Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-15
Nh. Croker. Mr.. Collins, and the Well.

Nh. Croker. Mr.. Collins, and the Well
Ed. Register-Somebody has asserted tina
public opinion is the highest human Law
Ii so,serzn those who form and influence
public opinions cannot be too careful how
they express even shalt an opinion" espec
tally If they hold the responsible position O
editor and proprietor of so influential ant
widespread journal as the IRON COUNT,
REGISTER.
IN your to-day's edition, under the cap.
ton of There are two sides to every story
none can but admire the wise discretion OF
your methods, and in order that both Mr.
Editor and an enlightened public may form
correct opinions most respectfully submit
a few facts involved in the question, which
are incontroyerrible and can be substantial.
ed by many of the best minds in the city OF
Ironton. No intelligent and disinterested
person can read the article aboye alluded TO-
| without inferring Cat least) that Mr.. Crock Ell
has interfered and molested some person
| coming to the we'll for water. This, how
| ever, Is not the case. On the contrary no.
| tiee was posted onthe pump stating that it
| was for the use Of the public, but NOT to be
used for watering of horses. Everybody
was and is welcome to use the water for
personal and domestic purposes. To this
all the neighbors will testify. For the past
two years the tenants have complained that
the watering of horses at the we'll was
public nuisance, and that much damage had
been caused to the business of the hotel in
consequence thereof.
Several applications have been made to
the City Council and City Marshal complaint
ing of the nuisance and asking an abatement
Mayor Judge Dinger and Paul Patton, ESQ,
it was temporary abated, but since the livery
stable man has been member of the City
Council he has renewed the offence. 1t is
true that the form of the nuisance was some
what modified by the use of tub. On the
18th day of last May l again renewed my
petition, which. hereby enclose, together
with the ordinance passed.
No sooner was the pump put into position
than Mr.. Collins sent his men, with about
fifteen horses to be watered thrice day.
Evidently no common pump can stand this
abuse of use long: neither will the water
hold out. and then the people of the neigh
borhood who use it will have to seek it from
another source. Years ago, before the city
of Ironton was Incorporated, Mr.. n. Aubu-
chOn, the then owner of the Ironton House
property, dug this well especially for the use
of the hotel, and when Mr.. Croker purchas-
ed the property the well formed an import
ant consideration for which he paid his
r ,iyhf Io ~, la %I,o
sidewalks were passed under the jurisdiction
of the City Council the we'll went with it, |
but there are no rights without their CORES
ponding responsibilities. If this be true, |
then, by all means, it behooves the city to |
exercise the responsibilities in the right.
Long before the livery stable was. MIR.
Croker paid for keeping the well in repairs,
and did so until he was informed by Mr..
Collins that the well was public property
and he commenced using 1t for a stock
place. Ever since Mr.. Croker has
sought to find to whom the we'll really be-
onged-Whether public or other wise, and
his has he done without il-Will to any per-
on or persons whons oeyer. II the well be
lity property this aggressive person has no
light to Gbtrude his horses on premises in
'iolation of every intention the maker of the
we'll had in view.
y tender conscience, nature sensitive to
moral obligation, and an understanding of
he duty to the neishbor would strike from
uch outrage! But the old proverb "that
OOls will rush where wise men fear to tread,
&C." JOHN B. CRoCKER,
lronton Mo-, August Sth, 1889.
10 the Mayor and City Council Of the City
u IrOntOn:
Your petitioner most respectfully prays
or the abatement of Il public nuisance, to
Vit: That the we'll north of and in front of
ronton House, now known as the Peck
Hotel, is necessity to be kept up for the
benefit of the occupiers of the hotel, as well
Is of the neighborhood.
That the same has been a nuisance i'll this:
That the same is principally used by II NJ.
jolilnS and his men to water horsesy that
be buckets that are used to haul up water
'ut OF which the horses drinks, which,
necessarily, when dipped into the water will
convey and leave part of palsina in the
water, thereby making the water unhealthy
or use.
Your petitioner further prays to you, gen.
lemen, for permission to fix his side walk
II front of said hotel, As well rs permission
o put in pump in said well.
Respectfully, yours, j. b. CROKER.
IEQG9QN, June LIST, 1889.
'lR. j. Il. GROCER, lronton.
Dear Sir-1 our petition to the Council for ,
he City of lrOnton, praying tor the abate-
nent of certain nuisance and for permits
Ion to repair the side walk, and puta pump
n the well in front of the Ironton House,
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