The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-01-05

Howard WAS.s A Slice Too seems ,rat
we are beset on all sides 5y people who des're to
take slice of of our domain the last being
Howard county, who will be satisfied With two OF
three districts. And it seems from the sullolned
article, from tae Ecott City Times that there
a,e people in our midst who not averse TO an
ne-ing portion OF our domain 10 Howard. II
this feeling continues to grow we fear the entire
disiutegration of our good old county may be set
down as a eertainiv. On this subject the Times
says:
I'VE are glad 10 learn taat tie time approach
es for The meeting of The Legislature, our neigh
bors of the FIRST second and thirteenth districts OF
Baltimore county. are becoming actively concern
ed Tor the arreation OF those districts TO Howard
county.
''1he apo ,lnce OF this measure can be scarce
" over-estmated bv neighbOrs, and it cannot
fail, # carried into effect, to rebound to the ad-
vantage Of both sections but its advantages to
the residents OF The Baltimore county districts are
so ;mpo, tant and so obvious as TO make anuexa-
ton especially desirable to them, residing as they
do within sight of tie dome OF the Court House at
Elcott city, that circumstance alone would be
sufficient to point out the propriety OF the move
ment p 'oXimitv of the people to their county
seat is always desirable object. as illustrated by
The fact thar the population will settle az near
10 that point as possible tOat lands and other
property are as a general thing, more valuable
veuience of attending Court ana lie transaction
of county business. The great Inconvenience of
having to travel tle long distance to TowsontOWn,
involving loss of time and other sacrifices has
long been seriously felt, even in attending 20 the
most trivial county affairs, by Che residents of the
districts mentioned. The advantages thus 10 'be
gained by them in the proposed change ard re-
lease from tae grievous disadvantages of theif
present condition Of remOteness from their county
scat would, we should think stimulate them into
al organized and vigorous movement TO accom-
plish that most desirable object.
1--WE learn from various sources of the kindly
disposition of our Baltimore corrly neighbo's
towards us in regard TO their desire Tor aFne-a-
tion That gene, ors feeling is most cordig1y se-
ciprocated anG we sincerely hope that the pro
posed co Inty coale3cence with us may soon be
consum rated.
~ ticle l., Section / of The Constitution OF
Maryland, declares the right OF tue inhabitants of
any county or portion of a cocnty to decide by
ballot the question of annexation or the 10 nation
OF new COUNT. Under this constitutional pro
vision it is The Oornden duty of the Legislature,
on the petition of pc so tote ested, to pioW?G
Iy enact law submitting TO the people thus pc
titiOning The question of annexation.
"Now is the time for the friends OF tie propOg-
e. measure to aci. There is magic in taking
Inc by the foreIock The Legislature viii have
before It many important subjects of public ma
lure and to render success in this local measure
certain the initiative should be taLen early, and
The measure pressed with vigor and energy.
eve hope that some of the citizens Interested
will take the subject up and hage it ready for pre-
sentation 30 the Legislature as soon as it shall
lave been organized. The people on this side Of
the river will do eve -vthing proper for them to do
in the accomplish meat Of The desired result. and
in the event of success VIII gladly greet and cor
daily welcome our neighbOls fellow citizens of
Howard cOun,.v.'