The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-18
Re.oroi or inc Court House.

There i quite an Garnet movement on loot "a
Ral,in,ote rnunty in favor Of the removal 81 the
count seat from TowscniOwu 10 tue OLD Aims
house property running west rom rankin road
This property which exceeds In extent one hun'
dred and fifty acres, has been for eight or ten
years past dead weight on the county, aud
is estimated that BY removing the county seat 10
this locality /, would net TO the county inmedi-
ately a couple Of million OF dollars. The Com-
missiOners Of the county are forbidden 10 sell the
City acres on which the AlH.shousc buildings are
located foJ less than -, 800 per acre, but the
purchase Of the water power by COl. J. summer
field Berry has rendered !, useless for manufac'
turing purposes, aud consequently u has been
found impossible 10 obtain this price. With
railroad running out Townsend street and
tarough Lafayette avenue, which viii PASS over
light grades directly through the heart Of this
finely located property, there can be no doubt
that large population would soon be coaeeu'
traied there, and that property would rapidly
advance. The opposition in the county 10 the
extension of the city limits one mile beyond the
present boundary has given strength 10 this
movement, and meetings have been called In the
county 10 take the matter into consideration.
We take the above from the RIhimort .imeri-
osR Of Wednesday last, and give Il for wha, Il
IS WORTH only setting II down as important
true" Bu, then, We do not believe tina, the
earnest movement in regard 10 this removal
exists anywhere else but in the mind Of the
.iissricia reporter Mr. Fulton senior propiie.
tor OF the .iHscrieaH owns property in the viciu.
It, Il the aims .housc, and doubtless ~ would ID
very gland to see the county 80 to an ssPensr 81
| perhaps $500, 700 OF 100000 IN removing ,h'
county scat to this Oui.Ofihe-way locality, as be
would be gUatly benefited thereby Bat the lI-
/ cid individual ~he sees this "movemcnt ~
plainly should inform himself better as To facts
The almshousc rtcP~fi! contains about one hun
dt,d aud tii,, actcs, abou, :oTiy- six OF Which
Z NJ are rrohitiird from selling at less than
:. 500 per acfr and accrued Interest ~hiCt
would nov make that portion Of !; worth nearl,
- oVu per acre q DC conHtg cdH yd e. Ba
the balance ~ % ihyt can 81! al any price. ifih'
.iaerici. scrsi0n % this Is right, how hap
pens ii that Col Bcrf! purchased tia, saluA
e. elr water POWER a. $500 pet actc That sale
10 be sure Vas rasuous 10 the property, TOT man
ufAeiaring purposes but $500 ter acre ~as wha
d, Vas sold f,T
", Told tie pcog'c % u, couui, before lh'
el,ciou. iha, au earnest movement vas on Too
- extend tbs city .im's buithc project, ne -tf'
to,l 4, oas ovpoata'. vas one not 10 lie icatra
Ata aud would u,v,r - consumma;,i Nos
boW,,tr iii. ADMITTED ,hAt the schsms IS frvcl,
talked ~ aud ~. D. gts,. before the next leg
i.at4sv Il .a,h extension takes p!acr aud i
49, a. -aav '4tgrs Ia. a. not uoa "a alas
be.,. yt.y,rtt sal p rai,s ~ -'t, has''' Her
O.. ,;tous arsamru; 50 ppos.i'oa 90 oar HAk
tns aas extensive Improvement. ihefp for ID,
I-'ly oi tAr county a., never agrys tia, thei
s-ai - Jg.uc, ,ha 3, el'l.u The lint, u aaolh
e. J.-.-liciisa
TIE people have s.,.ei ihis question o.
count, Eat 'oas SO II, c.a.m. Of rival 10
oAnu,- SOC 4i., presented and ,'rongl, arg-'i
ani To~ sou;osa after fatr ,on'es, and re
p~at-j rr.a- uAs selected To~sonto~n : ca
ir4., .ocat,l 4a4 ihsrs a., eou,eu.~n,ss " a.
c.. 20 % -as4fi a.-s.l ., sns Other iceslity u
the ccua'! Tee citizens % ihr eu4ais 'sil,
re,.s- a. :4.. AaI VIZ ar,,- cpa.sl' TIA u,
s.a' = ls,e. s.a.' @. --uo,sl ~ one rorr~- O.
o4t ..r .l.,..- s.--, '9 80 property -
sh.aa as'er aAse osa~i ~ o~aias Shout.
aar- 500 's-- ago
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