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

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Hamilton on the Water Question.-On
Monday night last meeting was held at
Hamilton, Hartford road under the auspices
of the Improvement Association of that place,
at which the water question was considered at
some length. Mr.. William McCallister. presi-
dent of the association, in calling the meeting
to order, said:
II was present at the first hearing given by
the Highways Commissioners al Towson, and
what was said and done at the hearing left me
under the impression that an attempt was be-
ing made to prevent any other water company
from using the public highways of the county:
If successful, this would prevent residents of
the eastern part of the county from getting
water,
part of the delegation was composed of the
owners of the Mount Washington Water Com
pany, who preferred to have monopoly OF
the water business at that point. They asked
the Highways Commissioners to give them
the absolute control of the public highways at
Mount Washington and not allow any other
water company to lay pipes at that point, be-
cause if the Highways Commissioners gave
any permits to any other water company the
Mount Washington Water Company would be
put out of the water business.
III believe this was unfair to the residents of
the other parts of the county who did want
water. The Mount Washington residents do
not have to use the watar they so much OBJ
iected to, as the water passed through entirely
different pipes.
1.-THE residents of Hamilton have been try
ing for two years to get supply OF water at
that point, and the Mount Washington resi-
dents should not try to prevent them from
getting it, but should have strained point and
allowed the water mains to have been laid and
let the other parts of the county get the use OF
the water"
Remarks were made by Messers. B. K Pur-
dunn, Edward Van Reuth, Charles G. Tames
and others, who said they hoped that those
who have sufficient supply of water will do
all in their power to help and not to hinder
the people of Hamilton from getting water.
1t was decided to have delegation appear
before the Highways Commissioners to state
their side of the case and request the Commits
sioners to aid them.
THE DELEGATION VISITS THE COMMISSIONERS.
The delegation above alluded to called on the
County Commissioners on Wednesday to dis
cuss the water question. President McCallis-
ter of the Hamilton Association, said that ex-
tension of the company's service was necessary
to other sections of the county and he thought
it was unfair for the Commissioners to confine
the use of the streets at Mount Washington to
the Mount Washington Water Company.
Mr.. Charles E. Fendall spoke in similar
vein and said that it looks as though the Mt.
Washington Company was given monopoly.
He said that the interests of other sections OF
the county demanded that the Baltimore
County Company service should be extended,
and that the wishes of other residents of the
county, besides those living at Mount WASH
ington, should be considered.
The Commissioners stated that the Baltimore
County Company was only restricted from
going on certain streets in accordance with the
petition of the majority of the property owners
there but that the company was offered the
opportunity to go through Mount Washing
ton via Belvidere avenue.