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

or tAdiFecs upon the surrounding neighboshood
fhese 10 no district that cannot, With lea
amount than 10 expended IN other States, hav.
better roads than they now have, aud reap ID,
full benefit Of districts that are able to afford still
better than their own.
II cannot be over looked, ia this connection
that great city has arisen within the actual Dor
ders o. our county, aud thAtit 10 ~ certain ~
any human event eau be that our lands are "a
% doubled aud trped Ia value. We should con.
template this feature Of our situation in any new
system looking TO the permanent improvement al
our roads. Our ability 20 afford ne good roads a.
any In the land cannot be doubted aud 10 thisend
your committee would submit the following out.
lines OF plan which, II approved and rendered
elective, by securing the necessary legislation
At The approaching session Of the Maryland As.
sembly will, In their judgment, place US on the
high road 10 prosperity. In the Law 10 be- pro-
posed We should AJAX, fret, that the County tom
missioneFs be directed, as soon a. practicable.
after the passage Of the law, TO order an election,
in each Election District ofilaltimore Co. for FIVE
supervisors Of roads aud hrldges 60 he STYLED
the Local Board Of supervisors Of election disirc,
No. NO. 2-No. ,, &c. as the case may he
Secondly 1--WE should provide that this Board
Tor reasons 10 be Assigned hcrrafter) should,
wiihin---days after their election, meet at the
mos, convenient or central point 10 their Flee.
ton District, and organize their board by elect-
ing President, Treasurer and Secretary from
their own pumbcr
Thlrdly-wc should provide that the l'rrsi.
dent OF each local board Of supervisor. for each
Election District. shall 'I-o1friu or by virtue of
his position ~ such President, he a member Of n
Central Board Of Review aud Control for the
whole county, Ia which each election district Is
represented. This constitutes BOARD Of ihir.
teen members, lseven Of whom might lie a quo
rum Tor the Transaction Of ordinary business }
aud secures fairness To zach aud every section 81
the county.
fourthly the duties ii the difercn, Local
boards OF supervisors Of ihe several Election Dis.
iticis should be, shortly after their organization.
To snbdivide their respective districts inin Eve
sub-districis or road districts and in all future
elections care should be had to secure a. mem.
bers OF the Local BOARD. a resident OF each and
every sub-disirici. IN that Election Dstrct--the
| supervisors thus elected TO holL as their maxi.
mum term OF Office for Eve years aud be- really.
iA' hut the first Board elected To liaw lots 50
| that one viii retire each tcar. successfully aud
the place To be- filled by apefsou chosen with ref.
crencc 10 the sub.disiricts which have been crra.
ted-ihe object being to form the Hoard I,crina-
neniiy With resident from each ~ the subdi.
visions Of roads in each Elcriion District.
Fihhly-the duties Of the Central Board Of Re-
view and Control, composed OF the Presidents
OF each Local Board nf the thirteen election dis
hicts, should bc after proper organization 10 hear
and decide all of appeal arising from differ.
encrs Of opinion between contiguous Election
Districts IN reference tn nny road ar bridge in
| which such Election Districts are interested -tn
determine and apporIion the due proportion tn.
wards all roads aud bridges Of general public
utility TO the whole county. and 10 draw war
rants upon the Local Board for whatever amounts
should BE-, In their Judgment. paid by each or
| any Election District
Sixthly -ihe tax should hc-xcusivcr levied and
collected IN each separate election di.iic, Ly the
Local Board of supervisors aud provision male
that every iaA payer he permitted 10 WORK oui on
tue road his tax, or ~ least 81 per cent of a. IL
| he preferred To do 50. The supervisors or any
contractors under them, for any sections OF roads
to he the judges Of the value OF the services rem.
dered on the road, AT - fair compensation for a
| DAY work of man or horse. II is supposed that
the tax collected from those who prefer io nay in
money, rather than work II out. would form a
| sufficient surplus fund even 10 thusr who prefer
TO work should pay their whole tax in labor II
should BE- remarked 10 this connection thnt the
tax levied the first year. should De- large enough
10 cover aii contingencies though |; does no, fol-
low that all should be collected or expended In
come counties Of Pennsylvania when Que Ter
cent 10 levied, but three tenihs per cent has ever
been expended aud the deduction {. made in favor
OF the tax payers in each subsequent year
SeNrnillv the ui"ning AMI locatius m urw
roads and the changing ~ 'hc location 90 al
roads should Ice rNciu,ivrl, within the ,oniru
| oi the Local Board Of supervisor. Of To. Election
District which they traverse; and when main
roads Of the county traverse more Es,iion lis.
iTicis than one, the Local BoHfds vi such dI.lrIcts
| respectively, should act ia coacert ~ !, Join;
Board, with perhaps an appeal to the Central
Board 81 casc OF "a disagreement. ia reference 90
| expenditure Of amounts for bridges ~ 80 rrcA,
eHIense AMI utility TO Cn,i,le them, ia the opin.
| ion Of the Central Board To- De- ic-incl rHtfy
Br"igts. aud worthy OF receiving general county
aid By warrants from the Central Board upon
such District Boards as they deem proper TO b.
assessed-in which case, the Central Boar,i should
be empowered TO contract for the same
Eghthly-any person aggri0ved by the deci.
| sion OF the Local boards In reference 20 qu-s-
| tons OF damages. by new roads or chang.
&C. should be permitted an appel 10 the nearest
| magistrate, who should BE- required To sut.mon
SIX discreet tax PAYERS ~ a jury he 10 preside
aud have the casting vote the decision to be- f.
nal except in raises Of valae beyond - hundred
dollars, when an appeal NIGH, he given To the
Central Board
Ninthly--ii i. recOmmen ded hy the committee
that some provision should b. made ia the Law
for obtaining one day : labor In the year from
every able bodied person, above the a .c Of cish.
teen Years, resident % each and every district
This feature will appear most just and ,isunablc
when We reflect tina, the price " every mans
bread IL affected hy the character vi the roads
over which il j. 20 be carried easy access To
market from producing districts X the surrs,
guarantee Of cheap food. The rupet yi,ors sh0nld
| OF course he empowered e. make all reasonable
/ exemptions.
Tenibly--with yew ,n se0nraee u literal
| spirit Of improvement ia making new nr impruy.
ing Old county roads 10 an extent beyond what
is contemplated by the General Law inr the coun.
y, your committee would recommend that when.
ever n majority Ia assessed value Of the property
| bordering on, or contiguous TO county road
| shall desire permanently TO improve said road
and ~ relieve the county from the charge ~ the
same. by the formation of u Joint Stock
Company 10 turnpike the sainc and shall
obtain an act OF Incorporation. AEl the corpora
ton shall have been organized and three iiiihs of
the capital stock shall have Le,.n ia good faith
subscribed the Central Board %; Control anl Re
view, upon satisfactory evidence Of the ft.i shall
subscribe 10 the capital stoek oi sa,l COMPANY -
SUN equivalent To the principal Of the average
annual amount expended for rcpaiis of said cOun-
" road the gInOlnt 10 H. paid Oyer When the
said Company shall rIecaie aud Tile satisfactory
bond TO the county that the future charge aud
expense Of said road shall dcVulSe gI-uu the said
company exclusively aud farther that Whenever
n majority ~ a-s'>-tt value of The property holder
bordering on, or contiguous t0 county road
shall desire irTmsnenily tO improve the same by
substantial TreonsiEgciiOn, gtaSs!ing, draining
And building VI proper eulgeTis, &c. they may
pstItlon the Local Hoard OF supervisors 81 each
District bordering On or contiguouF 20 said road
indicating the character aud eKisn, Of such de-
sired improvement. when the said Local Board OF
Boards shall cause REORGANIZATION. survey and ~
Inmate 10 be- made oi the rn. % the stnr 10y ron-
prirni engineer aud ifupon hi. report they shall
drcm III, improvement wi,s aud desirable, they
shall asssss ID. eXI"nss f.isably among ,hopfUI-
city holders bordering aud cont uou. to ,-,id
road, Ip0a Ssh scalp " benefits ~ they may
ir~u' jus, aud equitable, aId shall .Yry ll.s Ssup
aud Iransmi, the levy liz, io thu Central buai Ut
Review
Your committee would teiuasa here that the
principal reason shy thu Local board. should
uIganizr immcdiacly aiici thu passage of tie
Law, assugges,ed 10 scconi proposition /. that
We may BE- enabled TO have III" 5, stem Ia work
iEg Drdrr BY about the hrsi Of April, aud avail
onrstlYrs u ile gFqre, s~uss,n Tor rUai work du-
ring the ensuing year.
Your committee might hsfe take lrays VI The
sIbjsei, having laid before you tie results VI
ihsir investigation Of the road .tsrns rlsewbcte.
a. TAT A. their ime pcyn,iiic,,, at opportunity was