The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-10-06

front being owned BY Mr., FiagIer' a"'
the public pays his price for stepping
on terra firma, and the city has never
been able to elect council that would
condemn a water front for the city
Jensen had a public water front, pu'
it seems that few people have not the
business foresight to desire to retain
this right unto the public; and are howl
ing around, denouncing the commission
ers fer trying to preserve Tor them q
public utility; for which other places
are making the fight of their lives 10
secure
AS to the claim that private interests
are sought to be ignored, the commits
sioners know nothing; their duty lies IN
preserving to the public those rights OF
public thoroughfare which come under
their jurisdiction. On the presumption
that commissioners of Brevard county
had jurisdiction over the riparian rights
in question, the commissioners Of st.
Lucie county hold that they have right
to intervene when the trustees of a pub.
lie property give to a private individual
the rights and property of the public
II is not the intention of the commits.
sioners to go into print to explain all OF
their official acts, but as this matter is
of more than usual Importance, and as
many have been mislead as to the facts
in the case, il is thought best that their
side be presented.
If there are any differences to be set
tied between the contestants in the
case, viz: c. 5. Schuyler and the pub
lie, we believe that they can be AMIGA
bly, adjusted. That Mr., Schuyler has
rights and interests to be protected no
one will deny, nor have We heard any
opposition to his having everything he
is entitled to, only as it comes from the
few who think the public have no rights
whatever
Our duty as We saw it, and ST see
it, is in preserving public riparian
right of entrance into the town of Jen-
sen, and we are willing that our ac-
tons be judged by an intelligent public,
and to the few well meaning and we'll
people" who are maintaining
the ownership of the riparian rights by
a private individual, thereby emulating
tho worthy O. example as set by Mr.,
Flagler at Miami, We invite attention
10 the facts as above set forth, and if
after reading them they still hold that
he riparian rights should be owned by
Mr., Schuyler or any other private indi-
'idual, thus depriving the public of
egallzed public right into tue town, We
Will confess our inability to serve such
well meaning and well thinking peo-
Die, and We sincerely hope that for I
he good Of st. Lucie county, that they
re indeed few in number, for in the
opinion Of such people the public have
10 rights, which these well thinking
nd well meaning people consider
worthy Of consideration.
AS stated, the above are the facts as
resented to the county commissioners.
they are incorrect, it is not their
ault; they have acted on information
hat seems to be unquestionable, and if
y their action in the matter they can
ecure to the citizens of Jensen and vi.
nifty the rights they are entitled TO-
ney can we'll afford to stand the venom 4
nat is being heaped upon them by tn. =,
III styled well meaning and well
mixing people of the community"
w. K. HARDEE
hartman Board County commissioners