Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-09-27

eFEt ana f&k&4GuW III the territory TO
be added tofthe City, in the shape Of
better police protection, better fire.
protection, better school facilities.
the advantages Of the City Plan Conn
mission and the Typographical Sur
vey Commission and the Hafbar
Boi<d, for the development OF prop
erty, better health protection and
other City advantages, will fully COM
pensate the residents in the new ter
ritory for the small Increase which
this Bin provides, es compared with
the present county rate which they
are paying.
The Committee had q precedent.
IN recent Act providing for enlare-
ing the limits Of HagerEtown, for the
principal Of sliding scale, applying
the full City lato gradually, as adopt
ed in this Bin.
The Committee have not felt that
It was within their province to deal
with the present tax rate ON rural
property in the present annex, but
are Of the opinion that the LeRiala-
ture should, by separate Act, in
crease the rate on rural property In
the present annex SO that It should
not be at any time less than the rate
fixed in this Bill for the new terri
tory to be added by this Bill. A e.
cent rate on real estate within the
present annex-4I cents less than
the present rate in Baltimore county
lis an anomaly and an injustice to
the other taxpayers Of Baltimore City
which the Committee feel should 81
corrected by the next Legislature.
This anomaly resulted naturally from
the mistake that was made in the Act
Of 1888, in supposing that the Con-
stitution required an Act for the ex-
tension Of the limits OF Baltimore
City to be submitted 10 the voters In
the territory to be added.
No Reason for a Rsfsrsndum
There was no reason for irving 10
the, people IN the territory immedi-
1tely surrounding the City q yete
lower upon the progress and devei-
opment Of the City, and when, after
the passage OF the Act Of 1888. the
Court OF Appeals decided that the
Constitution did not 50 require, the
way was cleared for proceedings up
on logical principles These princi-
pies demand that matter which 50
vitality involves the welfare Of the en-.
tire State as the growth and develop
ment Of its chief city AMI harbof
should be finally derided hv tho reHe
resentatives OF the people Of the en-
tire State, viz. the Legislature. and
that the viii Of the people Oh the
State 80 expressed should not be SUBJ
5eet 20 be vetoed or thwarted by 4
bare majority of the comparatively
few w,aonte. - a. Get. ILL.,. ~ 49,
territory proposed TO be added 70 the
City.
Your Committee, therefore, have
prepared the Bin, to become effect
i've upon being passed by the Legia-
iature, 80 that the City limits will be
extended BY the Act Of tho LeTisia-
tnre, without any referendum, just
IS the limits Of Hagerstown, Freder-
lex, Cumberland and other cities Of
the State have been extended, and AZ
the limits Of Baltimore City, Eve
times IN It's history, were extended.
The only Acts, in the history Of the
State, extending the limita OF 4 city
or town ever submitted 20 q refcren-
dunn, were the Act Of iH74. attempt
ing to extend the limits Of baltimore
City, when the win Of The Legislators
was thwarted BY the adverse vote Of
. majority Of the people in the terri
tory proposed 70 be added, and the
Act ~ 1883, when the wian purpose
Of extending the City on three aidea
WAS nullifed by the adverse vote OF a
majority Of the Eastern Section. with
the result that the development n
he territory TO the east has been
halnpered and retarded "a compared
with the development to the aAsfth
and west Of she City iiuisu a. they
existed prior 70 1888.
These two Acts were paaaeo under
\ mistaken view ~ 10 this REQUIRE.
ment Of the Constitution. and as that
mistake has been cleared sway by the
decision Of the Court Of Appeals, the
COMMITTEES feel that there should BE-
a return 70 the precsdents which gov.
srned the extension Of the ilmitn Of
Baltimore City Ave timea, and which
have governed the extension OF the
limits Of other cities and towns Ia
the State.
Opportunity fer Great shsppinE apa
Manufacturing csatev.
There il q magnificent opportunIiY
Immediately at hand for q tremend-
Gus development Of manufacturing AZ
Baltimore, and. ~ an encouragement
70 manufacturing We have embodied
IN tbs Bill q provision exempkinw not
only the plant and machinery, bat all
raw material, stock In trade and
other personal property Of manufae-
turers within the territory 70 be add.
cd, there being an ordinance now
pending In the City Coenril proyid-
Ing the same exemption for pcreonAl
property used IN manufacturing with
In the present City limit1
Our City II enjoying al err Of
splendid progress and improvement.
both public and private. The advmnA
tages OF the harhor aud the surround.
ing land as . place for one Of the
great shipping and manufacturing
centera Of the world IL becoming
widely known. The Committee be-
lieye that IN order 10 realize the high
est and best development Of the City
and harbor Of Baltimore, the whole
territory connected with the develop
ment should be under the one gov
eminent of baltimore City, rather
than partly In the City, partly in
baltimore County and partly IN Anne
Arundel County, and that II Ii Of
great Importance to have the extern
sion Of the City limits made by the
Legislature Of 1918. In order that the
City may get the advantage Of ila
proper standing In the census Of