ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1645

WHEREAS, The presence of such explosives at such place is a
menace to the lives and property of the people of the City of
Baltimore; and

WHEREAS, The Governor of Maryland and the Mayor of
Baltimore City and the Association of Commerce of Baltimore
City and other citizens have requested the Secretary of War
to provide for the removal of said explosives, and the Senators,
and Representatives from Maryland have urged upon Congress
the enactment of legislation providing for such removal, but
no provision for such removal has been made, and such menace
to the lives and property of the citizens of Baltimore City con-
tinues ; therefore be it

Resolved, By the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Congress of the United States be requested to take appropriate
action to bring about the speedy removal from the Curtis Bay
Ordnance Reserve Depot of the explosives there stored; and
be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of State of Maryland be and he
is hereby requested to transmit under the Great Seal of this
State a copy of the foregoing resolution to the President of the
United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tive, to the Secretary of War, and to each of the representa-
tives of Maryland in both houses of Congress.

Approved March 18, 1927.

NO. 11.

A Joint Resolution extending the thanks of the General Assem-
bly of Maryland to the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce,
The City of Cumberland and the County Commissioners of
Allegany County for their courtesy and thoughtfulness man-
ifested on the recent tour of the State by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland.

WHEREAS, The General Assembly of Maryland for the first
time in the history of the State undertook a visit of inspection
to the counties of Western Maryland in order to secure a better
understanding of the matters and conditions of the western
part of the State; and