The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-06
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LETTER FROM UPPER kALLs.
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away and with u We have buried 90 many hopes,
brightProsPeci. Of year ago, plans tha, promised
80 much and schemes that failed Of success We
stand now upon the Wage Of time dividing the
past from the future, and find Il l. good sea-
son for reflection, for thought for lew for care
fully analy zing and making changes. amendments
and betterments. We do all this not only Ia it,
personal ssy sense aud application. but NC also
propose to give afew rays Of light upon some pub
lie matters.
First, then, We have much food for reflection and
anxious thought In an examination Of the last 70.
port Of our Board Of County Commissioners, For
" thousand dollars for a FIRE department for the
Belt How much more since that report was
made out The total now probably foots up S60..
600 of the taxpayer money. What does Il all
amount to IL l. true that our cotnmissioncr
for several years have found on their hands the
difficult, question of what 60 do with the Belt. Il
is equally true that the Belt has the most extray-
agant ideas OF its Importance and consequence 10
the county. Utmost admirably ILLS the part Of the
tail 90 the turkey. l. there any limit 10 the pow
ers OF the County Commissioners? IL seems not
practically. because 90 crafty the BELT citizens the
Board has lavisbly poured out the treasury Of the
whole county 10 satisfy its cravings and demands
This has been unjust o. the balance of the county,
and that injustice becomes more apparent from the
failure 20 satisfy the Belt aud from the waste Of
money In the expenditures for fire department,
tclcgraphs. lamps and police. We are fcarfally
burlcnei aud handicapped with these loads which
Now whose fault Is III We accuse no one We
willing to say that in dealing with this prob.
Sem Of what best 90 do and how best Co do t. the
County Commissioners have probably done ac-
eording a. their human wisdom aud judgment
showed them. but looking at the past, not ia The
spirit ef fault; Gadiny but anxious To- bring good
gu; Of the evil. we do say that It Is Ga,c 10 cdH
halt. change has already been made in the
lamp system, which Is somewhat batter. II would
have been much preferable TO have abolished every
lamp i- the county and saved the money male u
coltrnct with the city gas company 10 light the
iielt aud adjacent villages. But look at the fire
department! Sixty thousand dollars l. a trcinen-
dous pile Of money for baltimore county tax pay
ers 90 waste in experiments. aud the time has comc
60 stop that leak. Right about. face aud take the
back track. Take q look 40 ihis Jumbo" dispas-
sionately. aud We ind 1, running sore that i.
killing us by depletion of our vitality. To say
halt known about these chemical en- ginrs aud their
paien,ec would lie g. subject any paper To- score
of libel suits for damages. but II Is enough To- say
that they do not satisfy the people even who have
them. They have failed repeatedly aud We have
NO recollection Of any single success attending
them. not even the time they turned cat 20 cxtin.
guish the aurora borcalis and nearly killed their
ho'scs aud burstcd the machine. .Nirfy finusaHi
dollars ssgssR'i ~ I"d i&r,a,Jh sa. ann !. GER
tainly tough fact for Baltimore county tax
payer To- understand. ani that nnc man u citi
zen Of Baltimore. who don't even buy pouni "f
oats ~ horse feed in the COUNT.
7 How can this money be saved in the future By
the simple process Of selling oil these chcmicals.--
Take them to the junk shops. II necessary anil ,cll
them a. old brass and metal. Organize and cu
courage citizens to organize volunteer comp auirs
I throughout the various suburban centres. Tu
every company properly organized and mana gel
grant subsidy of $500 per anuun. thus b-ingir :;
IL under eoutrol OF the Board oi Cunmi..ioncr. in
respects. Make - conirac, with Baltimore
city for plug service and water supply throus shuGt
the Belt Have ,hc whole concern under the lnan-
ascmen; of a chief. who shall be the gent uf the
County Commissioners. Any company rclusiI !;
this to have no pccuniary aid. Make further
agreemen; With the Baltimore city ire department
for it, service. and IN place Of sl0.uea year we
will 10 more and give more satisfaction and have
I more protection a, S20.nO0 . year 4. /, j. now
the county could afford to pay for every dollars
/ worth "f property destroyed and save slj."tu a
year by havin. no en.inc- rather than these pat
cntel eonmode. running on wheels.
OF the lamps We have already spoken. i icw
words about the police. The force j. good cnous sh
with one or two exceptions, bu, Il needs general
chief inspector. To tell all one sces or all one
hnls out would be 20 njurc the good with the bad.
But the force needs Inspector chief over all.
and he must be good iiscipinaran and Of good
judgment. To say the least one day every month
the whole force is demoralifed and of duty Il;
seems. and that's pay day. The chief of each dis
ttict goes - TowsontoNn to draw the pay an ! ;hc
men wait his return In Baltimore to get their
money. An inspector could keep them all moving
/ constantly. and he could be made the channel of
communication between the officer. and the Board.
Would il not therefore be better divide the force
! into mounted men and foo;ncn. aboli.hing the
/ presen; system of chief Of district. and have one
general chief or Inspector:
This Il not the time occasion 10 criticize
other portions of the report Of the County Comui..
sioners. but IL j. plain 90 the leak through
l which the money filters aud runs away. Whilst
: il il not 50 easy 10 see always the bes, plan Of
plugging up aud stopping these leaks. yet some
of them could be and would be Gu, oil IL the right
way gone about doing /; anil the proper
means used. lie; Us live. therefore. in hopes that
the lightning Of wisdom may strike our County
7 Commissioners and influence them to act :or the
beet interest of the whole county that Mr.. llollo
way and his chemicals. with all their brass and
other 'dXins. with the recommendations OF the
Baltimore underwriters aud the Richmond Gre
marshal all together. may er,Hnt from BAL.
iim0re county. BiLLY BARLOW.