The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-14
I.ooka like naltlmora Citu and Countl

Looks Like Baltimore City and County
Will Get Together on the Water Questiou
Mayor Mahool and Water Engineer QUICK
see bright ray of hope for the consumma-
ton of Baltimore city's plans for big storage
reservoir and dam in Baltimore county, to ex-
tend from Loeb Raven to Phoenix. distance
of IL miles, and increasing the daily average
flow of drinking water by 230. 600 900 gallons:
A conference in the Mayors receptlon-room 81
the City Hall on Wednesday afternoon pc
tween officials of the city and the county, Win
several county members elect to the General
Assembly present, resulted in the designation
of committee to prepare bill FOR the next
Legislature giving the city the right TO issue
water loan of $4,000 900 or more for the con-
struction Of the proposed reservoir.
This committee consists of Mayor Mahool,
Water Engineer Quick, two members OF the
Water Board yet to be named, City SolcioI
Bruce, County Commissioners Mann, Mattfeldt
and Byerly, the roads engineer of Baltimore
county and the attorney for the County Com
mssioners. They will draft bill that VIII %
satisfactory to both the city snd the county.
It was an entirely harmonious conference
and at its close State Senator Biddison said the
county would help the city all 1t coulo ID the
matter and he declared that the reservoir plans
would be worked out to successful compietlon
without friction. A number of suggestions
were advanced and discussed during the con-
ference, the principal ones covering the foiio"-
The extension of the city's water system to
a reasonable distance into the county, SO long
as the territory of the Baltimore County water
Company was not infringed upon.
Means of compensating the county for loss
in its taxable basis through the taking by the
city of about 1000 acres of land, completely
wiping out the village of Warren and portion
of Phoenix.
The policing by the city of the territory en-
braced in the reservoir district during the con-
struction work.
The employment on the work of only regis
tered voters of the city of Baltimore or OF Bal
timore county, keeping out all aliens and "un-
desirable citizens" generally
The relocation of the county roads that will
be closed as a result of the reservoir.
The condemnation of the necessary property
through the general condemnation act OF the
State and not of the city charter, the idea be-
ing to properly protect the interests ofthe coun-
ty during the proceedings. !.
These points and others of minor character
will be threshed over by the committee which
is to prepare the proposed bill for the Legisla-
ture. In the words of Senator Biddson: THE
city will get what it wants in the matter of q
reservoir"
Explaining the city's needs Water Engineer
Quick said that ITO 900, 900 gallons of water per
day was necessary. The average daily con-
sumption at the present time is "a, 600, 900 gal
Ions, which will be doubled when the city
reaches population of 900 900, as it will be-
fore many years. The proposed reservoir with
a gigantic dam at Loeb Raven backing the
water Up to Phoenix, will be absolutely neces-
sary, said Mr.. Quick, to supply future needs.
There will be in the neighborhood of GO, 900, 600
gallons of water daily the city may not need
after the reservoir is constructed and in opera
ton, and the city will therefore be willing, un-
der certain conditions to extend its mains into
the county and supply persons and factories
not along the line of the Baltimore County
Water Company's mains.
1t was pointed out during the conference
that under the provisions of the city charter
the city has not the right to invade the com;
pany's territory in the county without first &C.
quiring its plants.
The county will lose largely in its taxable
basis by the taking of farming lands, villages,
etc.. for the reservoir, but it is commended that
the loss will eventually be overcome by an in.
crease in the value of property surrounding the
reservoir. The city is only to reimburse the
county for this loss in revenue for specified
term of years to be set forth in the final arti-
Giles of agreement.
Those who took part in the conference were
Mayor Mahool, Congressman Talbot, County
Commissioners Mann, Mattfeldt and Byerly,
their attorney, Mr.. Osborne /. Yellott; Water
Engineer Quick, Attorney General William
Shepard Bryan. counsel for the Baltimore
County Water Company; Frederick W. Field
ner, president of the company; Albert II.
Weir, vice. president and general manager of
the company State Senator Bddison. and the
following members elect to the Legislature:
Michael P. Kehoe, John Mays Little, w. +.
Coghlan, Charles M. Snyder and Carville d.
Benson