Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-07-01
TIKI BASiB OF OPPOSITION
no FEETgATgaeN


no FILTRATlsDN
% the tact of the matter. Annapolis
is placed III rather unenYiable posi-
tlon IN resisting an order passed by
the state Health Department appar-
emily i'll tho interests og the community
An examination of The subject. how
ever. snows that The public. nine
fenths of whlela Ii of one way of think
Ing. ane very substantial grounds fcs
its opposition
10 state the matter bhinlIy, the man
agement of the Annapolis Water Com
pany, as indicated by Inc resolution
passed By tile City Council last night,
does not hold Tie confidence UE the
public. This Is so well understood
and haa been demonstrated so eiearly
that hardly an official not oycrwhelIn-
el Tx desire 10 further his own In
terests would remain Ia such a posi-
ff0n. There Is general conviction
tint thore arc many things which arc
more important 10 the haaltl of ssie
community than Il fltration system,
and that the order would never have
been passed BY the State officials II
they had understood the real situation
here ana tho feelings of The people
Tho public regards the order as un-
SeasonabIe. and believes that tic
courts will also. becaNse the healthinl~
ness of the water has been demon
stratCd by thc best and most practical
OF tests. that of continuous use With
out bad results. Any Annapolis ply
slclan. whether he belioyes fitraIion
ia good thing Of not. will tell you
that Iae has never traced d case Of
typhoid fever or any other dIseasa
to the use of city watcr. On the other
hand, many eases have been traced
10 the conditions due 10 lack Of water
anu sewerage system at Eastport.
Why, the people ask. does tie
board Of Health take SO much interest
ID Whist ii clearly tho Icsaef evil, and
so little in the obvious danger g'
'Tiie public further remembers some
chapters IN the history of the Mnter
Company II knows that after the
sight was won and the city became
owner III tho stock leld BY the State
and by individuals. Tho fruits Of that
night were lost hecause there were
fhose who under the plea that the
matter would get Into politics. pro-
cured tie retention of tho fiction of
the corporation and defeated real pub
lie control Of this prime necessity
Another chapter IN the disgracefnI
history was tic Act of 1916 where nov
offices and Increased salaries were
hurled upon the people for no other
reason tlian 10 maintain tlie selfish
interests Of those who benefited By
them. while 1T the same time some
of the most halefui and iusldions IN
fiuenees which have over feen en-
ployea BY politicians were injected In
10 tho organization.
The public Of Annapolis would like
to hear discussion of the subject.
The community IS IN no position to
hear extra financial burdens at this
time. and Ii not nursuadoa that Il
does not nay FOR something purchased
Ly the accumulation from the water
charges. but If filtration Is necessary
Tor the protection of the health and
lives of its people. Il Will be willing
for II To he installed. and win ind
eoine way to do II
But there is d profound conviction
that moro water brought about ~
tue securing Of additional sources and
Of better impounding and storage Is
cilities. so that water and sewerage
systcms can be extended to our sub
urls, are the Imperative things. Il
would like 10 SEQ falr-alinded and
competent people consider the whole
question IN comprehensive way and
recommend the best and most econorn-
ical plan to meet every condition which
does NOT accord with the health and
well being Of our neople Il is con.
WINGED that the insistence ot lltratioF
as the one necessary thing springs
from i narrow and biased view of ths
hygienic needs of Annapolis.
For these reasons Annapolis has
opposed filtration at this time. and
fnr the added reason that It believes
that its rights have been Invaded Ds
i narrow order founded on misrepre.
sensations Of the situation. and Is DE-
fermincd to iight compulsory filtration
as Dong as any honorable means s..
mains,
Il am . United States Senator Z
shouts Senator Frelinghuysen in I
rage Nothing to brag about Louis
wire Courier Journal.