Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-04-14
TO SALT THE
SINEPUXENT

Be Undertaken. Delegate w. Lee
Carey Secures $500 or The Needed
Amount. II Is Believed An Inlet Can
Be Maintained.
If the people iof Worcester County
will raise 81, 3d. an inlet through
the beech forthe purpose Of sailing the
waters of Sinepuxcnt Bay, will be cut
and protected in such manner as it is
thought will make il a permanent open
ing
Several years ago some prominent
gentleman formed a corporation and Sc
cured a charter for a similar purpose
but they failed in getting the money to
prosecute the work. and their charter
expired without the work being carried
out. At the recent session of the Legis-
lature. Mr.. Orlando Harrison, intro
dpced bill to incorporate the Salt Water
Inlet Company. 1t had the hearty sup
port of every member of the Worcester
Delegation passed both Houses and be-
came law by consent of Governor
Wariield. Mr.. w. Lee Carey, who was
an influential member of the Ways and
Means Committee Of the House of Dele
gates, secured AN appropriation from
the State of $500, one fourth of the
amount required to be raised by the
Act of Incorporation, leaving a balance
of 81, 10000 to he provided by the in
corpOrators. II is conceded by every
one familiar with the Sinepuxent bay
that it will be a mine of wealth for oys-
ter culture if the bay can be salted. and
as a consequence property along the
bay shore will greatly increase in value
We trust the incorpOratOrs will succeed
in raising the amount of money to carry
the project through The Act names
the following gentlemen as lncorpora-
tors.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That Clayton j. Pur-
nell, Calvin b. Taylor. John Walter
Smith. j. G. Harrison. John +. Moore,
Edward S. F'urbush DIR. T.. j. Dirrick-
son. A. d. Irwin, y. F. Wharton. l.. T..
Ayers. Adial +. Barnes, +. +. Bell. Capt.
John Hagan, John l.. Baker, T.. A.
Carey, w. 5. Mexican. w. ID. Straughn.
Oscar NJ. Purncll. T.. G.. Kenly, Levin
Nelson. w. Lee Carey, Geo. Edward
Henry. Jr.. Cyrus Birmingham. Alfred
Richardson, Henry b. Adams, John Will
liams, Samual Massey. Thomas j. Crop
per, Robert Qullin, joni ID. Shovel,
Robert l.. Bowen, Edward Il. Jacobs.
James Dale, VIM. Lee Timmons, Thomas
Y Franklin. John l.. Johnson. John +.
Waggamon. S. NJ. Quilin, Edward
Rayne, Harry Purnell, Jos. Townsend
Denard Henderson, Henry Mitchell, Ed
ward Thomas. John Quillin, Daniel j.
Cathel. Dr. Thos. Hammond, William
Bassit, Elton Boston, William Whaley.
George A. Harrison, VIM. Il. S. Powell,
George Scarborough, Capt. c. Ludlum,
Capt. John A. j. Hudson, Thos j. Wha-
ley, c. c. Mumford, DR.. u. =. Henry.
Reese G. Peters. K. ID. Jones, c. l.. Vim
cent. Thos. Tilghman. John T. Keas,
Edward Jarman, James Il. Powell. Joseph
NJ. Layton, Abisha ID. Collons. John W.
Ryan, James Vandergrift, Geo. w Pur-
neil, Lee Burlington. w. d. Longwell.
c. W. Tingle, Francis II. Purnell. A. p.
Bowen, Gordon b. Jones. Levi Brmer,
Lemuel Only, William c. Brombley.
David j. ADKINS. Hillary Hudson. Dr.
VIM. l.. Robbins. William Disharoon.
j. Edward Wise, II. j. Anderson, II. +.
Harmonson, VIM. X. Rayne. w. ID. Cor
drey, James f. Thomas. Stephen II.
Quillin. Oliver d. Collins, John w. sta
ton. Henry Godfrey, Thomas Fassit,
Ernest Burbage. A. +. Powell, JOS. Bos-
ton, John ID. Quillin. William X. Purnell.
Capt John Jones. Lemuel j. Collins. DIR.
Rollins F. Collins, Thomas $. Hammond.
j. Edward Williams. Thos. r. Savage,
Elisha d. Layton, Joseph Vandergrift.
William f.. Thomas. Lawrence Hastings.
c. c. Taylor. Robert J. Shovel, Orlando
Harrison. Sanders Payne, Thos NJ. Pur-
nell. w. L. Elsey, Hardy Duke, l.. 7.
Quilin, Chas. NJ. Peters, Levin l.. Dir
rickson. George Scott. l.. Paul Ewell,
J. Edward White. their associates and
successors and all other persons who may
be stockholders and hereinafter provd-
ed. are hereby constituted and made a
body corporate. by the name Of Slime
puxent Salt Water Inlet Company. with
authority to dig an inlet to salt the SIN
nepuxent Bay between Frederick Island
and Green Run. AT any place they may
deem most suitable, with power to dig
canals. condemn land across the beach.
for the use of the said Sinnepuxent Salt
Water Inlet Company. and all other
necessary purposes. ami drive plllng.
dam the bay to change the current. pro
vded they leave passage for boats
not less than that of the draw at Ocean
City bridge. which is in use; and the com
pany to have the power to lease or rent
one-half of the bottoms of the bay and
its tributaries. INSIDE good by the salt
water for the use of the SinepuXent
Salt Water Inlet Company. and to have
the authority to elect officers and call
meetings and transact all business of
the company, for the purpose of CON
structing an inlet or a canal for the salt
ing of Isle of Wight. Assawoman and
Sinepuxent Bays and tributaries for
oyster planting and farming only. the
object of which shall be to connect the
waters of the Isle of Wight. Assawoman
and Sinepuxent Bays in Worcester
county. with the Atlantic Ocean, with
all the works. banks. locks and appur-
tenances that may be necessary for the
of salt water for the cult
walton and planting of oysters; etc
The capital stock of the corporation is
four hundred thousand dollars. divided
into shares of twenty-five dollars and
the incorporators named are constituted
Commissioners 10 receive subscriptions
for stock, and designate the time and
nlarps when and AT which said slbscrin-