The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-03-17
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ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 1lth. 1905.
Messrs. Editors The bill introduced by Sena-
tor Biddison, and which has been hanging fire
for some time. has passed the Senate at last and
will now go to the House for consideration. This
bill provides for the new division of several dis
tricts in Baltimore county. 1t changes the dis
trict lines between the 18th election district and
the adjoining 14th and 18th districts in order to
place certain portions of the Philadelphia road
in these districts. The bill came up before the
Senate last night.
Governor Warfield has vetoed the bill. intro
duced by Senator Biddison, providing for the in
dexing of certain dockets in the Register of
Wills Office of Baltimore county. This bill also
applied to the proper filing of certain papers.
and the pay attached thereto, but the Senate
overwhelmed the bill by sustaining the veto of
the Governor by large vote.
The water bill is still the bone of contention
between representatives of the city of Balti-
more and Baltimore county. Representatives
have discussed and argued on the bill ad infini-
tum, but it seems no nearer a solution now than
when it was first introduced. Numerous dele
cations have been to Annapolis in support of
the measure and also some against it. but all the
conferences held 80 far have been entirely bar
rem of results and the problem is as vexing as
ever.
Along this line it may be said that this Legis-
lature is unusual for the reason that there have
been more measures before it over which there
has been violent and continued opposition than
any other session for years. 1t would bea relief
to find something that the body really did agree
on. The House is very evenly divided and the
Republicans are an especially beligerent lot and
have the advantage also of very strong floor
the majority. Then, too, there are the Indepen-
dents from Queen Anne's, whose actions cannot
be counted on by either party. But finally there
is the water loan bill which seems to be putting
baltimore county and the CITY fartbar t,..-z
ever before. as no compromise acceptable to
both can be agreed on. although there have been
any number of suggestions and proposed solu-
tions to the matter, and there has lately been a
disposition shown by both parties to try and
reach some settlement in the near future. AS
the Haman bill has at last reached state of
compromise, itseems reasonable to suppose that
almost any bill can come to a settlement in the
course of time. There has also been some talk
of submitting the report without losing any
more time, and the committee. composed of the
four Baltimore Senators, Senator Biddison, of
Baltimore county, and Senators Gadd, of Anne
Arundel, and Dashiell, may report on the bill SO
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county is still in somewhat the same position as
at the beginning of the struggle and is holding
out for water. Itmay possibly be arranged that
the county may get part of the surplus water
that goes over the proposed dam without put
ting an option on the city's right to the supply
of water.
Mr.. Brunier of Baltimore county, has offered
bill for the consideration of the House which
should be of interest to every suburbanite in
the vicinity of Baltimore and which will be
great convenience to all those who have to use
the cars of the United Railways In going to and
from their homes. It provides that ten cent
fare can be collected by the street railway com
pany at the entrance of passenger for all lines
to the suburbs where the fare is ten cents The
object put forth for the passage of this bill is re-
garded as very strong one, and is to provide
for the comfort of the suburbanites. There have
been great many complaints lately, and just
ones, that the cars running out into the county,
and supposed to be provided for the use of
suburbanites, are crowded by those who only
have city destinations, to the exclusion of those
who have the longer distances to go and who
pay larger sum for the accommodation which
they are supposed to receive. Mr.. Brunier in
troduced the bill at the request of Mr.. Penni-
man, counsel for the United Railways Company.
In the preamble it relates that it is the object
to provide for the building up of the suburbs.
Whether or not this will materially increase
their growth the law is thought to be one
that has been needed for long time and its pas
sage is eagerly awaited.
The Governor has signed the bill preventing
cobble stones or macadam from being laid on
the York road, between North avenue and the
city line.
Mr.. Roche, OF Baltimore county. has offered
bill providing that in case turnpike is aban-
doned the title must vest in the County Com
missioners after period of six months during
which proper legal steps must be taken and
record of the transfer made. This bill has for
its special object the turning over of the Falls
road turnpike to the Commissioners of Balti-
more county. as it is badly in need of repairs.
Senator Biddison did a rapid piece of leeisla-
tive work In behalf of the Washington. Balti-
more and Annapolis Electric Railway. He in
troduced bill on Monday night permitting the
company to build bridge over the Patapsco
river between the county bridge and the short
line railway bridge. This bill was reported on
Tuesday by the Corporations Committee and to-
day was passed by the Senate and went to the
House. This is regarded as an achievement by
the Baltimore county Senator in the way of
quick work. G.. d. r.