Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-11

road from the eastern end OF Prince
\ ton avenue TO connect up with the
, present macadam county road which
ends at the overhead bridge. Whether
II is for want of funds. or whether
they desire 20 make improvements in
| other parts of the city Is the question
The bond issue provides that
Princeton avenue is 10 be macadamlz-
| ed out OF the proceeds from the sale
| OF the bonds to the eastern city limits
I And the franchise given to the Blue
! stone Traction Company requires
that II build it's car line TO the east
ern limits of the city OF Bluefeld
There has been something said in
| these negotiations about slopes. A
slope without degree mentioned Is
! very dangerous proposition for a
land owner to monkey with II II be
| hattened out 1t might extend to the
| top OF the mountain and the entire
| property be used for n city park. II
| is not proper expression to be In
| deed where city lands are being
! dealt with? And II Is queer ex-
| preston TO enter into n paper when
| your are trying 10 catch smooth
| sucker.
Our object in requesting plans and
| protiles was to bring out what the
| ;itys purposes were and when it pro-
posed to do 1t. The city has been
| promising diligently to work on this
| proposition for the last six months
I AS to the Width OF the road, twelve
| hundred feet can be improved under
| air conditions with a width of Atty
| eet. Princeton avenue is only about
.orty feet wide from the passeng-
| station to Monroe street, about fifty
Get wide from Monroe street to Lee
street and about thirty feet wide
! from there to the next over
head bridge, and the city only has
+ title TO that strip by acquiesence of
the Norfolk and Western RAILWAY
. Company, and we arc at loss to
know why the city feels warranted
in demanding that they must have
sixty feet In front OF s. S. Coffmans
property. Is it possible that this is an
excuse for acknowledgements?
| The gist OF the article appearing in
| the morning paper seems to be to
| solicit reflection from the general
| public on one Coffman who is sup
! )oscd TO be an advocate of good
roads. In answer TO this proposition
| viii say that w. III. Coffman is one
citizen of Mercer county who has as
much TO his credit in successfully
| bringing about the permanent i'm
4 IL.
| We arc not afraid OF any censure
from the public along this line.
: A further object may be to get the
good will of the general public to-
wards the board OF affairs by some
| smooth dickering. They desire to
make the public believe they they
| have used due diligence towards put
| Ting in this Improvement between the
| piece OF macadam, one end of which
| was made by the city about two years
ago. and one end being completed by
| the county
| If suggestions are i'm order. we
would state that it Is high time that
negotiations be started between the
Bluelield Water Works and Improve
| ment Company and the city to lower
and change the location of the city
main which passes over this line. and
| possibly has a permanent right-of-
way over it, We hope that the fact
| that we know Of no negotiations hav-
ing been started. and that possibly no
negotiations have been started. will
| not furnish a new excuse for further
| delay OF the much needed improve
ments.
! This communication is prepared
| jointly by w. ". Conman and S. g
Coifrnn the undersigned, who do
car" very much what the general pub
| lie thinks of them, and desire to con
| duct cacl transaction i'm such "a way
as IL will fully meet the appreciation
! and maintain the confidence Of the
! residents OF Blucfcld and the citizens
| oil Mercer county and the United
! States at large. In this communion
| ton, we havc made slight endeavor
| TO inform tho public and state tho
| facts as we SEQ them which have
already entered into this transaction
We beg OF the public an earnest con
| sidcration, and remain,
Respectfully.
W. H. COLEMAN.
5 $. COFFMAN.
BlucGeld w. Va, December 10. 1909