The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-02

Flans for Good Roads-Aid offered tn
Sounties by the Geological Survey.-Al
Important volume was prepared the past yea
Dy the Highway Division of the Marylan
Geological Survey and laid before the mem
Dels OF the last Legislature, in which the ad
vantages of good roads and the means O
oo.dlning them were clearly set forth. Thi
report mas attracted the wide attention of high
way experts throughout the country and ex
Tended reviews have appeared in the publ
press and in scientific journals both in thi
country and abroad.
Inc Geological Survey has sent to the Board
o. county Commissioners of the various coun
ties letter in which it calls the attention O
W them to secure the aid of the Maryland
theological Survey in preparing plans for high.
way construction and improvement. Two
sess OF forms are forwarded, the first for q
prenminary examination. on which a rough
estlmate OF the cost of the proper improve
ment OF the road can be made. second
FORM IS also inclosed for a detailed survey.
Inns Is to be made by the Geological Survey
Tree OF expense to the counties after the County
commissioners have decided to undertake the
improvement on the basis of the estimate fur
nis S In the preliminary examination.
me letter also calls attention to the facilities
Mn mn the survey has for making tests of the
oluerent materials in use for the surfacing and
paving of the roads and streets both of the
counties and cities of the State.
Inc Highway Division is at the present
tlme IN possession of large amount of infor-
mallon regarding the highway conditions of
Malyiand, and it is anxious to place itself in
souch with those officials of the State who
nave the highway.matters in charge and feels
lnat 1t is in position to be of great value to
the counties in the judicious expenditure of
the county funds. 1t simply desires to act in
an advisory capacity when called upon by the
county authorities.
Other papers will be sent to the local press
and to farmers organizations throughout the
state, and it is hoped through these means to
arouse the intelligent interest of those people
2the State who are most interested in good
Roads. in securing an improvement in the
present methods of highway construction.
The laboratory of the survey is well
equipped Tor making tests upon different ma
terlais Tor surfacing and paving roads and
streets. A study has been made of the different
rocks IN variots localities and the information
thus obtained will be steadily added to by the
department
The examination of Maryland roads was
made by MIR. A. Nj ohnson, highway expert,
who has inspected about $500 miles of county
roads in considerable. detail Something less
than half of the main roads at present are
either shell, gravel or stone, the remainder
being simply the soil of The locality where they
are found. To the north and west of Balti-
more are found trap rock, which makes the
most lasting roads. About Hagerstown and
II
make a smooth surface, but become dusty.
Roads stoned with quartz rock are generally
rough, and hard rock does not macademze
well with light travelling.
The Highway Division is supported by the
State, and no charge is made for its services
The money at hand for making surveys and
estimates is limited but every effort will be
made to comply with all reasonable requests,
either from County Commissioners or other
persons wishing to improve public roads.
Property TransfersinB Baltimore County.
Deeds, Leases, Mortgages, Bills of Sale, etc.,
received for record in the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Baltimore county:
DEEDS, ASSIGNMENTS. ETC.
Margaret NJ. Pentz to @. F. Hanna, lot at Park
Heights avenue. Sd district, $4,000.
c. S: Rich to N. W. James ct al. lots in 4th dis
L. Bennett to j. S. Hayes, lot on Winters lane,
1st district, ground rent $24, 5000.
Regan to Charles schs d :. and wife, lot in
P. M. Burnett ct al, trustees, to David Parsley,
81 acres and perches in I'd district. $3.50.
d p W. E g,t t. H9Ey lot at wilhelm
VIM. Tegeler and wife to Frank Svec, lot in st.
Denis. 18th district, $275.
A. X. Wood to A. c. Judge, lot on Winston ave-
nue., 9th district, ground rent $50. 5000.
Deed and agreement between Joshua lowering
and Mamie P. Fisher and Charles D: Fisher,
to keep open and use private road running
through the property OF the above parties at
huXCOn, % district, 81, &C.
G. L. LOOMS and wife to Harriet M. Zimmerman
ct al, lot in Dickeyville. LIST district, $500.
P. E. Radcliffe to James Saunders and wife, lot
on Highland avenue, 18th district, ground rent
w. d. Marks and wife to Mary A. Jones ct al,
lot in Tuxedo Park 9th district, $500.
National B. & L. A. to Ella e. Segler, lots in
Highlandtown, 9th district, 1880.
R. T: Paine, Jr, to j. M. KENNEL, lot in Ralston,
18th district, $500.
Otto Onedman and wife to A. ]. Wilson, lotsin
Joshua. 18th district, $780,
Valentine Smith to Mary A. Vermillion: acre
Mary q. Roman to e. Gibson. one-fonrth in
.fterest in lot on Ready avenue, 9th district,
ztground rent $l22.25-
Mr1ct. around rent $50, $500. = :
XgfSeshent between B. N. Baker and Atlantic
Transport Co. to reduce rent from $1,000 to
S., 1888 332on lot at Highlandtown, 18th district.
MORTGAGES.
+. ]. Sinclair and wife to Chattel L. A., $500.
). S. Hayes to Catonsville P. b. L. A. $500.
D. T. Parsley and wife to H. @. Lutgerding, 81 200.
Henry Strauss to Uncle Sam L. s. Co. No. 2, $3.50.
A. /. Judge to Waverly B. A., $780,
M. o. Cockey and husband to A. Y. Dolfield, $50.
James Smith to Albert q. Wilson, $125.
H. B. l.. Everding to Govane P. B. A., $3.50.
James Sanders and wife to Eureka P. B. A., $3l2.
II. G. Bergman to H. B. Gore, $500.
e. E. Sigler to Govanstown L. i: d b. A., $l,43O,
G. A. Flack to Louis Depkin, $500.
f ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGES.
John T. EnsOr to w. A. Lee.
Caroline Bower to Elizabeth Boarman.
d. w. Dwyer to Church Home and Infrmary of
Baltimore.
Highlandtown L. s. g. B. A. No.2 to Marcus Rit-
CERT.
RELEASE OF MORTGAGES.
Barbara Fink to George J. Booz and wife.
John Comb to Peter Scharf and wife.
Benjamin Lentz to Leonard NJ. Lins.
Pikesville B. A. to Mary Otto.
s. C. Brown to G. NJ Bosley. partial release)
Germantown P. b. A. No. Ito Martin Schweikart.
Church Home and Infirmary of Baltimore to d.
w. Lenyer. partial release)
Govanstown P. b. A. to H. b. l.. Everding.
Franklin p. r.. A. t0 III. q. RerrVman.
Reister Russell, trustee, to same.
Ernestine Rochlitz to Bohemian Cemetery Co.
Fullerton P. L. A. to George Frederick.
Edwin ]. Griffin to w. H. Weatherstine.
Towson Property at Auction-D. B.
Merryman & Co., auctioneers. sold at the
Court House on Tuesday for Mr. Robert H.
Wright, assignee three pieces of property on