Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-22

removal lhe subscriptions ammonb,,s.t
e2t0UO fof lho erection ul iht o0n,,.
tuildines Wy bonds on othcfNite.
The committee AFTER retiring n ,h..,
time reported The following pfonmbls..l
resolutions which were unanimousl, .
| ldoptod
Whereof b question Of great impotls,,.
| Il now before The people OF Cleathcld con.
/ ty, for their approval projection namcl,
/ the removal Of the county seat from n.
/ present location to- curwcnwille he A
Rrsoicd, that the question of remo,.l
/ is one which affect nll the citizens of Cle.s
field county, and is dec ission must ho,.
an abiding effect on the future prosperilv
of the county.
Rcsohcd that the present location il IN.
convenient and burdens the people Of IN.
county with taxes and other expense,
which could be saved by the removal.
! Rcso'gcd that when county seat is moi
so located as TO afford the greatest faeil.
tiy to the majority Of the people to attend
court and transact necessary business, 4
should be changed.
/ RcS0lrcd that Curwensyille is more cen.
tral rs to location, population and busi.
ness that it is on the great thoroughfares
of the county; that il is in the heart Of
the agricultural district, and in every re.
! spect the most desirable point for coun.
! ty scat.
Rcsoircd that the removal of the county
seat to Curwensyille will save the people
of this county over three thousand dollars
per ahnum in taxes and other expenses
incident to Attendance to county business,
HcSolced, that the proposition Of tho
citizens of Curwousyile and vicinity, to Q.
rect the county buildings Mt private cost,
will save the taxpayers at loast $4,000
| Rca0lrcd, that three fourths of those
who transact business at the county seat
would be better accommodated by reymo,
val
! Rrso'ued, that for these reasons we are
in favor of removal to Curwensville. and
will use all honorable means to effect that
purpose by asking the Legislature to sub.
NIT the question 30 ayote of the people of
county.
On motion, q committee of thirteen was
appointed by the President to present
facts to the Legislature, consisting of the
following named gentlemen Thomas
Ross Esq, DR.. II. P. Thompson, Jno. Rus
sell, VIM. c. Foley, Zach. MNaul Eli
Bloom, Hon. j. p. lIoyt, Hon. r. B. Da
Wis, David Bell, Jas. Elder, Esq. David C.
Dale, d. S. Moore and VIM. M'iIride.
On motion, committee of correspond.
ents was appointed, consisting of the fol.
lowing named gentlemen: l.. jackson
Grams Esq, b. HartshUrn, VIM. Train Esq.
DR.. Geo. Wilson Dir. d. O. Crouch, Dani.
Faust and Isaac Bloom Esq.
On motion, the following gentlemen
were named as committee to obtain sig.
natures TO petitions, TO be presented to
the legislature: Danl. Baily, VIM. N
Bloom Esq, VIM. p. Reed, J. w. Thomp
son, David M'Cracken, Robt. Elder. VIM
McGarvey, Martin Stirk, Henery Swan
Maj. D. ". Wise, J.. w. Teneyck, James
Wiley, Reuben Wall, George,ly. Long
Jacob Koons, P. w. Barrett, d. Bruba.
kcr. B, b. Wright, lJm. Dickinson, Hen.
ry llagerty, VIM. II. Robson, c. NJ. Cad.
walader, j. II. Jones, Thomas SNYDER,
Moses Evans, Jacob Huber, Elijah Burns,
VIM. Michacls, Jno. Irwin Jr., VIM. A.
Mason and Col. VIM. Teneyck.
On motion, it was ordered that the gen
tlemen having charge of petitions, for.
ward them to Saml. Way Esq. Curwens-
vile, when they have obtained signatures
On motion, Resoiccd, that the proceed.
ings of this meeting be published in the
"Raftsmans journal" and "Clearfeld Re.
publican"
On motion, tho meeting adjourned.
VIM f. JOHNSTON, PREsr
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