The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-12

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The simpl. ol)scs a ~ pabiisal1Dn Of thls
.viaence /. the vlsdscssiun = ~ god faith
n the seven 1ssasees vto naosllnssd Nth
Mr. Russell 10 1854, which has lssn nsedless.
y and unjustly assailsd. The testimony Of
M~ssrs Jennison, Robbins, Atkinson. saissr,
and Reed has hes, given, togsthsr With saas
of James McManus, Esq, who IVES oos par-
~ to the purchase, being absent. Since shsn
the following has been received frog NJ.
Adams, now residing at distance;
10 ehom Il May eoaeeSr.
Nv testimony !. desired Ia respect 70 The
we following points.
whether PREVIOUS 10 the purchas. Of their
present College Grounds Of VIM. kusssli, the
Trustees Of Iowa College were distinctly In
iormed or notified Of a forty foot street a.
ready existing through those grounds
2 Whether myself Individually Was 70 In
i1rtned 0r notified
To both II these questions 10 far - my
show ledge anil rccollcc,ions 90, unhesisating.
y answer IN the negative.
As for myself never heard Of any claim u
nch street ~ already existing, gill long a.
81 III. purchase not until amer The aeeemI,'
,ad been made 10 run county road through
the grounds. | well recollect when, where,
nd lev whom first heard about that iof'y
pri street
Nor do / belie,e that any al the Trustee,
men present and acting In the purchase, had
,ny idea 81 the existence of such q street OF
lain Ia II even.
For the follow ing reasons
Al the Time Of the purchase ! Was
rustee of the College a. always have peen.
. was then \ resident IN Davenport.-was clerk
ii the Boar,i--ih- .itlings Of the Board wefe
M M. honse and 4 never h~srd II once named
~ minated by any of the Trustees thep
resent thai any street whatever crossed ths
round. II .uch d thing had been known 70
nv IL certainly would have been named, q
,ur very object In moving from the Old grounds
as 10 he free from the annoyance Of the e.
cnsion and grading Of strsets.
q We knew that Mr.. II Claire had sold The
rounds to MFR. Russell with a warrantee dsed
.onveyinQ the whole. and that Mr.. Russell
TODD ready 10 make TO us similar deed On
crtain conditions, which he has since dnne,
% I believe the conditions have been fnlal-
ed. We supposed thsrefore that We wsss
iuyina the whole around without sesset.
O.
he grounds previous 70 the purchase aad - u
vas pointed out how Main streee cane up TO
he grounds and then stopped, makiag q
vcautiSul location for ceuarl bailding, look.
mo down Main street; that some one put tn
question ~ much In jsst . IN earnest, " bul
Son't they want 70 put this street. through a.
~"
TO-" was the reply, this 10 far back iron
tie town, there never can be any necsesSty foi
this street running farther, II ws move ooca
10 get away from these annoyancss they cse'
!ainly will not modest ~ here" do not pro.
end here 10 give the exact words. bot ~
Ioelirgs aud views Of tie Trustees who uaads
Tho purchase.
II they had supposed OF II they bad keows
hat any party seriously coutended that {
sect was running through the grounds. d
,ot believe the purchase would ever have bees
nsds EsnaAix ApAxs.
DEBORAH, winnesLeik Co, Iowa.
August. Sd, 1867.
After Mr. Atkinscn's testimony was sscsis.
~, the authority Of Z. Cook. ESQ, wss given
oT the assertion that be (Mr. cook) had no
.ihed the Trustees through Mr.. Atkinson. b.
lore the Trustees acted on the parchase. d
tie existence Of AL old forty foot street. Ar
Atkinson ther~nron made the following state
rEent
MOLINE, July 70. le6s.
IL r.irisI.ee 10 the charge of due notice ~
ios~ purchasing as ono OF the Trusesoa havs
. say l have no recollection Of ever hearing
1 n forty fooi street until long time sllef-
yards and Of the conversation with Mr.. Geek.
| cannot In time or place, but, ~ said b.
tore felt IL was after the question came up
about opening, but whensosver Il Was u len
10 impression Oh my mind that he was In H.
Or Of opening but only sort Of general opin-
~ tina, some time Ia future (liks expeeaslons
have frequently heard since) the public
s.eht desire a street II BY The notice claim.
4 10 have ke~n given to tbs Trusesss u meant
his conversation between myself and Mr..
eok, then the whole II the Trustees, except
,iysc!f should he entirely exonerated. and
= To myself | must charge u 70 ooeuseoess
la, ! did not appreciate the impression
ought 10 he conveyed
CHAs. ATKINSON.
lie authority under which Mr.. Atkinson
.tcd, was the formal acceptance BY the
'rustces If a previous proposition Of Mr..
.ussell. to sell eight acres cxtcndine frnsn
srndy street continued, 10 Harrison street
aitinie,i, and bounded on the south BY the
arth l.nc Of Smetham's lot, extended west
! Harrison street" lie MAS also empower
4 10 make further purchase II four acres
nere il possible. lie actually did obtain
wo more The Trustees adjourned and
sent To their homes. and met again three
months after the contract with Mr. Russell.
Many II them never heard ii the conversa-
tsn between Mes>rs. Atkinson and Cook,
whatever IT. purport) till quite recently.
M Reed, il will hc remembered, testifies
LAT he dbl hear Of IL. bat not till r!ser the
antract Meantime, after tho contract,
,i,er Mr. Atkinson, agency, and after this
Mr. Cooks recollection II
the time Il corrcct,--Mr Russell sent,
through Mesa- Cook Sargent, . Hond
Ter title TO the ten acres % the Trustees. In
The letter informing the Trustees, he adds .
.Hsurith I send TO Msssrs. Cook 4 Sarssss, 10
land 10 you, a plat of the tea acres | have cold
to the Trustees, tand adjoining lands)." A
correct copy Of this plat is given below. The
words in brackets tSmethaml lCollses
Grounds) have been added. in printing, 70
,s,,i,lc the eve uf those mot familiar Nth IL