Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-15
RASTPORT WATER AND
ANNEXATION


8asapoFs ress0emts 20 secure water
service through the Anmap0ils Water
Company Is not to be dismissed On the
psa@ thak Annapolis HAS, barely enough
s0r Ets own ms. Better ar ID e1Dend
some thought and investigation on
means whereby II can 10 accomplished
Not only should Annapolis do what
II can Tor the people of lie largest SUBJ
sarb. Tor no other reason tnan the good
relations which 30 and should exist
betWeer citizens ok the two communi-
ties and the probability of closer
civic connection h the aear future.
but ~ own safety depends upon The
establishment 81 proper sanitary con
Gissions IL Passport, which can only DO
aecomplIshoa through D proper water
sgssem
coalition Of aaairs 1t PASSPORT
wasch constitutes constant threat Of
epsdcnlic 10 X and Annapolis has been
eAown time after tine on anlnpeach-
aasse evidence. Only last night, dOcu-
xashtary proof was cfFered the Council
That Of Gifseen wells tested, not one
furnished water nj for consumption,
md that the worst wei was the one
az the public school. Other instances
are of nature that they are unprlnt-
able.
still, Annapolis fails to take lap The
matter Of water Tor our suburbs In i
way which gives any promise Of 8
golution. Last night the question was
referred to the &hole City COunciI and
water Board. just where II ha aiways
been. and NOT the slightest Indication
was given Of any grasp Of the essen
sGals of the subject Or any assurance
that one step may Be expected ii the
right direciion
After all. the solution Of the whole
matter Is simple. and would have been
recognized long ago II as much time
had been given 10 tbs solving o. real
problems al had haen done 10 the mere
sham Of filtration at this time and ur-
der present conditions. me desire Of
EastpoF4 90a water II only one Of the
questions Involved IL the situation
which Ii presented the mater Of an
nexaEion with Annapolis and securing
its municipal advantages Water can
readily be carried to Eaafport II this
Ii accomplished. but VIII entail nnnec-
essary expense upon Annapolis, II Il
III not.
THAT greater sources Of water must
be secured and larger lmpounding n
cilities constructed. Is known to every
person who Aas any acquaintance with
the suDseCt and really wants 20 have
the water system conducted in tbs
public interest THAT there " no Ia
superable difficulty ID accomplishing
this, either from the financial or en-
cheering standpoint. can also bs
shown.
That Annapolis should be called
upon to assume all 81 the expense 81
procuring water for EsasspOrt and
otAer Suburbs with 10 assurance that
thay viii bear their proportion 81
the 6xpenses. os no authority to
do away with the sources 81
tlaagag watch casa be overcome b
wasor aupply and sewerage system, II
asking TOO much og thss o0rnmunsty
The soiuss0n Hes Ia agreeing upon
some plan OF annexing our suburbs.
accomplishing the Greater AnnapO-
lIs, which We all desire I'D heartily.
II Annapolis undertakes the work %
supplying Eassport with water. il must
have inc power oE compelling lls Use
and doing away with the conditions
which wIli then bs unnecessary. End
which fhrsaten the health Of both
communities II viii not do for An
aapoiis % assume the expense and
take chance ON whether enough beO-
Die III Eastport viii use the water. ahd
whether they will give NJ the prac-
tices which constitute standing
threat
VITA poNsr b cxesEias Orasha8s
mpricipa9 powers II Eastpor., 4 viii
he only matter 81 detail 10 install
the system based unOn bonds, the Day
ment DC which IL assured without 90
extra burden to the taxpayefs. threlll
receipts from additional users 81 Wa-
ter. No other plaz ran possibly prove
effective. and the situation should 81
faced 81 those Interested. Annapolis
iaxpayers cannot Ae axpantsd 20 as.
sumo the burden briaAaaIly resting
upon the people Of the susashs, unless
the means are at hand 70 aasnre taai
those spsciaiIy benefited win % thels
part, and that the deslrea results may
actually be hsuaAk aR
HONE AGAIN