The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-02-17
Special Correspondence Baltimore County Cn'om.
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPoLIs,

STATE HOUSE, ANNAPoLIs, |
February 18th. 1900 |
Messrs Editors THE expose of the lobby In |
last weeks issue of THE UNION created some,
thing of sensation here and the COPIES o, Sne
paper WHICH d were snd some of them we're
almost worn out as they were passed from s tanu
to hand so great was the interest taken IN slaIe
opening of the session. The truth of the expose
was not questioned by anyone acquainted wiz. III
the facts, and surprise. was expressed on az nf
sides that the public had not been informed OF
the situation through the city papers. az VI
which were so ready to publish sucn matDeLs
when the Republicans were In controi mere III
The real truth Island the people are begin,
ming to find it out-that there is just as Muon
rottenness and corruption here as tl9 mere es9 WI
was under the old ring management Inc Only
difference is that it has been kept under covt t
up to the last few days ana neonle who imagined
that they could run things TO SUIT themselves.
These statesmen" had formed close corpOra,,
ton TO manage the lobby business and nao agTeeui
to do things by contract through their political
influence over the members OF the Generai as
sembly, most of whom are honest ana were nv
at all aware that their party loyalty was DelnB
used by certain designing leaders 10 Inc tneir
own pockets with cash. Now that the warning
has been given and tne tf4 hnoe for themselves
and the indications are that the Inlru ia f,i
crowd will have much difhculty IN co1cIV ~ i
votes that they had counted on as READY 10 90
their work in passing or defeating corporation
bills without question as to what they were ss s
to vote for or against from time 10 LILLE ~
their views and now that they are beginning 70
understand that blindly following their posses posses
NAV lead them to acts which they might otner
wise find Objectionable, they are more IMAM
likely to kick. and, in fact. many OF them are
already kicking with considerable sig4r gghcS
ought to pass in the public interest ana LOT piIs
which should be defeated for the same e1ceiiehc
The county delegation has not introduced
| many bills this week. the most important is one
| the following statement regarding the measure
"''' 40 Mr.. STEWARDS STATEMENT.
1.-THE Baltimore county delegation has under
! consideration some amendments to the Road
Law of Baltimore county, the material points OF
~ Placing the roads in the charge of three
| Road Commissioners in each district. each Road
| Commissioner to have resided in and paid taxes
| on at least $1,000 worth of property for three
| years prior to his appointment. The compensa-
| ton of each Road Commissioner to be 800, to
10. The repeal of the position of Bridge In
| spector and the appointment, by the Governor,
| of civil engineer. expert IN bridge ana road
sioners with plans and specifications for the inn
| provement of the roads advise them as to sys-
roads make an annual report to the County
| Commissioners of the condition of the roads in
each district; the improvements made the
| shall also furnish the County Commissioners
| with plans and specifications for the building OF
bridges. The salary provided for Is SS,OQV per
| moved by the Governor
.'3 The publication of the actual amount spent
| and where spent in each district annually, in two
| county papers of different political faith, twice
| in the month of February"
The following additional county bills have
| been introduced:
BY Mr. Sandman.-An act to license traders in
| Baltimore county.
se sy ms @ 49, III is 1873 Of CHAPTER AZ
| of the acts passed at the January Session. 1894,
of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Bati-
same apply to the 18th district of Baltimore
| county, and to enact new sections in lieu OF
those sections repealed by this act.
suing of any license for the sale of spirituous or
fermented liquors or lager beer within one mile
in the Village of Lutherville, Baltimore county,
| and to prevent the sale of intoxicating drinks
within the above described limits.
| The following county bills have passed the
House and Senate and were sent to the Execu-
tive for action:
House bill entitled IAN act to repeal sections
| 81 and 98, of Article 3, of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title Baltimore Coun-
| ty,' subtitle Fish
and confirm the powers and authority of Mt. st
Joseph's College, of Baltimore county. incor-
porated under the general provisions OF the 18th
timore county under the corporate name Of St
| Joseph's College, of Baltimore county. and
Court, of date October 9Th, 1876 and recorded in
Liber j. b., No. l, folio 100, ETC., one OF the in.
corporation records of Baltimore county and
| also an amended incorporation under the gener-
| al provision o. the Goth Article of the Code by
said Court, by which amendment said corporate
name was changed to Mt. st. Josephs college
| of Baltimore county, and which is also on record
| in the clerks office of said Court, of date June
| 9, 1884, and recorded in Liber j. B.. No. l, folio
297. etc., one of the incorporation records OF
| Baltimore county"
Also, reported from committee, House bill en-
titled IAN act to repeal and re-enact, with
| 1x..Ar &c nf ri
| Code of Public Local La VS., title Baltimore
C9ss1 TT q ieiS asaasIrSnd wIl,vI
were promptly adopted by party vote The
bill then passed, IA to II. and now only await:
| the Governors signature to become a law. This
bill provides for six School Commissioners IL
Baltimore county. as at present, two of whom
shall be members of the minority party. An at
tempt was made to have Baltimore county eX-
empted from this law but it failed.
| PAUL WINCHESTER.