The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-19
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BELT.

WAvERLY, July 18th, 1884.
Messrs. Editors In my last letter undertook
the task Of calling the attention of the County
Commissioners and of the police force, as well as
the sanitary inspector, to the needs OF that por-
ton Of the Belt bounded by the York road on the
east Eutaw Place on the west, North avenue on
the south and Waverly on the north, and prom
ised that my next letter should contain account
of the magnitude of the improvements now being
made, as we'll as alude to the watchfulnesS and
care they would necessarily entail upon the police
force and the sanitary inspector. Before alluding
to other matters of interest, therefore, will pro-
coed to redeem this promise.
I have personally visited every locality within
the above bounds and find the aggregate number
of irst-cass brick dwelling houses now in course
of erection, and many of them just finished and
tenantsd, to be in round numbers 100. Two en-
tire blocks upon the east side of Calvert street are
strictly irstcass and of very high finish and cost;
of pressed brick, brown stone trimmings, and al
most thoroughly of hardwood interior finish
three-story and basement, varied in their fronts
and antique in style. The same be said of
tween Third and Fourth Streets as we'll as OF those
OH the forth side of Third or Brown street, and
upon the same side of Second street, between
Charles and ST. Paul streets. In this locality and
immediate neghborhood there is also now being
erected for the First M. 4. congregation, now wor-
shipping on the corner of Fayette and Charles
streets one of the largest, and what Will be when
completed one of the most ornamental and strictly
architectural structures in the way of church
edifice in the entire city or its surroundings, and
what will prove to be the most handsome OF the
many costly and elaborate church structures that
mark this section of the extended city into the
county. And then again leaving these we pro-
coed west of Charles street and upon Fourth
or Shirk street there now being erected ana
almost finished Is irst-cass dwellings upon the
south side, finely finished and rapidly being filed
with first class tenants as fast completed. Leav-
ing these still going west, find an entire square
of antique and handsome dwellings circling the
west side of Mount Royal reservoir, and still west
and parallel with these again other rows OF the
same substantial and costly dwellings almost with
out a break upon streets running north from North
avenue and west from Mount Royal and upon the
boundary.
The vast amount of capital that is being invested
in these structures the long list of additional as
sessments that are being added to the tax-roli OF
the county, and the respectable and enterprlsing
Of HJRneo h Bs to say nothing
want of space, of what is being done in the same
direction upon the York road and upon Eutaw
Place extended, demands, and think should call
for the immediate action of the County Commits
sioners such action as will compel faithful dis
charge of every duty that properly attaches to the
police force. There should be no men selected
who are the mere hangers on of political party,
picked up and paid for party rufing, and permit
ted to lounge and waste their time at the station
house at Waverly and its surroundings, or places
of the same calibre elsewhere. The people who
have invested their means in this section mean
business and they will be heard from in various
ways should action that will improve matters be
delayed. DENMEAD.