The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-14


William Polt, 5ox65 feet, river, $1,000
Thomas Finerty, 5oxI65 feet to river, $4,000.
Mrs. Annie Griffin, I9xSo feet, $1,000
becoming necessary the main factory in the
ter of the plot of ground Main necessarily had be
used This called for the closing of the entire south of
the northern boundary OF the Gurney line which So feet from
the of Main and Fourth The matter
Gurney Electric Elevator company after the council had
granted permission South from Fourth the Gurney
factory will the line of the Van Keuen property
now owned by William Rupert, of Corning, N. Y
On July 25 1911 the Greater Honesdale Board of Trade
received information that H. F. Gurney president of the Cur
Electric Elevator Company OF this place anticipating
making change the location OF his factory here Mr. Gurny
had just returned from Bridgeport Conn., where he had
ceived Aaterng inducements locate his establishment The
heltner OF the proposed change and special meeting was
called that evening The proposition was thoroughly discussed
carried that l.. Blumenha and r. Murray comprise
mee ascertain what could be done for the Gurney Electric
cred to select its third member and take any other steps that
it might deem necessary retain this industry
of the company in Mr. Murrays store and arranged
for interview with Mr. Gurney in his office. He told the
Board of Trades that the crowd
ed That there not sufficient room to enlarge their plant
their location and that very expensive draw
machinery in the shop and then deliver the finished product
the again This item alone he claimed the company
toward model plant He told the committee that he desired
site along the railroad containing about OF land and
his industry in such place Mr. Gurney told the committee he
would consider Honesdae first asong all other locations
SITES INSPECTED.
The first site selected ST Ohns Roman Catholic
church Delaware and Hudson engineers consued and
placing the property shape grading and building retaining
wall which the Delaware and Hudson demanded would in
the neghborhood of $3oooo The plan Immediately aba
doned The site the Estate Delaware and
Hudson property situated in Texas township back of the Erie
pockets The heirs of the placed nominal price upon
the land and corroboated with the committee every partcu
lar This land accepted by Mr. Gurney until three weeks
ago when the engineers final report received and
found necessary make expenditure of about $4,000 for
grading and retaining walls Mr. Gurney did feel justified
making improvements to this amount the factory
built thereon That site then considered being
the prospective locations for these The Board of
Trade committee then took Mr. Gurney the Freey lot East
onesdae located the Erie depot that place and along
the tracks of that railroad There plenty of land in the
cinty but it did with the approval of Mr. Gurney
ing the distance from Honesdae and the of grading
that would have had be done 1t accepted
tentatively but rejected owing to its being far from the
proper The location visited the silk mill flats
Dexter Lambert Company offered sell liberal terms,
but string attached the property which did
with the approval of the cOmmtee-that the Erie railroad
tans the privilege of coming through the property any time
with their tracks condemnng buildings that might
erected thereon and take full possession of No salts
factory agreement could be made with the Erie consequently
the site also abandoned The committee loss of
cation finally suggested lower Main which for obvious
reasons, the site selected
THE BOND ISSUE.
The $4,000 of the entire bond issue of 100000 has been