The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-02-03
r. y. Parks after ttc Pub,ic Tcat--
Attempts To SWiudiC tiic state.

MI IdfhSi Ol lhlS piaCCi Vui't blCc uppIOpH'
alton OF the hands Of she State Legislature, for
pretended work on aud material for, the Western
Reserve and Mluncc Road. Here, as near as
we can learn. is the claim, or bali Of particulars,
set up BY Parks;
For Repairs on toll housos. S55,il
For Rcpnirng the Road between Per.
rysburg Ond Moum,e City 10000
For work done aud material furnished
from April 18th, 1857, Ia June |,
1888 l,005.50
For Insurance lGS00
Total 29lS,9l
Oar Columbus letter soys the committee on
claims has reported in favor Of allowing Mr.
Parks about 50 600, aud we most snccroly re-
gret that The DR.. hus seen fit 20 express his up.
proVal Of tho measure Certainty he is deceived
as TO the merits Of the claim, or he would not
for a moment hN,bor favorable opinion of it,
II will be remembered that Ms. Perks had
most corruptly secured a contract with Steed.
mon & Co 10 keep this Road in repair for five
yeats. Of all the frauds connected with the
letting Of the public works, this one was the most
burefuced, and we will presume that the readers
understand it perfectly we'll
Tho frs. item claimed by Parks is for repair
ing toll houses, in other words, FOR doing some
thing thut he had no business TO do. lie might
Just as we'll present bill Tor repairing the "For
est House as FOR repairing the toll houses
More than that the Superintendent Of the Rond
MIR. I.angcndcrler, don't know of his ever having
done any such repairing.
The next item ia for repairing the road between
this place and Moumcc City. In the Spring Of
1886, by rise OF the river, this portion of the
rond was damaged, and competent Judges csti
mate the cost Of repairing it at from Sl50 to
$3.50, Parks claims that this end Of the roadi
not embraced in his contract. or course II is
shallow ouibble aud deserves no serious con
sideratiun. he repaired the road and was well
pGid for it. The claim has no Justice in it, as
every person hcrcObous well understands,
The third item is for work done aud material
furnished from the 18th day of April, 1887 to
the lst of June 1853 being after the State had
taken possession of the road, and in violation of
the orders Of both Engineer pnd Superintendent
Mr. Lungenderfcr the Superintendent, Informs
us that Parks, during ull that time did not per-
form labor or furnish material to nm amount ex.
ceding 9400, and certeinly The manner in which
il was done leaves him without any reasonable
demand upon the State for single cent
Furthermore, we are informed that the most of
this labor Ond material consisted in hauling
stone aud pilng them up by the roadside, and
that last spring this same stone was sold to the
State! This enormous charge Of II 1913 80 which
the committee on Claims is disposed TO allow,
with interest Tor one year. is rotten as putridi,y
itself Any amount of testimony can he pro.
cured, from men of all parties, residing along
the line OF the road to show that this charge
is manufactured out ol whole cloth to put money
into the pockets Of man in reward for his bald
attempt to swindc the State in his contract to
Keep the Road in repair.
The next charge is for insurance. This needs
no comment at our hands.
The whole transaction is cOnroced scheme
for plundering the treasury, aud has been plan.
ned sometime. Mr. Parks has repeatedly boasted
on our streets, that democratic legislature
would reward him for the work which he was
doing in violation Of law und contrary to the
express orders of State officers. Will they do
il? win they disregard Justice and reward n
man for an attempt TO plumber the Trcasuey
We are satisfied that our Representative, when
he thoroughly understands the nature of this
claim, will not "hope to see tpOss" 1t merits
no consideration ut the hands OF the legislature,
aud any allowance TO Mr.. Parks on this claim
will be an outrage upon the public,