The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Civ Council. ION Monday afternoon, Mr..
1oNson, FROM the eommiiiee % ways aud
means, TO shom had been reierfed lhe me-
mortal Of the Presidenl and Directors 81 The
Western Maryland Railroad Company, sub.
nifled report, With an accompanying orb.
nance, TO invest the sum Of SS=e,uN0 N the
purchase Of si7e.5v0 Of the bonds Of said
company 0f the series knowa Is the second
pseieFred mortgage bonds, and OF the interesi
OF the company N s-iJ.usg Of other Of rs
bonds, secured by the city REGISTER IS sink-
ing fund. In their report the committee y
The essens q the cry Liability sr the slesss u
s si,s bse he lei, sies q eassz IN lie
eaaneil and u pnbiic crlcism that Inc c0mmitiee
fst 4 peculiarly iiirnnhent uron tkeDs % csnsider
beioFe glrlng Il thtlr spprsSal hsnce Their delay
in making this rcynlrl A - The origin Of Ihe &C
an, slsslsea nssiAke p which TIE e.ss has beolae
urne c.,lamifled By which the cet of the mad was
lnrreases ueyond the hr.t estimate ~ lrem 4 use
lsxs AGAIN 10 snquIn. Mhen fhe couneli was calicd
upon IA ls1v ana IN ISL. lttix than war
al. IA furnish additional AID lur the complctie u
wurk luil exHmnAii,n was made the ala y
% las eunlpAy, anu u Was each Tine drcarsl y DC
the plnln interest well isc policy Oi thu city,
aflcf having kole ar a. il nAu previously 0gl. ~
i,fcyeuI the plble sarriice "a INT Fuzd b The ur0-
nwas AZ, isrlas rsssrlsial 70 this end thai the
uurk " euEsrFilctson OF the independent line s.n
Wv tf4+H 41lAAe " ~ btAl "a
tesaSn iFom HAgertun b Wal Anlsl-srt, should b
completed without delay Ia the l1st rc4erIcd
-. ESTIMATES Nere mzdr " The proper Gttrs % tnc
amount rsQuired % accalhpatsh tbs paFpee, and Il
e0niitentay expceted a. the time. both By The
company anu tle council that the oriluAilte Nheh
Sas approved January isih issZ would toinsh am
pic pfoFision tor erery puslbie coutsnscnsx fr.an
the statement noW bei0re Us however, Il : evident
lnat thc work At 18th ends Of the sann,A b.
sPssd ~ W. s Ssfs s .as s sasaf q = SSs
the independent line trvn Owinrs Milsto f4ltimore
in running order and thus secure v hat was the ursi
aim OF tbs council their RELIEF frsm the heavy TAX
nd embarrassment incident % the Connection with
TIE Northern Central and direct communication
IN tiagerstown But the mAniissi sdyslllAges y
ne derived from the extension " NiliAmspOrt can
not b. overlooked and pressed themselves " strls
" upon the eonpAny that through their fryzlsirht
they have presented In PLAN but hrcible way the
lliemma ia which they Ind themselves. and have
suggested what seemee ~ them, and what your com
m-iiee have sdopted, a. The only HraSufc oi feiel
agw within the i.swer Of the council O. anorst and
ahich. bey,a all reasonable doubl viii be enectua
That the present administration oi the eunapgny IS
n no way responsible fr the disappointment expe-
rsenceti 10 their ability 10 complete and equip
the entire line q rad without the proposed
assistance your committee FULLY satisfied They
were obliged to rely IN their calculations upon
tain statements Of tact % the cndition oi the c
lany when they assumed the management ~ irs al
fairs. and IN which errus have been disc1fered
ghich ceald not have been foreseen by them. and
which alone explain the deficiency OF means We
grAticd alo 70 be able 10 give the rsdlt Of
our Investigation. ennyietion that upon very
when the work i completed as proposed. and when
relieved Of the tax non paid 70 the Northern Central
tsy vii % esae % pay tnr insefs. On Nc oonas
Ieyed trufn any danger Of sacrifice They VII also
be placed in position 10 demonstrate laet which
100 little appreciated yet that this road may not
only do material srsice IN the local Development q
The STATE Of Maryland but its line Of location Is
already Indicated % thoughtful minds that Il nay.
Al no very distant day. becume p4rt 81 another
great highway between the coal rtgion and The
haTbor ef BALTIMORE several lines for is extension
have oeen surveyed Win results % tasornsse a 70
warrant the belief that most advantageous conner
In ~ made with the hear OF the exal and oil
regions and route 70 lirtsburg and the NaFthxes.
be Ihene-by obtained shorter than any existing
or prsIiets.i should Such tssEisuinrnAtira b az
tanned your committee believe that the city VIII be
amply nepsid BY fneTease Of trade for AZ Trest1aas
In naliEing direct reyenne frnua il investment
The provisions Of the ordinance which we hersaith
pEssent and the Pessaes q Shich ne esrnsstly
need ony say IN reArd 10 thtm that thsy have seea
examined BY the ely counsellor and approved ~
hin - within The PoEes q the city and legally
sSiOn one of The ordinance authorizes and drects
the commissioners 81 fuance 70 inyes7 the SUE o.
which may herezter come b their hands, in the
purrhGke q Si7ks9u q the bp1siS Of The Western
AE5lAnd RAiir.Ad Company. Of the serses lawn a.
the secured Tseicrrxai mortgage bsnds and also u
the rht tide and infeoe-t Of the sid company 10
ssoea o. osheT mursrAse hclls q the said company
noH IN the passion II the register q the cfy Il
Bsttrare s.r,li-r ard b. Tirtas "a tle u-yi.;or, a
the genih sexton u an ordnance Of the nhyuf and
city council q Haitnnre 1Ffr0ved January n is7n
% guarantee by The Inays and ely council Of BAIT
m ne 81 the msrssage bsadx oi the NeSter Maryland
RzilrOad .aTAny and % Truvids sinking fund IN
the sid ccznr1ny q the sad SIS "a and sx-tEn-
meni in writing q al The right title and tuieret az
The sd e9ngAny N and . Tie nd s.sls ll q ets
Plsss=sSn d the rister. The sid cgznai~io1ers
q finance AhAl pay the satd sun Of Ssatto % the
aid esapany Al snch tines and In such paysnesss
as may Be srrangrd hetEeen The said eosaIa ssaeEs
srsi q ~ essasEs that nashing contained in this
ordinance hall alter change the pruTisian made
by the leutA sczQ0 81 the drsiinznee befige naen-
t.red f,r = sinking fund sxceTf - a. % exfia-
gash The right tide and interest," OF said eumYGny in
The sad ssk0o 4 binds. and IL righf e reqGre =
cancellAtiun Of the same and 20 enable the said
carzny 70 assign AL IL n;ereSs in the % the
sAid commissioners Of hnAnee-
section three eilAei. that The ordnance shall take
eassf inmed Gieiy The ordnance was laid over 10
BE- printed
The ordinance authorizing the commission
ers Of finance Of the city 10 invest SS3l.OO0
in the parehase Of Sl7s.500 Of the bonds Of
the Western Maryland Railroad Company.
Of the series known as the second preferred
mortgage boads. and Of the interest Of the
company IN S20,O00 Of other OF It's bonds,
secured BY mortgage and held a. > sinking
fund, was called up in the first branch Of the
Baltimore city council Wednesday afternoon.
and after some discussion passed withou;
amendments. IL was stated during the dis.
eHssina that the sum Of S330.i0O would be
sufficient to complete both ends Of the road,
and that II would be ready for The cars by the
first Of July. That the passage Of the ordi.
nance would not necessitafe an increase Of
/ the present levy. In the purchase Of the
bonds referred to only Slj0,d00 would be re
/ Qnired, but as against the road the debt
/ would amount to S23O,O00. There was no,
one dollar Of the mons to be spent on the
/ Williamsporf end Of the road anti the Bait
more end was completed. The right Of WAY
had been secured, and the grading done OF
this end of the road. The ordinance nov
goes to the second branch for action.
Rial ESTATE SAiEs.-Messrs. John f
Smith, John II. Winemiller and Isaiah Ham
as trustees, sold on Saturday last a farm con
tanning AZ acres, sitaated in Frederick county
and belonging to the estate Of the late JOSEPH
Davis, deceased, to Z. A. Clabaugh, Of Bali
more, for S4,050.
Mr.. George W. Ports, administrator o
George Ports, late of Baltimore county, de
ceased. of the fifth district, sold the HON,
farm Of said deceased, containing l4l acres
improved with good two-story weatherboard
ed dwelling, . new bank barn and other on
buildings, to Wesley Ports. at sd per acre
| $s,e66.
Jacob Erb has sold his mill property. il
Taneytown district, on Big Pipe Creek, viii
about 80 acres Of land, to Henry I. Eek, 70
$500.
AsoTHER TOrcH or WISTER.-With III,
advent OF March came about ten DAYS of YER
mild, spring-like weather, and ever since, VI
to Wednesday, If has been quite seasonable
On that day the fieecy mantle Of Winter wa
again spread over mother Earth. old Boreas
perhaps, remembering that '.Spring would b,
but gloomy weather If we had nothing else bu
spring" During the bright sunny DAYS GU
farmers began their farm work with 4 vim
and our town folks commenced gardening
forgetting that .'lf March comes in like :,
lamb ii will go out like lion"
SOMETHING STRAxeE.-We mentioned III,
appearance Of several snakes, during the in
tensely cold weather Of last winter. Eaualh
strange was the appearance of butterf'
which flew into the house Of Mr.. Isaac Men
ebey. living near Hoacksyille, on the 10Th o
February last. The butterfly lived ffteel
days, Notwithstanding the weather was col,