Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-15
$4,000 and all the Expenses of the
County for Two Years, can be saved by
the Taxpayers Of Clearfeld County.

$4,000 and all the Expenses of the
County for Two Years, can be saved by
the Taxpayers Of Clearfeld County.
Pusu mt to notice large number OF
the citizens of Shawsville and the town.
ship of Goshen met at the barn in Shaws-
vile on Wednesday 18th Dec. 1858.
Ellis r. Liyergood Esq was called to
the chair ana &. w. Snider appointed
secretary
The object of the meeting was generally
understood, it being proposed to offer in
ducements for removing the seat of the
county business from ClearGeld to Shaws.
vile.
A committee composed of five of the
solid men Of Goshen were appointed to
draft resolutions.
The following were reported and adopt
ed unanimously:
Preamble, whereas, two successive
Grand Juries have reported that a new
Court house is absolutely indispensable for
conducting the business Of the county
with expedition, and whereas, such build
ing will cost the county something, and
the taxpayers must pa. 1t, If it be located
in Clearfeld, and whereas, we can well af-
ford TO build it if we can get law passed
fixing the county seat in Goshen, by the
Increased value of our property and by the
advantage it will be TO us in keeping post
ed in the judgments and liens against our
customers, without the expense of having
the Dockets transcribed and brought to
us and will also enable us to sell our lots
at double their present value and even
five do not effect the removal of the coun-
ty seat, we will get up an excitement and
can sell lots at an increased price; there
fore.
Resolved, that the removal Of the county
seat from Clearfeld to Shawsylle will give
the people of the county the most central
location that can be obtained as the peo-
pie up the river are all going in for Pine
county to be made to come down as far as
Thorps. The distance from Thorps to
Shawsvlle being 25 niles, and the distance
from Shawsville TO the Three Runs being
2S miles-these two being the extreme
points in the county, If Pine is made
And also because Shawsville is on the rly-
er the main highway of the county, over
which two thirds of the citizens of the
county pass every year.
Rcsolued, that it is clearly the interest of
the people of Clearfeld county to have
the county seat removed to Shawsville,
and the President of this meeting is here
by authorized to appoint committee of
three of the best jorers, and good Jello,cS,
that can b hired to 90 to Harrisburg this
winter and use all the necessary means to
have law passed allowing the people to
vote on this question of removal.
ResOLred, that in the event of removal
oil the county seat from Clearfield to Shaws-
vile we pledge ourselves to build new
Court house, Jail, offices and other conve-
nlences for the transaction of the county
business, and that we will also pay the
current expenses of the county for two
whole years after such removal is effected,
and course the people will vote for re-
moval because they can save their taxes,
ReSOlced, that the President appoint q
committee of five of our citizens to agitate
this question over the county and get up
an excitement generally.
ResolpSd, that commit zee be appointed
oprocure subscriptions for the erection
oibulldings, agitation &c And we sol
emnly pledge ourselves not to repudi-
ale a dollar of our subscriptions, nor burn
the paper.
Subscriptions were then made by the re.
sponslble citizens present, conditioned ac-
cordlng to these resolutions, ammount to
$4,000.
ReSolved that these proceedings be pub
lshed in as many papers as will publish
them.
Adjourned to meet the next time.
f r. LIVERGOOD, PREs'T.
GEo w. SNIDER, Sect.
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