Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1, Wednesday, June 16, 1897 Page: 4 of 8
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SIIIHEE TEX WED JUNE 18 1807
Tlio Court House and
Vault Question
Inasmuch ns Commissioner J
D A Meyer has seen fit in an
nrticle in the Gazette of June 2
to make an effort to clear hia skirts
by muddying mine a proper re-
spect for the readeis of your papor
demands that I reply to said
article
In the first place Mr Meyer has
failed to confine himself to facts in
his article and has drawn on his
imagination to a considerable ex-
tern stating that which suited his
cide of the case und leaving mibaid
that which is to his disadvantage
After looking for some time at
the plans prepaicd by Arohittct
Heiner and discussing same Com-
missioner Gleckler made a motion
to adopt a certain plan which the
architect said would cost 66000
to 70000 his motion was duly
B conded and then discussed each
commissioner and Mr Heiner be-
ing heard on the subject as is evi
doi ced by what Mr Meyer says
was said then and there although
ho now asserts that there was no
discussion And his 100000 debt
imagination is also produced by bis
fertile brain because it was dis-
tinctly understood that the limit
was In be 30000 lock stock and
barrel
It is true fiat no one objected to
Mr Meyers request that the Dio
liold Safe Lock Companys agent
prepaie a set of plans for a steel
vault but it was not decided tbut
a steel vault was to be built nor
that said company was to have the
contract were it later decided to
build ono but on the contrary it
was decided that it was advisable
to take bids not only for a house
complete but alpo for a steel vault
in older to deteimine the cost of
each kind of vault II Commis
uioner Gleckler as Mr Meyer now
Bays desired to change his vote on
tile adoption of the plan he cer-
tainly could hive done so and the
architect would not have been in-
structed to piepare the specifica-
tions
Whin tho court met again on tho
21st of April for tho purpote of
looking at trio specifications pre-
pared by Mr Heiner Mr Heiner
did not appear bnt wrote a loiter
which was placed before the court
Biding that he was sick and un-
able to be present hence Mr
Meycis assertion as to report by
county judge etc is n little far
i oched and doubtless intended to
eaten dies I know nothing of any
o nveisation between Commission
ois Meyer and Gleckler in which
the latter confessed to the former
Mint he had been hoodwinked and
had been induced tp vote for that
which he did not want etc but I
do know that tin the occasion re-
ferred to by Mr Meyer that Mr
Gleckleraaseited that as Mr Heiner
had prepared specifications as per
orders of the court it would be ad-
visable to take no further action
Until he Mr Heiner could meet
with the court and it seems from
Mr Meyers own statement that it
was tint tho fault of tho county
judge Whom he is more than anx-
ious to blame for every ill that his
Meyers ideas Were not put into
Jull wire and effect
Nyvt lie blatries me beeauEB it
Was decided by a unanimous vote
Of the court to ipptiB bonds to the
nuiount of iSOoqO only eo mucji
thereof as necesFary to be used
This is somewhat Hue tho kettle
calling tlio pot black
In goi lg from date to dato and
giving tho different happenings
from lime to time ho N very care-
ful to say nothing about tho visit
to him at his home of an agent of
the Diebold Safe Lock Co prior
to tho meeting of the court May 10
Why not tell it all Mr Meyei
What object did this man havo in
vUiting you and tho other com
missionois at your homes Such
trips coat money and your actions
indicate that you are more than
willing that Lavaca county should
foot the bill
When the court met in legular
session May 10 this self same agent
of the Diebold Safe Lock Co was
here and later he was joined by
his boss They had prepared a set
of plans and specifications for an
independent steel vault and desired
to get a contract at once for the
building of same and even under-
took to employ S C Patton Esq
to represent and assist them in get-
ting the contract He however
had at heart the interest of Lavaca
county rather than his own and
declined to assist them
When tho court met to look at
the plans and specifications pre-
pared by Mr Heiner Mr Meyer
made several motions no two alike
hence I suggested to hiai that in
order that no mistake be made in
so important a matter he leduce
his motion to writing as is always
customary and because I did this
Mr Meyer now seems to think be
wa3 mistreated
Mr Meyer admits that he made
the motion to adopt the plans and
specifications of the Diebold Safe
Lock Co for tho vault but he foi
gets to state that he when he mado
the motion had never seen much
less lead the specifications Yet in
the face of thie he claims there can
be competition It is quite true
that I endeavored to peisuade the
commissioners to make lmsto
slowly in this matter which in-
volved much money of the tax-
payers of Lavaca county yet Mr
Meyer perbislently refused to to do
and stated that he might do so
were it not for tho fact that Com-
missioner Gleckler did not want to
do so and he did not want to do
anything which would not suit
Mr Gleckler Ho asserts that the
county judge became excited but
it would seem to a lookeron that a
man who will publicly admit that
he dances when another fiddles is
not a fit subject to judge the acts of
others I uust admit that I do
not understand what he means by
continually referring to old mem-
bers unless it is to insinuate that
ho and those who have piobably
nerved heretofore as commissioners
aB a privileged few and that Com-
missioner A H Weller and tho
county judge should not object to
being led around by the nose by
him as he admits he 5b by Com-
missioner Gleckler who has served
a few years longer than has he
Mr Moyer
Mr Meyer had never read the
specifications of the vault prepared
by the Diebold Safe Lock Co
which lead as follows
Specifications of labor and ma-
terials required in the election and
completion of a special fireproof
record vault lining and doors de
signed to be built for Lavaca county
Halletsvillo Texas by Diebold Safe
A Lock Co Canton Ohio L T
Noyee agent Houston Tdxas
In the leading of the details of
the specifications as above named
the following is found The space
between the iron shells to be about
8 inches at sides and 10 inoh floors
and ceiling to bo filled with Dib
bold SaFb A Lock Cos patent
hard drying fire and damp ptoof
filler etc
WiNDowsiiuMEttal Space be
mB m mMm m mm mMmmm
owers
We are selling the
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iST ANDARD BUCKEYE ftPCORMICK
< fr Mowers and 3E akes
ft
We havo a full and complete stock
of General Merchandise always on hand
Wolters Bros
tweon same filled with our patent
filler
Doors and Fittikos Tho first
step or jambs to have oun improved
rubber packing etc and will be
furnished with oun patent double
action worm gear pressure barsetc
Locks Bolt Work The bolts
on the outer door will be checked
and guarded by two of our combi
nation locks susceptible of 75000
000 chunges of combination etc
Finally The work to bo com-
pleted and delivered to the county
on or about the day of A D
189
Pesent vavlt to be moved und
removed etc and lefillcd with
Diebolds pateut fireproof filling
These specifications can not pos-
sibly admit of competition in bids
for tho wo ii because the Diebold
Safe Lock Co is the only concern
controlling the patents required
yet he refused to listen to a new
member of tho court Mr A II
Weller who made a motion to re-
consider and it was then that I
stated that if a contract was let for
a steel vault under such ciicum
stances I as county judge would
never sign it I yet say the same
thing Lavaca county wants and
must havo a fair square deal in the
letting of contracts Mr Meyer
while closing his ears to every sug-
gestion good or bad made by Mr
Weller and myself the new mem-
bers who anorepresenting the peo-
ple of Lavaca county was able to
hear tho whispers of tho two repre-
sentatives of the Diebold Safe
Look Co who caro nought for La
vaca county and who were hero for
the purpose of getting their fingers
into the county treasury
Mr Meyer intimates that uness
ho can have his way no court house
shall be bolt This shows clearly
his policy Which is rule or ruin
He also forgets to stale that he
voted to build tho new building on
the silo occupied by present one and
that tho vote was unanimous I
am persuaded to believe his mem
nry is becoming weak fiom long
service especially as he continually
asserts that he is an old member
therefore should be looked up to etc
Mr Meyer proceeds to state that
an independent steel vault will cost
some three to four thousand dollais
more than will one constructed in
the building So I will ask whence
his information The architect
Mr Heiner who is getting good pay
toadvino us in this matter requested
that bids be taken both ways in
order to determine tho difference in
price but Mr Meyer refued doubt-
less knowing moro than Mr Heiner
about the business to have bids on
anything except a Diebold Sifeifc
Lock Co vault which can be built
by but one company No ono
wants except in Mr Meyers im-
agination an orhamental house
and Mr Weller and < I are anxious
and so are our constituents to have
a safe place for the records of La
vaca county < we do not see tho
uwiuL SiZitz su wfci J
necessity for acting as instructed
by the representatives of tho Die
bold Safe Lock Co rather than
for the best interests of Lavaca
county hence we objected to con-
tracting with them for a steel vault
to cost 9500 especially when if
there is fair competition for the
work it can and will be done for
not exceeding 0000
Not ono modern court house in
twenty has an independent steol
vault and as Mr Meyer is eo afraid
of fire I defy him to name one court-
house built as our architect sug-
gests ours be built whioh has
burned or in which the records
have been destroyed and unless he
can dothis wliy continue to pe >
fist in a determination to make a
donation to the Diebold Safe
Lock Co
Mr Meyer can not It seems rise
above tho building of u bridge and
forgets that there is a vast diffei
ence in building court houses und
bridges and when certain patents
are called for only the owners of
said patent devices can do the
work
Now as to Mr Meyers assenion
that I used insulting language to
him permit mo to say that he evi-
dently does not mean what he has
been made to say because wo since
that time mentioned by him have
been on the very best of terms he
has spent a night with me I went
in his buggy to the poor farm with
him promised to go out to see him
and intend to keep my promise
for I am not angry with him and
we have also swapped pigb
His assertion that no one mem-
ber of the court should rule it is a
good one and I hope his actions
hereafter will go to show that he
meant what ho said and that he
will persuade himself to believe
that new members have rights as
well as old ones and that combina-
tions should not be formed against
them and they be given to under-
stand that anything even though
it be for the best interest of the
county if advocated by them will
be repudiated
In conclusion permit me Mr
Meyer to ask you if it is not a fact
that you during last week were
again visited at your home by a
ropiesontativo of the Diebold Safe
Lock Co and if so then please
explain the purpose of thio visit
You started this fight against me
and I am willing to let thegalled
jade wince
Now Mr Editor I beg pardon of
your readers for inflicting this com-
munication upon them but under
the circumstances having been
without provocation assailed feel it
my duty to state my position to
the taxpayers of Lavaca county
who I feel Sure will endorso my
action in this matter
Respectfully
D A Paulub
The most goods for tho least
money at tho cheap cash store
Mrs O H Deutech and daughter
returned from New Braunfels Fii
day
The Flatonia Pccoid changed
hands last week R S Menefee go-
ing out and J A Menefee taking
charge with Miss S A Menefee as
editress
By an accident tho Gazette
failed to mention last week that
Mrs Knolle of Brenham had bem
visiting A Moeller and mothtr
here Mrs Knolle contemplates
moving here
TN0AMATE
1 WORD ACADEMY
SHINEB TEXAS
Boarding and
Day School
Conducted bv the Slaters of the
Incarnate Woid of Victoria
For terms and particulars ap
ply to tho
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CITY
uT TTrrytSrllreluwyat
Fresh Beef Pork Sausage and
Barbecued Meat always on
hand
H RlCHTER
The latest styles in dress goods
at O H DeuInchs
Over Stocked
For the next fifteen days I will
sell my hacks surries and phaetons
at greatly reduced pricps in order
to make room for another car load
C L Williams
Just received at G B Ruh
manns another car of steel Star
windmills which he will sell at
unusually low prices
Fifteen 10 cent loaves of bread
for 100 at Emlers lunch stand
A beautiful lino of silk parasols
at O H Deutschs
For Kent
The littlo room noxt to ICoepkos
barber shop Apply to C I Jaeggli
Lime Limo Kalk Vapno Rosen
dale nnd Poitland Cement for tale
by Flnto Green
Fine straw hatsfor men and boys
at O H Doutbchs
A half cat of piping fittings and
pumps Just received at G E Ruh
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