The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-12-18
Letter to the Editor

Sir:
In reference to your request for
views in your editorial The Open
Forum" and in regards to 'Legisla-
tors get views of public on local
needs"
l agree with you that our leg
islators be informed about the re-
quired needs of our county.
| am sorry that circumstances
prevented my attending that meet
ing.
/. On the bonus question I have
nothing to say as l was not a
resident of this State at the time
involved, even though | am a
veteran.
g Coal Stripping: l agree that
the present law is inadequate. We
the tax payers must stand the
added cost of the highway MAIN
tenance
3. very heartily agree that the
minority party should be repre-
scented in both The House of Dele
gates and our Commissioners of
flee.
In this way at least one party can
keep us informed as to what is
being done or accomplished by the
administration in office, which has
not been done in some instances
in the past.
4. About the McHenry Garbage
Disposal l disagree. There is a
garbage collection there that the
cottage owners pay for. We are
trying to promote a resort at the
lake and therefore would not want
a garbage dump or disposal any
place close to the entire lake area.
5. The Sanitary District is prob
lem for the City of Oakland. (No
COMMENT
6. Carry Over Commissioners
do believe good plan for our
county, provided that they were
capable and worthy of it. The
plan is good.
7. Limit on County Road equip
ment seems that instead of such
enormous expenditures of funds on
second hand equipment, we would
do better to buy new machines
and follow the Military Transporta-
ton plan of maintenance and save
the county money.
8. The States Attorneys Salary
and The Public Welfare should
be. looked into. The Attorney
should have salary that would
enable him to have the time, etc. to
look into the work necessary.
The welfare request seems to be
rather high in relation to a popu-
lation of 10000 people in this
County, as published in your paper
a few weeks back.
8. Women have every right to
serve on juries the same as to
vote. We might learn something
by so doing.
10. Blood Tests should be COM
PEELED by law to safeguard the
health and welfare of the future
generation of this county.
Check the marriage licenses
issued here and ask: Why come
to this county instead of getting
one at their own home.
It is my understanding that a
health certificate is necessary for
all food handlers, etc. and that COM
prises blood test when examined.
1t should be enforced by the
Health Dept via an inspection with
No Exceptions.
II. LOCALIZED Liquor | believe
that legalizing the sale of liquor
in this county would increase the
revenue in taxes.
In so far as our own people are
concerned there would be no in
crease in the sale over what is
now being sold illegally with no
tax income from it.
We try to promote Summer
Vacation Paradise without the
adequate means to do SO.
There is no way possible to
promotion that would make a re-
sort of our lake area without
legal liquor and the necessary places
to dispense it. Hotels to house our
guests, Night clubs for their en-
tertainment and other places of
entertainment and recreation.
But so long as our people fight