Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-24
OPPOSES BNKHEAD
FOOT Of CHARLES ST.
Henry B. Myers, barge Taxpay-
er. Claims Fuilisy Of Plan
Cites Illustration
SHOULD REPAIR STREETS

Showing the nlpracticahility Of the
proposed plan 81 the street COMMITTEES
Is bnikhead foot 81 Charles street. and
the hitter fufility of filling In. as called
FOR in the advertisement now running
IN these columns. Henry Ri Myers, one
Tot the largest property owners and
taxpayers Of both city and county cit-
ing illustrations 70 prove the strength
lof his argument. III an interview with
Capital representative. said this
morning
Il see nv an advertisement IN your
paper that the eity's street committee
will receive lids 10 bnlkhead across
and d portion 81 our very pretty little.
lcoye, nov awaierfront 70 a large lot
iof property aud used for d landing Of
Ismall pleasure loats. II is located q
q point where there II very pretty
view from several different angles one
very important namely from the
Emergency Hospital windows, the.
porches and sun parlor, as Z is now
Why spoil this By spending the tax
/ payers money I'd put this row Of pill
ling, with little Of some kind Of fill
ling behind ii. witch viii surely look
livery bad and for what purpose ?
Il cannot possibly see We will
3then have pond Of dirty water, that
lin very short time viii be both un-.
lsightiy. as we'll as unhealthy
Now. IN the first place, will ask
HAS the city d right 70 cut on water
Ifront from any property owner DO
mot believe ii has. Secondly Would
1.-THE Il. S. authorities let them do this.
las ii ii navigabIe water Thirdly
/ What would be the gain TO the tax
payers of our town Surely Il ~ not
needed as a street as We have more
streets already than they can keep in
proper repair Go look at JEFFERSON
street for an example Our city laid
a curb and gutter some two years
EaEo. then hauled clay from some other
streets and filled IN said street with
ithis dirt. instead 81 some hard ma
Ilterial which would have improved
1.-The road bed But with this dirt iill-
ling. ii is now and has been for two
years impossible 4 times
This is only one OF the wise things
THAT our city has done. There are
streets, both paved and unpaFed, in
Jour town where there are houses al
READY built; also where houses would
be built il the city would only I'll the
Large holes with shells or cinders, 50
THAT they could be used without COM
n pletely wrecking our cars and wagons.
All those things are the duties OF
1.-THE city street committee and We pay
lour tax money for 1t,
10 get back To my first question
Ii would ask our City Fathers TO pay q
visit to the pond such as they would
make OF the present little cove Ct
lCharies street The pond ! have IN
Imind is where there has been a tlll-in
made across the head 81 College Greek,
at what Is known as Clay Street Elk
TENDED. and take d good look at this
lpond. How they have improved the
surrounding property; then go and
Il see ii they want to make the same
kind or place al franklin street
Charles street and Murray Hill and
our nice little hospital
III the street committee will say
that they will go out 70 see this place
fClay Street Extendedl Will furnish
conveyance at my own expense.
win have To take them out IN my
long. double wagon focal wagonl, as
FL know that no other kind 81 q We
lhicle can get there at this time.
"Now il have said anything IN this
IantervIew that Is not fact. hope
That some taxpayer will please correct
Ime, and II ii Is true. hope the City
Fathers will not build the said bulk
head, and at once spend the money
thus saved on our streets. 50 We can
travel over them In safety