Middletown transcript., 1869-03-13


the wharf, but were to tako tho ontire cost
in the bonds of the company. They were
not bound by their contract to build the
wharf first. And their voluntarily going
to work on it, as among the first things to
be done, when they were not to receive
any cash for the work, indicates very
clearly, that in their judgement as expe-
rieuced builders, it would facilitate the de-
livery of iron and ties, and the building of
tho road, and fully meets Stockholders
sneer that it was an absurd 'pretext."
His representation that more money
has been spent in constructing the wharf
than the citizens of the town have sub
scribed towards building the road" is like
his other statement about the delay in ac-
cepting the magnanimous proposition of
Del. road to connect with their branch at
Masseys, and needs no further notice.
The contract for the wharf was made
company, and it may prove unfortunate
that pine piles were stipulated for, though
done through economy. There are differ
ent opinions as to their durability, but
Stakeholder is mistaken in saying, "any
practical man knows the worms will eat
them up in five years." for practical men
say worms do not eat pine piles at all, in
that part of Chester river.
\ Mnihiea- hen the contractors threw up their
contract they offered all the nraterialf- at at
hand for the completion of the wharf, and
the use of the pile-driver, ON favorable
terms, to the company. This presented
favorable opportunity to finish it at less
cost than could probably have been done
after the facilities, then at hand, were re-
moved, The road was then expected soon
to be put under contract for its completion,
when the wharf would, it was understood,
be needed, and the Board in view of the
circumstances, no doubt from prudential
considerations, acted judiciously in order
ing it finished. Its entire cost was great
ly less than stated by Firmness.
The representations of Sinapis, charging
that Chestertown wants to monopolize
the road" and is "paralyzing" its opera
tions, and his further statements vilifying
the citizens of the town and disparagiug
its business and the prospect of its furnish
ing business to the railroad, appeared to
emanate largely from prejudice and spleen.
He doubtless knows that there has never
been more than one of the directors beside
the President, prior to May last, who re-
sided in Chestertown, and that since then,
embracing the period in which the present
embarrassed condition of affairs have
grown up, the town has had but one mem
Der of the Board, (Hon. G. Vickers having
declined to serve) or, if one of the State
Directors. residing. as he did, in Quaker
Neck, was supposed in any way to repre-
sent the town, they made but two out
of twelve members, and that since the |
middle of August last the executive man.
agement of the affairs of the company has |
been in the hands of gentleman in the
country.
Now does Sinapis or any one in his right
mind suppose for a moment that these two
could ':monopolize" the road or
so influence the action of the ten intelli-
gent Directors from the country as to ''par-
alyze" its operations; certainly the impu-
tation is absurd and ridiculous The
statement so far as it may have been in
tended to impute to the Chestertown Di-
rectors any movement to "paralyze" the
well directed vigorous operations of the
company is known to be wholly untrue.
Chcstertown is improving, new build
ngs have been going up for number of
years and its population growing. Major
r. Smith has with commendable public
spirit built some half dozen new and neat
dwellings, in town within ten to fifteen
years, and in the meantime probably fifty
20 sixty or more other residences and pla-
,es of business have been erected and 9TH
,rs rebuilt and improved. The work goes
IN, and now in early March three or more
lcw buildings are in progress. Its indus
rial enterprises are probably in as thriv-
ng condition as is usual in towns. Many
If the buildings and improvements have
'een put up by her industrious thrifty me-
,hanics on their own account. The pop
llation of the town and vicinity to be ac-
by and afford business to the
ailroad is about equal to one fourth that
If the entire county.
Its trade, which Sinapis represents as
educed to pins, needles, tape, ribbons,
bread and "huckstering," has been in
reasing for years, and is now in the bands !
# about sixty-nine persons who have IL
ences to trade with stocks amounting in ;
be aggregate to about one hundred and
light thousand dollars; equal to about sew
nty per cent. of the persons having licen- !
es and of the aggregate stocks in trade ,
lnder their licences in all the balance of
he county.
Population, trade and business, make {
ravel and freight for railroads, and with
he business to come from these sources i
rom the town and vicinity in Kent and I
cross the river In Queen Annes, and the Q
ravel on public and private business con- s
eoted with it as the county town, the Z
Dad would it Is believed receive more bus S
hess at Ohestertown than at any other I
oint In the county.
Beside this the citizens of the town and J
nose of its vicinity in Kent and Queen +
Inne's to be accommodated here, repre-
snt by their subscriptions to the stock of