Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-03
MR.. BEARINGS REPLY
Potosi, Mo-, July 1st, 1907.
Editors Potosi Journal and indie
pendent, respectively.


Editors Potosi Journal and Inde-
peudent, respectively.
Gentlemen:-Allow me, please,
to answer your letter to me, bear
ing date June 2Stn, 1907, through
your papers, respectively, for the
reason that the question involved
is OF and concerning public mat
ter, and one in which every citizen
of this county is, or at least should
be, deeply and keenIy interested;
and first | shall ask that each of
you publish in connection with
this, your letter to me, which l am
now answering, that the whole sit
uation may be fully under stood by
your readers. Yes, on July oath,
| went before the County Court of
this county, as the representative
of citizens of this town, at which
time the Court had before it for
discussion and consideration, the
question Of the court house site or
lot, and | then made the Court the
following offer, to purchase the
old court house lot, viz: my clients
to purchase Of the Court the pres
ent lot owned by the county at the
price of $3.50. 90, this being the
exact sum for which the lot i'm
mediateIy across high street, from
the present lot which could be pnr-
chased for court house purposes,
as is shown by the report of Mr..
|. +. Plank, superintendent of
construction for the new court
house, and being the same lot Mr..
Plank recommended that the court
acquire upon which to erect the
new court house, and in which re-
port he gave the court excellent
reasons for the change of lots.
Our offer to purchase the old lot
from the county as above stated
was made in good faith, the prime
and moving blect Of which was to
make it possible for the county
through its constituted agent, the
County Court, tC acquire larger
and more suitable grounds upon
which to erect its new court house,
and that without additional cost to
the taxpayers of the county. Not
only was our offer made in good
faith, but the same is still open for
for acceptance or rejection by the
Court and will be until final action
is taken in the matter, and we arc
ready to enter into written con
tract for same and give bond ir
double the amount of the purchase
price we offer, with good and suffi
cient security, to be approved by
the Court, for the faithful perfor
nance of our contract to purchase
and we will agree that it be stipu
, lated in said contract of writing
, if one is desired by the Court, thai
, said contract shall be void and O.
!. no force, in case the Court canno
acquire the other lot above refer
red to. at and for the same none,
s the old lot is contracted for.
4 Not only would the county hay
. larger and better grounds for tn
new structure, should this PROPOSE
ton be accepted by the Court, bu
: large sums of money would b
e saved the taxpayers on account O
4 the difference in premiums on in
/. surance, since the change wonl
u put the court house without th
e fire limits of some very hazardon
j. risks, and instead of the new build
% ing, as was the old, being surround
q ed by frame livery stable, jus
/ across the alley, on the north, an
n which will be within 40 feet of tn
S new building if the old site is use6
g and on the west by saloon built