The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-04

sherwood, N. G. r. R.-The new bridge
over the railroad tracks at this place, together
with the large amount of filling in made ne.
cessary by its erection, is now considered fin
ished, but think something should be said
| about the so-called improvement before ii is
accepted by the county. In the first place the
| bridge has too much Gambler" the span being
| of such width that it cannot stand so much
| of rise to the centre. AT this season of the
year this rise may be all right, but what are
travellers going to do in rainy and sleeting
weather? 1t is certain to make dangerous
| crossing at such times. When first put up the
mechanics laid plain bridge floor. When
this was finished thew must have discovered
that this would not answer, the rise being too
sharp to make safe footing for horses. They
then went to work and 'cleated' the floor
that is they spiked strips part of the way on
each side so as to keep horses from slipping
and falling. All who have spoken of this
Cheating" declare that it will prove bad lob
in winter as the spaces between the strips will
fill with water and then freeze. Thus the
stripping will become an actual danger. Many
intelligent persons have discussed this matter
and the opinion generally expressed is that
the job is not good one.
So far as the approaches to the bridge are
concerned it must be admitted that there is no
room for complaint about the east side. A
great improvement has been made in the road
IN the way of grade and the roadbed itself is
all that could be desired. But on the west side
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bridge is very heavy grade and as the ground
IS newly made there should have been a very
heavy bed of stone put on to make the APP
proach what it should be. And the top-dress-
ing of this is a poor job and will make very
inferior road in time. As the County Com
missioners gave the Northern Central Com
pany certain rights and privileges in this mat
ter and donated $1,000 towards the improve
ment the people look to them to see that the
work is properly done.
The recent heavy rains have damaged the
approaches to the bridge very much by wash
also damaged to such an extent as to require
rebuilding, this being especially true of the
south side of the road
The new store house that is being built here
to replace the one destroyed by fire is nearly
finished and will soon be occupied by Mr..
Samuel Morningstar, whose store is now To-
Gated on the Joppa road, in 1.-THE Hollow
His present place of business is too small for
his growing trade hence the necessity of his
removal to more spacious quarters. He says
he intends to run first-class country store
when he gets in the new place. Mr.. G. e.
Thomas, of Towson, is the builder.
The county roads, as well as many private
roads, were badly washed the past week.
Roland run, that passes through Mill Hollow
on its way to Lake Roland, was SO much
swollen that it overhowed the narrow bridge
and the water was at least three feet deep on
the county road. People who were obliged to
cross had to wait two or three hours before
they could do so. 1t would be well for the
County Commissioners to remedy this state of
affairs at that point. An accident may occur
at any time during high water and then the
county will be put in for perhaps heavy DANA
ges. What is needed is the widening of the
narrow channel at that point and the eleva-
ton of the bridge. To do this would necessi-
tate only small outlay that might be the
means of saving valuable life.
Mr.. Allen Stevenson, the coal merchant at
this place, having very little to do in his bust
ness on account of the strike, and not wishing
to be idle, set his men to picking apples from
the orchard on his mothers fine farm, hauling
them to his warehouse and making them into
cider. He attached his gasoline engine to the
press and the way it made the cider fly was a
sightto see. After experiencing some trouble
to get started they made the first barrel in So
minutes. T.