The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
MORE ON THE TELEPHONE SUBJECT.
HEBBvILLE, Md, February 18th, 1900

HEBBVILLE, Md, FEBRUARY Z0Ln, lJU0.
Messys. Editors II respectfully beg to make
few corrections through your valuable paper IN
reply to the misstatements of the two letters
that were published In The UNION of l4th inst.
and signed Taxpayer" and Telephone Sub
Scriber."
These gentlemen are not the largest taxpayers
nor are they the largest free property holders.
l. as one of the residents of this village and one
of the largest taxpay ers, happen to be personal
ly acquainted with your correspondent TEN"
and can truthfully assert that there are truth"
and facts" in TENS remarks. and he has fair
ly represented the telephone proposition with
out any exaggeration.
of front, as Taxpayer" and Telephone Sub
scriber" states but to the contrary own in this
immediate village alone 1850 feet 'front.' of the
handsomest property in the village, Independent
of other property. Is this few yards? And it
may be well to state here that the opposition re-
ferred to are property owners in reality, and are
not encountered, to large extent. to the value
of their properties.
Now to revert to certain parties giving "cheer-
fully right of way through private lands, this
may be true in some respects, where land con-
sists of swamps and meadows and is of no market
way When Item" referred to the five min
utes'" walk to the public station he no doubt
was figuring from the centre of this village and
In conclusion wish to state, in the interest
of the property holders. taxpayers and residents
of Hebbville who are opposed to having poles
my personal knowledge Item" Is a resident of
this village, has business interests here and does
represent Jne opposition ldnu uOI nllnsell. dS
Telephone Subscriber says,) who are large
property owners, as / said before. without any
cncumbrance on their properties and who are
people of intelligence and progressiveness. We
glad TO realize progressiveness and are heart
lily In favor of anything that may be an advan-
tage to this neighborhood, but we are not to be
coerced or bribed into having our well-kept
fencing and front of our properties distigured
by poles. PROPERTY OWNER.
HEBBvILLE, Nd, February Goth. 1903.
MessTs. Editors Through The q NION would
like to remark the following: AS a property
owner and one of the taxpayers who oppose the
erection of unsightly telegraph poles directly in
front of our homes, think 1t proper that we as
opposition make this statement.
The accounts of the telephone proposition in
your paper of the 18th inst, and signed TAX
payer and Telephone Subscriber" are incom-
plete and inaccurate. ,,ues nor renre-
sent "hinseif' alone, as the aforenamed claim,
but his letter referred to was the unanimous de-
cision of the opposition. who are taxpayers. resi-
dents and intelligent business people of the
twentieth century.
want to say in behalf of ITEM" and the mis-
guided residents that Item" is resident here
has business interests and has made no misstate-
ments in writing the decision of the opposition.
HEBBvILLIAN.
This must end the above controversy so far as
THE UNION is concerned, both sides having had
their say.-EDs.]