The Richmond palladium., 1872-04-27
COURT-HOUSE-AGAlN

weeks ago, we took occasion to
deprecate the idea that our citizens
we're in favor xow OF taxing them
selves, to the extent they would be
obliged to do, in order TO secure
the removal Of the County-seat to
Richmond and the erection Of a
Courthouse, and other buildings
for tho accommodation Of the
County officers. We then said !:
'Wc are opposed to building q
courthouse now, or the proposed
entering-wedge, the Fire proof
Safes.' to that work. We are op-
pressed sufficiently and burdened
by taxation, corporate and other
wise. without any additional bur-
den being imposed y but VIC con-
cluded that if the improvements,
contemplated must he made, that
Richmond and not Csatreville, was
the proper place to mako them.
The precipitation of this vexed
question of removing the County,
seat, is the work Of our Centreville
fellow citizens, who we're not sat
isfed in leaving we'll enough alone;
for had Mey not inaugurated il by
petitioning the County Commits
sioners, TO build Fire Proof Safes,
and applied to the Court for a man.
date to compel the Commissioners
to do the work pe:itioned for. the
Citizens Of Richmond would not
have moved in the matter ct this
time. The Taxpayers Of our city
and township and those also of
New G.raen township, have, in
addition 70 their City. State and
County tax budget, also, to carry
the G R & Fl. W. R.. tax-that
was deemed enough, in all con-
science.
In addition to this. and 80 an.
other reason, our citizens believed
that by repairing the old buildings,
and the present safes at . slight
cost, they would last for eight or
ten years to come, and thus post,
pone q vast amount of ill feeling.
heartburnilg, hatred and vindic-
tiveness. to that time At least, and
that then oil the citizens of the
county would with one voice re-
solve TO conform 10 inevitable
destiny, and place the temple of
justice, &C., in the City of Rich
mond. where the greatest number
would be accommodated.
We we're told, last week, that thx
citizens of Centreville, had deter
mined to withdraw their applica
tion for mandate; but the Com.
missioners met-the case was call
ed, and the withdrawal was not made
The parties had ample time to dc
this, and the situation now is tina,
! the case can be called up at any
. time in the future. We had hopad
TO announce that the applicants
were willing to make a compromise
by withdrawal Of the melting
cause for the action of our citizens
The responsibility of the agitation
! Of the question remains with those
who commenced it at Centreville
by clamoring for Fire Proof Safes
the buildiag Of wAich.at a cost o1
about $4,000; involves the build
ing of a Court House.
We respectfully ask cur citizen,
Of the County to look at the ques.
tion in its present shape. Here il
an application, undecided, befor,
the Court. BY favorable chang,
in the organization of the Board o.
County Commissioners in the fu
ture, let US suppose majority maJ
be in favor of building safes at Cen.
treville. The mandate that i,
asked for, is grantel by the jud g
which is only, mark you, TO built
safes. The County Commission
ers, choose to construc tue gran
of the Judge, like they did in
the case Of his order to make th,
OLD Jail secure and healthy, } int
building q Court House, and th
Commissioner resolve to bull,
one. Then they will build it jus
where the majority of the sai'
Board tf Commissioners direct
and that will of course be Centre.
vile. The people of the County
will be taxed no more to build
; new Court House at Centrevill
than they will be at Richmond
our citizens will not be exemptc
. from bearing their proportion q
the burden, no indeed-their alread
. heavy load, will afford them NO cz
? cuse. s.
" Now, what We want to como Z
is this: Seeing and knowing th
: course heretofore pursued in re