The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-12
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
THE COUNTY POLICE AND THE BELT
SANITARY INSPECTOR.

I Editors Unton The people of that portion of
| the Belt commencing at Boundary avenue on the
south and reaching far Waverly on the north,
and extending east as far as Greenmount avenue
and west to Eutaw Place extended, complain loud
y of the utter inefciency of the police, and think
from all the surroundings they have good right
to do so. When you consider the very large
amount of taxable property the Belt within the
bounds l have named has added to the assessors
list in the past five years, and the vast amount of
improvements that have characterized this section
within that time all of which demands the close
attention and strict surveillance of the police force,
and then see every day before your eyes the utter
neglect of this vast section by those appointed to
preserve order and enforce proper regulations, /
am forced to admit that the universal complaints
are just and should be remedied by the County
Commissioners. 1t is notorious fact that you
can any day in the week find tho day police
massed at Waverly, at Hoopors, and several other
localities on the York road and near the station
house, where there is no but for one at any
time, and the balance of the district along Boun-
dairy avenue, 1st I'd, Sd and 18th streets as well as
Charles street avenue, Maryland avenue and Oak
Streets left utterly unprotected or patroed unless
1t be for very short time each day, and that
early in the day, if at all, whilst stone wagons
brick carts, sand and dirt carts are allowed to
and and % %h aags
rough and in many cases impossible, without very
great care upon the part of drivers. And then,
too, as was the notably on the 4th inst, men
and youths, under the influence of liquor, al
lowed the whole of that day, and for days before
and every day since, Sunday included, to roam
from the Maryland Central depot along Boundary
avenue and all the adjacent streets on the county
side, without the least admonition whatever from
the police so far as is known to any citizen.
Now what is complained of is not that the force
is insufficient, but it is utterly inefficient and
,oorthless for the most part, and needs to be re-
placed with material that will attend strictly to
the duty that calls loudly for Industrious, good
men, who will not be eternally Longing and hunt
ing soft places in the shade and Sinking duty.
Then again there is loud call for the sanitary
officer. Who he is I do not know. But he is
wanted in this whole region, and badly wanted at
that. The cutters of unoccuped lots on Charles
street avenue want him, and the same is the case
on each of the parallel and cross streets. Tney
all want him. Sickness will be the result of in
efficiency and neglect, and the citizens of all this
rapidly improving portion of the county must
have him with his authority, and if he and an i'm
proved police force be gotten then we will feel
that thought of at Towsontown and not
before.
enabIaS - ~iga Eou q list of the improve
naueu 10 see more clearly why THESE tffrfh4n. be
wanted ana how urgent they have become.
Yours, Dry,,n