Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-03-05
DRUM POINT RAILROAD
MATTER GIVER BOOST
Resolutions For County Stock Re-
ported FavOrably in House
Mr.. DUvALL OPPOSED IT
Bill to Provide Water Supply For
Brooklyn Offered Ia Senate
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The Drum Point Railroad project
was given boost yesterday after
noon when the House in the face #
a divided Anne Arundel dele cation,
passed the resolution authorizing
| and directing the cUur ty to sub
scribe 10 $500, 600 worth cf the stock
of the Baltimore and Virginia Rail
re ad Company, better kno .gn as the
Drum Point road.
The resolution passed the Senate
previously. The joint resolution
authorizing and reqUiring' Calvert
county to subscribe 70 500, 600 Of the
Drum Point Railroad is moving along
smoothly. Only Delegate Duvall op-
POSED the resolution. 1t is reported
that some $500, 600 in private sub
scriptions has been secured ana that
with the subscriptions from the coun-
ties the work can be begun with every
prospect OF its speedy completion.
Engineers are said to be ready to
begin work on il as soon as the wealth
or permits.
The proposed road would extend
from Drum Point to Millervsille,
where it would connect with the
Washington, Baltimore and Annspo-
lis Railway and make a through line
to Baltimore. Mayor Preston and q
number ofitrades and financial institu-
tions in Baltimore are heartily in
favor of the building of the Drum
Point extension. All except about
six miles of the road was graded
quarter of a century ago. Some of
these grades have been damaged by
erosion, but the grading is stili avail
able with but little additional expense
A bill TO compel the BROOKLYN and
Curtis Bay Water Company to extend
its service throughout the town Of
Brooklyn by July /, 1914. or forfeit
its charter, was introduced in the
Senate yesterday by Mr.. Watkins, of
Anne Arundel county. This concern
was chartered in 1893 and installed a
water plant at Curtis Bay. There
after it began supplying the resi-
dents Of that town. II, however, has
r. fused to extend its service to Brook
| lyn, Notwithstanding repeated re-
quests to do so.
It's contention is that there are not
enough houses to be supplied with
water ia Brooklyn to justify il in ex-
tending it's mains. In August, 1911,
the Brooklyn Improvement Associa-
tion asked the Public Service Com
mission to compel the water company
TO yrant them relief. After hear
ing the Commission, on April 80.
1919, entered an order directing the
company to extend its service to
| Brooklyn by December /, of that
year. The case was then carried to
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City,
which set aside the order On the
ground that it was unreasonable in
that the service desired would have
TO be rendered at loss and that the
company had no pecuniary means
wherewith to make the extension.
This opinion was upheld by the
Court Of Appeals in decision handed
down on February Is of this year.
The bill introduced by Senator Wat
sins sets forth the fact that the peo-
! ole Of Brooklyn are in dire eed Of
an adequate supply of water for do
nestle and commercial purposes and
fire protection and that the continued
existence Of the present company
prevents other possible investors from
entering the field to supply this de-
mand.
Official honors we're paid by the
State Of Maryland this afternoon TO
the memory Of the late United States
Senator Isidor Rayner when eulogies
Of the dead statesman were pro-
nounced in the Senate chamber. The
occasion was the presentation to the
State of portrait Of Mr.. Rayner.
II Is given by his widow and his son,
William B Rayner.
Senator Blair Lee made the presen.
tation speech and the portrait was
accepted on behalf of the State b,
President Price of the Senate, anc
Speaker Trippe, Of the House. Othe
addresses were made by Senator,
Campbell, Maloy, Ogden, Harper anc
Benson. Other members Of the com
mittee having the presentation il
charge were Senators Currsn, Zihl
man and Mudd.
The following members Of the Rag
ner family and intimate friends wer,
present: Mrs. Isidor Rsyner, Mr.
and Mrs. William B. Rayner and thei
, three children, Archibald, Jesn ant
Isidor; Mrs.. Annie Martin, Mr.. an,
Mrs. A. W. Rayner, Mr.. and Mrs. G
A. Foos, Mr.. and Mrs, Carlton Coul
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. George Archibald
Coulter, Miss Annie Bevan and MIR