The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-04-27

I Commissioners Clash Over Levy fol
I Schools-Mr. Yellote Thinks Too Mncf
Money - Being 6peut.-At the meeting o
tae County CommissioperS on: Wednesday,
there was considerable discussion between thu
members Of the Board regarding the levy fol
school purposes. Mr.. Yellott brought the
matter up by moving that the appropriation
ior the running expenses of the schools fol
1907 be $175, 900 and that for building purposes
the amount be fixed at $4,000, and the money
saved between $4,000 for running expenses
and $40 900 for building purposes be'applied to
the levy for road purposes. The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Slade to put it to vote and
i was lost by Messrs. Mann and Sla6e voting
IN the negative and Mr.. Yellott voting in the
affirmative.
:, A second motion was offered by Mr.. Yellott
| that the Board of School Commissioners be in.
structed not to proceed with the erection OF
any new buildings costing more than $4,000
| without the consent of the County Commits
sloners. Mr.. Slade seconded the motion and
it was lost by Messrs. Mann and Slade voting
IN the negative and Mr.. Yellott voting in the
affirmative.
In voting against the motion Mr.. Mann said:
II voted against it because the School Board
Is made up ofsix gentlemen who are large tax
payers and well qualified 10 conduct the affairs
OF that branch of the county government.
They were appointed by the Governor and
have every confidence in their ability to trans
act properly the affairs of the schools"
Mr.. Yellott said 1.-The School Board is COM
posed of six men who are honest, but their ex-
penditures have been extravagant and are be-
ing felt by the taxpayers. One item in this
years report for incidentals, including janitors'
fees amounting to So 1853 ga, should be itemized.
We are responsible to the people and make the
appropriation. The School Board is appointed
by the Governor, but I do not think it any
more aside from the county than any other
~ = hno ~ orV1Tr ont
Mr. Mann said: 81 have talked with the
counsel to the County Commissioners and
have been informed that we have absolutely
no control over the School Board. The popu-
lation of the county is increasing very rapidly
and it is essential to good government that we
have good and proper school facilities"
- y WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY.
|9 xfesident Todd of the School Board, said
combining the action of the County Commits
sioneIA; I'VE ought to have money to put
up the right kind Of school buildings and the
County commissioners should appropriate it.
There are two items the people are willing
to pay tales for-good schools and good roads,
The increasing population demands large
buildings sand more of them. The School
Commissioners did not ask for the appropria-
ton for the buildings, but the people asked
for it. They not only waited on the School
Board, but the County Commissioners. Some
have wanted schools for twenty years and we
have not been able to build them on account of
the small appropriations. The people are beg.
ging for the schools"
Superintendent Cook said: "The report
published by the School Board gives an item
school in the county. The $9,168.64 is for
janitor fees, which are increasing every year,
and the many small bills contracted by the
principals of the schools, which are paid and
recorded at the Office of the School Board. In
making mp the report the Commissioners fol;
IL l.. L. GknkA
of Education, and everything not given a head
is placed in the incidental column. The ru.
ling of the School Board on this subject is as
follows:
I'm all cases the incidental expenses of the
schools shall be itemized, and teachers are re-
quired to send vouchers for such expenses
with their quarterly reports. These are to be
filed with the teachers reports at the office of
the School Board and carefully audited before
being paid. The check sent the principal of
the school covers the salary and expenses"
Court Says Licenses Will Not be Issued
to Law-Breakers in the Future.-Judges
Burke and Van Bibber heard number of
LIQUOR license protests last Monday and Tues.
day and the balance of them went over until
next Monday. In the cases of Frederick w.
Kahl, who conducts Shady Side, resort at
Westport Robert Holzknecht proprietor Of
the Middle River resort George W. Easter
J. Henry Herman, at Gardenville, the court
filed the following opinion:
LAT the hearing of each of the above protests
it was proved that each applicant had been
guilty of the offense of selling spirituous or
fermented liquors on Sunday The local
liquor law for this county does not make it
obligatory upon the court to withhold the Ii
cense upon proof of the fact that the applicant
had sold LIQUOR on Sunday. although as we
construe the act it is within the power of the
court to do so.
"a large measure of discretion is vested in
the court, to be exercised with due regard to
the property interest of the applicant as we'll
as to the peace, good order and moral welfare
of the community. 1t is serious matter for
the court, in the exercise of q discretionary
power, to destroy the business of the citizen
without a clear and definite warning that it
will be done in a certain event. In certain
sections of this county, with which we are now
dealing, it appears from the evidence to have
= kaena common practice for licensees to sell in
toxicating liquors on Sunday. 1t becomes the
duty of the court to declare the fixed and un-
alterable policy which it will hereafter pursue
in dealing with this form of violation of the
Sunday law. While we have concluded to
grant the license in the present instances, and
will follow the same course in such pending
protests as rest upon like ground of objection,
we declare it to be the infexible purpose of the
court in the future to withhold the licenses
where it is shown by satisfactory evidence
first that the applicant has knowingly per-
mitted gambling upon his premises; secondly,
or has knowingly sold to minors, and thirdly,
has knowingly permitted liquors and intoxi.
eating drinks or lager beer to be bartered, sold
or disposed of on Sunday at his place of
business.
"In order that no licensees may be ignorant
as to the attitude of the court in this matter,
the Clerk will mail printed copy of this
memorandum to each licensee in the county.
Let no one complain who hereafter disregards
this warning if his license is withheld, as it
will be, as he alone will be responsible"
The protest against Philip E. Soth, who
keeps saloon near the school house at Perry
Hall, 18th district, was sustained and license
refused.
President Lindsay Appoints His Com
mittee.-President James j. Lindsay, OF the
Towson improvement Association, has ap-
pointed the following committee, in compli-
ance with resolution of the association, to
appear before the County Commissioners, sit.
ting as the Highways Commissioners, on
Thursday, May I'd, at 11.30 o'clock A. NJ, to
protest against the application of the Balti-
more County Water Company to introduce
the waters of the Patapsco river or Rockburn
creek into the mains now supplying Towson
with pure artesian water Major John /. Vel.
lott, Col. David G. Mcintosh, Thomas c. Bruf,
w. Clarence Oraumer, DR.. r. G. Massenburg,
DR.. A. u. McCurdy, a. a. ripper, MAJOR FRANK
W. Coale, George B. Coale, Elmer j. Cook,
Dixon G. Walker, Frank L. Wheeler, DR.. H
s. Jarrett, John F. Anderson, N. D. K. Allen,
Albert S. Cook, DR.. ]. Royston Green, r. r.
Boarman, John H. Grill and 7. Scott Ofutt.
Work of the Orphans Court.-In the Bal.
timore County Orphans Court this week letters
were granted on the following estates:
On the personal estate of Frederick Gross to
Ida L. Gross, executriX.
On the personal estate of Margie NJ. James
to Norman James, administrator.
On the personal estate of William T. Day to
Guy P. and Arthur r. Day, administrators.
On the personal estate of Stephen NJ. Kava-
naugh to John Watson, Jr. and Stephen P.
Kavanaugh, executors.
The will of Frederick Gross, late of Canton,
was probated this week. He leaves all his
property to his widow and names her as exec
| utrix without bond.