Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-10-16

other styled "Quadranaou' was of the
size of ten city lots. They were or
dered to be leased for ten years, to the
then occupants, the elevations to be
reserved for public walks and public
buildings.
A committee was appointed by the
Ohio Company to lease and regulate
these reservations until corporation
or board Of trustees should be duly ap-
pointed over the affairs of the town,
who might then control and regulate
the same, and the rents beyond what
should be necessary for ornamenting
to be forever appropriated for the ed
ucation of INDECENT orphan children
within this town.
The reservation called "Capitolium"
has long remained uninclosed. QUAD
ranaou" has been kept enclosed. Till
within four weeks past no attempt
is known to Lave been made to deface
the squares. One common sentiment
has prevaded those who have ap-
preached them. that they should be
sacredly preserved according to the di-
rections of the Company.
I 1916 the town council advertised
for proposals for leasing these reser-
vations None were made although
the then occupant of "Quadranaou"
held it under an understanding of rec
ognizing the right of trust in the town
understood that this occupant had
given uD his possession to the Rev.
Joseph Willard. In November last a
resolution passed in the town council
that the town clerk should call on Mr..
Willard by letter, to know if he would
take lease on equitable conditions.
In answer to which the town council
were surprised to receive the follow
ing reply: THAT until he (Mr. Will
lard) should be furnished with evil
dence that the municipal authorities
of this town had claim, either in law
or equity, paramount to his own, it
would be unreasonable to expect that
he would take a lease" To reconcile
this answer with acknowledged prin-
ciples and professions, the town coun-
Gil were compelled to suppose that Mr.
Willard being a new settler, was un-
acquainted with the feelings of the
fathers and the dispositions of the
Ohio Company. Mr.. Willard was fur
nished with references to and extracts
from the Ohio Company's records,
showing incontestably the claim of
the municipal authority of Marietta
to regulate and control this public do
nation. To this no answer was re-
ceived.
At a meeting of the council March
25th, 1920. on information that Mr..
Willard proposed to plow up Elevated
Square, it was unanimously agreed
that measures should be taken to pre-
vent such outrage against the regula-
tions of the donors, and the feeling of
the citizens, and letter signed by all
the members of the council was ad-
dressed to Mr., Willard, earnestly de-
string him to desist from his purpose
On the 9th of March we were inform
edthat this depreciation had then COM
menced. A lease was then made to
Mr.. c. D. G. Bonney, for one year and /!
he was put in peaceable possession by !
one OF the town council. The person |
who had commenced blowing the an
cient works having previously been |
pursuaded by some of the citizens to |
desist and quit the plowing. On the
2Sth, however. another citizen unac-
quainted with the circumstances, was |
brought to the work, and the plowing |
of the ancient works was commenced |
under the inspection of the brother of |
Mr.. Willard. On receiving informa-
on of this, the lessee with one of the |
town council, went on the square, and
after ordering the superintendent of |
this trespass to desist, he refused they |
caused the team to stop, and thus pre-
vented the further prosecution of the |
On the 29th and 30th of March many |
Of our citizens resorted to the spot,
and restored as we'll as might be the
ancient works to their original state.
Since which time Mr.. Willard has
made repeated intrusions upon the
premises. has declared his fixed inten-
tion to plow up the Elevated Square,
and to have and maintain possession
by force. His hirelings have violent
ly assaulted the lessee in his possess
ions, and he has commenced a system
of harassing by suits and prosecutions
to drive the lessee from his possess
ion. Should this system of interlo-
ping be tolerated, the town may pre-
pare to surrender its rights to lawless
invasion"
From all indications it is doubtful
II there will Le an empty seat in the
Auditorium tomorrow evening, Oct.
II, when the curtain goes up on the
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