The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-02-22
coner,aush County.


The county Of conensugh. with the city
of Johnstexn as the county seat. would look
well and sound well. nzy well be posi-
bsiitv. and Is a 'consnm nation dsToutly to
be wished, - says the Johnstown Tribune.
There are many cogsnt rszsoas Why
new county should be formed in the Valley
Of the conemaugh. With the city Of Johns
town as is capital JoanstoEn has thirty
thousand inhabitants Il Is an important
commercial and manufacturing center. and
it IS the natural trading center Of 4 territory
considerably larger IN area than four hua-
dred square miles, with population more
than twice a lsr.e as the minimum men
toned in the Constitution, and its railroads
and other facilities for communication with
this region are very good.
This aourishing city Is tied 10 4 county
seat thirty seven miles distant by the only
feasible means Of Communication, aad that
involves change Of cars from one railroad
to another and legal matters spperisining
to the varied and important business and
commercial interests Of our city and the
surrounding county must be adj1dicatei.
settled. and disposed Of in that out-of-Eay
town. The time rsqnired to 90 to Eoens-
bag. the great expense atteEdant upon the
triD. and the delays too often endured when
there. furnish s.rong reasons for the f5rma-
ton ofa new county. The prompt snd ef-
Eeciive administration Of public business de-
inands a change fever there was a theme
that needed syi.ating; ifeFes there was
scheme that would justify the untiring work
aod ceaseless vigilance ofthe Board Of Trade,
il Is one looking 10 the erection Of n new
coun,y. with JohnstOEn as the eoauty seat.
This woald be a permanent aud cOntina-
ing benefit, not merely a temporary one.
such s ooauty could be fornsl from por-
tions Of Cambria, S0merssi, Indiana and
WesimorelaHd, keeping easily within the
Constitutional limitations respecting terrific
=. population, and proximity 10 existing
county seats. Within 4 radius Of eight and
ten miles We have a population Of probably
ffy thousand people, sud the senHneat Of
this population is undoubtedly cvervaelm-
ingly in favor Of new couaty.
The sixth paragraph Of the charter oftbis
town, executed By Joseph Johns, November
1. 1900, is as follows The said Joseph
Johns reserves the square On Naia street,
containing lots Ms. -, -, 81 and s., for
: County Court House aud other pd5iic
buildings. aud he hereby engage. IS soon as
the said town becomes 4 sea- OF justice, 70
convey the sane % eeouaty for that Pur-
posc, free and clear Of all eaeumbranees
whatsoever"
Is It not time that the manifest desire Of
the founder Of our city be carried out2
Nov IS the accepted time Let our
Board Of Trade start the ball a-roIling, and
our people as a whole viii urge the Commit
Tee having charge Of these bills 70 report one
that vii tt oar case and other similar ones.
The present Act authorizing and regulating
the erection OF new COUNTIES Is that Of April
Il, ISIS bst il only applies to the division
Of q county hasiaga 4 population Of $4,000
inhabitants. There is no provision for the
erection offs new county cut Of portions Of
other counties. What We need, therefore, IS
either new Act, or an am=ndmeat 70 the
present Aet. permitting the erection Of rev
COUNTIES from portions OF other Counties,
and adopting The Constitutional provisions
rsspecting territory. population, zad proz-
inity 10 existing county sssts-
In this connection. It may be truthfIliy
said that none Of The eoGnties named would
be I'M i1rioasiy alf-ctsd by taking the por-
tious required for the new county. Northern
and Cealrzl Cambria has developed 50 pro
digiously Of late thai Ebensburg as the
eouuty seat Of the old county would have
all she could taks care Of, and the Old eoun-
ty would stiI have about forty thousand in
habitaats- Our good and generous neigh
or-Somerset-couldsff sfflrd % give "a Paint
and Conealaagh Townships. and perhaps a
part If Jenuer, and this Nould BE an sgreea-
ble change 10 the farmers residing in those
districts, inasmuch as they nearly all mar
kst their produce at this point. Indiana
Snd Wes,moreland could, from their ample
prop plrtions. vel afford 70 give Us a corner
The present law requires an application Of
one thousand Of the inhabitants Of the pro-
posed new district, and the consent of 3 ma
joFity Of the qualified votsr- OF the proposed
new county distrie. al an election 70 be held
forfbat purpose. There would be 10 trou-
ble in complying with this provision in oGr
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