The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-21

The meeting, we regret 10 say, did not accom- |
pIish the amour, OF good We hoped and expected,
and at one stage OF the proceedings We feared the
whole thing would prove magnificent fzzle.--
The trouble Is that We have too many smart mcn
In our county who like To hear themselves talk,
and arc ready to talk for any given length ofiimc
ON any given subject. Talk came near proving
the ruin Of our wednesday meeting but after
tue Wind HsirVmsifs present had exhausted them
selves few well-tiuled remarks aud we'll direct.
ed motions ON the par, N some gentlemen pres
en' n, the meeting put the question again upon
proper basis aud 50 shaped il up that good may
yet result.
The meeting was called To order about eleven
o'clock, by James l.. Rilgely. Esq, who prupos-
el Noah Walker, Esq, AS temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Walker declined the honor, and then, ON
motion of JOHN Merryman, Es,, il WAS confer
red upon Mr.. Ridgely. Mr.. Msrrynan then
moved the appointment of "a Committee " one
from each District 10 report permanent officers.
aud, the resolution bcing carried, thu following
gentlemen we're appointed as the Committee: lot
District Hon. John wclhcr,d "a do, G.. u.
Owings Sd do, Noah Walker 4ihdo., Samuel
". Starr 9Th do, Joshua I. henson 9Th do
T.. \. Dorsey Iih do, Danirl ". Cameron sth
do, Dr Mosrs Mcrryman; 9Th do, john u
l.ongn~'kcr 10Th do, Alex. NJ. harrison IIth
DO, Leonard q. uninlin i2Ii do. George ".
Dorsey 18th do. Robert Fowler The Com
mii,ec retired and in few minutes afterwards
presented the names Of the following gentlemen
~ officers Oi the meeting, viz IrssrksS john
Merryman; Iice PTe.iihis LIST district, Hon. J
we,hcr,d "a do, Henry Franiz ID do, Noah
Walker 18th do, Richard Johns 9Th do. Evan
Davis; 9Th do, Zacharah Alban 9Th do. Mel
Choir Armacosl; 18th do. Thos Love: 18th do
\. : Abrll 10th do, jeremiah Y.llott llih
do T. :. Gcorge, 18th do, Thos q. Todd
18th do, l.. u. Caldwell !S,rr,taras-J John u.
i.ongn''h"r, Vim. u. Raby and T.. =. Church.
Mr. Merryman, ON taking the Chair, briefly
referred To the object q the meeting aud then
read the call for its assembling. Mr. VIM Web
sier, ihs Chairman Of the Committee Appreciated
at the Ashland meeting, then read u report from
that COMMITTEE. II j. certainly an able PAPER
and j. treated at grva, lrngih We differ entire
!! from several 81 the conclusions reached bV
Nj. Webster in his report but must concr,lc tina,
he Ic"soning' are powerful AMI sometimes CON
'incinr Tie great length 81 This report pre-.
rlud'e the possibility Of our publishing !, hi.
week ''ihrr propositions looking io read I'M
proscinent and radical alteration in our pres
cnt system were then introduced ly Nr. John
u. kccnc and lion. John woihered, and an thrs..
various propositions - war Of words commenced
Il far
ing any thing, the debate being participated ia
by Nessrs Weihered, Ford, Spencer, Carman.
Clark NahooI, liarfyman, Ridgcy. Kcech, Iio--
ley, BENSON Preston. aud others. We 10 not
propo-e giving the various propositions submit.
ted and voted down. After several hours thus
usclsssly spent, VIM. $. Keech, Esq, submitted
the following, which was adopted
R''sir,d, That committee Of fifteen De- NJ.
pointed by the char, TO whom the resolutions
offered to-day be referred, 20 report on the FIRST
Tuesday OF January next NJ an adjourned meet.
ing OF this assembly, law or laws for the i'm.
proveinenis upon county roads, 10 be presented
To the Senator and members Of The tlou sssof bel
cgaics, and tina, the editors 81 ,hr count, paper.
he requested 10 publish in their next Issues the
reports and propositions offered to this convcu-
ton to-day.
After some further debate W :. kc.ch. ESQ,
offered - resolution tina, the COMMITTEE vi Ge.n
TO be appointed under the resolution already
passed be instructed To rrlor, two forms II iaw
Tor the improvement 81 the public roads-onr To
establish the county system aud the Other = dis
'rict System which was adopted
Tie following rsoluiios. oaurvd by Mr.. Car
man, was adopted
R,sair,d, That il Is the sense al th.s meeting
that good aud better roads ia baltimore county
are NECESSARY that Az additional aud sufficient
iaN should be authorized aud levied fpT the pur.
pose.
Another resolution, offered 10y Mr. Cnrman,
IN h'or Of "a count, sysirui was referred To- tl,.
committee of fifteen
The President then appointed the foilsA ing
gentlemen To constitute The ron.Inilisr
W ". Webster, chairman, John w-thcr-d
J"m's l.. Ridgcly, Il. =. Maynard. Cap, Thomas
Lucas, Joshua u. Benson. levi X. Bowen. VII
liam " Hoffman, a. J. y. Almony. Dr Moses
Merryman, William T. Preston, John u I'carc...
Leonard q. Vuinlan, john Henry keea., senior,
and Robert Fowler
WIN Preston, Esq. ofIrrrl preamble and
resolution 'l,rlafiuR the proposal Ia change the
iaily mail tn T"w snntown tu a tri-w..kly mail
was uncallc'l for also that tie mail ought Il. L.,
cartel '~'o" day, instead Of heinr curnil.l
and providing that the resolutions be- sigae,i l.,
the oiicrrs VI the meeting aud forwarded 10 the
Postmaster General, which were adopted
The Convention then aljnurncd 10 u,.rt ayain
Mt Tow soniown, an Thursday, the sevrnth .ln, 81
January newt
gr-at diversity ofol'inion existed a.. 10 VA.
chaFactr Of III, proposed Legislation on In.
subject OF public road Many genlirnIen
present. w,Ir in favor " u diatriu s,s,a,n- TIM,
Is, THAI The p-ope Of every disirini sho..lI hnv.
entire rl'Rrgr OF their avn roads, rl,eting ihsir
own supervisors aud esi@niing all the none,
iais"'i by taxation Ia the district Others ID
posed this, conien'ling that the public read. wrr,
for tue accommodation ~ liz, Is-.plr al the r.s,..
~, aud not Of any particular districl--that II ali
the money raised ia "a district was expended in
The district, soine neighl,0rl,,asla would hnyo
good roads aud others bad on.s IN ILLUSTRATION,
Of this position. the Ninth aud Finb pi,,tio,,
were insianccl. The Ninth j. tray-r.e,l h, v,..l
pixies. and has taxable basis at 80 up, ,um, ,h,,
Fifih Inns no pix" aud basis Of .ux.,ion ,...
than 100000. While amAIi TAI viii .uti,.
under The d'''rir, sys'en, To Keep The Ninth his.
'rie' roads in order, the Finh must be- taxed
heavily.
The 'n'ciing was large. an'l many oI uur ,n,.-,
prominent ani influential riiis"n we've present,
10 view oi the conflicting ',l,inon, ii ,hosc r,..
cn' we think the aeiion II The meeting ia nf.r.
ring III" whole matter IN tau,n,itirr was wi.r.
That COMMITTEE will, "a, 'he adjourned meeting,
p'e'h' '~o hills, r'n'''"i,ing provisions chang
my our roai system "nr esi ,liishing "a DiNrirt
supervision nlmgrllsr, tho oiisr coniina,ng "a |
iohhiy ays'cm with whairtcr alterations aud |
improvements that may be- mstlrd. The ,Heciing |
VIII then hc called upon :" adop, one Of these
nlAns md The hi all...I a.. L.. .-..-- IL A.