The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-10-14
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Point Pleasant W.lYas )
Dear Slf:-I upderstand that
there is being circulated through
ont the county statement of the
bridge expepse during my term Of
office as Commissioners Of the Coun!
" Court This statement. at Mr..
Stones request, was drawn off
Then Mr.. Stone had said state:
ment copied by typewriter,
and lie very industriously Dir
ouleting it over the county
and without any reference to
the amount of work done for the
amount of money expended. Now
1 am not able to say asto the sctu.
al bridge expense during my term
Of Office, hut 1 do know we built
18 fret GLASS iron bridges in the
county. ].
When came into Office 1 found
the county almost destitute OF
bridges, and believing then as /
do now that an iron or steel bridge
is of more service and cheaper to
the county in the long run thhh
wooden bridges. explains why There
|tYe 10 iron bridges steudipg An the
county today as living 'monumente
for every dollar they cost the ts1e
payers ofEhe county. / also de-;
sire to say that the bridges are dis.
tributed over the .county,uand not
clustered up Ground my home as
represented. we butt no bridge
only where it was a public neoes;
sity. also understand that Mr..
Stone is tryingto make "capital"
concerning bridge built aoross q
creek on road that runs through
my land. If my memory serves me
right, Mr.. B. 81. Blagg, at that
time. prominet Citizen Of our dis,
triot, was the first man that called
the, courts attention to the peeess.
ity of bridge at this place. M
BIagg knew quite we'll the need of
the people who lived back of where
this bridge is located, for at that
time he lived there himself. How
ever, the kick thatis being made
about this bridge, is casting more
Of reflection on the business Ga.
pacity of the other two Commiss-
toner's who served with me than 1t
reflects on me. It is an absurd
idea to think that they would al
low me to go to work and spend
that amount of money for my own
accommodation, 1 am perfectly
Satisfied that Mr.. Fry nor Mr.
Hambrick would have permitted
me to do a thing of this kind as
they were both square and honora.
BILE gentlemen. 1 mention. this
simply to counteract the howl that
Mr.. Stone is putting up in regard
to the. bridge expense, and further
[ am informed that Mr.. Stone has
drawn off the poor farm ex.
pense that was incurred during
my term of office. Nov inregard
to the poor expense will say, that
| am not prepared to give the ex.
aot figures at present. It would be
an unfair comparison to compare
the poor expenses during my term
of office with Mr.. Stone's. poor
farm expenses AS we had during
my administration 25 to 80 Hild.
rem to olothe and feed, willie al
present the children are looked
after by the Humane Society, and
are no expenseto the bounty what.
ever. The County Court at the
time this poor expense in question
was incurred was composed Of two
and myself. AS hu.
manity is not perfect, we may have
made some blunders, and for my
pirt I. am willing to bear my part
of.tAe blame. if there ia any blame
to be attached. s.
Respectfully your friend,
y. A, Dunn,
Democratic candidate for County
Commissioner.