The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-18
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TO THE TAXPAYERS OF The COUNTY

false reckless statements made by Senator Clifford
Friend concerning some of the affairs OF our office ana we nave
statements made by this man recently but his attack on US
what he pleased to call his newspaper concerning trip that
was made to attend meeting of the County
Commissioners Association misleading and untrue that we
feel called upon again to give the public the truth about this
matter.
The facts are very simple County Commissioners of the
different of the State have organization known the
County Commissioners Association The purpose of this Assoc
ton give the County Commissioners of the different coun
problems confronting them and assist each other questions
confronting them at various times.
regular of the Legislature the question
being widely discussed the State and
seemed to be the sentiment of the majority of the Boards that
the lateral roads should be returned the County
for that OF the gasoline tax be aocated to
division of opinion to the basis which the gasoline tax
funds should be distributed the different counties and
informed that at this meeting of the Association there would be
are Concerning This 6estion We were also informed that the
question whether the gasoline tax would be distributed
basis of road mileage present. whether it would be dis
buted basis of population would for discussion
This course, very important Garrett County,
if the county turned back the counties and
the gasoline tax distributed on basis Of population this county
would lose by the change $3000000 the unanimous
cation from Garrett County should attend Invitations had been
extended the Senator from each OF the counties well as the
these officials attend we'll The Attorney to the Board who
member of the Legislative Committee of this Association
matter With MS and was in thoough accord with our IDEAS ne
tanning to the proposed bill and urged that full delegation at
tend and he stated to us that he expected to attend and
Another question that to be raised the question of
general reasessment of property for taxation and
essmnts as the Chief Supervisor Of from the
State Tax Commission had arranged to be present $50
Senator Friends statement that he doubted he would have
attended he had not received invitation from fellow
tor absolutely false because have stated above he
only conferred with about the meeting but urged attend
it and the inference that purely pleasure trip
lack of sincerity of this We attended this meeting because
we felt it highly important to the taxpayers of Garrett
County that have voice in the preparation of this important
BILL and do not believe that the taxpayers and citizens this
eress The inference that this purely pleasure trip bel
payers expense absolutely false We did stay over for day but
the incident staying there borne equally out
OF pockets and certainly paid of county funds
Senator Friend in the issue of his newspaper also crit
the Board for other that have been the the
county, confeg with the State R us common on and o H
have counys expense
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mat the time has come to disclose to the people his lack Of sincerity
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statement public
hHg OF the reason why he sees fit to criticize actions
interest OF the tax and has attempted the minds
thought
would like ask Senator Friend publicly make explanation of
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