The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-24

Fork, 18th District.-Fork Improvement
Association held last Saturday, 18th inst. its
annual meeting and elected Mr.. John Arthur,
president, and Mr.. w. P. Reckord, secretary
and treasurer. The meeting was well attended.
The business of importance to be considered
was the proper improvement of the road from
this plsce to Baldwin Station, d. & L. K. r.
A committee of five-Messrs. John Arthur,
W. P. Reckord, ID. II. Harlan, George w.
Yellott and DR.. James F. H Gorsuch-was APP
pointed to confer with the County Commits
sioners and Mr.. Frank Kearney, road super
visor, with view to having the bed properly
graded and widened where needed before the
stone is placed thereon. Mr.. H. ]. Lilly has
consented to have the road widened along his
property from near Watkins corner distance
of about a-half mile. This is needed much as
wagons cannot pass in number of places.
The association wants the road bed graded so
as to make it high in the middle and sloping to
each side; then rolled we'll before applying
the crushed stone. When this is done it re-
quires less material and the road will then
stand for years, as the water falling upon it
goes down through the stone to the hard dirt
and runs off to each side, whereas if this is
not done and the stone put on the road with
out being properly rounded up, the water lays
stone and the mud work up, making con-
tinuation of holes or long ruts. This plan is
the common way of putting stone on nearly
all roads in the county.
we nave tu6 Deet pl6Ct VI IOdu III Tue DtdL6,
constructed by Prof. Harrison, of the Govern
ment Road Commission, being a-half mile in
length between Kingsville and this place. This
was built in 1893 and Fork improvement As
ISOLATION was the means of having it done.
The part of the road starting from Fork was
stoned without being properly graded, and it is
continually getting full of holes and has water
lying in the middle. There is another piece of
sample road in front of Shirley Hall, construc-
ted number of years ago, 1t is properly gra-
ded, high in the middle and is as good today as
when made, nothing having been done to it
since. Just below, between the hall and this
place, the road bed was left level and stoned
IN this way and IT, is always getting full of
holes.
1t is poor economy to macadamize a road
improperly. 1t appears that few who have
charge of the roads in the different districts
have observed these facts, but keep on in the
old way-putting stone in mud holes.
The County Commissioners should agree to
break and apply all stone given to the county.
In this way each farmer could have a good
road in front of his property by hauling the
stone when needed, instead of dumping them
into fence corners where they prevent him
from properly cleaning his fence rows. Two
objects could thus be plished-goo roads
and neat farms.
The county should cease buying stone and
let the people in each community who want
good roads give them, as did those living along
the old Belair road from Kingsville to the Har-
rord county line. Ihey not only gave the
stone but also subscribed money to help pay
to break them. Nearly all of these people are
thrifty Germans and they appreciate good
thing.
Mr.. Leonard Hoelzer, an aged tailor living
at Watkins corner for many years, was buried
at Fork M. E. Church on Tuesday.
Rev. Charles E. Guthrie, of Baltimore, will
lecture in Fork M. E. Church, Thursday even
ing. 10Th instant. Subject People We New
er Meet" This is fine lecture and all should
hear it. Mr.. Guthrie is one of the principal
opponents in Baltimore to the changing of
the present Sunday law.
Fork Literary and Debating Society, at its |
last meeting, discussed the question, "Resolv- |
ed That no person should be convicted upon |
evidence" Decided in the af- |
firmative. 1t seems to be a fact that men should |
not be convicted upon purely circumstantial |
evidence, as many cases are of record where
the innocent have suffered and the guilty gone
free.