Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
MARYLAND.


Special Correspondence Of The star
BALTIMORE. April 90. 1895
on Tuesday next the voters Of this city
Will be called upon 20 decide whether Balu-
more shall become progressive. modern
un-to-dlte municipality or remain - foo!s
paradise" rs # has been apply termed by
one of the loan campaign orators. The
ordinances upon which the people Will pass
involve the floating of $1@,o0100 in loans
for public improvements The loans are
the annex. park and sewer.
The annex loan is for the purpose Of Sc
curing sufficient fund TO enable the city
to grade and curb certain thoroughfares IN
the suburbs so that by the making Of such
improvements the property bordering
thereon will be added TO the taxable bases
at tie full city rate. This means an in
crease of S2S.o3DGoo to the taxable basis
which will Yield a revenue of 100000 an
nuaiIy. So it will be seen that the annex
loan instead Of creating a burden to the
taxpayers Of the city proper will enable
a reduction in the tax rate of at least u
cents.
The park loan is for the purpose of Sc
curing additional breathing spots and bou-
lcvardS TO connect all the parks of the city.
This loan will not be burden to any tax
payer either in the city or annex. as II is
not 10 ue PAM out OF NIt tlA ivy @'AN
park board guarantees that the revenue
from the receipts paid by the street railway
combine Will be sufficient to pay the IN
terest and provide for the payment of the
principal al the maturity OF this loan.
Reduction in Tax Rates.
The sewer loan Will be the only one that
will require provision TO be made in the
tax levy. The amount, however, will be
so small that it will hardly be felt by the
individual taxpayer. the levy for the
sewers during the first three years Will not
exceed > 1-G cents. AS against this small
increase will stand the reduction of cents
from the receipts of additional taxes re-
suting from improvements in the annex.
In addition to voting on the loan ordl-
nances the voters will be called upon to
elect a new city council. The indications
are that the democratic majority in the
first branch will be greatly reduced, owing
to severe fractional fights in many of the
wards. The republicans have an excellent
chance of retaining control of the second
branch.
Democratic ward workers are complain
ing bitterly of the apathy Of their city or
ganiZatiOu, which, they assert. is doing
practically nothing. No sample ballots have
been distributed and no efforts have been
made to reconcile the warning elements.
The financial support is also said to be in
adequate. The republicans. on the other
hand, seem 10 be thoroughly organized and
are working in harmony.
The report of the Municipal League
charging graft and corruption reacts
against the democrats to a great extent. as
that party had been in control of city az
fairs during the period covered by the re-
port OF the league.
Intercity Electric Line.
1t is probable that actual work in COM
pleting the electric railway between Wash
irgton and Baltimore will be resumed with
In a fortnight. The receivership of the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis rail-
way, the company which is building the
line, was dismissed IN the United States
court this week. the receiver, George w.
Williams stating that the plans of the re-
organization committee for completing the
road have matured and that all the parties
interested in the case desired the lifting OF
the receivership. He also stated that all
Claims against the company have been set
tied.
The new road Will have its terminus at
Westport, and some agreement with the
United Railways Company may be made
whereby the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis cars will run into the center OF
the city. The line when completed will be
shorter than the distance over the two
steam roads running from here to the cap
ttal, the route surveyed being only thirty
one miles long. The power house of the
company will be located at Hyattsville,
where considerable work was done on the
structure before the company became en-
barrassed. The plans of the company also
include the conversion of the steam road
now running To Annapolis into an electric
line.
The Cleveland syndicate, which now has
control of the road, has formed the Wash
ington. Baltimore and Annapolis Traction
Company, which is capitalized at SSOO0.OOO.
OF this 81 CO00OO will be in stock, $4,000 900
in first mortgage thirty-year gold bonds
and 100000 in second mortgage Az per
cent gold bonds. This syndicate viii now
push its plans for the completion # the
road. and next week meeting will be held
to discuss the plans, after which actual
work will be begun.