Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-12-16

miles, extra, useless travel! The
tce!ay. consequent upon the distance
lis great. The expense in loss o.
time and money is monstrous. Each
| jury costs the county about thirty
dollars per day. Each day in court
costs about $500, all ID to parties
litigant, county. state and witnesses
The walking of that extra half mile
delays jure'-, and parties and wit
nesses to send over thirty cases
over the term at each court-to say
nothing Of the delay from day, and
actually costs somebody amang the
people $500 to $500 per day. You
do not see it, but its the fact, never
ftheless. These are but a very few
OF the items Of inconvenience and
expense ofharing the county build
ings far out of the line OF business
in a country town. The public
square belongs to The county. 1t
Gun be sold tothe town for a park,
or it can b, sold out by the county
in lots and realize its full value. The
owners Of property adjoini will
not be injured, because first-cIass
dwellings Will make their property
as valuable, or more so than to have
the square there. They oppose
removal, Lam told.) The m ost ell.
igible block can be bot for s1S, 900.
The buildings on it and the square
will more than two-thirds pay for it.
The cost Of removing material is too
trifing to be counted. 1t is the
most eligible because it is most in
public view, and mos. convenient to
the business part of the town, to all
persons having business at the coun-
ty Offices, to all business persons
living in the .own; because it is
most out of the way of noise and
dust, and in the neatest, cleanest and
most pleasant part of ,own-handy
% both depots, oil the hotels, with
good water, and where the streets |
ire sprinkled.
should be glad to show up at
east fifty valid reasons and unan-
werable why the public would be
'enefitted by the removal Of the
curt house down town; but tim
ill not.pcrmit. The public square
the property of the county and
an besold. Believe nobody who
Ills you otherwise. There can be
$4,000 raised by subscription in an
cur, which viii be twice enough 10
ove the lumber and material on
and. If a jury is wanted during
'urt, we shall be handy to the peo-
Ie and can pick one up in four
inutes. Now. we have often to
ait half day. and then fail to get ,
ne. The property will be within
ZACH of the fire engines and night {
atch, which will be important. 1t
i'll be convenient for county en-
rs and we shall hope to find some
them after four o'clock il their
ices, as they car stay little later
I'd have time to get home-which
not the case now, while they are
} far out Of town. II will save to
e county. and the people of the !
unity in actual dollars and cents q
'er 81, 800 per year, hundreds Of
lies Of unnecessary travel. and in
lculable inconvenience. Let every =
an who respects himself and his
Unions favor ib removal. ] have :
ed here as long as any of,you I =
y as much taxes as most any one |
you. I should feel increased tax s
ion as badly as any Of you. ! 4
peak by the book" when 1 tell you :,
at the man who advises you to ,
pose the move, advises YOU G
.ainst your own interest, and If k
,u will carefully estimate the facts
u will admit it. Sign a petition y
put the new county buildings v
ar the centre Of business, and ii
'reafter you will be glad you did q
. AN OLD RESIDENT.