The Baltimore County union., 1883-02-10
The Marlvand Central Railroad the

Tho Maryland Central Railroad la the
First Branch Of the baltimore city Council on
Monday evening last, DR.. Liuthicnm prcsenisd
the petition of the Maryland Central RailFsad
Company, asking the passage of an ordinance pro-
viding for the Enforcement Of their bonds 20 the
extent Of s6oO.o0o. The petition says that the
Legislature % Maryland, 10 1870, authorized the
mayor and City Council of Baltimore % indarse
the FIRST mortgage bonds Of the company 70 an
amount not exceeding s6oo. 900 under this aa-
tharity the mayor and CITY Council hy ordinance
20 Of 1879. did make provision for such indofse-
meni, and this ordinance received majority Of
the votes Of the people Of Baltimore. Although
there has been subsequent legislation by the may
or aud city council, the petitioners say they have
received the written assurance Of many eminsnt
counsel that the ordinance No. &c Of 1870, which
received the sanction Of the people Of Baltimsre
city, u still in full force and operation but, In
order 10 avoid legal controversy, and believing
that the people of baltimore are as willing nsw
n they we're In 1879 10 lend the aid Of the ety q
the construction Of a road from which such sab
stantial benefits will be derived 20 the city, the
petitioners ask that an ordinance may now be
passed providing for the indorsement Of the sG0e-
900 Of tue bonds as was provided for BY the ordi-
nance Of 1870. aud that the ordinance 20 70 be
passed may be submitted TO n vote Of the people.
Accompanying the petition was paper signed
by large number Of prominent citizens. stating
Company for the recognition Of its right 20 re-
eeiye al Enforcement Of its bonds is sneritsrious
one, and they ask that, under proper safeguards,
u be granted. The petition was referred 10 the
Committee on Ways and Means.
We take the following editorial comment from
The baltimore Day Of Wednesday "The petition
oi the Maryland Central Railroad Company 20
City Council is 90 reasonable and even modest
that We cannot d0ubtthat IL will be granted. Be-
Heving. ~ the officers Of the company do from
the opinions Of eminent counsel. that the action
taken in 1870 authorizes and requires the city
without further legislation to indrose their bonds
for 100000, the amount then provided for, they
propose 20 avoid all legal controversy by asking
City cOuneil 90 submit new ordinance to the
people authorizing an endorsement for the sane
amount. With strong probability, regarded
from any standpoint. that the city " already
committed 90 the Enforcement of the eompany's
bonds 100000, ue cannot imagine reason wh' J
the vote IN coancii TO reopen the whole subie, =
and resubmit the question 10 the people, should
not be unanimous. the friends Of the project 30
voting because the railroad company l. wiling 20
run the rick. aud IL opponenis II Il has any, be.
cause thereby new opportunity for taking the
sense oi the people on the subjee, i offered.
"Bai " the protest we're \ new one IL would be
worthy of favorable eonsiieraiiun. The nez
road will doab;less aid % the general business Of
the city bat % will prove specially aivantaseoas
60 our retail trade. IL will give easy access %
baltimore 60 the people of . rich section Of ad.
Jaeeni country. nov practically more remote from
us than Philadelphia or New York One Of the
great needs e baltimore. 10 n business way fs n
thiekiy settled contiguous country. and this the
new road Sil give Il mme lia.ely. ani IL will tend
90 greatly promote the increase of population along
it, route and hcnce continue 60 add from wear 20
year O. the advantage II will osrour retail trade
al the start. There j. NJ reason whatever zhy
the city sho1id not ia A. much pratortionatelv
foF he Ma nj se -.
Wesiern Maryland. and re hops the wishes Of
the very responsible petitioner Who unite IN us.-
ing its claims will he regarded by Council and as
'en'ed to by the people at the polls"
Hampstead, Carroll County, Md.-Mr.
Joseph :. Git. Of NeW oxford. Pa, well. .knoun
60 many Of our readers from his connection With
many Railroad enterprises in Maryland. and
more reeeniiy employed on the MARYLAND Central
Road. l. writing fefies of articles f,r the Mao
chester EHfeTpriss. furnishing many hist irieal
facts connected With soEe old MARYLAND VILLAGE.
aud touns. The following is uha; he has 70 say
of Hampstead, jus; over the Baltimore county
line; This village containing nearly four hundred
Inhabitants. is located on surveys called sSprin.
Garden ari patented 20 Dusiane Dane in I.4S.
This ioEn was called 'Coxyille' or Cexestoun for
over one half n century. as I well remember. aud
IA honor Of John Cox. Who was it, irst settler
but finally took the name q IIanps;sAd from the
district.
Hampstead vas made tire place for holding the
polls The tract oi land kEoEn 'Transy lyania
uas originally surveyed for Thomas White. ia
1916. but resurveyei and patentei TO Capt. Rich
aFi Richards in l.sl.
The district took it, name from Hamps,ead in
Engiand. n town from which Capt. Richards imi-
grated about the year 1875. The early sestlers
usTe the RiehsTis, coxes. Stansburys. Launotts
Foubles. Houeks. Snyders. Ebaushs, Murrays
Browns. LESTER. Rubys. LoyesIls. culiisoas,
Gariners, Hammond anl Afmaeos;s. a humber
are stili residins in the ioEn. The hrst settlers
we're generally English. bat afterwards the Ger
mans came into the district in large numbers.
At least a eeniaTy ago Col. Johns u Baltimore
county. of which this district vas then a par,.
built warehouse il s said Of logs 10 receive and
store wheat for biz mill near Dover. The hos.e
was aftersards ueatheEboarleI and sold 10 Joks
Cox the hrsi actual settler, Who kept tavern ~
IT, Cox subsequently sold IL 90 Harry Lamo;,.
IL 10 said % be the oldest house in town aud is
nou ounei By MF. Sianbury. The town xas laid
Osi about l1s6 BY Christopher Vaughan, . broth.
er-in-laS of Capt. Richards. Henry Lamot, ease
20 the village IN Is9s fr,m nAVre dc Grace. uksa
there uere bot feE houses in IL. lie vas tke
son of John Lam"it. Freaeh nobleman. Who set.
tied in Maryland about ITso and was the fr., q
this family 10 America
The hTst physician of the t0un Eas Dr. Crn-
baugh. Who had been a He,sian soldier and lived
short tine IN nearly all the Eillase q the eountv
The first seh0olmaster was a Mr. Parks After
Dr. limbaugh. Dr. Hall. uho lived several nile,
distant. aiieadei paiienis here. anl the next re-.
ideni Physieian uas DR.. Richards c. Well. With
uhesH DTs- Roberts, BarthoIotnew and Hansen
". DraGeh stadiei in lSs9-5I aud -. The last
tuO married daughters Of Iohn Lamo;t John
Fouble kept store. Peter Frank kept the frst
tavern. sni uas succeeded By Joha Cox. Can't.
Richard ieharIs OuneI ffteen hzndresI acres q
land near the ioun.