Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-12
PUBLICAN CANDIDATES
TRY TO MISI.EAD VOTERS
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Il vs. fnaugurased and accomplished by
the Democratic CRY Council. Edwin "a.
Sesdswisx being MAJOR. and Judge Rob
era Moss, Counselor
Main strees and West street, the two
4 principal business streets had already
been paved under Democratic Coah-
ellis Then the plan for conprehens-
live scheme OF city improvement was
formed and put into shape. legislative
authority secured and the plan an
d0rsed By the voters Of the city. Bonds
i to the extent Of 100000 were sold 20
provide the funds and the work Was
carried out under the joint auspices, Of
the City Council aud an improvement
4 Commission. created BY the Act SUI
thnrixing the bond issue.
Under these circumstances. how
could man acquainted with city AZ
falrs and who wanted to be square.
make such statement as that the
Republicans accomplished the high.
grade paving Of the principal thor
oughfares?
The other statements, excepting that
connected with the tax rate. are 80.
| sollitely general In their nature. OF
course funds were provided for the
payment Of deposits In the sinking
funds and interest on bonds. as the
llaw made II obligatory Nothing def
mite is said as to how hundreds Of dol
liars were saved on contracts. nor has
anyone ever alleged seriously that any
economics were effected over any pre-
yfous Council In other words, the
allegations Of the address to the.
Voters Of Annapolis appear To have
been for campaign purposes only, and
To bear no reference to any real facts.
The statement that the tax rate was
kept low remains 20 be considered It
was low during certain years, but Il
was due to some financial jockeytng
based on the probability that those
who accomplished Il would not remain
| In once to take Gre of the conse.
lquences The Act and ordinance COW
lerimg the bond issue Of 1900 provided
for certain street cleaning apparatus
which was never purchased. and the
lamoullt thus saved was turned into
the city treasured thus making 1t pos
sibie To FIX the rate at d low figure,
When the Board headed by Mayor
Samuel Jones, Republican (the Board
was DemocratIcl came Into once, Il
found II necessary, and BY unani.
nous vote, to fix the rate at one dol
lar In order to meet running expenses.
The Council was never able to clear
up It's floating debt entirely until a.
lperiod during the iIcumbency OF Major
John DEP DOW as Mayor.
The second portion, OF Or. HenkeTs
communication deals with promises Of
what will be done by Republican
City Council. IL elected This Is also
the substance of the circular sent to
voters. DR.. HenkeI promises an un-
Istinfed supply Of pure water AT nom
inai rates. rich creamy milk at lowest
cost, extension Of city water to East.
port, and all benefits which mRy or
may not be conferred BY municipal
government
it Is notable that there is not word
OF practical suggestion as % how these
things may be accomplished or any
discussion Of the important difficult
questions which are connected with
them. Ii seems clear that the Repub-
lican candidates think that certain
number Of the voters can be fooled
into believing that the powers BIT the
lefty government are autocTatic and nm
limited and that such things as In
creasing the water supply, construct
1 ing new irnpoundIng facilities, extend
ing water to Eastport and the like,
can be done without cost or how can
abundant pare water be supplied at d
nominal rent? Yet these things are
promises by DR.. Henkel.
Take the matter Of extending the
water to Passport. who Is to pay for
this extension? DR.. Henkel does not
suggest that the people Of EastpOrt
should do 1t themselves. He promises
ii as one Of the things the City Coun-
IciI is to do. Presumably, the taxpay
Eers of Annapolis or the Water Com
pany supported BY the local users Of
\ water, are to bring IL about. He does
not consider the methods BY which the
II property 0MHSE8 III kpssASzAy u AAtue51 ply
for the water which they are to get or
1 how the extension may be 0f value to
l Annapolis by securing means for its
general use there and the construction
llof sewerage SYSTEM.
There ii nothing IN the suggestions
i OF the Republican candidate for Mayor.
which. he says. have the unqualified
i support Of his running mates, but lot
OF absurd promises to do things which
they have no idea how to do and
which. judging By the record Of pr.
Henkel in public once, viii only lead
to endless bickerings and litigation for
the city.
The belief Is general that DR.. Hen
kel and his running mates have not
Ioosened dangerous proIectiie against
their Democratic opponents, but will
receive backfire which Will end their
aspirations oS occupying seats in the
ICity Council ana controlling the az
fairs of Annapolis.