The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-01

il 10 Organize an Improvement Associa-
! Non In Towson-The Water Question
| Paramount.-Pursuant to invitation large
| number of the citizens of Towson metin the
| Guild House Wednesday night for the purpose
| of organizing an improvement association for
| the town. The meeting was called to order by
| Major John /. Yellott and DR.. r. C. Massen-
burg was made temporary chairman and Mr..
E. Stanton Bosley, secretary, Messrs. John l.
Yellott William p. Cole and John G. Perkins,
were appointed a committee on permanent
organization and also on constitution and by
laws.
Then the proposed change in Towson's water
supply was taken up and fully and freely dis
cussed.
, DR.. Massenburg said 1--WE are blessed with
the purest water in the State. and do not want
"a change. There was time when our town
was visited by many cases OF typhoid fever;
now there is little of the disease here. Many
persons have moved to Towson on account OF
more County Water and Electric Company, is
quoted as saying we will be furnished with
Patapsco river water. hope it is not so, for
the Patapsco water is contaminated, and do
not think company would furnish water that
is not pure. Let us not jump at conclusions
tbut sift the matter well before acting. In
Mount Washington, Govanstown and Hamil-
ton improvement associations are doing much
for the improvement of those towns, and we
can accomplish great deal here: BY working
Major Yellott said: "As far as water is
concerned, l asked Mr. Wehr if his company
was going to use the Patapsco water and he
said yes. 1 heard today that Rockbu stream,
which is being used to supply Gainesville, is
too small and untitled for the use of the COM
pany. have spent some time at Ellicott City
and other villages along the Patapsc0 and
know the amount of sewage that goes into it.
The water company has bought up nearly all
the supplies in the county. 1t is big COM
=, k<,, hold til VnrH dvJo
should take an earnest and determined stand
against it. have also heard that If the arte-
sian wells at Towson were put IN use to their
full capacity there would be plenty of water"
Mr.. John Grason said: Il have artesian
water in my home and do not want to part
with it, and especially unless | know what
kind of water will replace it. The water COM
pany says it would supply more water if it
could. New houses are being built and de-
pending on water. We can't sell lots nor prop
erty because of the scarcity of water. The resi-
dents of Lutherville met and appointed a COM
mittee to go to the LIST district and get samples
of the water from Rockburn' creek and the
Potapsco. have it analysed and report back to
the association. l would suggest that a COM
mittee from Towson join the committee from
Lutherville."
Mr.. William P. Cole said 81 hope we will
not take steps to censure the water company
until we are satisfied that the company will
not furnish pure water. l asked Mr.. Weir
ABOUT the supply anu ne Salu IL WOulu COLuo
from RockbuTn creek"
Col. D. G. Mcintosh said: ut was unfortu-
nate that the residents of Towson let the Balti-
more County Water and Electric Company buy
the Towson artesian supply. know the COM
pany cannot get sufficient supply from Rock
burn creek. l shall never be satisfied with
filtered water. The filter may work well at
\first, but not permanently"
Mr. T. Scott Offutt said: "Mr. Weir at first
said the supply would come from Rockburn
creek but after stating the amount of water
it would take for the supply he was questioned
as to whether the creek would furnish the
supply, and he admitted they would draw on
the Patapsco. He also stated that the Towson
artesian supply would be abandoned. As far
as Mr. Weir is concerned we cannot take his
words at their face value"
At the conclusion of the arguments, resolu.
tons were passed deploring the report that the
artesian water supply would be cut off and the
Patapsco supply substituted, and resolving that
a protest be made against any change in the
present water supply; that committee be
appointed to gain all information possible as
to status OF movement and to ascertain if the
present artesan supply can be increased.
= Colonel Mcintosh, Messrs. Charles e. Fen
dali and James j. Lindsay were appointed on
the committee.