The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-04-04
Middleburg, Mar. 20, '72.
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We copy the following from :bc
Seliwgrore Times, by request:
A few days ago wo met school d.
rector from the country and wo made
the remark to him, Well how do you
men feel on tho election OF a County
Superintendent" ?" We were rather
uonpulse1 and surprised at the reply
he made. Says he, "Well had been
a Melting man, but since learn that
he is attempting to ROD the county
out of s2.4Oo for damages for land
taken for the opening of road, /
havo been feeling like going agains,
him. Since then we hear from diff
creut sources and from different por-
tions oil the county, that some party
or parties, and VIC need not say who.
for any one can guess IL, have been
engaged in the disreputable and very
small business of trying to ipjure
Prof. Melting by misrepreseuting him
by downright lying! Were it true
that Mr. Melting asked 50, 400 road
damages, that fact would have no more
to do with his fitness as Conuty Super.
intendent than it would with bis right
TO vote or his liberty Of speech. We
do not like to see man injured and
wronged in srch cowardly way, aud
it is for this reason We intend here to
explain to the public all about the road
damages
A few years ago Prof. Melting pu,
chased the property known as the
Susquehauna Female College for the
sum Of $4,000. Oa ono side O! tho
College was beautiful yard shaded
with ornamental trees, q very valuable
aljunct to female school Soon af
ter the purchase of tho property by
Mr.. Nothing, the Chief Burgess aud
the Town Cjuncil proceeded to open
publiL street directly through the COL
lege yard, to which Mr.. Nelling oh
jec'ed, a. it would ruin his school,
yard, and he mido all the legal oposi-
tIon to il he could. But he was com
PEELED to yield and see his beautiful
yard ruined and to that extent his
school injured. According to law 10
such cases. the Court appointed three
disiuterested men as vicwers TO an.
praise damages and value Of the land
taken, and they fixed the amount at
s22JO. The commissioners refused to
abide by the decision of tho viewers.
and as they have right to do, took
au appeal to Court, where the whole
matter still rests unsettled. Now any
man who knows anything about busi-
ness, knows that 10 all such cases, the
value of the land taken in all such
cases, the value of the land taken is
determined by q set Of viewers appoin,-
ed by the Court just as was 10 this
case,-Mr. Noe,ling has nothing to
do 10 fixing the damages the Court
appointed three men to assess tho dam
ages, and they (not Mr.. Netling) fix
the amount at ZOO. The Com mis-.
sioncrs have appealed. not f.om the
demands Of Mr.. Melting out from ,he
decision Of the three yiepers. 1t will
now be left to jury. These are the
facts IN tho case, and any representa-
tion to the contrary is false, AMI we
want every school director aud the
public generally to know these facts.
Now as to the land taken, what are |
the acts! The whole grouni takoo
from Mr.. Melting is equal, within a
small fraction, of three town lots. One
OF these lots is locatsd on the principal
street in the Borough, between the
college aud the residence Of Chas.
Ho"er. Esq, and would to-day sell 10
our candid jungement for 81 200. Mr.. |
Hover paid ior his lot adjOiuiog, some
years ago. 81, ,0)0. Tho other lot of
Mr.. Nptling's, fronts on tho Dspot.
and for an adjoining lot there was Of
fered Mr.. Chas. Rhoads $500 which he
refused to take. Besides these two
lots, there is additional ground taken
equal to town lot, also fronting tho
Depot and railroad. 1t must be re.
membered that all of Mr.. N9tling's
property is near tho Depot and ip the
best part OF the town, aud for these
reasons, to Say nothing of the intrinsic
good quality Of tho ground, is very
valuable. Tho damages for movin g
barn, ou!houses. fences, etc., ore Q,
least $500.
These are the facts Of the whole case.
Mr. N@tliDg has only been q spectator
or an opponent to the doings of The
Town Council They took bis land
against his will aud fred Me price for
hin. Now for any TO take advantage
OF him BY circulating throughoat The
County that he is trying to ROB the
county, Is, 20 say the least mean
dirty trick! No school director oush,
TO be influenced BY any such reports.
OF any other reports.