The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-10-05

Want Govanstown's Meil Facilities I'M
proved-Postmaster Harris Considering
the Observation-Disclosures Harris, of Baltimore
city, has under consideration complaints made
by residents of the Govanstown district regard
ing the delivery of mail in that district which
is supplied by Station H. Two committees
waited on him recently and explained the
grievances complained of. One deputation
consisted of Mr.. Charles Herzog, president Of
the Mems Improvement Association of Gov
anstown and Rev. W. w. Shaw pastor of the
Presbyterian Church. The second deputation
represented the Neighborhood improvement
Club, and consisted of Mrs. Clark and Miss
Stella Benninghaus, who were accompanied
by Rev. Mr.. Shaw.
According to the complainants, there are
nominally three deliveries of mail day in
Govanstown district, but in reality there is
| only one complete delivery. The second de-
livery is said to be confined to the immediate
| vicinity of the postoffice, and the third, they
| say, is contingent on the time left at the dis
posal of the carriers after the other two deliv-
cries. About twelve years ago two carries
| were appointed to this district. Since then the
population has more than doubled, but the
number of carriers has remained the same.
| Postmaster Harris gave a patient and ex-
haustive hearing to the statements of the dep
utations and promised to do all in bis power
to have the present unsatisfactory conditions
remedied.
The second delivery of mail matter each day
n, L
intended for the immediate vicinity of the sta
ton. The district is large one with the resi-
dents widely scattered. A long time is there
| fore required to cover it, and as the carriers
work only eight hours day the whole district
cannot be gone over as often as may be desir-
able Mr.. Harris will endeavor to find some
solution of the difficulty.
To Stop Paying Fees to Of6cers.-The
| County Commissioners on Tuesday passed an
| order of which the following is copy:
1T having come to our attention that 1t has
| been the practice for many years on the part OF
justices of the peace of Baltimore county 10
charge fee of IS cents for making the arrest,
as part of the costs in criminal cases, and to
either turn said fee over to the county or pay
| the same TO police officers where arrests are
made by such officers; and we having been
advised by our counsel that such practice OF
| charging such fee for an arrest where the ar
rest is made by a regular police officer OF the
county, is not warranted bylaw. it is, there
fore, ordered by the County Commissioners OF
Baltimore county that the chief OF police IN
struct all county officers that they shall not at
| any time hereafter accept from any justice OF
| the peace such or any other fee or compensa-
ton for making any arrest, and that the clerk
to this Board forwith notify all justices of the
| peace of Baltimore county OF the passage OF
| this order.
'And it is further ordered that all police off,
GERS of Baltimore county who have heretofore
received such fees for making arrests shall pay
the same over to the person charged with the
same upon demand made by them therefor"
In reference to the charge that Police Officer
! Kirk had collected fees for making arrests in
| automobile cases. it was stated that as yet no
| written charges had been filed with the County
Commissioners, who will take no further &C.
ton in the matter unless this is done.