Mayor’s message and reports of the city officers . andwas then discharged, as it could not be seen that shewas insane, and as she displayed none of the symptomsgiven by the adopted father in his history. Thissingle instance will show the great danger to which thepoorer and friendless classes are exposed by the lack ofa suitable law to give them protection* TRUSTEES OF THE POOR. 825 The coming session of the Legislature would seemto be an appropriate time for the appointment of acommission to inquire into the matter of the lunacylegislation of the State, with a view to drafting abetter law, wit
Mayor’s message and reports of the city officers . andwas then discharged, as it could not be seen that shewas insane, and as she displayed none of the symptomsgiven by the adopted father in his history. Thissingle instance will show the great danger to which thepoorer and friendless classes are exposed by the lack ofa suitable law to give them protection* TRUSTEES OF THE POOR. 825 The coming session of the Legislature would seemto be an appropriate time for the appointment of acommission to inquire into the matter of the lunacylegislation of the State, with a view to drafting abetter law, with stronger safeguards for the protectionof individual rights. In conclusion, I would express my obligations to T. Councilman and Dr. S. T. Earle for continuedassistance and advice; and to the Board of TrusteesI wish to express my thanks for their unvaryingkindness. I remain, gentlemen, Very respectfully yours, WILLIAM NOYES. Twenty-sixth Annual Report PARK COMMISSION Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, B A I, T I M O 11 E : STEPHEN TONGUE, CITY PRINTER,174 West Baltimore Street. 1880. THE PARK COMMISSION. JAMES HODGES, Mayor, Ex-Offioio H. B. LATROBE,ANDREW REID,CHARLES H. MERCER,GEORGE S. BROWN, Commissioners. EEPOKT. To the Honorable the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore: The Public Park Commission present their Twenty-sixth Annual Report. During the past year the passenger railways havepaid the park tax due by them respectively, with thesingle exception referred to in the last annual Union Railway Company still withholds the taxchargeable to that portion of its line lying beyond thepresent boundaries of the city. The same questionthat arises here was made by all the other railwaycompanies, but was abandoned, and their respectivetaxes have since been regularly paid. Proceedings tocollect the unpaid portion of the tax have been beforethe Circuit Court of the city for some time. DRUID HILL PARK. The JSh
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