Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-26
COUNTY ENTERS SUIT
AGAINST TIMBER MEN
Claims Unlawful Use Of, and Dam
age to Eighth District Roads.
FOR STONEY CREEK BRIDGE.
Engineer Directed 10 Prepare Specili-
cations Of Two Routes Under
CONSIDERATION.

Claiming that certain persons are
unlawfully using the roads of the
Eighth district by the hauling of
heavy timber thereon, Il the detri-
ment Of the highways. the County
Commissioners, through their counsel
lor, Ridgely p. Melvin. have insti-
tuted injunction proceedings in the
Circuit Court to restrain certain per-
sons from further engaging in such
operations.
The suit is directed against Messrs.
Joseph Miner, Augustus Tyler and
William Z. Moulden. Judge Bra
shears Signed an order ganting tenn
porAry Injunction and giving the de-
PENDANTS until March 4 TO show cause
why the instrument should not be
made perpetual.
AS is stated in the suit, the de fem
dants have for some time been en-
gagged in the cutting of cross ties in
the First and Eighth districts. and
hauling them over the roads by
means of the heavy timber wagons.
Chat much damage was being done
the roads was the weight of a COM
plant laid before the Commissioners
some time ago, and notwithstanding
the warning issued by the Commits
sioners, the bill alleges that the de-
PENDANTS have persisted in carrying
on the operations.
AS means of reaching some final
conclusion the approaches to the
bridge to be constructed across Sto-
ney creek, in the Third district. the
Board yesterday adopted an order call
ing On the County Engineer to prepare
specifications of the two routes that
have been proposed, and to advertise
for bids for the construction of said
roadways.
The matter of improving and main
tanning a road running from Hills
mere gate westwardly to Millions
gate, near South river, was referred
to committee composed of Commits
sioner Beard, Engineer Green and
Counsellor Melvin.
Question having been raised as to
the duties and responsibilities to be
assumed by the Commissioners in
connection with the construction of
the railroad to Drum Point, the Board
adopted an order calling on its coun-
sellor for legal opinion as TO the
Boards compliance with provisions of
Chapter $50 Of the Acts of the Leg.
islature of 1912. This is the act that
authorized the commissioners to feat
bonds to the amount of 5000, 900 for
subscribing to the stock of the new
road
Another question of road improve
ments placed before the Board was
the request from the Round Bay Beach
Company, real estate corporation
that is developing the Round Bay
property, through the president, N.
P. Chapman, for Improvement of
the rad leading from Round Bay to
the station of the Maryland Elec-
trio railways, distance of about
| TOO feet. Attention was also called
to the condition of the overhead
bridge of the railway on the Round
Bay property.
The following insolvencies We're
| granted the County Treasurer: On
two acres If land assessed at $40 to
Dorcas Gross, because of an error,
| as the same property is assessed TO
Betty Gross, for 1911 and 1912
property of the Holy Cross cemetery,
$l1,250, on the levies of 1911 and
1912, as said property is exempt
from taxation lndsr the law
The Board approved the bond of
5000 of Benton Warfeld, who recent
ly entered into q contract for the
hauling of manure from the Fourth
district stables.
Upon certifcations of Drs. J. o.
Purvis and w. H. Hopkins, Edward
Courts was ordered committed tC
| Springfield State Hospital for treat.
ment, and Evelyn Wooten was order
ed to Montevue Asylum, upon eertifi.
cation from Drs. Compton Wilson anC
d. r. Talbot.
The usual large number of bills fol
road work and other miscellaneou.
expenses was passed by the Board.
Next weeks meeting of the Boar
will be held on Wednesday instea,