The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

uniformly been the desire of this Company to
meet every reasonable request which has been
made in connection with the matter of water
supply to Towson, Lutherville and vicinities.
As instances of this desire we might refer to the
request made on April 18th, 1907. by Major yell
lott, for permission to test our ToWson or arg
burth las it is generally called) well, which re-
quest was promptly granted. but the permission
granted was not then avaiied OF. Again, some
time during August, 1919; the Iowson improve
ed on the subject of water supply made SINH
lar request, and indeed we might say that we
suggested this method of determining the true
state of facts to said committee, which was then
composed of Messrs N. ID. K: Allen, Dixon y.
Walker and we believe, Mr.. Henry q. Shirley,
though Messrs. Allen and Walker alone we're
those who conferred with us relative to the mat
ter at that time. This request of the Improve
ment Association was also promptly grained,
and accordingly Mr.. Robert l.. Clemmitt, or Bal
timore, was retained by the Association as an
expert to make the test =. -,
mitt imposed three conditions. as set forth in
our communication to the residents and water
takers of TowsOn, Lutherville and viciDities,
dated September Sd. 1905 notifying said ts
and water takers of the proposed making OF said
tie st and the possible temporary shortage OF wa
ter resulting from the same. The conditions
named by MIR. Clemmitt were as follows 9s j. W.
| ter Company of my (Mr. Clemmitt's) connection
with the case and secure their full approval OF
the same, that all parties may go into the mat
SecondMThat the Water Company turn the
entire plant over to me (Mr. Clemm1tt) Tor the
time being with the privilege of using such OF
their apparatus as 1 may desire and taking out
any which deem unit ana substituting Ogner
apparatus temporarily, with the understanding
that the entire plant will be restored to us orlgl-
nal condition.
Third~The entire test is to be made within a
period of three days or seventy-tWo hours from
the time of beginning same, which time VIII oe
agreed uponsbetween myself (Mr. Ciemmltt) ana
the Water Company, notice of which will at once
be given your Association.
/ This Company gave its full consent 10 tDe max
ing of said test upon the conditions named.
The test was begun on september !tn, ana was
to continue until completed. ana 10 tnls enc Mr.;
Clemmitt was given full charge and control OF
our plant without let or hindrance OF any KIND
from us. In order to facilitate the making OF
said test and to assist MT M 9he "a eve WY
placed at his service and call Two OF our men
who were to render such assistance. II any, as ne
| September 7th, being Labor Day and holiday,
proved to be very convenient day for the max
ing of said test. in that 1t enabled most OF tne
residents of Towson and vicinities to be present
and follow up each step of the test without per-
sonal Inconvenience or loss of time from their
other duties, and accordingly Meesrs. Allen ana
Walker together with a number of others, were
present during the making or said test, practi-
|; cally from start to finish. We, on the otne el
hand, were content to leave the matter entireiy
ISOLATION and accordingly had no expert presenIs
to represent us, except that the writer calieo
for few Fen a m me said test was being
tended to Mr. Clemmitt, and tnat tne Cnlei III
eineer of this Company called for q few mo
ments in the afternoon to see IL any Iurtner as
sistance were required or desired.
Mr.. Clemmitt concluded bis test after ABOUT
six hours and left our premises not, however,
until after lie had inquired OF the commlttee
whether everything bad been satls1actorliy con,
Quoted and whether anything else we're desired
by said committee in connectlOn WIN sau Jest
and had been assured that everything was satls-
The report on this test made by Mr.. Clemmitt
to your Association. dated OCTOBER otn isOo,aIIer
stating carefully each step in said test, summa-
rizes the results and findings OF said test IN the
concluding words following: consequently the
we'll does not yield sufficient water to properly
supply present consumers on the system in TOW
son and vicinity" copy of Mr. Clemmltt g re-
port was forwarded to us by MIR. Allen, the
chairman of the Water Committee. IN accord,
ance with the understanding had by US with said
The time asked and allowed for making said
o osIS sx hours Of this time was is
fault of ours. The selection of Mr. Clemmitt as
the expert for the Association was made by the
Association or by its properly authorized COM
mittee and though we agreed with the commit
tee that the selection had been GOOD one we
had no control of this phase of the matter. Ine
test was made in the presence OF the cOmmltCee
and other members of your Association, and II
Mr.. Clemmitt was not proceeding properly or
the satisfaction of said committee or Otner mem
bers, his method should have been corrected at
the time the test was under way. 80 that SAID
methods could have been changed and the test
conducted in accordance with the views OF the
committee. II the test was not as thorough, as
was desired, this was a matter entirely within
the control of the committee and snoulo nave
been corrected at the time of the making OF SAID
test Certainly Mr.. Clemmitt, having been re-
tanned by the committee, should not have been
permitted to depart before ne had satisfactorily
concluded his test, nor should he have been as
sured that his work was satisfactory before
leaving, and that nothing further was desired
of him or his assistants.
Instead however, of doing anything while the
test was in progress, Mr.. Clemmitt was permit
ted to conclude the test and to make his report,
and now the Association, as is indicated in your
letter of the 18th inst. undertakes to ignore the
first condition named by Mr.. Clemmitt, namely,
that the parties should go into the matter in
good faith. meaning thereby that all parties
should abide by the result of the test, and now
say that the Association never has been SATISFIED
with this test. We are indeed at loss to &C
count for this condition and the reason for dis
satisfaction with the work of the expert of your
own selection, especially when so short part
of the total time asked and allowed for the test
had been consumed.
Your letter now requests permission to take
charge of our well and pump station entirely; IN
order to take out the pump and clear the well OF
any and all distractions and drilling 1t down 10