The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-23

In response to question Mr. Merryman said he
had not had one killed by dogs in years. APP
parently losses by dogs are due to carelessness
on the part of the owner of the sheep as much
as to any other reason.
The cows (Guernseys) were in good condition
and OF interest to the members of the club.
Our hosts son: Louis. accompanied the club
on our tour, exhibiting great interest in all the
objects under discussion and showed his famili-
arity with all the processes of the farm.
GEORGE FRAME.
ASA B. GARDINER, JR,
Mrs. Merryman, who provided the guests of
by her daughter, Miss Louise Merryman, and
Mrs. j. Summerfield Crowther and Miss Lou
Merryman.
Ninth District Public Roads-Sugges-
tions from Engineer Crosby.-Roads En-
gineer Crosby has issued a letter to the 9th
district road commissioners in which he SAYS
Your district has the largest district road
fund-S23, OOO-of any in the county, and you
have about 80 miles of road. An estimate of
the amount necessary for maintenance, in
Guiding repairs of culverts, etc., is SO 000 leav.
ing $4,000 available for permanent improve.
ments, outside of any appropriations from the
general road fund. L would suggest that the
main roads-old Hartford road, Hillen road,
Roland, Charles Street and Chesapeake ave-
nues, Joppa and Limekiln Bottom roadside
put in. good condition at once. and that the
other roads be maintained in their present con-
dtion with minor Improvements until their
permanent improvement can be reached. The
sum available for permanent improvement
should suffice for the undermining of from
three to six miles of road annually. All the
details of the work should be carefully and
properly planned-that is, securing written
contracts, surveying and planning the work
ahead, advertising for bids etc.
I'm my opinion the roads most needing i'm
provement are Roland avenue, from city limits
to the Roland Park school, about 4, 900 feet
Charles Street avenue, from the Sheppard and
Enoch Pratt Hospital gate to Chesapeake ave.
nue., distance of 5000 feet Chesapeake ave-
nue., from Charles street to Towson, 4 800 feet
Hillen road from Pleasant Plains road to the
Hospital for Consumptives, 3, 900 feet, and from
Taylor's woods to Herring run bridge, $500
feet. A contract has already been made for
the improvement of $500 feet of the Joppa
this work indicate we might expect reasonable
figures for such work in the district"
Mr. Crosby said he intended to follow up
this line of work in the other districts and to
urge the plan of setting aside a certain amount
each year for permanent Improvements given
out by contract
ALSO THE TWELFTH DISTRICT.
Engineer Crosby has also sent letter to the
18th district commissioners in which he says:
Your district EN- braces about 30 miles of roads
and your road fund is $4,000. One-half
should be needed for maintenance and 900.
eACIuSlNe Vi dppIOpIldtlOu lIOul tuc general
fund, should be available for permanent i'm
provements. The records show this to have
been the case the past two years, although the
results are not satisfactorily appreciable on ac-
count of questionable selections of the places
for improvement and the extravagant cost of
doing the work under the present system of
day labor and insufficient supervisor, would
recommend that your board select from the
most important roads of the district those Sec
tions needing permanent improvement, have
details, plans and estimates made for the inn
provement of these roads according to modern
ideas and then. allotting to certain sections
responsible parties for the performance of the
work according to the plans and specifica-
tionsn