The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-03-31
SsANOTHER JOB ON HAND.


-->1s-ss.'s. Editor. :--on or abou, the - day Of
December past, the County Commissioners Of Bal-
ttnore county opened proposals FOR furnishing
materials and lighting the lamps owned by the
county. For some two or three weeks before this
an agent Of Philadelphia Stree, Lamp Com
pnny could be seen hanging around Towsontown
and the commissioners' Office, "coacLe,i'' BY
prominent Assessor Of Taxes on nov property,
and the now superintendent Of lamps. who ut
that time was out Of employment and awaiting
Tor something 20 turn up. by the miscarriage Of
some kind Of n communication that was to have
been sent them by the Clerk of the County Com
inssioneft. the Philadelphia people failed TO get
proposition In on the day the bids were opened.
The Commissioners, notwithstanding this. how
ever, received n proposition privately from them
alter the figure. of other bidders we're made pub.
lie aud known, but dared not award the conirac,
20 them under the circumstances as the eyes Of
other bidders were upon them. They therefore
appointed one Of the above referred to ''cOaehes'
as superintendent Of Lamps. and undertook to
run the same themselves. thinking, possibly, that
after awhile the other interested parties might DO
luled to sleep by the lapse Of time. and that they
could then carry out their purposes. Within the
present week the same agent has been seen hang
Ing around the COMMISSIONER Office. accompa.
nisi BY the same "coac1." the now Superinten
dens Of Lamps, wcll-known wire puller. Are
-tht Commissioners about 20 carry out their pian.p
This Phiiadsiphis company would be liberal Ia
We
They are the same parties who employed q lobby
In baltimore city last year with q contingent fee
Of about 5000. but there they failed TO put their
work In. Possibly they think the authorities Of
the county more pliable They come here Offer
ing TO put down iron posts aud new lamps free of
cost Do they think the people Of Baltimore
county are 80 green as 10 believe that these out
siders love for them IL so great that they are viii
ling 70 make them n donation. the value Of
which 10 not far from 900 No! the plan 10 TO
set these posts and lamps which are the bait set
70 catch suckers, the lamps and posts TO remain
the property Of the company and at the expira-
ton OF contract, either compel the county 20 re.
new the contract al their own figures or buy out
their plant at pretty good round price. or give
them the inside track Tor the next contract, as the
county might not be disposed or in q condition.
financially, 10 make the outlay for lamps and
posts, and any other bidder would have TO put tho
county IN darkness whilst he was getting his
lamps and posts up. Iron pos,s stuck up on the
hanks Of the Belair and other roads, forsooth
can't the people OF baltimore county put mp with
something cheaperl In the city Of Baltimore where
they have 1000 Of these lamps. q large number
OF them on prominent streets, they have wood
posss which they think are good enough for them.
The patent rights Of the burner nos In use In the
county and the beat In the country 10 owned by n
Baltimore company, the stock Of which IL owned
nsirely BY citirens Of baltimore county aud city,
and cannot be used BY the Philadelphia company,
Who must use m inferior burner IL awarded the
contract. This, however. will not In my cement
be allowed 10 stand in the way, u tho surmi,ed
job DO carried out.
Mch.Si-itl JOHN HIGGINS.