Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-08


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"uce'''e"' LOT 'oco'lhg 'Ie county 'eoV up
o." inc lon"s OIL inc ProPo''r holahu Iur'
uh' james 9lh''h ana 'oih ilenllhS were
appointed commissioners LOT 'hat purpose
oy the Governor Ihey gave notice That
lhey Wou'u receive proposals rs iiey "ero
authorized. Several propositions were
made ior.the location OF the county scat.
Abraham Wilmer owned the land upon
which Cleoriieid is built, and he proposed
to give to the Commissioners, nine lots Of
land IN CIearheld and $4,000 in cash, pro-
yided, they would locate the county scat
upon hls land His proposal was reported
back to the Legislature, and was accepted
by them. A law was then passed fixing
the county seat on his land and accepting
his proposition. The town was laid out.
and a report and plot ofthe town was filed
! in the Office OF tho Secretary OF the Com-
.monwealth. Abraham Wilmer paid his
$4,000 as he agreed to do, and he convey
ed the lots to the county. Afterwards the
Commonwealth granted him patent for
his tract ofland. All the owners Of lots
in Cieafeld claim under Abraham Wit
mer. Some Of them have conyeyances di-
rectly from himself. 1t will be seen
therefore, that contract was entered in
20 by the Commonwealth on the one side.
4 and Abraham Wilmer on the other. On
the faith Of that contract, the Taxpayers
of CIearheld have expended some $780, 900
in erecting their town, and rendering it
accessible by roads and other convenien.
ces.
Can that contract now be broken? lfit
can, must not the county refund the moa.
ey that it has received. to the lot.holders,
and pay them the damages that result
from its infringement? The money alone,
and its interest will amount to more than
the expense OF the proposed new Court
house.
2nd, The borough of Clcartield and
heE citizens, pay more OF the county rates
and Ieyies than any Other two Of the re-
naming districts. The assessed value oi
property IN that Borough at the last trien.
NAL assessment was S5o'50I The assess
cd value OF lands owned by citizens OF the
borough OF CIoarteld in other parts oil the
county, at the same assessment was SI-O,-
4o'' Making total OF SI5O,VOt'
Ihe assessed value OF property IN the
borough OF CurWenSvlIle at the same as
ses'ment was 95I'ooo' Ihe assessed value
OF lands owned in other parts OF the coun-
ty by her citizens, was SIZooo' Making
IA total oi S41'O4l' 60 that whilst the
county rates were e mills, Clearfeld and
her citizens pay Sll4O.5S, and Curwenso
'ilIe ana her citizens pay sZoZ.4f'
Ihe assessed value OF seated property IN
looo' IN f'ke low wnshlp, was 9So'o'" IN
Lawrence to"nship' SoZ'eo9' Iot"'
- l''Vo' lax, 9lo9V'4o' Less than clear
nclo borough 9lo9'9o. CIearheId ana her
cIu1ehS paying more county tax oy 9lo9'9o
e"2h year. th'n the "hole oil the populous
'oWh8ni's ol llNe ana Lawrence
ofu' O'earIela borough Is IN feaIi'y a
more central posiuoh 'hah Cuf"ehSViile.-
Inc Cherry Tree Is III lhoiaha county al
'he extreme south western corner OF the