The Baltimore County union., 1883-02-17

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Geafie4 4sA I'll san In yaur Issue of the "a inst. =
eOumnAieatiSn headed ~The Fire Jumbo's Mad.
dle," in which ! an the person intsrvieued by
reporter. bot bad no idea Il vas for the purpose
of publieation- NoS DO not wish 70 eompiain.
bat rather 20 correct slight misunderstanding Ia
regard to Ar. Carmichael. Your reporters word
Ing woald rnaks it appear that the interview took
place "nof feaJ siacs." bat u was while SIR. Car
michael vas In the oeiee. Several questions and
answers In the reporters letter don't remember,
bat suppose they are about correct, bat the sch
stanee ofthe Whole s0ands though the Board.
u which I am = member. did make great blun-
der and that nou wish 20 screen myself from Il.
This 10 BY no means the ease. and uill try TO ex.
plain u a. hest can.
Yorr readers Uill remenbsr that an order waa
passed By the city Fire Commissioners forbiidiss
their engines 10 pass over Boundary avenue =
Oar Board afterwards met the city Fire Comnis.
SioneFs ani tried 10 nAke ArrAagenen,s for taem
t. give their services in % Gre, for which
they asked us. IL mistake nsi sl3 600 per annum.
have heard this referred 20 Il would have been
a saving. but our eitiEens know that the city Gre
engines can be of little servise in the county on
agcennt % not having re-piass. Soon after the
order passed b. the city Fire Commissioners the
src Insurance Companies threatened 10 cancel pol
ieies on iielt property. The people became IN
easy Nov something bad 10 be done. aud while
did blame my colleagues for their speedy action
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nor can nos answer the question u u vas put,
shat ueali you sabstitats fsF the lIoiio~ay ex-
tinsaisheFi when I asked your reporter that
question he said that eould AaFl TO pay for all
the property that was destroyed By Gre Tor what
i ecst us q run the department.. bat II ue had no
are iepAr'msn sni ne mish, experience great losses.
Nos ! must Aeknsuieige l am al lcss what
10 recommend in their place. win some u our
smart people give a. soEe substantial reasons
hou the cuuusy. uith = levy q Is cents on the
sleo can give the tax payers the facilities they
Fcluirc, They shoaia cone 10 the front Anl suS-
gess something that ueuli be better.
Nov. on the uhoie. | have % say that uhen
came into osEee we foand the eouaty about $780,
coo in debt. We foand the bridges thrasghoat
the eounty cpen Useien straetures. very much de-
eayei On aeessnt q set being covered. -
have besn Replaced By iron and wooden eovefed
bridges at neaFiy doabe the cost of open bridges.
Thesenay ybecausitere4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and uih hy little expsniitaFe. las; Tor tweufy-
hve years.
NeN, our coanty ruAis are. with icw exceptions.
ia better coalition iAaa they uers Eve ears 40.
The schools have hcen literally dealt sith. ailau-
in- the School Reara u bald many sne haa.ss.
TIE Gre Department has bsen a heavy draiu on
the trcAsary. having had neafiy the whole cas, cf
the aenaf;uen; 20 pay oa, q the ievies q iuo
ycarF. The Tee registration q voters. fsT shteh
10 isEy uas nais. uas aiso heavy esFcusc.-
The staall PSz sctFe eaasei eoosiierabis euiisy
more thau N foa- r-eviaus years-ail oi uhtch is
pa4. sEi thiak there i neariy not quite money
eaoasA let - the eeaaty until the ueHt lew.
ALI lsase al hoass:.thinking people O. iesiic
fvr thcaseites a. the aaswer cannot hsir bar b.
IN fAveT q the Boarl. e uhish your hauibie ser.
vaas - unsuAes. as4 has beea Cor nearly s.x
years.
For these political favs-s have never thIe1sh
tho pres tAsnkel the people e Baltimore county.
ssfceiAly the 20 PIE q ny ouH district. ~ho gave
nc al the vo;es east ha, sevcnty tive. IN the last
contest; ] ~ish . .sy that feel grateful % all.
Aul u have erred I; has hesn the head aud ne;
the Asau- bop. TIA; nv place nay b sIiel By
cas a1Fe elzpsssa; a; the expiration q thi. pres
eat t--r. JoHN n. MmLuSnEH-