The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-07-19


cinty, and has become quite celebrated
case.
In reply to the remarks of Mr.. For
an that we approved of building this
wall and culvert, as he stated before the
Board of Freeholders that he could prove
by three or four witnesses when he
presented to the Board written affida-
Wit sworn to before Esquire Horn, | ask
why were not the witnesses names sign
ed to it that the public might know who
they are ? VIII he please correct this
error, and do it. Yet the property hold
ers never offered to pay the expense of
lowering the bridge. This is question
of veracity. The public must judge. We
say they did, and the offer stands good yet.
Many horse owners think thatI. W.
G. has not much Of tender feeling for
poor horses under the heat of a burning
sun, with heavy loads, having to cross
such bridge as that has been. Not We
ry complimentary of the city authorities,
implying not only a want of sympathy
for the poor horses, but gross neglect OF
the street for sixteen years, until the
large shippers dong business on this
street had to call in the Freeholders TO
fill it up to grade at the county's expense
of a thousand dollars or more. IT, rs
stated before the Board of Freeholders
that heavy coal dealer had complained
that he could not cross the bridge with
more than a half ton of coal why do
these heavy shippers prefer this street,
Why not go by Main? The difference is
not three minutes travel.
AS for myself, have thought for ma.
ny years the raising of the bridge was I'M
necessary, but saw no way to remedy
it without injurng the properties hun
We suggested it to VIM. McCready six
months ago. He thought it would be a
great improvement. We also called the
attention of Richard Mcdowell to it, and
solicited his help to get it put down. The
grade would be much easier for teams,
and would have wonderfully improved
the appearance of the street and injured
no one, bnt would have increased tho
value of our properties. The gentlemen
who surveyed and established this grade
never contemplated or supposed that the
street would BIO put up to grade while the
houses are at present thus located. In
fact, the bridge is an accidental, or arbi-
trary grade. One Of the gentlemen re-
marked to me that IL the bridge had
been two feet lower, they never would
have thought it necessary for the proper
grading of the street to put It up to it's
present height.
We close by saying IL any person wish
ing to engage in manufacturing or any
other business enterprise and wishing to
locate in Lambertvile should appear be-
fore the Board of Trade at its next meet
ing, to inquire what inducements and
advantages the City will offer and wheth-
er they will be protected in the peacable
possession of their property, please refer
them to William Ramsey, South Union
st.
Had it been of set purpose and inten-
tion to drive him out Of The city, they
could not have devised a more effectual
way than barricading his property with
dirt and stones, cutting off his customers
from access to his place of business We
now charge the First and Second Ward
Freeholders with deliberately, Illegally,
and of choice iniuring the property hold
ers on the sides Of the streets hundreds
of dollars. We challenge them to pro-
duce the name of a single person that
ever asked or requested them to do this
work, or ever thought Of such thing.
ISAAC w. eleven GER.