Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

ments IL starts at ten 10 twelve feet be-
low Hood line. Now, do YOU not think
tne board should be severely criticised
Tor being in such ignorance of the true
plans Tor the proposed bridges Most
undoubtedly the people never cast their
votes Tor such plans for bridges as this
Tor they voted for bridges bevond anv
doubt OF their usefulness and safety so
without a question there will be great
protest made by the taxpayers and the
people who voted for GOOD bridges. 10
the construction Of bridges ACCORDING 10
the present plans
Some people like TO speak Of such q
decided move and protest as "impedipr-
public interest and progress, but surely
with such state Of affairs as is before
US now, no one who has TWO good eve.
and brains can be so blind ss "he who
will not see, and will know IL Is better
not 10 allow such bridges to be built. but
to stay the building and ask for an addi-
tional appropriation, if the people are
determined TO have bridges
Also, it is believed that the Nelson IL
Buchanan Co. will begin the work soon
on the bridges. I do not believe so. even
If no protest is directly made. for they
would hardly be 50 foolish as 10 start
into a $4,000 job OF work with only \
conditional contract by which they can
be checked at any stage OF their work
until the pending suit in the supreme
court regarding the ferry franchises are
decided
In the COURIER Of February g. BLUE
Ridge, who wishes it TO appear be i.
buried in Asby Gap. says. observers
heart, charity and love may all De I'm his
pocket This would naturally make
Observer roguish fool 10 have robbed
himself Of heart charity and love" and
put it in his pocket. SO as "it takes q
rogue 20 catch a rogue I dare saw II
there was premium on such rogue.
observer would chase Blue Ridge" out
of Ashby Gap into Rerryville. as one of
the same "Berryville Boom" benevolent
philanthropi>ts. who was not satistie to
put into his pocket only his own "heart.
charity and love" but is now persuad;nr
the people OF Clarke into an ambush of
bridge ruins.
Blue Ridge disputes Observer in stat
ing the Engineer said the bridge ap-
proach would wash out in high Hood
water. Lets see now. Upon the record
OF Col Morr's cross. s.eXamination he was.
asked the question regarding the flood
water against the bridges.
g What in your judgment is the like.
lihood of such dam being formed there.
A. Il is possibility but not at all
probable that the trestle will be there.
Q. WHAT would be the effect upon
your steel trestlee
\. Wash it out, break il down.
Blue Ridge says, how can YOU enlarge
on anything possible :" Now we have
all known of the river chanrip- i-.
course, and mountains 10 wash away.
and earthquakes TO shake their founda-
tionS. and will say that il Is appallin-
10 see hov the bridge i protected and
saved in Hood by the energy and alert
ness OF TWO words, describing II as "a
possibility but not probability" of
its being washed out will saw that f.
Is both possible and probable that such
"a structure as j. being contemplated 10
oe built Will wash out, for good reasons
10 believe We will have greater floods
than we have ever vet seen in the Sben-
andoah. because in the year 1870. which
was our greatest flood year. and thfr,v-
four years ago. our mountain sides and
expansive water shed leading % The
Shenandoah were much more thicklv
grown over with trees underbrush and
swamps which held back the water and
allowed time for its passage down the
Shenandoah. At the present time and
IN the future the water shed will be much
clearer and Swamps cleared and drained
causing the water TO collect from every
direction more quickly. which naturally
Will cause greater volume of water
than if it came together slowly and rrad.
ually. SO away" with the bridge be-
fore il.
Little -. in discussing Tho Bridge
. becislon, seems 10 think also public
officer cannot he criticized He also
must be buried in Ashby Gap. and does
not know that even our President is
criticised every day. Little -" SAYS
pay no attention 20 the real taxpayer
he Is not TO be considered only 10 pay
for The bridge whether he wants it or
not 80 for the benefit of the taxpayer
viii give few comparisons of taxable
assessments on lands on the east and
west sides or the river.
EAST SIDE.
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