The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-25
p.,,,o,,,I Of ,bc County Seat.

ReMOcat Of the County SCAT
We guess the county scat will be moved. n
meeting composed, as the AHsrieaH promptly
confesses, Of about fifty citizens Hiring ~ nc an
'aediafe rieiniiy Of he alms-hoHss property, YVES
held q, Calve.ion on Saturday last, which meet
Ing was duly organized by the selection OF Gen.
~ Jesse Ieazecr as President. a committee OF
three was appointed TO draft resolutions express
sive Of the feelings Of the meeting which COM
mi,tec, through Mr.. MrCielland, lie chairman,
reported the following;
s'whereas are the cisens Of Baltimore county IN
meeting assembled, called ege,her Coz The paIree ~
aishoass property the hest interests efths county
also 10 take Into consideration the ecsi mode o. ss
seunx taxation aud consider the hest manner OF a
eommodaiug all sections of the county ecsidss The
convensncr % the esens Of the RESPECTIVE. eonntiss
,hs aiasSsa.s psspsssy ssa,aiss. ~ sssss survey.
msrs than ,hlrsy Thousand iren, is.s q sesnd which,
imvsvsei, w;a * .sgsh ;w3 asa ahalf millions Of
dollars the county, which would lessen axaten 70
very large extent, that the property 70 mors siEiey
esanIy and universal convenience 10 the demands ef
the people Throughout the State that % make these
parposes and faf superior % those 81 rowsontewn,
believed By compe,ent Judges that $4,000 weuta -
ef makins i.e aad shalt millions o. dollars available
which u nos little vaue the amount Of taxes thAs
men. sfsss basis 81 taxation Coz @ss sSeaad soad
Immsnse ; therefore
Resolved b shls nss;lag Tia, ssmmIttce Of ave he
Appreciated 90 conirr with the msmbers elect Of the
coming legislature tiOm Baltimore csuny and present
bill to The Legislature TOT the rrmesAi 81 the ce"ny
The meeting then adjourned, 10 re-asscmble,
IL Is understood, at some future day.
We last week though, that this little agitation
" the subjec, Of removing the county seat was
but movement OF the Baltimore Amsrieaa's ed
itor, and two OF three others, who would like 10
see their property IN the vicinity Of the alms-
house increased IN value, rs IL would be II the
sea, of Justice was located there bu, |, ssems
tina, there are actually Gfty gentlemen out Of ten
thousand voters Of the county Who desire this
removal. aud these gen,irmen have gone vaIor-
ously To work, as gill be sven by the several
whercasss aud one resolve reported above. -
The property is more eligibly situated for nine
" trnlhs of the people OF Baltimore coaniy -
This Is a startling proposition, aud one which
CERTAINLY emana,ed from some gentleman but
slightly acquainted with the geography Of our
county. The slms-hOuse property is, as every
one knows at one corner Of the eeanty, far ffoss.
its crnirs, With convroiencrs OF Access To H.
save. perhaps, an omnibus os iwo running out
the Cslverton road horse rail road a'ieh', Of
toursc. be built; but Towsontown has already
one Of the best in the State, connecting II by
hourly trips with the city o. Baltimore, and has,
beside, the Northern Central and Western Mary
land road. TO land passengers from the extensive
\ region. ihcy traverse within a short distance Of
the court house And then, the removal " the
cour,.hogse to the alms-housr, Ne are told BY
the committee quoted would be a universal
:. convenience to the people OF the State That
portion OF the State outside o. Baltimore county
i. doubtless alluded 10 but DO not know
that -.e are particularly Interested ia the con
ven.eucr u asy others bu' our Own eiIiEens.
II IN, GIT SUIT Biltimore city better II the court
house vas at Calverton ba, then We thiak our
people vii AHEAD 10 their oWn convenience first.
and Iha, Of the people Of other sections Of the
State afterwards
The gentlemen composing this meeting have
extensive IDEAS Of figures albeit they WARP aud
,wis, ihem 10 suit their side o. the question -
The slms-hogse property. ne are told, contains
'uorc thAa thirty thousand from, Zee, Of ground
which, II improved will tie worth more than
% two-and- a half millions Of dollars. Hos
| izYroreir By the erection o. splendid buildings
au4 costly residences aad the graing and paw
ing " avenues &c II gill take a vast deal Of
this kind Of improving before this property be-
eomes worth those iwo-anl a.half millions. par
;icalarls ~hen it Is considered tia, the very
dnes' portion OF be property, iha, most sligiely
situated for building lo,s sold very recent, for
ses Aaair,d Gellays per acre
| "lt IS believed b. eompeient judges says
toe committee, 'iha, $40, 600 woad be sufficient
E" for the change, that 10 10 remove the ssat OF
justice How modes, the figures, 10 comparison
wi,h the vast bene6s TO be derived We bad
supposed ths, IL The eoar, house vas removed 10
the new location selected by ihese hfty gentle
mea that hey would wan, an edi6ee erected
there on a style Of msgni6cenee eommensuraie
wi,h the grea, benefts 10 be derived but they
are eonten, with thinking tina, $50, 900 will pay
| all the damages, build ne~ cour, house aud
| iail and alms-house We wonder IL Gen La
| gear. or : T Hatch, Fen, OF Mr.. Necleilani
or M. Wilson, (whose names are mentioned ia
connection with this meetinsl will take the con-
trsc, 10 erect these buildings for $50 COO
| We still think ,ha, this raovemsn, gill end Ia
,'soie, because the objee, Of few individuals IN
endeasorins 10 efec, ,hi. change for their own
benss, IS too apparent, bu, as this meeting has
resolved to confer wiih the members Of oar corn
ing legislature upon the subject would it no, u.
wei Tor the citizens hostile 10 this movement 10
take steps in the same direction
| VI Fulton, ofthe Baltimore iner,crs, takes
Us TO task for our remarks upon this sahjee, last
week and in his usual ~ sarcastic view pro.
nosnces ours a "6nished towe." From ,his se-
I msvk u - very evident that Mr.. Fulton has not
wished as lately. he could the many fn-
houses erected here during the is; tao OF three
seasons, AID hear the ao,ss Of preparation on
sssrV hand for renewed building operations next
Summer, he would not think Towsoniown was
| finished" Mr.. Faiioa also denies that his ad
voeaey Of this proposed change Il prompted by
any selfish feeling, or any desire 10 s,e ais Own
| ''iitle property in the vicinity OF the aims.
house enhanced Ia value. Very well; bat Why
the confession that II the court house 10 moved
to calvsr,on, he proposes TO ell Got thss. aud
and move to our neigLborhood Does be no,
expect 10 tina, event, 20 make a big specaia.
"iion' Out ofhis little property and 10 be
able. ~iih the money received from IL, to par.
chase more largely out here 2 Mr. Editor, that
confession spoils Jour argument,
We val, for further Developments In ,hi. mat.
| ter
Foasfos LAsoR ExleRArsos TO rnR SourHsRs
srArEs, 10 serms, has decreased In a ramark able
ratio during the prtsen, year. over i~elye ,hoas.
Il anAs euf.