The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-05
Baltimore County Roads Engineer

Ii Mr.. waiter W. crosby, the Roads Engn-
eer of Baltimore county, should accent the
place Of Superintendent of Parks for this civ
the appointment of a roads engineer to succeed
him will devolve upon the Governor. This
office was created by an act of Assembly passed
in 1900. The salary is $1,000, with an allow
ance of $500 for expenses. and the appointee
must have the degree of civil engineer. Mr..
Crosby was appointed to the place By Governor
Smith, upon the recon- mendation of some of
the largest taxpayers and most public spirited
citizens of the county, Under his sdministra-
ton many changes have been made in the
manner of roadmaking and bridgebuilding.
and it is believed that every change has been
an improvement on the DID, slovenly methods.
Stone bridges have taken the place of unsafe
structures of wood and proper drainage has
been secured by cement culverts and arches
grades have been reduced, and as a material
for mending the roads crushed stone has taken
the place of loan and sand scooped out of the
cutters, to be washed back again by the next
shower. Where new roads have been made
the work has been done on scientific principles.
The taxpayer has the satisfaction of knowing
that his money has been spent honestly and
to some purpose, and not expended ignorantly
or corruptly. The benefit to the county has
been enormous and the people give the credit
for these great reforms and Improvements
to Mr.. Crosby, who has amply justified his
selection.
1t is to be hoped and expected that the roads
engineer to be appointed as Mr.. Crosbys sue
cessor will measure up to the standard. He
should be appointed solely with view to the
work to be done-the work on the roads. and
not political work. He should be selected
with view 10 promoting the interests of the
taxpayers and the county. The taxpayers of
Baltimore county have had sufficient expert
ence with those who don't know how to make
roads. They have now had taste of differ
ent kind of administration. They don't want
merely good Democrat" or a good party
worker" but good engineer and roadmaker,
and nothing else will satisfy them.
Some Very Interesting Figures.
New York Sun.
The Maryland canvass shows the teal Dem
ocratic vote of that State at the recent election
for Governor to have been almost dentically
the same as the Democratic vote fo Governor
in 1891, when Maryland was securely Demo
cratic, with Democratic GovernT and State
officers, two Democratic United States Sena-
tors, a solid Democratic delegation of six mem
bers to the House of Representatives and only
II Republicans to 100 Democratic members of
the Legislature. These are the figures
1891, Democratic vote for Governor. ..108,539
1908 Democratic vote for Governor. .l08,548
During the dozen intervening years Mary
land has had for four years Republican Gov
ern0r has had two Republican Senators
McComas and Wellington; has twice been
carried by the Republicans in Presidential
elections, in 1896 and in 1900, and has been
represented by Republicans in the House in
the Fifty fifth Congress by solid Republican
delegation and in the present Congress by four
Republicans and two Democrats elected in
1902.
The Republican vote for Governor in Mary
land this year was 1900 more than it was II
years ago; the Prohibition vote was 3 200 less.
A Socialist MOI RI pi1od 0n1U in baltimore
has appeared with 500 votes but the State adj
ministration is once more Democratic. Arthur
2. German is back in the Senate, and the Leg
islature which is to choose successor to Nc
Comas, is strongly Democratic.
Briefly there are $4,000 more Republicans
in the city of Baltimore, where the continuity
of Democratic rule has been broken by the
election of two Republican Mayors successive
ly, then there were IL years ago but other
wise Maryland has gravitated to its former
position as strong Democratic State, such as
it occupied in the year next preceding the
election of the last Democatic President.
PropertyTransfersin Baltimore County.
Deeds, mortgages. ETC.. received for record in
Baltimore county:
Bslleview Land Co. to Matthias A. Smith.
o. J. Burton and wife to Adolph Sauber and VT.
Benjamin W. Cross to Charles H. Foster.
Amelia Lohr ct al to VIM ] 0eligrath.
Wlllld II. OuTUlS CO AHA IL. Hdrl6Ub.
w. Ward Lawder to Gertrude Lawder.
G. w. Hull and wife to M. B. Shipey and wife.
Joseph Egan and wife to Jas. Patterson and VT.
Geo. G. Goldman to David Klingelhofer and VT.
Samuel A. Swain to Walter A. Mason.
John Stupka and wife to H. J. Tremper and VT
VIM. T. Belford and wife to w. Frank Lord
John b. Miller to Albert J. Miller ct al.
Joseph R. Miller ct al. to John b. Miller.
Barbara Il. Wheeler and husband to William H.
Wheeler ct al, trustees Forest Baptist Church.
Caves Valley Farms Co. and Fidelity & Deposit
Co. to VIM. FL. Hamilton.
Chas. Edgar and wife to Woodlawn Cemetery Co.
NJ l.. OchS and his wife, Gertrude Ochs, agree
ment to live apart and relinquish claim in each
others property.
Elizabeth beaverton to Anton j. RIFT.
Elizabeth G. Taylor ct al. to Frank Wharry.
VIM. W. Erdman ct al. and John I. Wood to. e..
I. Evans and wife.
Monterey F. w. Weidemeyer to Rosa Ruckle.;
Melville f. Ensor to Alvin t. Chalk.
L. H. Knecht and wife to J. A. Knecht, Jr., ct al.
Jane Abel Homer and husband ct al, by Edwin
F.Abell, attorney or agent, to Jane Abel Duke
Henry Mohr and wife to George Seifried.
August Breidenstein, Jr.. and wife to Edward R.
A. D. Clemens Jr., and wife to Mary Wolf.
n Bond Evans and wife to r. H. Peasants.
X. T. Paine, Jr., ct ux. to Lloyd H. Howell.
Z. F. Leach, Jr., assignee, to Lorenzo Schoenlein.
VIM. r. GoSs and wife to Barbara A. Weigand,
confirmatory deed.
Barbara A. Wegand to W. H. Kinney and wife.
Caves Valley Farms Co. ct al. to G. J. Garrett.
Charles j. Weiss and wife to Kate Zeiler
John S. Biddson ct al, trustees, to Geo f. Corse.
A. j. Rogers and wife to VIM. I. and Annie t.
Albinus Schuck to E. Otto Amberg and wife.
MORTGAGES.
Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary Of
Baltimore, $4,000.
R. NJ Craig and wife to Liberty b. s. l.. A., $780,
Amelia G: New and husband to Gainesville L. 4
S. A.. $4,000.
r. T. Chesney and wife to Postal B. a., $500.
Adolph Sauber and wife to Germantown P. B.
A., $2.500.
Same to same. $4,000.
David Klingelhofer and wife to Canton P. B. A.
$500.
H: J. Tremper and wife to Germantown P. B. A.
$1,000.
G.. J. Garrett TO Caves Valley Farms Co., $3.50.
Il. Old. Lee and husband to S. d. Schumacher and
r. G. Davidson, trustees, $3.50.
Melville f. Ensor to Alvin 7. Chalk, $3.50.
Louis Hannibal and wife to Louis Rehberger and
wife, 81, 400.
Lorenzo Schoenlein and wife to Linden P. L. &
S.A.
RELEASE OF MORTGAGES.
German Building Asso; to Alonzo Davis.