The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-22

Good Move of the BALTIC. & Lehigh.-
Mr.. William T. Manning has been engaged
by the Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad Com
pany to make thorough examination of the
entire roadbed and track. This action was
taken in consequence of criticisms which have
been made since the road was changed from
narrow to standard gauge.
Mr.. Manning, who is one of the best known
constructing railroad engineers in the country,
was formerly chief engineer of the Baltimore
and Ohio, and is now consulting engineer of
that road. He has been given full authority
to make q sweeping examination of the Balti-
more and Lehigh property He was selected
after conference held by telegraph with Mr..
Alexander Brown, who is chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Baltimore and Le-
high. 1t is understood to be the purpose of
the management to carry out whatever recon-
mendations, if any he will make. This action,
il is believed by those who are interested in
the property, will satisfy the complaints which
have been made.
JUDGE WATERS NAMES AN EXPERT.
A letter from Belair says: "In pursuance of
the recommendations of the grand jury Judge
Waters has appointed r. 7. Marvin. of Balti-
more civil engineer, to examine the condi-
ton of the roadbed of the Baltimore q Lebigh
Railroad and see if it is in a safe condition.
Pending report the grand jury was condi-
tionalIy discharged by the Court, but it will be
reconvened as soon as the expert opinion can
early part of next week. In the meantime it
is understood that the railroad officials are rap
idly pushing repairs to add to the safety of the
passengers. Curve braces are being put on
and the narrow gauge track is being torn up so
that the grade will conform to the broad gauge.
Trains are now being practically run on time.
Many of the regular passengers are again trav-
cling over the road, and it will only be short
time before entire confidence will be restored.
While it is, of course, impossible to fore
shadow the action of the grand jury until the
opinion of the civil engineer has been given, it
would not be surprising, in case negligence is
shown. that that body would take decisive &C
ton or course it would not be necessary for
the State officials to push the case to early trial.
There is no disposition to harass the Railroad
Company. 1t would be an unfortunate day
for Belair and other points if anything should
occur which would in any manner interfere
with the running ofthe trains The Baltimore
q Lehigh traverses prosperous part of Har-
ford county, and many important business in
dustries are dependent upon it for success.
The milk business is big item of the roads
shipments, and thousands of dollars are an
nually brought into the county from this
source alone.
.sAll the people ask is that the road be con-
Quoted in safe manner, and when the patrons
are satisfied that this is being done their sup
port will necessarily follow. The commenda-
BILE enterprise in broad. gauging the entire line
been a serious Inconvenience to have to break
bulk on all shipments heretofore at North ave.
Good Work of an Improvement Asso-
ciation.-The Mt. Washington Improvement
Association is spending over SO 900 in improve
ments to the sidewalks and roads in that viii
lage. The association is widening and putting
in a slate walk on Smith avenue from the
Northern Central Railway Station to Mr.. w. s.
Gephart's residence in Dixon Park. The side
a. 10 nf Narfi lortx oofo how
deep gully on one side, but the association has
decided to put pipe fence along this walk,
and this will make itmuch safer. The associa-
ton is also putting in terra Gotta pipe on Smith
avenue to drain the roadway they are also GO
ing to cut an avenue through from the Catholic
Church, on Smith avenue, to the Electric car
station, on North avenue, a distance of about
one-fifth of mile. This new avenue will en-
able the residents of Dixon Park and that
vicinity to reach the electric car station by
much shorter route than at present.
A Large Family.-A citizen of Baltimore
county who was born in Baltimore city
good many years ago, is member of pro-
life family. He is the father of 16 children
IL boys and girls. OF this number IL are
still living sons and daughters. The eld-
est is daughter 80 years of age, and the
youngest son who will cast bis first vote this
fall. The mother of this man had sons and
daughters. Each of these sons was the
father of sons except one who had sons
and daughters. Both the grandfathers of
the subject of this item were in the battle of
North Point in 1872. One of them lost leg
on the field and the other received a wound
that cost him the loss of leg thirteen years
later. Hon. Sidney E. Mudd, member of
Congress from the Fifth district of Maryland,
is first cousin of his, their mothers having
been sisters.
Report of Sale Filed.-Mr. John w. Mar
shall, of the Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany of Baltimore. trustee, on Wednesday
filed his report in the Circuit Court for Balti-
more city of the sale of two separate pieces Of
acres of land, respectively, for $S7, 500. The
purchaser was Mr.. ]. Markham Marshall.
The property is located on Edmondson ave-
nue., near the Cathedral Cemetery. The sale
was made under mortgage from to the Safe
Deposit and Trust Company by Joseph A.
[0akn- and nfhara nr, loan of S100 000 So