The Baltimore County union., 1884-03-08
The Disputed Land in the Park.-Some

S many months of judicial inquiry jury of condem
nation made report dividing the property in dis
pute between the city and the claimants. THEREFOR
was filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore county
The jury stated that George FRESHMAN died pos
, sessed of one-quarter, N. Carroll Spence owned
/ one-quarter and the Mayor and City Council o
Q Baltimore one-haf interest in the property, which
amounts in land to log acres. The Improvements
s including the buildings, machinery and pipes, art
valued at $4,000, and three and third acre:
of the land at 1000 per acre, making total Of
| $4,000. This property, aggregating $40, 0O(
(one-half of the whole valuation,) is awarded tc
f the city. The remaining seven acres of land are
valued at $4,000 per acre-$70, 900. One-ha oil
this Tor one-fourth of the whole,) being 3 acres
and roods, valued at $35,OOO, is awarded to N
, Carroll Spence. The remaining fourth is divided
into five equal parts, one.ffth of which being 2
roods and 80 square perches, valued at $1,000, is
awarded to Emma FRESHMAN. The other four
ffths, being acres roods and square perches,
} valued at $4,000, are awarded to d. E. Lyman
and c. Dugan, trustees of the Freshman estate.
The bill for partition was fled on the alleged
ground that the property was held by complainant
and others in common with the city. The latter
purchased portion of its share from John N.
Carroll, of the Caves, and portion from Miles
White. commission for partition issued
by the court, on the return of which exceptions
were filed by the city and Mr.. Spence, and the
report was not ratified. In the survey under the
first commission, Mr.. Martinez ran the lines and
reported portion if not all, of theimprovements,
machinery, &C., for the water-works to be located
on the land claimed by the Presstmans. This
seemed to be matter of great surprise to all par
ties concerned, as the Water Board, under whose
| direction these improvements were constructed
were fully convinced that they were located on
| that portion of the land purchased by the city
from Miles White. This explains in some meas
ure portion of the exceptions cited below.
| Mr.. William F. Wharton, solicitor for the city,
| a iscin ska
and proceeded to file exceptions to the same as
| follows: First-Because the valuation was exces-
si'e ia boinS Ne the rate 80 e1n. nnn nov oa~
| Second-Because the commissioners erred in val
| uing and portioning that portion Of the ground
occupied by the buildings, machinery, &C., as said
portion was properly claimed to be owned by the
city in seyeraty and not in common with the other
parties to this suit. Third-Because the city,
having built these improvements in the full faith
that it was constructing them upon its own land,
and they being of great public utility and for the
good of the entire city and erected without any
claim, question, warning ntimation from the
parties to this suit or from any other source of
adverse nature to the land on which they were
placed, these parties cannot now, after quietly
standing by and permitting their erection, come
in and claim any benefit from the same. Fourth
Other general exceptions alleged for irreg-
ularty in the proceedings.
Who Wants an Agricultural Station at
Pikesvlle.-The Editor of the Maryland Farmer
violently opposes the effort being made to estab-
lish an experimental station at Pikesville, and
asks, who wants agricultural station
"Why, every farmer who lives within the rad
ius of few miles of that point designated within
the realm of Baltimore county, because each one
hopes and has been indoctrinated to believe that
such an establishment would raise the price if not
the cate of his land at least fifty per cent.
Every of the score of the scientists that aspire
n thp honor nr dirantnr nr chinf it 10
ting upon the salary of S5 1000 per year a COM
Portable bonanza which to rest for a few years.
Then it is wanted by the hundreds of lesser lights
who see, from afar, place of rest at 81 900 or
$4,000 per year, as assistants, &c. Another class
of people it, because they are for no SEN
sible reason opposed to the agricultural college.
Such persons those who have frien ds they desire
to serve t1dnt 1t.
off the State can afford to appropriate $40 900
or $50, 900 to experimental station annually, it
can well afford in its flow of riches to restore
its annual help TO the several county agricultural
societies, to the State Agricultural Society, and
the various mechanical institutes and to the Ag-
riculural College in which it has already invested
so large an amount. 1t also has its eleemosynary |
and charitable institutions to be taken care Of
Are our people to be deprived of such beneficiary |
aids, to have built up, for favored few, so-caled
agricultural station?
"a station as implied from the charter desired,
to be of any use, of the merest use cannot be
properly conducted under less than $20, 900 or
$4,000 per year. The same character Of institu-
tions in other States, have cost much more. 1t is
not believed by the honest sensible people of the
State that our representatives will for a moment
consent to such scheme for personal aggrandise-
ment, or to crafty malice, to destroy an already
existing institution, in which the State has so
large an interest, and in which the popular mind
has of late taken so deep hold.''
Mr. H. Dennis has sofa ffr his Es"ff farm Of about SO
acres for So 60, cash, to Mr. Miller, of Beckleys-
vile. This makes three farms sold in this neigh
borhood lately, and with the pension obtained by
Mrs. Tracy, of 81, 800, puts more money in circu-
lation this spring, around here, than falls to
lot often, to chronicle These changes, with the
annual movngs by those who rent houses and
lots, will cause q number offittings this month.
The change from mud embargo to a cold
wave and snow, sensibly felt by all, especial
ly the school children, and the early started cab
bage and tomato plants required careful nursing
to preserve them.
Our auctioneers are busy in their callings, and
the boys around the postofice are whetting up
their appetites to attend several Pennsylvania
sales where good dinners are prOverbial.
Some of the habitues that congregate around
Eklo, don't like the name of Bummer's lately APP
piled to them, those that were in the army
thereby reminded of former scenes. They are a
jovial set of fellows and delight to quiz us coun-
try chaps, ,and catch US on spare ball frequently.
The sergeant lately posted "Quilla," who with
his Gettysburg contraband mule, and dog Ring,
stopped in at the retreat the other day. He tried
to get quarter out of "Quill" for sight at Mer-
riken's three legged rooster, but being short of
change, the sergeant offered to hold Ground Top"
contrand and an alderney COW, as collateral. This
excited "Quilla' and he threatened to have the
crowd indicted by the Grand Jury, but was in
for, Nod OF Eota 10 10 0fha1lo had
lost his occupation. "By-the-by, one moment if
you please" since Gov. McLane had removed the
court house from Scrabble, and if he wanted law
he would have to go down to Cuttings Rock,
where he would learn that Pickles out ON the
war-path selling Bibles, or he would have to 60
to Sticks store in Pennsylvania, where the cup
per End" court house is located This
change of base so disgusted "Quilla" that he
mounted his mule, and said he would go home
and consult Gen. Jackson and liberty, while the
boys agreed that would be safer counsel and less
dreaded by them than Aunt Polly, of the house
of Joshua. CIRCLE.
From Perry Hall-The Belt Question:
If it is not for the benefit of the residents of The
Belt" to be annexed to the city it is presumed
they are aware of it and will most effectively re-
buke the attempt against their welfare when per-
mitted to do so at the polls. Such decision only,
it is we'll known, will stop continual agitation by
the city authorities. So let the vote be taken
and let the Governor appoint the judges. Surely
that high-toned gentleman can be trusted in such
matter by his own party, if not, what hopes has
any politically opposed to him of justice. If the
Governor can not be trusted, as the Journal init
mates, to appoint honest judges to receive the
vote of the people of the belt on the question of
annexation, it would be no strained conclusion to
say that the times of John Lee Carroll are re-
turning, and Baltimore, hereafter, will cast its
usual 10000 fraudulent votes.- I am not one of
EuiJUIS, UeilcVS Ldu |
portion of our county is of any benefit to the rural
section, and am true statement will show
they consume their full quota of taxes and more.
mention this as there seems to be an impress
sion in rural sections that the retention of the
belt means low taxes. 1 take issue with this and
believe its retention means high taxes without
corresponding benefit to the agricultural popula-
tion If the people of the designated districts de-
sire it, let the belt go. As matter of political
Importance, it rather clips our wings, but if we
have any patriotism, any State pride, we, the
people of Baltimore county, should rather strive
fo hos he time when entire territOrv will