Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-12-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Fix Dates For Sitting As Board
OF Control And Review
DISPUTE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
Board To Review And Hear Appeals On
Assessment On Property Inmate
Dies AT State Hospital

The assessment of property in the
county now being practically com
plete the Board of County Commits
sioners who were designated a
Board of Control and Review in
accordance with the General AS
sessment Act passed by the last
Legislature have already arranged
for some of the meetings to be held
for the purpose of reviewing the
assessment and hearing appeals, if
any, against said assessment.
The Clerk has been directed to ad-
vertlse meetings to be held on Janu-
airy 9, II, IL and Is for the Sixth
district assessment and January l6,
II, Is and 10 for the Third district as
sessment. All members of the Board
were present at Tuesdays meeting.
Other business transacted follows ::
The claims of Messrs. Orlando
Ridout and R. H. Clum, for damages
to stock killed by dogs, were allow
ed, the amounts being SIS for the
loss of a calf, and $500 for loss of
poultry. The amount of claims will
be paid out of the dog license fund.
The Board has offered reward of
500 for the apprehension of the
thief or thieves who, on Friday
night last, broke into the stable Of
Mrs. William H. Boswell, in The
Second district and took therefrom
valuable sorrel mare. The Clerk
was directed to advertise the same.
The Board passed an order provid-
ing for the removal of a number Of
poles left on the public road near
Mill Creek bridge. William 7. Rob-
ison was directed to remove the
poles without delay.
The County Treasurer was allowed
insolvencies in the following instan
ces: On the assessment Iof Solomor
P. Spears on the basis of 81, 343 the
same having been on personal prop
erty that had been sold and buildings
that have been uninhabitable; Rob-
ert Long, $3.50 on personal property;
John T. Turner, $3.50 on personal
property that is no longer in his pos
session.
Commissioners Beard and Douw, to
whom the matter of the claim of $500
for damages for personal injuries
alleged to have been sustained by
Mrs. Alice Ruling, reported that they
had effected a compromise by the
payment of $50 to Mrs. Ruling.
Mr.. E. S. Riley, counsel for Mrs.
Ruling, who presented the claim, pro-
tested against the action of the
Commissioners in their settlement,
and the Board again referred the mat
ter to the consideration of Messrs.
Beard and Douw. Mrs. Ruling claim
ed damages for injuries sustained by
reason of an obstruction in the pub
lie road near Brownsville, the acct
dent occurring Thanksgiving night.
The Board has been notified by
the Superintendent of Montevue
State Hospital, that Hezekiah Crown
err, patient at that institution
from Anne Arundel county, died
there on December 16.
The Board adopted a resolution
calling on the Governor to take such
action as he may see fit in the case
of Sweetzer Linthicum, Jr., a justice
of the peace for the Fifth district.
1t appears that Mr.. Linthicum has
repeatedly refused to file his report
with the Board of Commissioners, as
required by law, despite the fact that
formal requests have been made of
him to do so.
Clerk Tilghman submitted his
monthly report of the road tax as fol-
lows: First district, 33 cents on
the Sl00; Second district, 20 cents;
Third district, 81 cents; Fourth dis
trict, % cents; Fifth district, 10
cents; Eighth district, II cents. Gen
eral county rate, SO cents.
Justice L. L. Disney submitted his
monthly report, showing IS as collec-
tions from fines.
The Board will meet again on Tues
day, next. A large number of bills
were passed.