The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-02-08
Baltimore County Public ROod
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| anu DF. W. MfFTHHlan.
Section. la. Provides for an increase of taxes
OF not less than four nor more than nine cents on
the hundred dollars asscssablc property In Htlti.
more county, for the benefit OF roads aud brdg-
| es.
Section Ind Requires that the fund rai.rI
from this tax shall be used solely for the purposes
named aud for no other purpose.
SeeftoH 3rd. Directs the county Commssion.
crs 10 appoint u special Commissioner Of Roads
Bridges aud Public.iIuildings, of known capacity
anu SKILL who shall be liable to removal only
upon grounds Of incapaciiy, neglect or miscon.
Duct, aud ~ho shall be required ~ devote his en-.
tire time 10 the duties II bis Office, aud be ALLOW.
cd salary not over $500 per annum.
Ssetioh lM. Prcscribcs the duties IN detail Of
the Road Commissioner in keeping the accounts
o. roads, bridges and buildings IN regulating the
ume and mode OF repairing roads by supervisors
anu personally inspecting the same ia supcrvis.
ing the construction aud repairs Of bridges, pub
| lie buildings, etc
Section mh Proyi e. tina, the County Com.
m'ssoneis ON or before the i5lh Of April next
shall divide the election districts Of the couniy
into not less than fro nor more than four road
| districts.
Ssciion Oh. Authorizes the Road Commission.
rr on OF before the let ~ May, to appoint, sal,-
J.ct TO the approval or rejection OF the County
commissioners, supervisor for each road dis
itici, who shall be removable only upon ground :
OF incapnciiy or misconduct In Office after being
Leaid hy the County Commissioners
Motion ~. Compels the road supervisors To
personally supcrintendcd the repairs Of al road.
aud bridges "a their respective districts aud al.
lows ih'm compensation not 10 exceed three
dollars day, aud requires lhunl To- procure hand
aud teams from taxpayers II they can be- 20 oh.
tanned, al rates 10 be- fixed by the Road Cuumis.
s'on,r aud approved By the County Commission.
cts.
SsciioH sh. Authorizes the County ComIni..
sioners To furnish supervisors at public cost al!
plows aud necessary tools and implements
Scf'oH 'M. Directs supervisors to issue crriif.
Gates OF Indebtedness for services rendered by tax
lay,fs ''pon roads etc, the same 10 bc rec.iva-
Die b! tax collectors IN payment Of county ,a,r.
when property endorsed
Nc'ioH lu. Directs that the County Comm. g.
sioners may pledge she credit VI the count,
"he" required ~ anticipation OF payne Is Of
'axcs 10 procure funds To promptly meet the drafts
81 supervisors for work done upon roads
Noiio" IL. Requires accurate monthly report,
81 accounts TO be returned hy supervisors Ia H..
kept aud recorded by the Road COMMISSIONS.
nnd the endorsement oi the latter ap0n MI drafts
OF euperv hors for monies
Sc'ion ~. Requires supervisors 10 raise th,.
beds oi Tolis in proportions vi nine inches in the
ccnirr 10 every thirty feet of width with water
COURSES upon the sidcs
S.eiio" 10. Comprls supervisors To widen th,
pubic roads Ia the extent Of thirty feet ~ si,,4l
lly as circumstances require, consistent with th,
Interests OF landowners buildings now tr,ciei
10 remain but no new ones 10 Ice bailt hereafter
upon the line Of road and 10 have surveys ct
roads made when necessary at thr cost OF the
county.
Melton II Supervisors 10 withhold rcia.ir.
from Old roads not essential to public interest
rariics aggfie'cd To have the right ct AZ Ell L..
the commissioners.
Seton ~. Al new roads hereafter o,.,n,,l Ia
tr fiat tki al. A.. IL 4
the easiest praciieal grades.
Sse''on 10. Authorizes the County Commits
sioncfs ~ the new opening Of roads, or rsrnn-
strueton OF old ones, To advertise for proposal,
and put them out upon contracts in their discr.-
ton.
Sciion =. Requires seD.annual publication.
OF expenditures upon roads and bIidges b, tie
Road Commissioner In two public paper, .! the
county
&c'oH i. Prcscribcs that where patt,e, Il, .
ing upon any road desire ~ permanently ian.
prove such public road and mas subscribe MONIES
Tor such purpose, the County Commissioner on
behalf ui TIE county shall furnish a like amount
the same to be expended by the Supervisor Ter
the special benefit Of said road
NoiisH 10. Authorize the Comlnis iuntf. OF the
county To- subscribe sum equivalent 10 the prin-
cipal 81 the average annual amount expended bv
the county for the repairs Of any county road
TO the capital stock of ant COMPANY proposing Il,
organized aud threc-hfihs Of the sock ..hscrib.
cd, aud iwo-iifths are paid ia, upon provision
that thc county shall forever he relieved Of nh cx
pcnsc foF repairs 81 such road
Ssc,ph 70. Provides that the County Com
missioncrs shall levy special tax upon tie prom.
cfiy Of any road districts for is own hri efi IN
addition Ia its share OF the general fund la IN.
repairs o. its roads whenever the people II said
district NAV 81 express their wishes through a
public Election TO be held in sAd district and Tor
which election provision j. made Tho said
special tax TO be distributed under the coniro! OF
Commissioners chosen the people 81 said dis
iriei
Sc''YH 81. Authorizes the Cuuniy Comtnis.
sionei- 10 make the Necessary rules aud reguia-
lions 10 carry the Law into full effect and rep,als
all previous inconsistent laws.
S'oiipa - Enacts that the law shall take T..
feet from the date Of it, passage
On behalf Of the COMMITTEE, the Chairman
Law X BowES, Esq submitted O. the Srnator
aud delegates OF lialiimorc count, "a ihr Geucr-
al Assembly, the following ,rIou
GsnihHeh The undersigned Committee, APP
pointed by a County Convention, held at Towson.
town, on the 9Th Of January 10 draft law for tie
better supervision Of roads and bridge ia Ilaii-
more county, have the honor 10 submit To you
the accompanying act
a new road system, after general DISCUSSION ia
the rnlaians Of the p.shlic pFrss, aud la county
Mas MEETING, and hnall, IN County COnyen-
ton OF Delegates representing all thu Disritis
was placed Ia the hands VI this Committee with
instructions from the ConseaiiOn, by a vote of
81 10 IL, to prepare Law recognizing q general
system OF taxation and suI,efS ision. ~ the prep
ara'ion oi this act the Committee have follow ed
the line OF their Instructions As our lahors have
necessarily made Us familiar with many stat iti-
cal facts IN connection with the subject which
possihl, you may not have inquired into and
wn,eN ai'on many poiais furnished reason. lur
our conclusions, We propose briefly in this paiet
To recall same OF those facts aud append them 10
our report Of this act for your consideration
The aggregate Iuilrs Of public roads iu this
count! We lind 10 he about iweEiy five hundred.
rs near ~ can be estimated. The average ns-
gfcgnir amount annually expended for III. past
five ycar- upon roads and bridges has Ltyn SPA
| hlau1
The total amount u assrssabir psulrtu In the
,qu.,y ~ ,he late asscssment was rs. sss So.
aud alter deductions aud abaterncnIs are tnad.
there will be lcfi ia round numbers abput Sig.
600 OOO. Upon this amount the it4 fur toad
p1'Poses as viii be- setn, 10 nearly so o,s,s an
the hundred dollars.
II is our opinion that an increase of onl, four
vents .lon the hundred dollars direct iaN under
the system PROPOSED by Us will BE- found sun
rieh, :" p,aee oar principal thoronghfares n good
rondi'i"n at once, and gradually 10 bring III our
roads iRio the state desired, and 20 attain such
result We Eel sba.danily assured our People
viii cherrfuily i-Hr this sligh, additional bur
den 81 mXa'ion. We are fully Impressed vilh
The fact that true feoaouy aud spirit Of en-
lighirn'd enirrrrls~ would indicate he prophet,
Of raisng aud eSpcnding in the frat year all that
nigh, BE- required 10 psr our puhllc roads 10
thoroughly good order. for II requires much hess
means To k'eP. 10 repair a good road, ProIerl,
laid down aud graded, than an lily locaird bad
rOad.
In n Ieri"d 81 even ten years the aggregate
amounts 'H expenditure upon road. by such a
coufsc would he Materially lees than hy partial
appropriations. But w the present. state ~ uut
public nii'irs, and la view ofour heavy rates of
iayaiipn too general PURPOSES We have Deemed IL
ence H. a sTdfaal system 81 improvements. aud u
isa matter of eongratulaiioa that not withs,anding
lncreaSrd ias proposed our general taxes for III,