The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-02-09

q considerably. sleighing will be fine # /
e thaws to pack the snow. The gingle Of tn
bells Is heard in every direction.
A few days ago Mrs. Elisha SIade entertaine
some friends very pleasantly at her home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Jessop on Wedn esda,
: night entertained at their hospitable home Ii
this village, a few friends. All had an enjoy
able time.
Miss Eta Smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
,, George Smith, had q surprise party given he
in honor of her eighteenth birthday.
Mrs. j. E. Slade had some young folks q
her pleasant home on Tuesday night in homo
of her son Carts birthday.
DR.. j. S. Green has been very much indiS
~ posed and his son Charles is sick with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. G. Frank Morgan had a severe attack
of acute indigestion last Sunday, but has re-
covered.
Mrs. Levenite, of Lancaster, Pa, is visiting
her uncle, Mr.. Joseph Miller, of this village.
Mr. Thomas Peerce of Springfield Farm,
has been housed for several weeks. Nj.
The concert that has been arranged by the
social department of the Epworth League of
Wilson's M. E. Church will be held in the
church, on Tuesday evening, February 18th,
at 8 o'clock. Ifweather is Indictment it will be
held the next evening. Among the talent to
4 take part will be Prof. Robert Seymore Russell,
a noted banjoist of Baltimore, recently of
Richmond. Va. Mr.. Russell will use three
imitation of the SChimes Of Trinity Ad-
mission, adults Is cents; children Is cents.
All cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. George Smith is very ill at the home of
her sister, Miss Hinkle. Wv.
Mount Vista, 18th District.-The heavy
snow of the early part of this week did not
interfere with the mails and they came as
usual nearly on schedule time. The r. F. D.
carriers deserve credit for the excellent SER
4 vice they are giving the people.
i Fork public school, which has nearly 100
4 pupils on the roll, had only in attendance last
4 Tuesday, owing to the condition of the roads
from drifts. Several of the children have
| swollen Jaws which some say is mumps, but
l have heard of no serious cases.
One can now travel on the Hartford road
| withous being Obliged to pay toll, the gates
| having heen thrown open the first of this week.
There is now but one toilgate on the road
from the Hartford county line to Baltimore
and it is inside the city limits.
Mr.. John N. Griffith of Baltimore, spent
| last Saturday at hiA beautiful farm Chestnut
Grove, which is located here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grover, of this place,
were greatly surprised on Friday evening,
| February LIST, when about thirty of their neigh
bors and friends swarmed in upon them. An
enjoyable evening was spent and there was an
| abundance of good things to please the palate.
The grounding sign has proven distinct
fizzle this month. He surely could not have
| seen his S0aQOW last saturday, nenCe we must
conclude. judging from the weather we have
since experienced, that there is nothing in it.
Miss Louise Henley, of Baltimore, is visit
ing Miss Estele Pearce, of Hartley.
The merry jingle of the sleighbells is now
heard in every direction and the fine sIeighing
| is being much enjoyed. B.
Engineer Shirley's Annual Report-The
annual report of Mr.. Henry G. Shirley, roads
| engineer for Baltimore county, to the High.
ways Commission and the Maryland Geological
| Survey, has been issued in pamphlet form.
It shows that $213 1874 10 was spent for labor
and material on the roads and $4629 AZ for
| general expenses. The available road fund
| was $262, SAB 80 for 1906 and there is balance
in the districts of $35, 59762. The report says:
THE total mileage of the county is about
1265 miles, divided as follows: Earth roads,
585 miles; stoned, graveed and shell roads,
| 573 miles, and macadam roads, about 107 miles.
| ION many of the stone roads where the
| grades will permit the stone bed can be used
| for the first course of macadam construction,
| but in great many places stone has been put
on so regardless of humps and knobs that it
will be necessary in order to get a reasonable
| grade to destroy the stone bed. The attention
of the road supervisors is especially called to
the fact that no road should be stoned until it
| has been properly graded.
cat the request of the engineer all paving
material, cements and stone used by the county
were tested by the Maryland Geological Sur
|
| thanks.
| 1.-THE engineer again respectfully recon-
| mends the purchase of two more rollers and
| sprinklers, and that the road supervisors OF
each district in the county be instructed to
| have made log drag and use the same on
the roads of his district in the early spring to
| fill up the ruts and open the cutters. The
| great distance that can be covered in a day
| with these drags and the small expense attached
makes them invaluable to the county. Getting
| the water away from the roadbed, picking off
loose stone and keeping the drains free from
| leaves and other distractions is one of the most
| important tasks the road supervisor has, and
one to which he should give his constant care
| and attention.
4 s'The engineer recommends that an inspector
1 be employed to look after the laying of all gas
| mains, water mains, conduits, sewers and such
| other structures as may be placed on or in the
| bed of the county roads and to see that the
| roadbed is restored to its proper condition and
| maintained.
| 1.-THE operation of the State Aid law in Bal
| timore county the last year has produced most
| satisfactory results 1t is to be regretted that
| greater advantage has not been taken by the
| county of the opportunity to secure this sub
| stantial aid in improvement of more OF the
important roads of the county. It is only
| question of comparatively short time before
| the county will be compelled by pressure of
| public opinion to make and maintain at least
q serviceable system of main thoroughfares.
| This work will probably call for an expendi.
ture of from $500, 900 to 81 ,0O0. 0O0 The actual
| amount received from the State during 1910
| was SCI 1924.
"Of the completed roads, 6.82 miles have
| been built at an average cost to the county OF
| IS. AGO mile. The minimum cost to the coun-
| ty was 81 800 and the maximum "a, 800 mile.
| In no way can the county make better in
vestment than to improve its main roads in
| this manner, even should it be necessary to
| borrow for the purpose. Not only will the
| cost of the inevitable improvements thus be
| reduced to one-half the amount it would cost
| the county acting alone as proved by actual
experience and the records, but their advent
will be materially fastened and the resulting
| advantages quickly enjoyed.
1.-THE engineer recommends that, at the
| present tax rate of 25 cents for road purposes,
| not less than SIS 600 be annually set aside from
each levy at the beginning of the year to meet
the allotment to the county from the State
appropriation.
1.-THE people of the county need, and are
| demanding. better road improvements of the
| most modern character, as is shown by the
numerous petitions for pieces of State road
from all parts of the county.
| bridge work OF permanent nature has
been greatly curtailed, there being only 4
| reinforced concrete bridges, 4 concrete culverts
| and stone culvert erected while there have
been 30 wooden bridges built.
| 1T is poor economy to rebuild wooden
bridges, and the engineer protests against
such structures and recommends the exclusive
use of concrete and reinforced concrete for all
spans of moderate length.
"DuriDg the year liz bridges have been re-
paired at cost of S6,970.16 and IS culverts at
cost of 1910.
Mr.. Shirley gives detailed statement of the
district work, roads repaired and built and
makes suggestions for the work in each district.
Cannot Collect Toll on the Hartford
Road.-Judge Duncan has signed an order
restraining the Baltimore and Hartford Turn
pike Company from collecting tolls on the road
at any of its gates until the road shall have
! been placed in proper repair. The order was
based on a petition filed by Mr. John w. B.
Clayton and others against the company on
July Sd last.
B The petitioners, at the time of the filing of
their petition, asked that a sheriff's jury be
summoned to review the road and return an
inqusition to the court setting forth its find
ings. This request of the petitioners was
granted and ON July oath the jury submitted
its report, stating that the road was badly out
of repair. The report also recommended that
an order be passed enioining the company from
collecting tolls until its road should be put in
good condition. The case was appealed by the
company to the Circuit Court, and on Septem.
Der 18th an opinion was handed down sustain
| inc tho r,nfifioners.