Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-02-27
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fongrr-> has spproprisi. q money 10 o.. n
King Georse I ,el. a a. II l. also
Ano IA. Aithout any shaaow Of a doubt.
that King George street has not been
pened ae have n ade il our business to
earn be exact condition Of affairs. and
lay them herewith before the public.
They are are as follows: The former
superintendent of the Naval Academy.
Captain Sampson, placed a value upon
the property obstructing King George
street and agreed to endorse and recon-
mend the payment OF this sum by the
Navy Department, when the matter
should be referred TO him, in case Con.
gress should be induced to appropriate
the money. The present owner of the
property accepted the conditions.
An amendment was proposed to the
Naval Appropriation bill aud our delega-
ton in Congress from Maryland was ask
ed to use their efforts 10 secure lis adop-
ton. The money was eventually appro-
priated by Congress. In the meantime
Captain Sampson left the Naval Acade-
my. and was succeeded by Captain PLY
THAN, the present superintendent When
the matter Of opening King George street
was referred to him he recommended to
the Navy Department that a sum, five
hundred dollars less than that agreed on
by Captain Sampson, should be paid for
the property. The owner, feeling that
bargain had been violated, refused to
accept the sum recommended by Captain
Phythian. Condemnation proceedings
against the property were thru atened and
there the matter has rested for months.
Now, it is not likely that such proceed
ings will take place because the amount
that will be surely awarded for the prop
erty, plus the cost of the proceedings,
viii exceed the amount appropriated by
Congress. Therefore to condemn the
property appears to be the adoption of
bad business methods on the part of the
Government
Since all the work of our citizens and
delegations TO Congress seems to have
gone for naught by reason Of the arbi-
trary recommendation as to the amount
to be paid by the present superintendent.
it looks very much as IL King George
street viii remain closed to the present
generation. If the money appropriated
is not used before certain date not very
far distant. it will return again to the
Treasury of the United States In case
this happens, we predict that it viii be
many years before King George street
is opened, because there will be no par
ticular person to take upon himself the
burden of the work-an effort necessary
to secure another appropriation.
The matter is of vital Importance to our
community and TO the districts in the
county lying near us. Therefore, before
we should see the project of opening the
street abandoned some means should be
adopted to make available what moneythe
Government will give. If the difference
could be made UP by an appropriate
from the County Commissioners, from
the City Council or by subscriptions
from the people. or by all three methods,
the matter would be speedily adjust d.
For the good of the community we
would recommend that the matter be
looked after by our citizens and that
steps be taken at once to prevent what
we deem to be an impending calamity to
the immunity. CIvIs