The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-02


can I'm the Court of Appeals of Mary land on
| Thursday Judge Boyd delivered the opinion in
the case of the Baltimore County Water and
Electric Company against the County Com
missioners of Baltimore county and others,
| which involves the right of the company to
construct its mains and pipes in certain Sec
i tions of the county without first obtaining the
assent of the Highways Commission. The
| case was appealed from the Circuit Court for
| Baltimore county, which sustained the demur-
rer of the defendants and dismissed the bill
y filed by the plaintiffs.
The bill sought to enjoin the County Com
missoners and the Highways Commission
from interfering with the construction by the
| appellant, under the supervision of the High
ways Commission, of its mains and pipes in
South avenue, Fifth street and North avenue,
| in accordance with the application for permit
which it had made to the Highways Commits
sion. These highways are located in Mount
| Washington.
The appellant was formed by the consolida-
ton of the Catonsville Water Company and
the Chesapeake Electric and Water Company.
The question upon which the decision turns is,
WAS it within the chartered power of the APP
pellant to lay its water mains without first
obtaining the assent of the Highways Commits
sion ?" The appellant relied entirely upon the
powers conferred on the Gainesville company
by its original charter.
n The Court of Appeals holds that the appellant
II was not authorized to lay its mains, pipes and
/ conduits in the highways mentioned in. the
bill of complaint without first obtaining the
Il assent of said Highways Commission. The
ldecree of the lower court istherefore affirmed,
the appellant to pay the costs.
/Want Gas for Towson.-On Wednesday
Hlast Mr. James j. Lindsay, president of the
Towson improvement Association; Mr.. Dixon
c. Walker and DR.. Louis Hergenrather. Jr.,
had a conference with Gen. Ferdinand O. La
trobe, Manager Alton S. Miller and Engineer
II. X. Dodson, of the Consolidated Gas COM
pany of Baltimore, and urged that the COM
pany extend its mains from Govanstown to
NTowson.
The committee assured the officials that if
they would do so in their opinion it would be
paying venture from the start, as nearly all
the residents of Towson, as well as persons re-
siding along the York road between Govans-
town and Towson, will likely become con-
sumers.
General Latrobe and Mr.. Miller directed Mr..
Dodson to meet the committee in Towson on
Friday at which time the territory will be gone
over and report made by Mr.. Dodson as to
the probable number of subscribers and the
distances to be covered by the mains.
Damage Suit Against the Md. & Pa.
Railroads.&c. suit of George A. Murray, of
Towson, against the Maryland and PenDsyl-
vania Railroad Company for $4,000 damages
for alleged personal injuries at Notre Dame
Station, was begun in the Circuit Court here
on Tuesday before Judge Duncan and jury.
Murray was driving wagon OF Cunning Ex-
press and was struck by an eDginego south:
The station. obstructs the view of the track at
that point, it is alleged. Two mules were killed
and Murray was thrown some distance and
sustained severe injuries. Messrs. u. Howard
Isaac and w. Gill Smith represented Murray,
while Col. d. G. Mcintosh and Mr.. ID. q.
Mcintosh, Jr., were attorneys for the railroad
company.
The case was given to the jury at P. NJ. on
Friday, LIST instant, and after being out about
twenty minutes they returned verdict for
50, 500 the plaintiff-Murray.
Awarded Mr. Willis 5000, OoO-Messrs
Stevenson A. Williams and Charles @ Homer,
two of the three arbitrator appointedtofix the
value of the 468 acres of land known as the
Willis tract, on Back river, needed for the
sewerage disposal works of Baltimore. have
agreed upon the sum of 100000 Mr.. Elisha
A. Perkins, the third arbitrator and the city's
representative declined to sign the articles of
agreement, contending that the property was
not worth 100000.
The city experts valued it at about Sl00. 600
and it is assessed by the county for $4,000.
In the arbitration proceedings Mr. Homer
represented Mr.. George r. Willis, owner of the
property, while Mr.. Williams was the umpire.
Their report was laid before the Sewerage
Commission on Tuesday after which the Law
Department will prepare the papers necessary
in the acquisition of the property.
o
Serious Sleighing Accident-Two ponies
belonging to Mr.. David Mclean. who lives on
the Reisterstown road, near Delight, were killed
on Monday morning BY an Emory Grove
trolley car Just as Mrs. Mclean was driving
away from her home. She, accompanied by
Mrs. Margaret Mclean, her sisterin.law, had
started on sleighing trip, and were leaving
the place when the car struck the team. Both
ladies were thrownfrom the sleigh against the
fence, 25 feet away and, besides being bruised,
suffered from shock One pony had its neck
broken and the others leg was broken 1t twas
killed by Mr.. Henry NJ. Walker, neighbor.
I Sale of a Country Place.-The family of
THE late Mr.. Louis McLane of Baltimore, have
sold their pretty country place. situated on the
north side of the Oregon pike, about eBe mile
from Cockeysville, to Mr.. Henry NJ. Lord of
Baltimore for $4,000. The place contains 60
acres and is we'll improved. 1t is known as
N "Iona."
On SATURDAY last twenty-seven horses be-
longing to Mr.. Alfred G. Vanderbilt were
shipped from New York for London. The
animals are valued at several hundred thous-
and dollars. They are sent abroad to compete
in the English horse shows next spring. Some
of the animals have never been beaten in the
show ring.
EACH PASSING year serves to emphasize the
fact that the memory of Abraham Lincoln
has been more potent than any other influence
in bringing the people of the North and South
into peaceful and harmonious relations with
each other.
SENATOR TILLMAN proposes to talk for
period of ten days on the immigration bill.
This will have a tendency to defeat the pur-
pose of the bill. at least it will diminish the
attractions of Washington as a winter resort.