The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-04-14

Fork, 18th District,-Rev. NJ. L. Beall
preached at Fork and Salem churches last
sunday as the new preacher" This IS Mr..
pealfs third year on Long Green Circuit. Just
o1eIore going to conference he sold his horse to
Mr.. John B. Foard When this fact became
kknoWn number of persons thought that Mr..
Beall knew he was not coming back, whereas
the fact is he had already bought another horse
before selling his. Many conclusions are
Jumped at that have no foundation.
i united action is being taken against the
unlawful collecting of toll at the fourth gate
on the Hartford pike. This gate is located be-
tween the 14th aud 18th milestones. Anyone
passing through the third gate and paying full
toll to the 18th milestone is being held up at
the fourth gate for another full five mile toll
even though he may want to turn on al the
gate to go past Fork Church. This would De
collecting two full tolls to travel over the third
section. The pike is laid off in sections of i've
miles each and the third section extends from
the 10Th to 18th milestone and 10 collected Tor
at the gate just east of the 10th stone. The
company has authorized its gate keeper at the
fourth section to collect from every body that
passes through, full fare for the fourth section,
SO that it is evident no one is required TO pay
stoil at this fourth gate except they traVel over
part or all of the fourth section extending from
+ the 18th to 10th milestones. Mr.. Nicker, the
gate-keeper, presumes that bis printed instruc-
lions require him to collect full fare whether
the traveller touches his fourth section or not.
NOW the whole thing is illegal on the part OF
the company as the charter says at the rate OF
1t cents per mile for one-horse team and mar
rowtread wagon. so that only such distance as
is actually travelled can be collected for.
10 show that the company knows it is wrong
1t has instructed the gate keepers to say to the
people, 1.-The best way is to pay the toll and
then if it is not right the company will adjust
It" That's fine, isn't it, for the company?
The people intend to reverse this order and re-
fuse IN no ILLEGALLY demanded toll and saw tn
the gate keepers II refuse to pay it if the
company wants it, it can sue me and let it
prove its case"
This has already been done by some and it
is the sentiment of the people to stand together
and if the company undertakes to force any
Illegal tolls. to employ an attorney to defend
the side of the travelling public.
All persons living on the pike, or whose
homes are within three miles of the pike, have
only t0pay one toll on any one day, no matter
how maly times they go through the gates
during thu day. Let each one hereafter pay
only for Is many miles as they are actually
going on the pike, and no more, at the rate of
II cents per mile for one horse and narrow
tread vehicle.
The absuldity of the company in collecting
for five miles is shown when they say in their
printed instructions to their gate.keeper that
ii is like getting on street car" Pay five cents
and go as far as you like" "Pay it for the
full five miles and go as far as you like" they
say. Well, then. we should pay one toll and
go the whole length of the pike on it, if we do
as they say in comparing 1t to street car.
The fact y there is no sense or reason in such
logic. The company must go by its charter
collect at the rate of 1t cents per mile. Any
one who pays for more miles than he travels
is making a present of the excess to the COM
pany. Some have already opened the gate and
passed through, rather than pay illegally de-
manded toll. R.