Johns Hopkins accedes, reluctantly, to increasing its contribution to the city of Baltimore: Johns Hopkins says it couldn't, and wouldn't, pull up stakes, though it bemoans the taxes it will have to pay on the 33,000 phone lines and $32 million worth of energy used each year by its university, hospital and other institutions. "The city is our home, and the future of the city is the future of Johns Hopkins," said spokesman Dennis O'Shea. "Johns Hopkins does not thrive if the city does not thrive, so we do understand the importance of this."