Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-23
A Correction.

cation of Councilman Evans, which was re-
ceived too late for last issue.
A Correction.
Ns. Editor Il am at loss to know
what advantage it is to you or what profit is
there to your informant to persist in miss
representing the Committee and my self
There seems TO be banding together on
the part of the Editor and his sore headed
informant in these unjust imputations I
speak so positive Mr. Editor for the reason
L know that my statement is true, and not
one of these Gentlomen will state to the con.
trary. 1t must be evident to any mind of
reflection that the little fimsey certificates
published in the last "Vindicator" contain
no point in astestatlon to the truth of your
Misrepresentation. That there may be no
"Dodging" will enumerate. 1st. The
Street Committee proceed to tape.line Au-
gusto Street and find Marh,uood's stoae-acaN,
Utey's and Ceases porches and FuNer's
fence on the street." This is not true. the
truth is that the Committee tape-lined Au-
gusta street TO find the distance from the
Church to Gordon's Corner, in order to re-
port the probable cost of curbing and paw
ing, to the City Council. End. "Why tell
the property oacners they acere on the street,
and that they mast mooe their fences DC"
This is not true. We never gave any such
notice to any Gentlemen along the line.
3rd. "Col. Liley as secured and the lines
run accurately" Lo and behold" this is
not true. Col. Lil!ey declined to give his
certificate to the accuracy of the lines run
4. "Is found to ran into the lot of Council.
man Eoans, TALKING eft q feet at one end
and at the other, and the singular discoue-
ry as made that Col Lilley is no Engineer"
This is not true. We never said or init
mated that Col. Liley was no engineer,
and further Counc,uaa Evans never OBJ.
jeoted to Col. Lilleys survey becauea it
run into his lot but expressed his willingness
to abide by it and give up the EMBODIMENT.
Mr.. Slanker, Mr.. Bunch and others were
present. | call upon the Editor or his in
formant or both togelh + to produce one C, r
tifcate contrary to this statement "a
Coon THING. To hare the privilege of cor
poration hands to Improve private proper
ty' or as amended in the last "Vindicator, -
Employed in digging foundations for citi-
zens." We complain of this most unjust
imputation and your informant knew he was
makeing misstatemept of facts at the time
and we demand that he state, when where
and the names of the hands employed -
"dodging won't do" | feel little puz-
zled to divine who this concealed friend can
be, is it an official who makes it speciality
to give any information desired, and has
risen to distinction and eminence in the
practice that he is by nature peculiarly
adapted. be it whom it may, him or Her
desire to-kuow, thai | may pay my re.
spects to friend who wantenl7 missrepre-
sedts facts. I will add you should scrupu.
lousy state only facts in your criticisms
against those who are the objects of your
jealousy-your attention is respectfully d.
rected to , the foregoing, that you may in.
quire as to the facts herein set forth
Remain yours &c
JNO. B. EVANS.
He still says it is not true the Street Com
mittee tape-lined across Augusta. Street, but
that "the truth is they tape-lined the Street
to find the distance from the Church to Cor
don's Corner, in order to report the proba :
Bile coat of curling aad paving to the City
Council He first denied tape-lining and
now acknowledges tape-iining the length -
If they did not tape-!in, across the Street,
and notify the citizsl:, (not officially Of
course, but his own .euliar quiet kind OF
notice) to prepare to remove distractions,
why did we find the ca aplaint all from one
side Of the Street? n ,thing was heard from
the west side until after Col. Lilleg run his
line. But Mr.. Geo Fuller says Mr.. Bckle
told him in the presence of Mr.. Evans and
Mr.. Ker that he must move his fence.
We here insert another "dimsy" certif.
cate, from Mr.. Lara, in further ssastesta a.
ton" Of the fact that the Street was tape.
lined across:
STANTON, Ang 18th 1872.
l hereby certify that, [. saw the Stree,
Committee measure across Augusta Street
between Trotter's and the widow Craigs,
about the last of July or let of August -
Mr.. J. B. Evans was at one end of said
tope-7ine and Fl. Ker at the other. I rode
my horse over said tape line
NJ. LARA.
He also complains of our squib, headed
"a good thing-to have the privilege Of Cor
poration hands to improve private property"
Why is he so sensitive? The thing must
hurt. He calls it an unjust imputation. We
insinuate nothing, but merely state facts,
as the following will attest
SrAUNroN, Aug. Goth, 1872
Wn,. II. Fl. Lynn, Esq,
DEAR Shin answer to your question,
|~@'what did you say TO me about Corporation
hands being at work on private property %
You are informed that said to you that
| saw the Corporation hands at work after 6
o'clock in the evening, on or about the Doth
ct July last, on lot situated on New Street,
owned by R. G.. Bicklc ESQ.,. removing dirt
from the rear Of the house on said lot to the
front of the same, and levclng the ground.
The names of the hands so employed are
Patrick Toohey, Owen Kiblehan, Jimmy
Long, and colored man whose name do
not know Whether this is violation of
any law or regulation of the Council, Street
Committeeman Evans IN his wisdom and ex-
perience may know; [ d. not. I, however,
do know that on an OCCASION when the
Street hands were at work on the Street
near my house, [ asked them to remove a
locust stump, at my expense, from the mid
die Of the Street side.walk They went of
work and had nearly completed the job when
they were stopped by Street Committeeman