Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-07-04
Early Action Requested in the Ca.


nal Subtitle meeting called to expires
the sense of the citizens of this county re
specting the defunct G. & o. canal was hel,
in the Town Hall, here, on Wednesday =
About fifty enthusiastic persons were pres
ent, and many more We're kept away by thu
threatening weather and the busy seasol
with the farmers. Howard Griffith, Esq.
was elected chairman and the meeting wa
addressed by Col. VIM Kilgour, Judge Bou
ic, Messrs. Eugene Jarboe and p d. Lairt
in brief speeches The following preamble
and resolution were unanimously adopted
by the meeting;
WHEREAS, by the destruction of the Ches
apeake and Ohio Canal by freshet in the
early summer of 1889, the citizens of Mont
gomery county residing along the line OF
said canal have been placed in most dis.
tressing condition, their property destroyed
or deprecated in value until almost worth
less, all industries, mechanical and agricul.
tural, either brought to stand still or con.
Quoted at great loss or disadvantage; and
whereas not only the Board of Public Works
OF Maryland, but also the receivers appoint
ed by the Circuit Court for Washington
SouubJy albCl u SdlCiult anu COu
scientious examination of all matters per-
tanning to said canal, have arrived at the
conclusion that it is impracticable and un.
wise to undertake TO repair and restore said
canal as waterway, and have so reported
to said court {; and whereas the condition OF
said citizens of Montgomery county is get
ting worse from day to day, so that if some.
thing is not done speedily for their relief to
enable them to get to and from markets
and thereby be enabled to dispose of the
products OF their labor without the great
delay and expense to which they are now
subjected, their condition will be still more
painful and distressing and whereas it is
generally believed that parties perfectly
willing and able, are anxious to build rail.
road from Cumberland to Washington on
the bed of said defunct canal as soon as they
are allowed to do So therefore be it
ResOtoed, BY the said citizens of Mont.
gomery county, in public meeting assem-
bled, that it is their earnest and respectful
wish that when the matter shall be properly
called to the attention of said court, that il
will as speedily as possible pass such orders
or DEGREES as are right and proper, and which
will hasten the final settlement OF the diff
culties and remove all obstacles now in the
way of that relief which they SO earnestly
desire and need.
To have the desired end of the meeting
brought about more rapidly, Mr.. p. d. Laird
offered the following practical resolution,
which was freely accepted as an addition to
the other resolutions:
Resoloed, That inasmuch AS the State OF
Maryland is party to the suits now pend.
ing in the Circuit Court of Washington
county as q COurt of Eouty and as the
people residing and doing business contigu =
GUS to the canal are those who are inter,
ested in the settlement OF this subject, we
call upon the Board of Public Works to
give such instructions to the Attorney Gen
eral as will result in such proceedings being
taken as will lead to the terminau N of litl-
cation, and in placing the canal in such
position AS will bring about practical re-
suits