The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-14

Fer he iIillshsfoush Rsceasr.
Fsll1sc Gisi=eHs az the (osh-
fy Of Orange.
The undersigned respectfully submit n
sonr reconsideration snns u The views ~.
RETAINED hy 10 upon The question Of ii.
siding ihr tnuuts. Tl.is suhjrri ia. heen
afien 1.ilsird aiming III. psnple II The
faaniy and in the Stale Legislature. aud
nukhl nos 10 be well understood. We
call upon yna. when ,nn read Tie rev ne.
marks We arr INV shout IL make, ia III.
vel y'nr mind. af III prrjudlrr. insal fr.l
inf and interest. ard ronsiier Tie suhIrri
f.lfls and imparialls. aud vii, rrlrrrnre
. il- general ga.d II The rrnpls u The
whole county.
WIKI these preliminary observations.
We proerrd to consider The nlhlrr.inn mnst
community nrgrd against The divis,nn al
Orsegr. ihr laigrs, rnnni, III il.r s,slr, in
irrrl,siy aud rap.lalion r.mh,nrd. l, 10
alleged ihsllhe division &c the cnrn,y will
increase ihr taxcs. especially in lie new
snnniy. b. The rosl Of public kulldinr>.
Let ~ examine This nljrr,inn Nv The test
II experience 10 niher parts ~ ihr slatr |:
fnr We are assured thai these who urge
This Argument hare no kn.wlr,igp v hat
ever Of ihr actual rrrm't &c establishing
n-~ counties in The state .f Norih arm.
lias. We have rnisa,nnd ~ inform
nnrsrlses On this subject hy making inqul.
rirs of members of The Legislature iron
The new counties. and Ne are nn~ sslisfi.
ed thai the taxes are r.sured insirad IL
bring increased hy The division or large
counties. lnro iirnaiion Of his op,nlon
We publish The following lener:--
lf.,usa n Commons. Ian. 81, 1919.
siE When The county Of Caldwell wss ss,sl.-
tsaed wa chosen clerk af The County Court,
snd hecame fsmilisr with the public business Of
the county. The sale Of the ioWn ln,s paid for
all The public buildings Our court house Is an
excellent good one, and the Jail first rate one.
During the I've years served a. clerk. lhe taxes
were les than Ne paid while Ne we're In Burke
We havs several public lots yet unsoid
Respectfully, ELISHA r. MILLER.
Me-.jer from Caldwell.
Dsls Sra In compliance with your request.
] will give you hnrf statement 81 the sales Of
town lots in Marion. Mcdowell county, and q
the erection Of public buildings. The town i To-
Gated about three miles from the GataMhs riset,
on ~hs, are knawn 40 the Three Hills high bar.
rem fidgrs. The pio. contains ninety odd acres,
izli out IN one acre sud half acre lots.
One Of the central lots hcing reserved Cor tile
public buildings, the others werr sold for consic-
rally upwards Of eleven thousand ,nllars; and
here let me SLATE, that there were no unusual cir.
eumaances o. extraordinary influences 10 enhance
tbs value Of sid lots. The court house and jail
were both LEI 10 the same contractor. Inc former
Of sir thousand and the latter d, four thousand
dollars, .hoth built oil brick, two stories high,
anil the Judges nf our Superior Courts have pro-
nonneed the court house TO be surpassed b. few
in the state.
Thus. you perceive. We had more than one
thousand dollars lett. which was appropriated 10
e,her county purposes. after having erected build.
inSs which are a credit 10 the county.
As far a. am informed. the SIDES &c Town lots
have uniformly erected the public buildings in the
new counties in the western part 81 The state In
Tact : nlmacr Of ihrm have largely overpaid
Cleselsnd county has now about siy thousand
dollar. q, Interest, which she apprnprisics to her
school fund; thus aiding handsomely in educate
ias her children.
With sentiments Of respect, your fliend, &c.
John 3. ERWIN.
Member from MDowsll.
Basiles these letters. We have The prn-
mise nf several others. which NAV here.
alter be Published. In Union county The
hsn lots paid Cor the public buildings. with
surplus of six hundred dollars. Gen.
i'as'e says. the excess Of The proceeds Of
me sale u the town lots. after paving for
We public buildings. was several thousand
dollars. winch The county has al interest.
ana Henderson county, from tie same
s'irre, erected all hrr public buildings.
aan MS three Thousand dollars III interest
''f The paynent of county charges.
Vow western Og.nge IS densrlv inh,-
h'iei rs an industrious and cnierprisinr
P'pslaiinn. and We NAV reasonably anti.
''ps'e . large surplus from The sale OF
'aWp lois. after Tie erection of necessary
ra'lic h'ildinss: and il few wears a
furnishing COUNTRY village. with srhnols
asa churches 10 l,heraiize and instruct The
surrounding rountrv
What injury would he inflicted hv a
seslsihn npon The old county, Would
msr hhr'hcns he Increased! Tel us sec.
nc paapers and The public bridges would
Pc dieidfd. The CID county retaining The
P'of hna.e ani land. The number IL law
suits 70 l'e ,rird u iiilsharansh would b.
reduced ane half. consequently III. a,,ra
vance 81 jurors, {. ,wn terms At least. ii
trCo,n'y I, 'ar'. rnali u Dispersed with
IT., 80 i.r,as al. t.ot s,o.l;i..u. in ses.