The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-09-01
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Gle III the journal VI Tue III lllSl' uG w
jcct Of the writer appears TO be. to cast re-
nections upon the official actions of the
county commissioners, more especially in
reference to the disposition made of the
bridge fund. And then he leads off in
whole tissue of Misrepresentation, wholly
mcalled for, in reference TO the McCutchens-
willie road fund. He takes particular pains
TO censure the Major, as he is pleased to call
me because would not expend the McCutch-
ensvile road funds Just to please w. V. Way,
ESQ, for he is the author Of the article OF
course. I do not exactly understand the Esq.
in all his tergiversations in regard to that
fund and the interest and improvement of
Grassy Creek In the first place, the Esq.
comes to me and insists on my making
ditch as side drain for the McCutchensvile
road, commencing out near the corporation
limits, that would probably cost from three
10 five hundred dollars, with the McCutch
ensvile road funds; and one of his main
arguments used in favor of that ditch was,
because there is too much water thrown in
to Grassy Creek from various artificial chan
nels, particularly the McCuchensville road
ditches to the great detriment and inconven-
ence of the inhabitants living and owning
lands on Grassy Creek, and that Justice to
them required that the water from the Nc
Cutchensville road bitches should be taken
off by some other outlet. But in an article
in the Journal of the 18th, signed Black
Swamp" the writing of which hear ascri-
bed to him, discover that he takes very
different position, and reasons that the laws
of nature require water to run down hill.
(and the laws of nature and common sense
agree in this respect certainly; and that all
the bitches that can be made to empty into
Grassy Creek, no matter how far they extend
back into the country, or how large they are,
so that their outlets can be made low enough
to have the law of nature Ill its action upon
the water carry it down hill, can do no in
justice to any one even If it does wet the
bed of Grassy Creek, merely laying the dust
| can arrive at from his different modes of
reasoning is, that the water in the plank
road bitches is not as net as that in the Nc
Cutchensville road bitches Consequently
the ESQ. s water only lays the dust, while the
other overfows the country!
Not only does Mr.. Way ask for large
amount Of the McCutchensville road fund
for making said side ditch, but he claims in
note he sent me dated July 30th, that all
the McCutchensvile road fund belongs to
Perrysburg town and township Twill quote
his own language: "The McCutchensvile
road fund now in the treasury opholly belongs
to the town and toUnSip of Perry8burg, and
we feel an anxiety to have it laid out with
out delay l can hardly believe that Esq.
Way wishes the whole of that fund expend-
ed on the road between his farm and town
vet his unreasonable demands would seem tc
warrant that conclusion. What will the
residents and taxpayers along the McCutch-
es2sville road think of Mr.. Ways demands
and what would they think of me, having
ooatrol Of that fund, should | accede tc
them? rather conclude they will thanh
me to expend the money along the whole
line of the road where it may be most need
ed, without regard to any particular local.
ties, or the unreasonable demands Of any in
dividual whatever. Perhaps the Esq. ha
come to the conclusion that he will not ge
all that fund expended to suit him, hence hi
reference to clause in the statute requiring