The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-17
Jones Fdiis-- Remedy against Fm-
fare Floods.


The board u engineers appointed by = Joint
special committee oi the city council ofbaliimor
ia July last To devise plan for preventing - re-
cufIehCe Of the calamity produced by the Hood OF
OF that month. have made Soluminous report
which is document Of great interest upon sub
leCi ~ general Importance 10 ,nr city. The board
seen To have given the whole subject thorough
and exhaustive consideration, having apparcnily
spared NJ lahor upon IL. and sNlmined il most
carefully Ia all It's asirris, as MAS proper aud he
coming ia a matter Of sgcb vital interest To the
city, looking ,o i,s future, AID what we have lea.
SOU 10 anticipate o. ~, the seat sf great enter
ptia:l SUD hugiaeG'nR population. They 10 fact
suggest Tour plans, two in connection With the
diversion Of Jones falls outside the city into Her
ring run. aud two in connection with the reien
ton Of the tails inside the city without diversion
The estimated cost on the first line Of diversion
from heSldrTe bridge TO Herring rga, head Of
back river, is ~ a31, Il1.5S on the seconi line
OF diversion, TO the safne point, -, s15 95i.9O.
The estimated eos, Of s,raig ghtening and widepins
the falls through the city, on the line nearly
straight from Iohn street TO baltimore street, Is
-. .OfO Ti6 the estimate Of the cost on altering
and widening the falls on . curved line near the
present. channel ~ 900. li6 so. Both OF the lines
OF diversion outside, though they differ consider
bly, in estimated cost, are looked upon as equally
effective In carrying the stream TO Back river As
IL Is assumed that OF the annual expenditures for
dredging purposes In the harbor. 500 900, are due
10 the dp0si,s Of Joness falls Hariord run and
Iiarris's crrek. which would represent at six per
cent. capital Of 81 100, 900. II is coniended that
as the diversion would save the ciiy the annual
cost indicated, II should be credited with that
auOuGi. ther,ty .iE,aaliy sedgCng it, est from
- a3a,a3l TO s25, asi. II Is als1 observed
that the iuigry the haftor Is uui full, repre-
senied by espitazine the annual eSJenss ia money
oi removing the deposits. that the reduction IN
thr depth OF the water until the slow operation of
dredging 10 completed, must be Injurious to navi.
gaiion, aad eonseqaenily ~ comnerce, 10 an ea-
tent the money value VI which cannot be- stated
es'n approximately. ltis also urgeil that another
credit which should be given 10 the plau OF an
entife diversion u that the spare noN occupied
by the bed of the falls, aud which. tie general
sewer required 10 carry Of the drainage Of the
city helow that point being placed therein. may
b. hled up NJ Tar down as the street II which the
chAsnei would eeasr TO To usrd As doek. aud 80
wouldbe utilized either - an avenue or ~ grouud
'or building purpoara. Ia the event Of adupiing
the alternative pian of keeping the channel of the
falls within the city, the board think the least
cOslly muoc hat Of altering aud widening, on a
curved line, near the prcssn, channel, should De-
employed. The establishment of lines OF sewerage
parallel 20 the falls heretofore suggested by The
/ sun, aud the filling up of lower sirreis 10 some
| extent. atr shown 10 he necessary. II Is however
Trmafked thai " NAV, on more carriul sudy ~
/ the subject h, 'uapd hssl to adopt the Straight
line chaHue. in consideration o. the fact that =
large arsa ~ building lots will he thrown into
that part oi the eity west of the lals wl,.re the,
~ill he more valuable, aud that desirable a
rangemeni can be made Tor Strengthening and
| squnrinR up Saratoga. Cav, Harrison. Frederick,
Hath, frsnklla aud flsasanl streets. Upon any
plan Stale le;iilaiion will te nsccseaFy.
! The oolnHlillre itPotiei q resolution, which Nas
adopted. requesting the ,pfesen laiivrs Of the city
10 the Siaie Legislature 10 endsavor IL procure
the i'assage ola law aulhoriying tbs olly saihor
iirs To provide Ipr thr Strengthening, sidrain,.
az ieisalng tbs fll., ~ tor dlsetiing the chan.
mel thereof 10 prvlde for nllinR up or iuuneliug
the streets IN the lately subWrfgrd district; Ia
condemn private property, y nerrssafy iar the
ohire; ~ Creaie any deht to driray The eKpcuses
aud To provide for the issuing Of the honda Of ihr
city for the same The whole subject IL onr which
is oi great Importance ~ the material interest,
aud futafe growth Of the city, aud ought 10 b,
well weighed aEd acted upon deliberately and
with ciroumslectlon, especially IN view oi III, a.
naneial huIlhens which u Involves. - Weekly san