Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-21
MARTINS FERRY's PUBLIC WORKS.
a Communication From Citizen" and One
From MIR. Lash.
MARTINS FERRY, March 10.
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MARTINS FERRY, March l6.
To m Efgo, ia Rsyisaer.
Noticing the reply of the agent Of the
Penn Mutual Insurance Company IN the
REGISTER OF the 18th inst, desire to give
to the citizens of our little city the annexed
affidavit of Mr.. Findlsy and Mr.. Lash, to
whom the agent refers as the cemetery trus-
tee and city engineer. The facts therein
presented are = complete answer to the
agents article, wherein that pertains to the
difference subs;sting between himself and
our Council. OF this the anne public to
which be appeals shall Judge imParially:
Belmont county and State Of Ohio, SIS:
This is TO certify that the statement made
in a communication to the Wheeling REG'
IsrER of March Is, 1855, and signed John
ID. Shilling, Agent to the effect that we,
james Findley, cemetery trustee, aud
Abram Lash, city engineer, offered q strip
of ground forty-three feet wide on the line
OF Fifth street, and nine feet wide on the
estern boundary line of the land Of the
Penn Mutual Insurance Company, said
strip containing in all less than three
a. srters of an acre and including
a fran house thereon, the house and the
strip belonging to the town ofNartin's Ferry,
in the State Of Ohio, to the said company
through their agent, in exchange tor the
right Of way for q cemetery road in length
about zoo feet and over the said compsny's
land, is not true; but that instead, the offer
was, that if the Penn Mutual Insurance
Company would give TO the town Of Mar
tins Ferry, the Aforesaid right Of way for
a cemetary road then the said town
would, in exchange purchase Of Soseph
Bell the right Of way for,
and open up Fifth street upon which was
contingent the opening Of Centre street, the
iuducement TO said company being that the
opening Of these two streets would give an
outlet TO said ~compsny's land, greatly III
crease its value and bring it into a ready
aud profitable market.
(Sigued) JAMES FINDLEY.
ABRAE LASH.
Sworn to, and subscribed in my presence
By James Findley and Abram Lash this
18th day of March, A. d, 1885.
j.. I. HARRIS,
Notary Public.
Tie sgeu! imagines to cover up his
tracks in a multitude Of words. Bat he Is
my best witness against himself, and, there
fore. is convicted out OF his own mouth.
For observe: Why should he make terms
with the city engineer and a cemetery trus-
tee for 9 piece Of property to which he al
ready had a prior Claim? for this is precisely
what he does ASS consideration for the
right Of way over the company's land for a
road to the cemetery. he wants in addition
10 the opening up Of the streets, that the
town should include in the consideration
between it and his company the piece o.
property described in the sfi isvit. Now,
Il be. or his principal, owned this piece o
ground, why ask somebody else to give him
What was bis already?
He says: What reason the town COun-
Gil had 10 take for granted that A. Lash
could sell 10 the own that which was never
In the possession of Mr.. Evans ia best
kpoun 10 themselves. but certain It is that
thew closed The purchase With great haste,
Hirbout referring the purchase 10 q com
mite without consultation with che Penn
or i ; agent The great haste wss two
or tkIee months The Couacil did refer the
QUESTION Of lille 10 their attorney before
pu.rhsse. ard he reported 1t good. Thats
nhv ibev iborght SIR Lash bad q right to