The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-25

pamphlet form.
The report covers the eight months from May
once. It shows that $160, 556.72 has been spent
on the roads for labor and material and $4SS3. y
Sie5 IL IN addition Sii, OS82l were expended
Dy the County Commissioners during the va
eaney in the office Of roads engineer from Jam,
road fund was $l89 5i935, leaving a balance on
hand on January LIST, 1906, of 81, 1881.
The report contains detailed statement of
the work done by districts and an account of the
roads repaired. The following comments on
CONDITIONS in the districts are made;
roads has been pressed forward this season with
marked improvement in the methods used.
me general condition Is good and progress is
Progress has been made in the I'd district.
Notwithstanding that the road supervisor was
| dtiatory in commencing the work. The general
condition in the lower section OF the district Is
Iair, but in the upper section It is shameful.
| most impossible to keep the roads from being
impossible in the spring.
"A number of roads in the Sd district have
been macadamized. The general condition Is
good, and the honorable and businesslike meth
DDS enforced by the road supervisor are most
THE roads of the 4th district have been worked
| intelligently and good results obtained. The
general condition is good.
district is fair, but much better results can be
obtained If the road supervisor will look more
closely after the drainage and remove the loose
stone from the travel way.
THE general improvement of the roads in the
9th district has been very good considering the
| amount of money available. The roads OF this
district need shaping and draining, and the en-
| gineer recommends that additional funds be
"a number of permanent improvements have
| been made in the 18th district. The general con-
dition of the roads is fair and progress can be
"Many permanent improvements in the way
of matchmaking have been made in the 9Th dis
trict; The general condition OF the roads in this
| district is fair and progress has been made.
| 8the work in the 9th district has been unsatis-
! actory, and especially in this the case in the
| southern section, where money has been wasted
or spent without system or results. Several of
the other sections have progressed to certain
GegeTsR ns and Better Results cans
not be looked for until change has been made.
The genetal condition of the roads in this dis
ssThe roads of the 10th district have improved.
The general condition of the roads is fair and
Roads II dsrct have been
nently improved in the last year and an amount
of macadamlzing has been done. The general
condition OF the roads in this distrctis good and
decided progress has been made.
"a number of permanent improvements have
been made in the 18th district, notably the paw
ing of First street, from Baltimore street to
Eastern avenue with vitrif1ed blocks. Eastern
avenue has been macadamized from Sparrow's
iandtown. The general condition of the roads
and streets in this district is fair, and great
progress has been made during the past year.,
road supervisor OF the 18th district and the eco
nomical system of maintenance are very favor
Of the roads in this district Is good and some
progress has been made.
"The roads of the l4th districthave been i'm
Of stone and Stag have been put on Tie general
condition of the roads in this district is fair and
progress is being made.
"a number of improvements have been made
in the 18th district notably, the Smelling of Weis
avenue, North Point road and Eastern Avenue
"The general condition of the roads is good,
and progress has been made" The report further
1T is impossible to do anything like the amount
of rolling needed with the four rollers now be-
longing to the county, and the engineer recon-
mends tnat az leasS one more - roler De purchased
work. He also recommends the purchase of one
or more sprinklers, as far more elective work
can be done with roller when used in cOnjunc-
ton with proper wetting OF the stone or material
lished in the advertising columns of TIE UNION
today.
st. Johns Church, Hamilton-Opening
vices of the new st. Johns M. E. Church South
at Hamilton, Hartford road, will take place on
Sunday February 18th, when the following
program will be observed:
10A. M.-Class meeting IL A. NJ, preaching
by Rev. ]. T. Wightman, D. D.; 8. p. NJ,
Bishop of the M. E. Church South 7.30 P. NJ,
Epworth League service; P. NJ, celebration
service with addresses by Rev. ]. B. Henry, of
Buena Vista, Va; Mr.. q. NJ. Armstrong and
others.
Special revival services will be held during
the week commencing promptly each evening
at o'clock.
The pastors of the church are Revs. Claude
M. Hesser and William d. King, and the board
of trustees is composed of Mr.. F. w. Hnth,
ant Mr VII
Mr.G. II. Clarke, secretary Mr.. w. M. Frank,
treasurer, and Rev. C. NJ. Hesser and Messrs.
ROYAL L. Phelps and G. M. Armstrong.
The new church is located on the Hartford
road, near Hamilton avenue, the lot having
frontage of ITO feet with depth of 10 feet.
The building is pretty structure of granite
from the quarry of Mr.. Charles K. Ehman, on
Woodburne avenue. The blocks are all quarry
faced, with hammered joints, and the roof is
of slate. The entire furnishing is new and of
the best quality, furnace supplying the heat
and the lighting is by electricity. Mr.. Hugh
s. Magruder was the architect, and Mr.. A. M.
Carroll, of Baltimore, the builder.
A correspondent writing from Hamilton
says: This church was organized scarcely
twelve months ago with not more than Is
members Becoming an incorporated body,
the talismanic name st. Johns. of Hamilton,
was selected and movement started for per-
manent church building. In less than year
the membership has been greatly augmented
anu IL COHSLdutly luCIchSiuBs IL lbs u AdulcS
Aid Society, numbering as active and contrib
uting members, nearly 100. The active men,
bers are noted for their tireless energy, their
unswerving loyalty, and their Incompatible
bravery. Their watchword is Work. their
motto, Study to show myself approved of
Coda workman that needeth not to be
ashamed
TT has also an Epworth League of so mem
bers, who are widea wake and on the alert to
make the cause they represent victorious. Also
there has been started recently Junior Ep..
worth League and a more earnest, ardent band
of little workers it will be hard to find.
1.-THE church fully completed, carpeted and
furnished, represents an expenditure of be-
tween six and seven thousand dollars. The
architect Mr.. Hugh s. Magruder, has given to
this people veritable gem of a building, per-
feet in every detail"
Annual Report of the Northern Central
Railway Company-The annual report of
Railway Company for the year ended Deem
Der 3lst 1904 shows decrease in tonnage and