Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-28
A RIGHT WHICH SHOULD
Be ASSERTED


HI may be . litfla difficult TO believe
slat tlla municipalssy II annapolis has
clear fight ID something which
woald aaord great relset % III tar
paysrs. and could probably obtain II
With 40 large expenditures Of EFFORT
II lis representatives woaid take the
gsoubls. yet this u tho fact about Its
claims against ehe national and state
government Sor help III the nlaintenr
aare 81 the city.
xaue Eact than Annapolis II the seat
" the Unlsaa States NAVAL noadenay
Ard shs farther fart tlaat II IL tiae capi-
lal Dc Maryland. give II d claisn upon
Estate and nntiun based upon common
2aarnsaB. TIE grounds ana buildings
which occupy 50 much OF what ID matt
orally within the boundaries Of the
city,.nhsre ID many Of the advantages
or our municipal government With
ont our streets being properly main
tanned, for instances, no access could
De had to the property OK sither.
There can Be little doubt that Il
these 1acla we're hFought "a the atten-
sson es the governfns bodies of the
nasion and state. i proper response
would Be made. H could hardly be
dsaied III c0maaneN fairness.
The Esst IL that Annapis, without
ths possibility 81 deriving revenue hi
The foEsn os taxation from such d larSe
portion 81 territory that Ii naturally
Wtthin Its boundaries. has great diffi-
Guilty In malntaIning the standards that
city fulfilling iss important dual
roles should hold. Liberal help from
/. the 00vegnans Of the United States
and TIE State og Maryland shonM be
axtandad, and high degree oE civic
improvements insisted upon ~ both.
ii nay not be known aaneEalIy, but
II il atli tact, that Annapofas. is q
municipality, has been dealt with II B
shabby manner BY the u. 8 govern
anant ID nearly ali d its transactions.
Whah considerable portion o. the
area az Annapolis has been taken, d
order % make possible the enlarge
lusns 81 the Naval academy, the gov
egnlnant has failed 10 compensate fhe
eity Tor iii tie elements og loss con-
conasctsd waah It. II has paid 4 I'd
some measure for beds BIZ streets
taken, but has given nothiag IN lien
81 the large amount 81 taxable basis
which Ii has absorbed. thus rendering
Annapolis that much less able 10 meet
iss bonded debt contracted for those
improvements
me princApRl ii plain one, and
haa the sanction OF established law.
not hlndsaa 0f course. upon she Gov
srnsnaSst ot the United statea. bat
valuable aa precedent a. to the
coarse which Is fair aRd right a
uolitlcal ana taking 4 portion Of an
other nA0ss assume 4 proportionaI
amount al rs debt. Y9lis Is good law
and good morals. but It was not Sol-
lowed BY the agents 81 the govern
saesst. Ttey took . large and valuable
aaction Of the city and offered nO help
10 ths communisy whose sources were
diminished.
me rights of Annapolis are SO clear
Is sasss matter, tlaat u would seem i'm
possible that they had not been as
serted and obtsined long ago. N too
many CASES pssAalc oaacials think IN
action as their preaesssaora in office
Ii sufficient Teason Tor their own, Let
tails not De the case now, but may the
members nf the city ooancil, as pres
ont constituted, sind sufficient SPUR
to acsion % this matter N the peEsaa-
nent henefe their successful e10rts
wOula o0nser upon their city, nad the
anensapg credit 10 shasasaavsa