The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-11-01
Reform or no Reform, "tItat's the
Question:,


The Greeley party has talked and written
about everything else during this campaign ex-
cept those things laid down in the plat
form of the Republican party. They confess
every allegation laid down in that platform be-
cause they have made no attempt to meet them,
to explain away any of them or even to deny
any of them-as expert as they are at this bust
ness. The following is the first resolution of
that platform:
Therefore resolved, 1st That the law requiring the
County Commissioners to advertise for proposals and
limits the payment to the contract price and orbds ex
ira compensation is good law anil should be strictly
enforced and the practice of rewarding avorites by
awarding to them the contract at low price, to be at
forwards made up by extras is pernicous and democrat
izing, unjust and illegal and should be promptly stop
'''' THIS RESOLUTION
has been standing before the public gaze since
September 10th. Nobody has denied a syllable
of this charge. VIM. NJ. Isaac, Esq, charged
John Q. Cooling, Esq, of making demand on
the Commissioners for an extra compensation Of
$12, 500 for extra work done upon the aims house
which arork "didn not amount to over
$4,000
and which Mr. Cooling Compromised 6y taking
several thousand dollars less than he attempted 10
get."
We have been informed that the Commission
ers paid Mr.. Cooling for this job, which Mr..
Isaac said Mr.. James G. Harrison stated was not
worth more than So, 900, the snug sum of
$10,OOO!l!
The election of the Republican ticket will be
worth to the tax payers in matters pertaining TO
this resolution not less than
$4,000
per annum, because they are committed to re-
trenchment upon this matter and the Greeley
party are opposed to it because they endorse the
conduct of the Commissioners by re-nominating
them. Tax payers, farmers, manufacturers,
which do you want? Vote accordingly.
SECOND RESOLUTION.
3D. That no extra allowances should be made to off,
GERS except in such cases unforeseen and not in
the contemplation of the law makers by whom their
compensation is regulated and fixed.
Whenever the compensation is regulated by
law, that and that only shall be paid This is
what the Republican party pledges itself to do.
This is what the Greeley party is opposed TO do
ing. Tax payers, which do you want?
THIRD RESOLUTION.
3d. That the act of the last legislative session
thorizing extra allowances to the Sheriff of the county
ought to be repealed.
In behalf of the people, the tax payers, the
farmers, the manufacturers and the laboring
men we say it is burning shame that Sheriff
should receive dollar of extra compensation for
any duty he performs. 1t is an outrage upon
the tax payers. There is no kind of justice or
reason for it.
For the month Of July, 1872, there were more
than $3.50 paid to Sheriff Robinson for extras.
This would make more than
$4,000
per annum. The law as it exists justifes the pay
ment of any amount, for these services.
The Republicans are pledged to the repeal of
the law which will save the tax payers 1900
per annum. The Greeley party is opposed to
this reform. Which do the tax payers-the peo-
ple-want?
FOURTH RESOLUTION.
4th. That the Street Commission should be abol-
shed, and that the duties should be performed by
competent surveyor under the direction of the County
Commissioners and that streets should be surveyed and
layed out only as the public convenience requires.
Last year the Commissioners paid
l3,474.26
for opening streets into the county. Many places
this work is done through swamps and other
places that will not be graced with an avenue or
building for ten or twenty years TO come. The
recommendation of the resolution is that the ex-
pense of opening streets shall be incurred only as
necessity requires. If this is prac,iced it will
save the tax payers not less than
$4,000
per annum. Those who desire this economy
vote against their sentiments unless they vote
the Republican ticket.