Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
New County Meeting


Paul's Hall. A fair audience, however was
present, and encouraging interest mani
tested.
Capt. NELSON BEALL, President, called |
the meeting to order and announced the |
report of Committee upon Address and |
Memorialas the first business in order.
Dir. JOSEPH JANDoRF moved that the .
Committee report. Carried,
Instead Of the Address a synopsis was
read By Mr.. JONI S GROVE, Chairman
as follows:
The two Introductory paragraphs are de-
voted to an exhibit of the area of Allegany
md Garrett counties. as obtained from the
testimony Of surveyors and the New To
biographical Atlas of Maryand,' both con-
curing in the strong probability of l,400
square miles as the area instead of less than
1900, as is generally supposed. If this be
true it is rational to presume that the CON
stitutIonal requisites can be met on all sides,
in which case simple Bill of the Leeisla-
ture enacting a vote of the people on the
subject is all that is required. But ii a com
petcnt survey of the counties should pro-
tluce a result less than 1900 square miles,
then the Bill must 30 before the people at
the next Congressional election TO obtain
IN amendment to the Constitution.
The formation of Wicomico from Wor
cestcr and Somerset in lS61-thc two con
tanning $50 square miles and 34,Go9 inhab-
itants-is cited as a precedent TOR the Tor
nation of our county from population
sufficient for t0W countess area ioi M'o'c
and acealM re'y Jar N eFcoSS VI 'ha' VI
WNohico.
With regard to the important question of
taxation the accompanying table indicates
the situation:
Taxable Basis of West Allcgany, SS90j, 80
E" " East " 6,lS5.430
---
Entire County, Slo,gl0oo
Amt of Co. Tax paid by
West Allegany, S15,025 .G6s
Ditto by East 5o,725.G6i
-------
Total, Sl:3, '1l.55$
Amount paid by west m"'% .onnn
thah East Ancs'nS' """".W"
With our new county expenses al ?'',c
G65.00 on our present taxable basis OF
$S,905,510 it will cost but Az Genus on inc
hundreddollars to raise the amount
1t further shown that ofthe $13025 paid
by the coal section, but S9,S22 returns 10 IL
in appropriations, tees, etc. for 'he same
purposes the remaining OF eastern Ioluoh
of the county obtains pol '9@ora p'Ianse
against us of So, 1906 Again, OF the SOL
943 disbursed to run the Courts tominis-
sioners, etc, $l,l57 returns to TINS Icgior,
making another difference OF $1,000
against us. These balances sum UP Sh'ooo'
In other words this section pays out in
taxation SOL 1856 more than Is expended
here
An urgent reason fol a separate county
is the want of identical interests with east
Allegany, as shown in its sanction OF Il meas
ure at the last election by which revenue
OF S33,000 Tor 1915 was eAtolteu from our
mineral resources by the two cents coai tan
The cost of running Allegany county is
500 1866 II; that of running the new coun-
ty. by liberal estimate is computed at
$3S,000
FIT must be observed that in these cal
cuations no account is taken of the Garrett
territory to be included
The cost ofncw courthouse and iail at,
cav $40 OO0 could he paid principal and
iniercst in cirbt wears, bv following Ale
r,nv,s nlon Of yearly instalments, of which
the first years would be $7,42O, the eighth
ana last, $o''oo-oecie''sii's e'c" se'i f'ooo'
taxing inc au,n ea oi .lie :, L. "l o.,,
oShooi heol. ioi 100 IL IL louri' s s,l't' ,So
educatlohal system nc. cos!s Allegal} co. on
%, OF "ihGm $1,000. Is ir ' f ~. 1 u,j
sec'iom ms amount, '"Nen 81, Hi 600 ,' ~
inc sol'ios'o9, We nnse, say 'ir'UoU W.
pay inc yearly lnS, s1 ' oi uui muM
suu u, h " "l for NEW school houses and
roanorniJn Incidental cvncnsrs
W., .-.,,,.,- :.
Inc cost Oh rui'ii'ns VIC noM t |Uon,y 70
Ciosely colhputco n' 'o'.i h:i VI e.n. 9nnS ,
M,soulselheli's III 'n's COO 10 -
Inv io'.''o' =.
:, n,,nd i W t thc enhancement If nroner
ty values inevitable to the whole region
from new county establishment would be
followed by corresponding reu1c'ioh ol
,"m,s W .' ,hn ,rron1 and to the men
HAT nrodnccd and paid it,
These tjrures, taken from the record
form the basis for all the estimates made,
the variations, II any, from 'he prooaol'lties
~ 10 p,,i. ,hn ostin,atra smch
they are submitted AS authoritative and
incontroycrtible.
The following preamble and resolution
WINS also submitted: