The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-17
Local MATTEI,S.


Ina YonN Roar. There Is no avenue lead
ingout Of baltimore on which the spirit oi i'm
provcmcnt - so marked as on the York road
and no section OF tue county IN which real IS
tate - NJ rapidly enhancing in value rs on
that ROAD, between TowsoEtown aud baltimore
During the present Summer q large number al
huildihgs-busincss places as we'll as handsonis
rcsidenccs-have been erected and are row
building. This fact Is probably. in . great
measure, due Ia the existence Of three co.opc.
rattve building associations on the line Of the
r"h J, 'nc at T"wF0niown, one NJ GoVanstown
ani one AZ wavcTly, under tho wise aud fair
'''ninrt ~ which iaur men have bccn enabled
- lr'viie holmes fnr themselves upon very
r'-s ;'rins. Hut still further, aud Inorc i'm.
i"T'nnt improvements are now being talked
=. Ne greatest of which IL the paving, cuTbing
and sid. walking 81 the entire pike from the
rity limits Ia the first toll gate. II IL said that
'h' pike company would surrender that Por.
ii"n - the road 10 the public. and ample pow.
80 Ter the contemplated change 10 found In an
ac' ~ the last Legislature, which reads;
".iaf , u EHdrffd. That the County Coin
~ .asYu"r- ui Baltimore county are authorized
rui empowered lu lay out, condemn and open,
ha the length VI net exceeding one mile, ia
Baltimore county. any street or streets leading
iruin The city oi baltimore. and which may
hay" been paved 10 the line of baltimore coun.
IS"
Il J.. unicrstpo,i that the work Of paving
...nld lee done IN about 81 a front iuot. OF an
i..,..iacni oi =. pcr foot on property each side
g ih. raad aud that II the road was paved the
''iiy water aud ga mains would De extended
o." rutigc irngth 1T the paved portion. a. on
charlie. stfcrt avenue. The subject IL one
which -ii,nli commend itself to the serious
''''n d"fuii"n 81 the property holder. interest.
~ They are the parties most intimately con
r"rn"'l. and before entering upon work of
.u'h magnitude. before taking any stop tow
tii n g expenditure Of such q lar - sum Of
in"ii. : o.. the paving Ut tho Rad would require.
They shuhld carefully cuun' the cost and
t.,nair ,hc benefit. tn he derived. wiz Il pay
Nearly ~ the property On the read for u mile
,."u ihc city limits is now laid III in" build.
.us l"'s ut iny feet front. aud. doubtless. all
.,.u will he Now, the plain. practical aues
t-u r ih" confederation "f these lot owners
,i- with broad. level. paved avenue IN
'. ~ "i ''t ipis--with water and gas facilities
virn,.'l 80 mud beyond them ,roW ~ not hti.
,..'. - 's.yca,c.' ,as' btysad nc s.E, ef om Run
'-i 'n' Hf,g aoihns per iof. de price II Pdr..'g'
70, reasonable mat can doubt but that the ~.
...ia' ivanrc IN the value oi these lot. w"uld
''' i'- .'"atrr than the cost 81 paving. with
o. 'i-'r;i'nat" increase in the value 1T the prop.
Is back ~ those iron, lots There is no rea.
.rn Nhy the York Rad should not be built up
,'liiiy y" wavcrly and even this side of
There j. nn city in the Union whose lin.
o. -" expanding 50 rapidly, aud " somc such
.l"p we have suggested Is not taken. To open
be streets leading fr'n the city into the coun.
~. am :" give them city advantages. the VI.
r"aAy talked 81 project 81 looping or the most
valuable portion II our territory aud annexing
i - the city. will become N reality.
THIS question II paving York avenue will
s""n be- brought to the attention of the county
commissioners. and we hope that the board
may Civ" Il prompt attention. FROM them
nm; come the authority Ia condemn the read
D" public use. I" pave Il aud I" assess the ben
rG's upon the property holders Interested
W" know that all the commissioners are viii.
ling in further any effort fpr nur countys good
AMI prosperity. aud a. one IT them. Mr.. Bru-
rs. - q large lo, owner on the line ol the pro-
l',,cd Improvement we hope aud believe that
she lvantasc. and disadvantages oi the pro.
icct will be fully conyasscd. snd Just c"nclu-
sion reached