Show TO THE COUNTY COURT As will seen in other columns ot this paper a largo number of bui eness men haeng been solicited by a committee ol 01 respectable citizens who are locally interested have petitioned your honorable body to bestir yours elverin the discharge of the official functions which you alone are competent to ex ercile you are requested to see to it that this tramway business which has been inaugurated at so great expense to the people bo at this critical time put into immediate operation these petitioners say that tho tramway did work out north some four miles or a little more and then gave out leaving n piece of road three quarters of a mile in length which owing to the weather is a continent of mud an impassible thoroughfare they propose with the help of the tramway to also help themselves turn out with their hoes and eh ovela roll up their sleeves to work and spread the gravel and other aviso complete the road now is not atiat a fair and liono rable proposition your honorable body we thick it is and we trust that it will be so regarded t by your honorable body but there is another thought that wo desire to rehearse in your hearing you are in possession of a considerable amount of the peoples money less what we may term the that is the unearned slice of 2800 that somebody got because lie did aliat your liono rable body might have done negotiated the bonds say that you have just now we have a great many roads that are bottomless a great many people that aro penniless a great many workmen that are in idleness now aliat hinders from doing good all around improving the roads helping the farmers and the people to pay their debts helping the merchants to replenish their stocks that less tie will lubricate alie rusty wheels of industry for many a mile around we trust liono rable gentlemen eliat you will put on your studying caps just at this time there never was a better time to expend money for which there was no visible need at alie time the debt waa contracted we trust that having alie money you will no longer lay under alie reproach of refusing to make needed improvements whereby a great service be rendered to those needing the kielp of an opportunity to help themselves |