Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-02-20

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ster will result.
The newly.appointed board OF commission
ers of charities and correction for Frederick
county for the ensuing two years organized
on Monday last by electing Mr. David w.
Summers president Gen. E. G. McShcrry
treasurer, and Traga W. Landakin clerk
The board made the following appointments
for the year: Superintendent of Mon,cyue
Hospital, ex-Sherf Luther G. Derr, for some
months past resident of Baltimore; clerk,
Haskings Nj ,rgan; physician, Dr. Franklin
b. Smith; chaplain, Rev. John Kauntncr {;
farmer, J. Wesley Crcager; Waterman, j. e..
Doll There were number Of applicants
for the various positions. The supcr;ntcn
dcncy is worth about $1,000 per annum,
besides board &c, for family; clerks salary,
$500 and board; physicians salary about
$500; chaplain, $3.50.
MORE PATERNAL CONFINEMENT SOUGHT.
Let us come to an understanding; just
how far arc corporated towns and cities to
be cared for by themselves and to what ,x-
tent are the surrounding districts Of the coun-
ty to care for them! 1t is now that we find
ourselves in the richness and fullness Of the
development Of this Interesting problem of
county financial economy. But recently we
called attention to a movement wherein our
county town, at lcas: a considerable number
of influential citizens thereof, asked that the
Board Of County Commissioners buy improv-
ed properly in that place to open street -
we have heard nothing Of this lately, it has
probably died a bornin' and We refer to it
only as evidence Of the peculiar notions that
some people have rs to the rights the county
town has to expect exceptional privileges at
the county cost.
We find, following immediately upon this
IN our judgment, rrcposlcrous proposition
referring to the above, one more prclchtlonb
in its methods, if not so unreasonable in Its
requirements. We rci,r to the leave grant
ed the Frederick Connty delegation in the
House of Delegates to introduce q bill 'to
require the County Commissioners Of Fred
erick County to levy and pay annually to
the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick City,
certain sum OF money to be used in keeping
in rrpAi r the streets, lanes and alleys Of the
city"
Now, that this certain sum- OF money
would bear any proportion to the sum spent
upon any like number OF miles elsewhere in
the county, no one will imagine will be &C
ccp,able and tina. it should he more is indie
n,ible upon any conceivable grounds
Further, we have no difficulty in bringing
ourselves to believe that Frederick City, rath-
er than appearing to tax the citizens for the
privilege OF the use Of her streets would pre-
fer to have her streets worn vastly more than
they are by country travel thereon: were 1t
not for the country traffic We are decidedly
of The opinion that the main question to be
debated by the citizens Of that town wodld
be, rather the existence and wcll-bcing OF the
property surrounded by these streets, than
the streets themselves.
II our county town possesses the tNcep-
tlonal rights that the two matters referred to
above would indicate that it understands it
has, 1t is time that it is 80 understood hy all
it should be explicitly understood upon what
grounds these rights are founded and further
whether there are other equally favored 10,
Colitics in The county. II tile county town is
to profit w the disbursement of the bulk OF
the taxes paid in the entire county the com
mercial advantage of the presence of ma
iorlty of the adult population of the county
repeatedly in the course of the year, the no
toriousv unfair assessment of its property
for the county levy ard IN addition is to be
come the beneficiary Of legislation of Il char
acter named above, it Is time, we repeat that
the knowledge of such right should come t"
the taXpaying citizens of the county. The
fact that the taxes pad INTO the county treas
ury for each mile of street lane and alley in
Frederick is largely IN excess of the average
per mile of public road in Frederick county
il, at first, assumed and in the second place
seriously questioned by us. Admitting it
however, we can see wherein the accident OF
location at the county seat brings to this prop
ertv its value and as we have already said
such value would be materially lessencd were
it not for the use the people of the county
make of the streets.
Again there are other localities in this
county, assuredlv entitled to the same rights
We refer to the several incorporated towns
the streets of which are kept in repair at NJ
cost 10 the county Are Frederick Emmits
burg, Liberty, Mlddletown and Mechanics
town ready to pose before the taxpay RS OF
the county as Objects of public charity, IN the
matter of their streets. Speaking I'll Me-
chanicsOwn, we are able to assert Der Will
ngncss to keep, as she has for two score
wears, her several miles of streets, lanes anC
alleys, in repair at no cost to the county
OF this, however, we think we can assure oul
werthy county town, that the greatest pos
sibe number of dollars that Frederick cal
hope to secure at the hands of the County
Commissioners to buy property for the pnr
pose Of opening new streets, and to keep il
repair the streets, viii be lost to her mani
fold, when the people Of the county come I,
recognize fully the unwarran'ed presnmp-
ton upon their fUrhearanCe, of which The
two movements referred TO are the cmbodl-
ment