Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-10-10

eli attempts to ch&ses the existing
Iaw g - 10 introduce nix a schools
for both white and colored childrsa.
cHEsAPEAKE AID OHIO CANAL.
aAs - well known. the dis .strous
freshets Of Ny and June iast wreck
ed the Chesapeake aud Ohio canal
The company y now without business.
revenue or credit. ard. notwithstand
ing the most earnest and persistent
efforts on the part Of lis president
and directors. it has been uaable 10
procure. 10 any shape o. upon any
terms. sufficient money to repair the
canal and rut il IN condition for nav
igation. 20 that all transportation on
It has abeoiuteiy ceased Five sue
cessiye coupons, amounting to SIS, 600
on the $500. 900 of repair bonds, il
sued under the act Of 1878. chapter
%. are Row overdae and unpaid. and
BY the terms Of that act and the mort
gage given IN accordance with ifs pro-
vision, che holders Of majority Of
these bonds may ct any moment sell
the canal at public auction, and may
also at once obtain Q decree Of eoart
appointing receiver to take posses
sion. No help can be expected from
the State because by the Constitution
she 10 prohibited from making any
advances in aid Of works of public
improvement. But. under existing
circumstances, unless the private in
terests involved can be induced 10
come 70 the rescue by providing the
money required 70 restore the canal
ans it, works . foreclosure sale in the
near future seems to be inevitable.
To svoid this unfortunate result at
tended as it will most proba oily be by
the permanest abandonment of the
canal as a waterway. the board Of
public works are earnestly urged 10
cooperate with these private interests
in any reasonable proposition to re-
pair and restore it. II necessary they
should not hesitate to appoint az pres-,
ident and directors, u Jon the recon.
mendstion Of these private interests,
any oompetent and Responsible men
who will give satisfactory guaranty
Of their Willingness and ability to
raise the money necessary 80 put and
keep the canal in complete repair for
transportation, and even to lease 1t
for long term Of years to any rsspon-
able parties who will undertake, with
satisfactory stipulations such Q deslr.
able aud important work. There
should be no hesitation on the part
of the board of public works in dong
everything in their power TO prevent
the total destruction Of this water.
way, in. which the State, ana especi-
ally she counties of Garrett, Allegany,
Washington. Frederi,k and Montgo.
merry. 10 so vitality interested. aud any
business pr position reasonably guar
snteed looking to the restoration of
the canal and lie rescue from sale
under foreclosure proceedings should
be accepted in the confident expccta-
tion that so FIR as legislation may be
necessary 10 ri ~ permanent effect to
such arrangement it will be promptly
passed by the coming Legislature. II.
however, the large private interests
to which it's preservation 10 80 vitality
important shouli be unable before the
meeting of the approaching Lagisla-
tuie to raise the funds required TO
repair it and pnt 1t in good nsvigable
condition. all that can then be done
will be to provide in some way by
law for the rescue. SO far AS possible.
of the interests of the State from the
total sacrIfice which will be sure to
result from forced sale under tore
closure proceeding at the instance If
holders Of the repair bonds of 1878