The Baltimore County union., 1866-02-24

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hand-bilIs were printed at this Offices 4
Monday Feb 26th personalprOpetiy of Uhas.
Nipet, near Fork Meeting House.
Monday 26th, personal property Of Elizabeth /
Gemmill, near Harris Mill, Tth District. il
Tuesday 9th, personal property Of the, late
Wm. Richardson, on CAROLS Manor.
Tuesday 9th, personal property at Lewis Vo-
gles Towsoniown. -
Thursday March lst, personal propertyof a.
B. Anderson, on My Lady Manor.
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PURCHASE OF LAND BY THE ClTy.-As will he
seen by the following Ordinance introduced into
the City Councils, the city designs purchasing
land on the Gunpowder river in this county for
the purpose Of procuring an increase supply OF
water.
An Ordinance to provide for an increased sup
ply of water from the GnnpowderEiver.
Whereas the Mayor and City Councils OF Bal
timore by nm ordinance approved February lst,
| 1866 authorized the commissioners OF the water
board to purchase lands, water-rights and prop
erty that may be required for an increased supply
| of water for the use of the city Of Baltimore
| and whereas the said commissioners have prrcha-
sed certain water rights lands and other proper
| ty on the Great Falls of the Gunpowder; there
| fore
Be it resolved, &C., That the sale and convey
| ance TO the city of Baltimore, by Edward Pat
terson, Jr., Samuel Smith Patterson and Robert
Patterson, by their deed dated the 9th day of
| February, 1866 ALSO the sale and conveyance
| made by Eliza George, widow, and others, her
children, by their deed dated the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1866; and, also, the sale and conveyance
made by the Gunpowder Copper Works. by It's
| deed made the 9Th day ofFebruary, 1866, be
and the same are hereby approved and confirmed
by the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore;
Report Of the C0mmHes.--G --Gentlemen-The
| confidence and respect manifested by your hon.
orable body in the views and opinions expressed
by the water board in their intercourse with the
councils in joint convention, and in the commu-
nication presented to you, having in view the
| purchase of the Gunpowder water rights, were
of that prompt and decided character that de-
mands our most profound Acknowledgements.
In compliance with yourinstructons, the Cop
per Works, the Howard Furnace and Joppa
Mills, with all The machinery Of these different
works, with the out-houses, including ,4384
acres of land, Covering from eight 10 ten miles
of the Great Gunpowder,) with all ts water
rights from Mine Bank Run to the mouth Of The
stream, were purchased for $l45, 900.
1t has been repeatedly intmaed that it was
the intention of one of most distinguished
and wealthy citizens to donate his fine estate, in
the eastern section OF the city, (for park, TO
the city, 1t would make park which, in time,
would rival Druid Hill
An airline tunnel 81 miles in length, will
bring the waters of the Great Gunpowder TO a
valley peculiarly fitted for lake on this gentle
mans estate, north Of the mansion. The man.
sion is 202 feet above medium high tide. \ dam
as feet high at Mine Bank Run will form lake
by natural flow in this valley on this estate l76
feet above mean high tide. A dam 20 feet high
at Mine Bank Run will incur very moderate out
q lay in not backing water to any distance on the
property above the dam, and will furnish q lake
Isl feet above mean high tide on the valley above
named The donation of this beautiful domain
to our city would confer lasting benefits upon
our citizens, and insure the donor the gratitude
and kind remembrances of this and future gen.
erations.
The cost of a conduit, bringing one hundred
and forty millions of gallons of water daily 10
this point, By estimate, is 50, ,OO5 $50. The esti-
mate by an accomplished civil engineer that the
immense surplus of water furnished by this
stream, after supplying domestic uses, would
more than pay the interest on the entire outlay
in rents for manufacturing purposes.
The most convenient and profitable approach
; to the city from this lake for the surplus water
would be through the village OF "Homestead, u
and down the Patterson valley, back of Green
mount The gradual descent of this valley ia
Jones' falls at Belvidere bridge, would furnish
the most desirable locations on this entire line
for manufactures of every kind, to be run by
, water engines, and from that point through the
entlre lenEtn Oh tue clly, JOheS lttIIS pIeStIiis
equal advantages. In addition TO this, water
engines could be introduced in all parts of the
city The waste water entering your sewer;
would empty into the falls, docks, a nd the har.
Dor, and cleanse them of the filth which accu-
mulates on the surface of them during the sum.
mer months. ea arHat
Jones' Falls and the Great Gunpowder united,
will furnish one hundred and siXty-fiye millions
of gallons OF water daily. The city is now using
less than ten millions daily. Grant the most lib
eral use for domestic purposes say fifteen millions
of gallons and let twenty millions Of gallons fall
f over your dam at the Great Gunpowder, and you
have a surplus of one hundred and thirty-two
millions of gallons. The city Of Greenocil en-
, ploys seven thousand hands with TWENTY-FIVE
millions surplus, and pays 81, 800 900. We will
have six times their surplus, and can employ for
} ty-two thousand hands, with the cheapest and
most secure power known, whose wages will be
{ nine millions of dollars.
The purchase was made looking to the future
wants of the city, believing that lands, factories
: and buildings would return a large portion o
the present outlay. Jcfl e8lle1
A plat of the entire property is now being made,
and when finished, the most energetic effort will
be made to sell the land and improvements, re-
serving water rights for the use of the city when
! required. ,.,,,.a