
SIXTH DISTRICT TAxpAYER.
In answer 10 queries above, we beg
o. say, first, that uuder Section 1GOB OF |
Che LEGAL road law for this county it is
provided that the County Commission
ems are required TO levy az the annual
levy Of the years 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921.
1922 and 1928 not less than $4,000 nor
more than $4,000 for road purposes
TMO-P osey-750 Mer
snd thereafter not less than 100000
This section also provides that in The
years that $4,000 Of
he sum So levied shall be expended on
what is known as the West county road.
u 1918 the County Commissioners
levied $4,000 for road purposes.
In response to Query No. 2, Section
1853 among other things says;
said Board of Road Commission OF
Charles County shall keep, or cause to
be kept, a full and detailed record OF
al expenditures Of said Board, the per-
sons to whom and the purposes for
Which said expenditures are made and
publish the same at the time and in the
manner as now provided for the pub
hcation Of the annual levy for Charles
County"
In response to Query No. 3:
The salary OF each Commissioner is
6xed at $3.50 year. The salary OF the
clerk is not fixed by law. but he is re-
CURED to give bond for the faithful per-
formance Of his duties in the penalty OF
$1,000 We might add that in our judg-
'nent the Board has selected a most eff
cieni and excellent clerk in the person
Of Mr. Wilson Bowling, oldest son Of
Sir Philip S. Bowling.
EDIToRs