The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-12-04

The NGw BOARD Of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The newly elected Board of County Commits
sioners for Baltimore county Messrs. Pleasant
Hunter. Robert s. Corse and Isaac Crowther,
met at the Court House on Tuesday last for the
purpose of taking charge of their office. Their
respective bonds were filed in the County
Clerks Office, and approved by Judge Yellott.
The bond required is 81, 500 each, which was
entered by the following secureties For Mr..
Corse, John T. Ensor and l.. P. D. Newman !;
for Mr.. Hunter, John I. Ensor; for Mr.. Growth
err, John W. Upton, Amos Armacost and Chas
Peregoy. About II o'clock the new Board en-
tered the Commissioners Office. D. j. McCau
ley, Esq, president of the outgoing Board,
arose and welcomed them in fitting terms, in
forming them that the duties of the Office are
quite complicated and onerous, requiring al
most constant attention. Mr.. Hunter, who had
been chosen president of the new Board, re-
sponded in few appropriate words, after
which they took charge. Up to this time the
following appointments are all that have been
maGe public.
Co9nseL-Messrs. John T. Ensor and L. P D.
Newman.
Chief Clerk-George B. Jean, of the I'd dis
trct.
Assistant Clerk-Francis B. Laurenson, re-
appointed.
During the session of the Board on Wednes-
day, Jsbez Armacost, Esq, the newly elected
Treasurer, presented the following protest,
which, we believe, was not acted upon at that
meeting:
MessrS. Hunter, Corse and Croother:
Gentlemen-W hereas, l have been duly
elected as q Reform candidate for Treas
urer Of Baltimore county; and, whereas, under
the law l am required to act as Treasurer and
Clerk to your honorable Board, am now pre-"
pared to enter upon tho performance Of NJ a'
ties as the law requires, and if at any time my
duties will become too onerous, will inform
your honorable Board and ask for assistance.
And beg that this, my request, be entered en-
your journal of proceedings Of this date With
great respect, l remain, your obedient servant,
&C."
OF tho retiring Board, Mess. McCauley, Ri
der and Jordan, we desire to say few words
In the first place it very seldom if ever hap
pens that one man serves a county like this in
the responsible position of Commissioner for
five terms-ten years-yet for this length
of time has Daniel j. McCauley, Esq, fill
ed this important office, and we conclude
that he must have been, to the people, a
very acceptable officer otherwise he would not
have occupied the position so long. Both
Messrs Rider and Jordan have been in the
Board for two consecutive terms-four years
Mr.. Rider being the only member of the Board
who was a candidate for reelection, but who
was defeated.
These gentlemen, during their long terms,
have been the subjects of all manner of abuse,
from both political opponents and friends, yet
we do not think that their most violent opposers
can put their fingers on any one dishonorable
action of theirs during their official lives. We
do not attempt to say that these gentlemen
have not made mistakes, for who among the
best of us would not have done so in similar
position, and admitting, for argument sake,
that they have made some, we firmly believe
they were errors of the head and not of the
heart. We look upon these men as honorable
gentlemen, and whatever may be said Of them
| politically, socially we esteem them most high
| iv, and take this occasion to return to them,
| one and all, our heartfelt thanks for the many
kindnesses and evidences of friendship extend
| ed to us during the past.