The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-28

communicated
he'srs Ehiors - read Ia your paper VI last
week u communication from the .SsTfh DislTtcs
IN reference Ia our county road meeting on the
18th inst, which does some injustice 20 many Of
the original friends of this movement I am
quite sure the writer did not mean 10 deal un.
justly. The sarnestness Of his expressious shows
that he is an unsel6sh aud sincere Grisnd Of the
movement, but hc has evidently drAwa incorrect
in'etencrs ~ Ia the designs Of the original NOV.
ers IN this measure from some spontaneous cir
cumstances DEVELOPED nj the meeting aud not uu.
der their control The real friends Of this i'm.
portani movement mus, not misunderuiand each
other nor must the unity essential 10 sucesss Ls
imperilled 10y prejudices generated by mistaken
conclusions. To set the matter 10 itS true light
for the sake ~ our friend OF the Sixth Distrie,
aud the pablo. ] beg - small SPACE IN your col.
umns. for the narration ~ iaets In the history III
this movement and the true position Of the par.
ties referred Ia
AmOngs, the earl, friends Of the Western
Run Turnpike company, daring the pasl Sum.
mer, the necessity al n better road system, va.
freely and irrqurntl, discussed. Al the eunclu.
sion of n meeting Of iis Directors 1T Ashland, in
November last where there happ.aed TO lie q
number ofgenlrinen PRESENT. from the 5th CIh, Tth,
nth and 10th districts, by accident, II was pro.
pn'"i To- hold an Informal meeting on the sub.
i"ci. with si'w 10 further steIs In this imI,or.
inni pFnirct. Jas. e.. Clarke Esa. prrsi.
dent 81 tl'" Turnpike company was made chair.
man aud l. h Bowen and VIM. Webster, Esls.
srcreiafie' II WAS proposed that - committee
he appointed To collect information aud data to
submit To county nesting. az this committee
Mr. Webster was made chairman, becausp Of HE
general and extensive information on the subiec,
and hccause ~ the earnrsiness and purity Of his
purchases This gentleman devoted himself TO
ih' wuik with an energy aud spirit deserving Of
The highest commrndaiion and In his rt--archs-.
after information bs,sue, ~ he IL to-day the
hest informed inan in our county on the snbitc,
Of roais and road systems. aud IN all his disin.
icrrsicl Efforts he labOrrd with an eye single TO
the public good
The subsequent discussions ia the committee
however, led final, To difference oi seuiimeh,
o to w" questions Of local and general systems
Th-s.- tNn distinct plans early forced them
upon ihc minds Of the eommitire and through the
columns "i the press their general features uerr
laid h'iOr" the public. Mr. Webster aud majot.
~ oi the committee favoring the local system.
myself and others u general plan.
Ia III" meeting OF the 18th instant-snd ,ou
will agree with me = more imposing meeiinT 10
point ufpcrsonal character never was held ia our
county 1t was agreed by the committee 10 throw
open Wide door to discussion anticipating that
al measure would necessarily 90 TO a larger
committee for final confederation Tha, In.
discussion was not participated in nv = larger
HHtft''f W WV AhhHA! fsVfNlhtlN Cou0efu-
ed 90 tide attainment Of good roads aud their i'm
P'fitni conS'pnences-or II, as some allsgs In.
ter"sicd parties sough, 90 appropriate this pop
ulnt movement 20 the promotion Of selfish or
personal ~ poliiiCa ends, il was certainly not
the fault 90 The committee nor the orginaiors Of
d." movement cannot think how, YER and
would be- slow 10 believe such designs prompted
am a. those Who Jninel ia the deliberations Of
thar meeting. but u It we're 90, they were not Of
those from the 9Th District alluded 10 by the vii.
ier Of the sixth District. As one uho hAs b<en
IA this movement from the brginiug ! eau attss,
the pure iisin,crcsiclness aud ssifAbaeealion u
'us- IA the 9Th District. II vas their CONSTANT
aud earnest desire to ssv just such q meeting rs
"" wlitr--"'i and ." ss' the strong aud patriotic
men tn onghout the county advance 10 the work
--iiscI.. purely the views presented by the CON.
miti'c-hnd laN before the meeting the united
wisdom ui their n~n Judgments aud n jus, r-.
collection 81 f"ci- thai those persons, with the
seven members ~ the committee occupied but
li'" ~ III" time in the meeting
make thi' siNieiurn, OF fact. wholly With .
vrw - justice aud good ends We canuoi al
lord d" induis" c,usuiious r-hc lions founded in
mistake & une Of the memleis OF the commit.
Sc Zoo iruf 90 9 coauir or general 81 stem have
"iiu",--d thr 'Oufs" OF touT paper with much
pleasure You have with marked ability e-pUus.
81 a good cau,- aud ia the right, and ! have
been p'ni &" se- general INCLINATION Of the pub
lac senlitncn, in that direction. hope that the
final result may be the adoption OF cell devis-
81 get' al y stem but whether the work 10 con-
''inmsi''l 10, the production As law Of general
"r local .y-''u implore that injustice be mo-,
hi.'n, aud ruirl, lone tn those who toiiel ia
tie vinoyari from III, early dawn and who ia.
steal 81 HEINZ ui,i"c's Il elimination deserve TO
10 t"rstl"'i A. r1blr hen.faciors
Yours respectfully,
PiTrH nisrsicr