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APLA1N STATEMENTStne Facts Kegartiig the Street to The River—Posi tin @t a Cssacitaaa.^•tardtr'a lisue of tb# containedto in which a sensible reply ic dr jMBded. Tin writer don not presume to awt tin requirement*, but will try to protect hie own interest* u ter u his position on ti.s street to the river “issue1 gon. *There are timet when even an ignorant person can-tell the truth. Wilt submit a lew facta to the Newt and it* friend* and ' ask tneu to*aew*sful!y prove theni to be falsehoods. The piece of property one*1 known « Fifth street wee originally held r by the East Bide Land Co. in order that it might pn* a storm 9ftwer to the ■ river and fulfill a promise made to the original investor*.Later on a resolution wae introduced in council tor the purpose of dedicating thin laud to the borough cf Monessen and by tbiHt ahr^nd move, the burden of bud. I mg (he storm sewer wm placed on the Wutiieh. The sewer waa built toon after, this I mi ng sulhorinri by council and tiei about $11,000.Su dent vuter this was not lti«;Wiretlt;m emnt-, it was the Fifth itreetSlOnnSvtter a d did n«»t cent the Eiat Side Land cuui|Miiv $11,000, but it did cost youthat I tiding tttiti.When an attempt wn* made lo rise Fifth street tor street pnrjH^es, .to was loijfiii jiial where the at reel met the nil road t racks that it met a private right -ol way hi (be ihaOe^tfwU“etejmtod^tdliig lesdiog to ‘ the Bseel Hoop roiopatiy ptaat. Of course they could ^uol ^ro» Ihl*. The council hi order to get the use of tliia street purchased from W. H. Donuer a small Corner of his piopsrty for$600.00', which enabled a crossing to behadwt guide.In the spring of 1$01 the fiat of borough officials was as follows: H. E,Kineharl, hurgesr, A. N. Shuster, president of council, cottncihnen, Win. F. Trim N. E. fipmun, W. «. Bumbaugh, U. Dallas McCabe, Jacob Kent, P. E Donner.At an adjourned meeting of council held in the tin mill office one night after the regular meeting had been held iu the council chamtwr, a measure waa railroaded turning back the above mentioned small comer of land to Donner, and •ailing Fifth street to the Tiu Plate Co. tor $1.00.Thair action at this time wm afterwards determined lo have been illegal and lliia same legislation wj\* again p»wvd in e regular way. In the final proceeding thepublie waa netfjfod and gave a psseiv? coucent, but coaid not ceitify to the f»CU u stated in (he News thar the peo phi were delighted, if such was the fet they have had time to reflect atid aiu quite sure aomo at leaat have changed their minds.Immediately after obtaining possession * fence was built across the street near the railroad tracks These tilings happened at a very opportune time* u a strike wm on and this fence shut ofl Oltr «pofurc. Parhape some of the preaeut ■councilmen who were interested fn thr stnke can remember (hi*.1 «u omit ted the resolution to council ^C*i« bringing up this street to the rivet ***! the New* claims it wae done ter $°htic*l effect. The ’News represent** Wve did not'eeem to think eo the eight *** Better was presented, on the ether ***®dha highly complimented me ter b*,iut lt;**•• eo. . Evidently he has seen ** power behind the throne since.- km arrived *t the oonclosu* thar *e should be very, eery, carefnl not to *•* Into any more lawsuits end should**ke cars not to raffia tha sweet __the Billion dollar Trust by fceg-VBca pmall strip of ite land fora street.m «Hsdgentlemanly way tor a right of way. It appear* we were uot even entitl *d to the courtesy of a reply. Every time this matter has Jbeeu brought up, council-manic friends of the Ne«* have suggested the UoDonfahela avenue route. This is not In the borough and there is no wry for the borough to press its claims until it-becomes a part of it. The proposition is a good vdertepper for friends «f the News and enemies of fair play. One ex-councilman once said there wsc but two way* tor getting iu and out of Monessen, one via. ths P. d JL E, railroad, the other i balloon. We cannot favor the latter plan as we are fully satisfied the majority of the people of Monessen are not prepared to go up higher sod will stick to the a treat to the river even after election,We are willing each councilman should go on record; if it is voted down I will be obliged to euomit. To bolster up its position the News makes a statement in an editorial saying the Tin mill was only ball It* present era at the time it received that magnificent present, Fifth street and was the onlv mill asrarred.Would suggest the editorial writer taketop ancient history of fonr year* ago and h«f^will find the Sleel Hoop mill aslarge then as now and had been m operation a year and a half, the Page Woven Wire Fence Co. as large as now and in Operation a year. Better keep posted on local affairs. W. P. Wilson.A LETTER OF INTERESTCandidates For School Ffr rectors Speak on Issues«~flT”‘It has become a duty on. tha part of candidate* seeking office to make known to tha people whom they expect to eerve, the policies to be pursued if elected to office. We, the undersigned, candidates for school directors on the Independent ticket In the First and Second ward respectively, desire to enter a protect to the ipethods Dractioed by our school board* in the past.Two years ago the cititen* of Moneteen were aaked to vote on • bond issue of $52,000 for the erectiou of a new school building. This amount was put in a building on McKee avenue, containing sixteen rooms. We consider this was an extravagant and useleaa expenditure of public money for the reason that jutt seven of the rooms are now occupied and the other uine wiii prolmlily remain unoccupied for several years to Come. If we needed to involve our taxpayeie to thwextent of $52/)0O, why did we not go to the Third ward where a building waa n«#i*d.Now we understand there is a move on to have another bond is*us of $35,000 tor a school building in the Tninl ward lhue placing another burden on the taxpayer*. We desire lo enter a protest to thee* unnecessary and expensive luxuries We believe in the education of the American youth in the broadest sense of ilie term education and nclieve iu providing the best educational fac'ditie* possible, hut we beJiev# in an economical and equal distribution of the public fundi*, Di In doing itIf the citizens see fit to elect at tott!pip«/capositions oh the school board we will/ pledge ourselves to work ter the advanc^nentof our public schools, bnt will *iw aim to havs a more economic form ef school govermsQt than heretofore. I Jan J. B. Wadfe
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Monessen Daily Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Feb 20, 1905
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