The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-20

The EAGLE PolNT LANDING AND ROAD
The County Commissioners office, on Tuesday,
rcsembIcd court, an array of counsel being
present for ana against the proposed puOnc
landing, near Eagle Point, Bush river, and the
road leading thereto.
Mr., Geo. l.. VanBIbber appeared for the pct;-
TONERS, the landowners affected thereby,
Messls. john Cadwaadcr and Bartlett d Hay
ward, being represented by Messrs. John +.
Semmes, Of Baltimore, Thos. IL. Robinson, Wm.
II. Harlan and Geo. Y. May uadier.
Examiners have been twice appointed up
this road and landing. The first commission
unanimously reported adversely thereto
OF he second commission, Messrs. VIM.
Webster and John Clark recommended the e.
adjustment OF the landing, aud ali adverse nj
uorty report WAS made Dy the thiId examiner.
Nj. Tuos. +. Culhcart.
Mr.. NauBrouer urged the confirmation VI the
muJpIity lrpUlt.
Nj, Svmmea read counter petition, sgucd
by l25 irrsuus, aud sald the ubjeclurs relied
also on the minority report.
MI. FanBlnbrr said If oral testimony was to
he introduced he was not prepared to 20 on
with the case, a. the cUuute! petition had uryrl
been pIe cntvd before. Alter some DISCUSSION,
IN which al, The lawyers took paIt, Nj. SrmInr>
agreed To 20 on without Urat testimony, On tue
petitions ao they stood.
MIR. Ndul5lbbur AGAIN urged the confirmation
vi the maJuiltS report made bS the tx rmluris
Mr. Harlan argued, IN opposition, tlwl lite
making ut the road would Involve an eXprndi.
lure OF money MOI justified ay pubic NECESSITY.
Mcssrs. Hayward " Bartlett had paid $50 600
tor their property Tor cunning purposes, amu
the proposed landing and road would utterly
deitrUy ITS value, and for ihs loss the exam
nets proposed TO pay only S40U A public raud-
my can only legally tie established tor some
reasonable purpose. The people who want The
road and landing would have to pass two rail.
roads 10 get to II, and are just as near two puo-
llc landings already established. II Is wanted
simply for p'casue purposes, and why should
tiarford county spend thousands OF dollars Tor
this object?
NJ Semmes said that before property can be
condemned against the consent 81 lhr owners II
must he shown that 1t i, needed for the public
u-r, that there is Il Necessity Tor tue prUruset
landing or road and that Just com ru>alIOu L.
awarded the owner for beng deprived If his
property. lie said THAI Of six men appointed to
examine whether or not the property WAS need.
ed for the public use four had SAID it was not
and only two were IN It's favor. Ii l. the lutru.
ton Of the Jaw to cOudcnn public Landings aud
roads Tor the public use but not Tor the purpose
VI pleasure resorts. Many OF the sigueis oil The
petition III favor OF the landing and road would
never ship any grain or produce ON the r.
posed landing. The and IL valuable 10 "A duck.
ing shore, hut it taken and valued merely a.
farm land ii would be COuii-catiun. The eigu.
lug oil petitions means nothing, > prUuIc usu-
ally syn anything they are ASKED to ,igu
Mr. NanBlObcr said the people OF Abingdl ~
district have all taken sides, one way or the
other. on the question: and several hundred had
slEned the petition Tor the road and landing
after serious consideration, because they were
interested and affected thereby. lie argued
that Bush and GuupOwder rivers, beyond low
water mark, are public highways. From Ourr
Point running down to the bay aud up rh"
GunpOwder nver above III" bridge, there urr 80
miles OF shore line without one single spot
where man can get on thrrc public highways.
the public getting ON Bu.h river, people were
satisfied, but four or five men now cuutioi all
this shore line and have closed access to HE
river. Besides, 1t has been closed for pleasure
purposes alone and it is time for the Commi..
sioners to take some action. He argued that
the landing would euabc shippers to make bet.
ter terms with the railroad Companies u, is the
case al Prrryman, which is near vi Run Land.
ing. Persons had signed the petition who are
not Interested in shipping gram bu lh"y want
TO en- y the public water ways OF The Sia.u fOI
sailing, fishing or grabbing.
Mr.. Hayward said Hayward IL Blrtlcrt lad
kept landing open aud had MAINTAINED huats
for the convenience of the public at Cedar
Grove
The Commissioners promised to consider the
matter carefully.