Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-12-20
The county Meeting.-.The public

The County Meeting.--The public
meeting called by the County Commits
sioners to be held in the Town Hall, on
Wednesday last, was attended by about one
hundred and fifty Democrats and Republi-
cans.
Mr.. Isaac Young, of Poolesville district,
was elected chairman and on taking his
seat very enthusiastically stated the object
of the meeting TO be to take under consid
Grafton new subjects Of interest to the whole
county and to economic in our old methods
of performing the business of the county in
some branches, all of which were to be
effected by our Legislators
Hon. George Peter offered resolution
authorizing an amendment to the constitu-
ton rejecting legislation to all corporations
without first the corporations agreeing to
pay taxes in the same proportion as indi-
viduals, which was adopted.
The time of debate allotted to each speaker
was limited to ten minutes.
Allen Farquhar read paper in which he
referred to public roads, the method of col
Letting taxes by a county treasurer, the
building oil a new court house, and the cur
tailment of the cost of the county printing
by letting it out to the lowest bidder. These
subjects were taken up one at time in the
order they are named.
The question of public roads was dis
cussed by Judge Bouic, Messrs. Chas. Albert,
Geo. Peter, p. d. Laird, Asa Stabler, Frank
Hutton, Arthur Stabler, George Boniiant,
Isaac Young and Dr. Wootton. Various
opinions were expressed. Some thought
the dirt roads could be made sufficiently
good if they were put in charge of road
surveyor for the entire county; some wanted
all the main roads of the county piked with
a loan of 100000 borrowed at 3 per cent in
terest others favored the district road sys-
tenn with the main roads worked by the
county, and others asserted that the County
Commissioners had ample power at present
to manage the roads as they thought best
and should be left to discharge that duty.
The question was disposed of by the
adoption of resolution authorizing the
chairman to appoint a committee of two
persons from each district to confer with
the County Commissioners on the improve
ment of public roads, and if legislation is
needed the same is to be recommended to
the legislature. The chairman reserved the
appointment of the committee.
Hon. George Peter offered IL resolution
inslructing our representatives in both
branches of the Legislature to oppose the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
owning or controlling, either directly or in
directly, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
The resolution was discussed by Messrs.
George Peter, ii. NJ. Talbot, W. V. Bouic,
Jr, George Bonifant, Raphael Jarboe, r. II.
Beal and DR.. Il. Wootton. The substance
of the argument on the one side was that
the B. & O.'s ownership would be against
the interest of those persons who use the
canal, because the latter would be conduct
ed to the benefit Of the railroad and mo-
nopoly rates maintained; that of the other
was that our representatives should go I'M
trammeled and dispose of the canal to the
best advantage The resolution was de-
feated.
Mr.. John II. Gassaway offered resolu
ton to obtain the sense of the meeting on
the building of new Court House, not to
exceed the cost of $4,000 The resolution
was adopted with the amendment not to
exceed in cost $4,000. Mr.. Laird showed
that the rate of taxation would not be in
creased in the cost of the new building if
the discount law was repealed and the bust
ness in the County Commissioners room
was done strictly upon business system,
whereas in both instances combined the
county sustains a loss equal to an annua
partial payment of the debt extended owe
long period of years
Hon. George Peter moved to tax mort
gages-carried.
Mr.. Albert G. Thomas moved that the
treasurership system of collecting taxes be
adopted to curtail expenses. Referred to
our Legislators.
Mr.. Guion Miller moved that the county
printing be let to the lowest bidder. This
motion created a warm discussion, in which
all the stockholders of the Press favored the
motion. Mr.. w. V. Bouic, Jr., took an OPP
posite view and courageously told the stock
holders that it was both political and per-
sonal move on their part. lie opened the
eyes of the meeting and without taking
vote on the question motion to adjourn
| uas carried