The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-07-14

the motorists and pedestrians will
be very definitely warned by not
only neon lights, but also by bells.
At the present time the Virginia
Avenue crossing is controlled by
Waterman, and the Wilson Boule-
ward crossing by the regular blinker
lights.
At the regular meeting held on
Thursday night, DR.. Joseph M. Ray
of the University of Maryland, made
an appeal to the Mayor and Council
to join the Maryland League of Mu-
inequalities, which was organized
about nine months ago and already
has an enrolment of 50 of the states
140 municipalities
The purpose of the league is to
provide an opportunity for an ex-
change of ideas between the various
city governments and also to pre-
sent a united front to the State Leg
islature in requesting legislation af-
fecting the municipalities of the
state.
After hearing the Mayor of Rock
vile explain the benefit his COM
munity had received from the
league, the Council, on a motion Of
fered by Councilman Broom, and sec
onded by Councilman Knight, vot-
ed unanimously to join the organiza-
ton.
Mayor Mills pointed out during the
discussion, that Doctor Ray had
brought with him a member of the
University of Maryland's staff, who
specializes in personnel problems,
and that right at the time the Coun-
Gil was in session, this official Of the
University was in another office in
the City Hall going over the city's
personnel problems and setting up
a personnel department.
The much discussed Four States
Livestock problem was finally dis
posed of at the meeting, as far as
the Mayor and Council were CON
cerned, when City Attorney Urner,
who had been asked to rule on the
right of the city to declare the Four
States public nuisance, gave hB
written opinion, in which he ruled
that if any offense at all exists, it
must be considered as a private
nuisance as distinguished from a
public nuisance. and he cited Mary
land court DECISIONS in support of his
ruling.
While pointing out that the City
of HagerstoWn has undoubted au-
\ thority to declare any local enter
prise a public nuisance, it must be
prepared to prove its case. He fur
ther stated that he did not believe
that the city could successfully
prosecute the Four States as a public
nuisance, and that the remedy for
the individual property owner claim
ing adverse effects, must be by their
individual or join suits on the basis
that they are suffering from the OPP
preston of private nuisance.
The city plumbing inspector re-
ported on sanitary conditions in
various parts of the city, and during
the discussion it was brought out
that there are still over 700 outdoor
toilets within the city limits, and
that some 300 of them were not in
proper working condition. He also
brought out that in some buildings
being made over for apartments,
proper plumbing facilities were not
being installed
1t was the opinion of both the
Council and the City Attorney that
the present health regulations in
the city gave the plumbing Inspector
adequate authority to remedy this
situation, and he was instructed to
enforce the sanitary plumbing laws
to the limit.
A deputation from the Northern
Avenue Association waited on the
Mayor and Council in regard to pos
sible annexation, but it was pointed
out that under the new charter, an
nexation by the city must come,
first by a vote of the people of the
city, and secondly, by legislation
Annexation will probably be one OF
the matters taken up by the plan
ming and zoning commission, which
is about to be set up.
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