Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-04-03

MtsVilI<ct,
Last weeks RYlpiton says; /,
"sbort irht years ago the "slraieht demo ,
crsts,r of the borough Of Millersburg concluded
I, t,le the mana emcnt OF tho corrNiatcn busi c
mss into their own hands. They acted upon this
conclusion ond have had thres heir oN . way er'
or since Then he borough was ont Of debt, Its {
Ariers worth one hundred cents On tie dollar Now
its ntsttcdnes isovcr Ose IhoHG1Ed dollars, and
h, s9dcrs no. rolu lie paper they are printed on,
for present use Then tlt borough taxes wore a
tr Sc above nothing. Now, and for WEARS past,
they have lCricd all the Law would permit"
Vt Is true that tre Corporation is in
del, about one thousand dollars. The
orders, however, are considered much .
better than blank paper, They a,o not
money, but they are just as good as any
claims can be FOR those who DO not want
to make a circulating medium Of them
Honest JOINS didn't intend TO lie about
their yalue--it was only mistake Of
his.
Eight years ago, and for several years
before that, the orporation tax was
equally as high as it is now. Honest
JoHS wouldn't lie about tit was only
a mistake.
The law permits an ordinary levy Of 3
mills on tie dollar, to which may bc ad.
dei special levies to almost any amount.
The present levy is 3 mills on the dollar,
which is but little more than one half
what the law allows. No special lcyics
have been made during the past eight
years, nor has the ordinary levy, with one
single exception, ever come up to what
the lew permits. JonN Of course, would
n't lie about it, but he has made sad
mistake.
The truth is that tho Indebtedness Of
tho village has been created in behalf OF
the fire department Eight years ago
there was not an engine in town worth a
continental d-0Nar. The cisterns were
very few, and Of little value. Tho prop.
ery OF every citizen was in the greatest
danger, because there were no means Of
subdung fires. Thousands of dollars
worth Of property hal hitherto been
burned, and many families had been rem.
dcrcd houseless and homeless for want of
good engines and water convenient and
abundant. Not only this. but property
owners were taxed enormously on insur.
ance. because Of our want of fire de-
pnrtmcnt. Now, thanks to the Straight
Democrats" we arc provided wilh en-.
gines. one Of which ranks among the best
in tho State, and with plenty of good
cisteIns which are well distributed over
the town. These improvements have
toen made. and the Lig engine bought in
defiance of tho croakings Of JoHN Cas-
KEY and few other GROWERS who care
nothing for the improvement Of the town
or for the safety Of the property Of any
one but themselves. Their profanity at
the purchase Of the largo engine was aw.
ful. They could not thiuli of such a
monster coming to town. it would take
the total valuation Of all our property to
pay for il, and it would burden us with
debt forever and day. 1t is generally
conceded that this engine has saved many
thousand dollars worth of property from
destruction, the wisdom Of tho "Straight
Democratic" Councimcn which rur-
chased it is generally commended, and
the croakins and cursing Of CAsKEY and
his clan Of old togies has been quictcd !;
tut it seems they were only quicted for
the time, aud changed their tone to growl,
ing about the indebtedness incurred in the
purchase OF tho engine. Had the town
Council, as it should have done, level )
mills on the dollar valuation the past
year, this indebtedness would all have
been met