San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-06-04
The Other Side, by Judge KOpe.


through the columns Of your paper my sversion 10
Newspaper controversies, but believing A. do.
that the facts will show. that you have uudsrts-
k,a to place tho members Of tho commssioners'
court Of this county In false light before your
readers, ask that you give room 10 your paper to
the following:
The facts are. that at the February term Of the
court, about the time Of the completion Of the
new fence. the improvement OF she grounds Was
thoroughly discussed BY the court, DR.. Fromme
his idea a. to how the grounds should be dscOra-
ted and proposed TO take tbs contract to have the
work performed A. shown on said plat. except the
fountain shown on the same for eI5O.o0. The
court determined that the price was too great. they
dip not feel disposed to deal rscklessy with ths
peoples money, 10 fact there was not that amount
nor the half Of IL hand 70 the credit Of the re-
pair fund; there vas proposition made 70 sc
convict labor, 6ut he declined TO take less than $so
for H. and the court was notified that other gen
tlemsn who were draughtsmen had offered TO do
nate plsts 10 the county and they dseli.sd 70 take
the Doctors. The matter was continued until the
next mornin NJ, and upon the meeting Of the court
upon he following day, Commissioner Burleson.
speaking to the matter. said be had been oonvsrs.
ing with leading citizens Of the town In reference
TO The improvements Of the grounds, and they had
expressed . desire that the court should turn the
grounds TO the ctiEsnshIp Of the town for do.
cd and IL duly put and carried, that the citi'
sens Of ths town Of San Marcos be permitted TO
take control Of the Court House Grounds and orna-
msnt the same according to plat 10 be donated By
Mr.. Northcraft, !" he being ono OF ths gentlemen
who proposed 70 donate plats. Mr.. L. stated a. one
Of his reasons for making the motion. that he
thought Il little hazardous for the county TO In
vest money In trees and shrubbery a. that season oil
the year and much preferred that II the county
went 10 The expense that the planting should be
done In the fall Of the year.
No. Mr.. j.. 10 yeu did not know the s6svs t.et,;
you did not say that zen dlj not. when I accuse
you In the clerks ONCE Of making an unjust and
unvarranted thrust a. the integrity Of the com.
missonsrs. but you did say, In effect, thai yeu did
no Job In IT," and tina, you put itthst var because
yea Thoughts Il was popular. and yos did FATHER
stats "thst 700 Was not In favor OF spending sny
large amount ofmonsy on the yard. ea, you tneash'
that the trees should be trimmed aud tbs rocks Ia
ken CUT" and called your attention 70 The fact
that fully six week. previous 70 that ssse OF your
paper, had spent an entire DAY In trimming the
trees and thought that I had tsfsa al the wood
from them thai should be cut, bat requested you
70 sugrest single limb that should be cut, where
upon you looked cut the window and said that you
he'd not observed that ,hsy bad bees nimnsd nor
have you had the madness siuee to Say In Jour se-
eustom.d phrase: 'vsiasdvsrtsntly svsriesksd,"
ke I. de-, AMI you have totally failed 70 neties that
aly work Whatever bad been done upon the yard
until your last hsse, bet The contrary. eontinu-
aly vith every Issue have said sousthing about no
uork being dons whsn IN net. fully f,sr weeks ago
the south and east sides bad been cleared Of ussds
spd the grass on the sss, side bad been clipped
tell The truth and shame The devil" Tor enes N
your nfs have you not seen ne and others on sever
al Oec asions some three or four weeks are, yEsr-
ou,lJ" running thstla~n newer .ns naiing have.
q the vesss spd Ersss The east side Of The grOuRdi
or b, Il fac. thai Yea pas daily through afound
that psrslou % the rrs1nts .od did Dot knv that
this weeks eating Of the Erss vss The ssooDd cut
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