Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-16
A COMM MUNlCATION
From Martins Ferry in Relation TO Her
Public Works.
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to give the people of Martins Ferry inior-
nation necessary to vote iutelligently upon
the subject, the 2lst inst
Unfortunately personalities have divested
the attention Of our people, and the ques,
tion o! water works is lost sight Of in the
crlminstion and recrimination OF the indiyi.
dual.
Ciiizen" or it should have been citizens,
having vanquished all the arguments 10 the
opponents to their pet scheme water
works could not do less than in their MIND,
al nihila'e rheasr I ons OF ID in lat Sun
days article March 7rh), and at the same
tine make public, "the greed ofthe agent Of
the Penn Mutual
While ], rs agent of said company. re-
gret the necessity Of appearing party 10
matters under discussion, | hope you will
through Jour columns give the citizens OF
your town an opportunity to Judge Impair
tally lhe facts in the case
During the year 1873 the Penn Mutual
Life Insurance Company Of Philadelphia,
Pa, loaned to Vim. Clark, Of this town,
$1,000 and were given as security mort
gage on a lot of ground, definitely bounded,
having thereon one and half story frame
house, all OF which came into the possession
of the company some years later by fore
closure.
The boundary Of said mortgaged prop
erty we're made by A. Lash, surveyor. and
were positive y defined by him, because St.
Clair. Kelly, Esq, the company's attorney,
would not have them otherwise, and the
company has held possession of said prop
erty without question, except as herein
mentioned.
During last year, was informed that the
town Council had purchased the land west
Of the Penn possessions from 4. Lash
agent for Mr.. Evans, for cemetery purposes
and in said purchase was Included strip
Of ground Is feet on the line Of Fifth street
and feet wide on the western boundary of
the company $ land, containing in all less
than oran acre, which strip was included
in the mortgage given by Vim. Clark TO the
company.
" ual reason the town Council had to
take for granted that i. lasn could sell TO
the town, that which was never in the pos.
session Of MIR. Evans, is best known to
closed he purchase in great hns'c, without
referring the purchase 10 q committee, with
ont consultation with the Penn or its agent,
who is citizen Of the town, and has given
evidence of his being fully identified
with the hes: interests OF thu town,
| did agree to the opening of the road to
cemetery as mentioned by Citizens and
would have most cheerlully aided in said
opening had the Town Council or Cemetery
Trustees shown any interest in the contrr-
nation Of the verbal agreement between A.
Lash the surveyor, cemetery trustee and
myself, G, an exchange OF their claim to
said strip TO the company for the righ, Of
way to cemetery mentioned.
| Lad every reason to believe there was
some tick il the case, from the position
taken, and in view of the fact that the
sam" surveyor was rgaiy to admit his mis-
take IN lis survey for he company, in favor
OF hs interest as agent Tor Mr..
H"oi.s. felt juO,;God ia believing th"t ho
mig. fad It equally easy to change his
mini rs 0 The verbal agreement between
Us. The wO.k cI sad road MAS ordered
sioI;. 80 lar is j; rel! ci 20 Ibe company
iuteIr,.s orlg, uUul some definite under
standing could ie Lc;c;min upon.
To bow the us ;n,ar.ncs, II Citizen
to n..,',ai public opinion, give below
copy ot my agreement with the School
Board which Vas given in good faith and
will be fully adhered 10. The company
have had plat Of Hueys addition to Mar
tin S Ferry duly executed; also have had a
quit claim deed prepared for house and lot
on southwest corner Of their possessions,
also deciding nearly one halfacre oil ground
on tie brow Of hill necessary for grade Of
road by way OF Centre street to cemetery.
Have also decided to the town at cost OF
81 l,4j0, 500 feet that gives Fifth street to
the town for that distance without cost
have agreed to open and grade Sixth street
through their possessions, and yet Citizen
has The assurance to expose to our people
The greed Of the agent Of the Penn
When TO the failure Of his
scheme of greed is to my mind
attributable the i'll will that has bece
shown by the Town Council TO the interests
| represent. The plat Of Hueys addition
10 tie town, and the deeds mentioned, have
been before Council for three months, and
were rejected the last meeting simpl be.
causc Mr. Spence (who had given verbal as
surarCcs of the right Of way Of Centre
stree 10 Fifth street, had not deed pre-
par,I iCr same, as il the companys s dsdica
licu vt streets depended upon the pleasure
Of NJ &peEce, and by their &C. then and
thcra did give expression 10 personal Ill
will hat c&Lrot account tor.
gur iarrrNFST WITH TIE SCHOOL B0NED.
To IT,. s. heel Board of Martins Ferry,
O;ir.
V n.r,as, The School Board of Martini
Frr!r Gcsi.c assurances relating 10 III"
,'rc. hcardnE Z piece Of ground ZJOX2l2
ect .laugiug 10 Samuel C. Iiuey Presi
tent oi the Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Con any OF Philadelphia,
Nv all men bY these presents that the
lnd, igrcd, AS agent for said Samuel {.
Hucy, doth hereby promise and agree with
said Board, tina, in the event ofpurchase By
them of the ground above named,
|. To guarantee all the ground necessary
for streets and ally bounding lot 20OX2l2
feet, without cost to the town of Martins
Ferry
2. To guarantee an alleyway % feet
vide, n. +. of the plot ofground men
TONED, without cost TO the town.
>. To have plat of Hueys addition TO
he town of Martins Ferry placed on the
public records opening Centre street from
Fifth to Seventh street. The one-halF OF
Fifth greet, the whole OF Sixth street and
Seventh street so far as said streets relate
10 the possession OF the said Samuel {.
Huey.
4. To make and keep in repair cinder
walks where needed around said ground
named for purchase. and to have a foo!
bridge made across the gully on the line OF
Fifth street, and to keep said foot bridge
in repair until the town authorizes deem
it necessary to open said street across
said gully. :. a.,
Promises herein made this 10th day Of
July, 1854.
.INo ID. SCHILING, Agent.
I have not thought it necessary to appen1
, Notary seal to the truthtulncss Of the
above, as any Of the present board can
Touch for it,
JEo ID SCUILlISG.