Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-03-15

were paying for the Court House, they were as
high as five mills. The County Buildings are
now paid fora Bridge costing $4,000, built
last year, is also paid for-and the last debtof
any magnitude against the County, except one
for closing up an odious Turnpike, now IN
law) will be paid, l am informed, this week.
g. There is no desire to be set back TO
Northampton such proposition would not
receive the approval of one in a hundred Nor
is there any wish, in Northampton, TO have 1t
so.
4. The general interests Of the two coun.
ties socially, morally, and politically. have
been benefited by the separation-this is the
uniform testimony of all have consulted on
the subject. S. ii. TAYLOR.
Mr.. o. n. WoRpES.
REMARKS.
The writer of the above is a Vermonter,
owns farm in Susquehanna county, but
works at his trade (printing) in Mauch
Chunk. Carbon and Northampton have
a mountain barrier between them, broken
by the valley Of the Lehigh. During the
ten years of its Independent existence, the
new county Of Carbon has about doubled
in wealth and population, but its entire
Valuation is erea noo less than half that
of Union. Yet that people have expended
for County Buildings, $4,000, by direct
Taratioa, and are perfectly satisfied that
they are benefited by the outlay. And
why? Because Mauch Chunk is business
center, and the saving of Time" Time is
Moneys equal to 90 pr ct. interest on
the capital invested in buildings, &c.
(The plan for dividing Union county is
more favorable to the Tax-Payers, for it
contemplates having County Seats on the
avenues of trade and travel, and that too
without any expense to the people except
in the way of voluntary contributions)
JUNLATA COUNTY.
JuSIArA Co., Aug. 30, "a.
DEAn SIR-Some time since | received a
letter OF inquiry from you, 10 which | answer
as follows:
|. The cost Of Court House, Offices, Jail,
and Jail wall for this county,was about SlO-
00a. They were erected by Taxation, entirely.
The Court Room is not large, but answers
cur purpose very well, ana will do for time
10 come, ii litigation does not increase.
>. The Taxes of Juniata county were in
creased about one-four,h, for three or four
years after the Division. The per cen,age on
the assessment was then reduced 10 abou,
what we had been paving before Division, ,and
for the las, fifteen years the per centage on
the assessed property has been lower than il
was for the same period before the Division.
3. There never has been amongst us a
desire 10 be set back TO or connected with
Mitilin county.
4. The general interests of the people of
the counties--or, at least. of Juniata-havc as
| think been promoted in every way by the
Division. Previously. We had about eigh,
weeks Of Court in Miflin per year. Partie.
with their witnesses would have to attend,
Term after Term, often for years, before they
could get their suits tried, and it was seldom
that cause could be tried the year after it
was entered. In many cases, poor men or
small capitalists, rather than bear the expense
Of going from below the Narrows with their
witnesses year after year, suffered losses and
impositions-for Justice would have cost
more than il was worth in money. We in
Junia,a now have but three regular Terms of
Court a year, and one Orphans Court, and
our Courts have not averaged more than four
days each Term, (four Terms a year) for the |
last fifteen years and i, is seldom that suit
is on our docket, undisposed of, one year, |
where the parties push them on for trial, and |
the expenses 10 the liiigants are reduced one
half. Before the Division, we had but few |
County Bridges: now We can have them all |
through our county, and pass over the creeks |
on county bridges built by taxation.
We had about twenty years struggling for
our separation before We accomplished it
the last ten years Of that time, every measure
was resorted TO in the election Of our Legis-
atIve officers, BY one portion to get, and by
The other to stop, Division.
These statements are correct to the best of
my recollection and knowledge.
Truly yours, &c.
Mr. o. n. WonDEx. JOHN BEALE.
The above is from an aged and highly
respected citizen Of Juniata, formerly an
Associate Judge, and also Sheriff of the
county, and recently the Representative of
Union and Juniata in the Legislature.
MONTOUR COUNTY.
"Democrat' Office,
DaNvILLE, Aug. &c, 1854
o. y. Worden, Esq.-pear Sir: In answer
to vour inquiries relative to the Division of
county. the cost of public buildings.
expenses of sustaining a separate county
organization, &c, ] will give you all the
information in my power.
The public buildings belonging 10 Columbia
county, consisting of Court House, Jail, &c,
at the time the seat Of justice was removed
from Danville 10 Bloomsbury. were sold at