The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-10-05
FACTS FOR VOTERS.
.EEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE

KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE
= That the removal of the county-seat to Bowl
Ing Green will be at the sacrifice of the interests
and convenience of two-thirds Of the tax payers
of Wood County.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That the Bowling Green Aicocate, failing in
ths presentation of substantial reasons for the
removal of the county seat, brands all those who
will vote against il as FooLs or KSAvEs, unfit
toexercise the right OF suffrage. Is NOT the cause
weak one that requires such vituperative boil
stering as this
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
That all stories in circulation in reference to
burg are false that, the contrary, the present
10 county buildings are in good and substantial
trim, in eyerybyegard, and will serve the pur-
''oPcSes Of the county for many years to come "a
fact to which our county officials, and all dsin-
terestcd parties in the habit of visiting these
buildings, willing to testify.
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That the lowest estimated costs for new county
buildings range from $4,000 to 100000, and
q that in of the removal of the county seat,
I. this sum will be imposed upon the Taxpayers of
: the county, in addition to the already large sums
they pay out annually for United States, State,
county, school, ditch, road and other purposes
Is it not better to await the time when our pres
eut burdens will be measuraby lghtened, before
we assume still heavier burden?
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
That the statement, that it is the design of the
friends OF non-removal, in case the vote goes in
their favor to induce the County Commissioners to
construct buildings at this place, that will cost
from 100000 to $3.50 900, the whole sum to be
: raised by taxation--IS FALSEi The statement
is "cut out OF whole cloth" and is without the
shadow of foundation. Sufficient evidence that
there is not word of truth in it. is the fact, that
such procedure is NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
as there is an express actin relation to this matter,
passed April 4, 1856, which says that the Commits
sioners shall not erect any county buildings "by
which larger amount of money or expense is in
volved than Ten Thousand Dollars, WITHOUT FIRST
SUBMITTING THE QUESTION, as to the policy of such
outlay or expense involved therein, TO THE QuALI-
FLED VOTERS OF THE COUNTY" Thus it will be
seen that the people have this matter entirely in
their own hands, the assertions of spectators and
their employees to the contrary Notwithstanding.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
That in the Bowling Green enabling act there is
no provision made for donations towards the erec-
ton Of public buildings, and consequently the
entire cost of such erection must be met by the
taxpayers, in case Of removal Ia Putnam County
where removal is also to be voted upon such pro-
vision is made in taeir enabling act, which pro.
vides that removal must not take place until
fifteen thousand dollars have been donated and
paid for expense of buildings. There, the cash
has been deposited, and the requirement met ac-
cOrding to law. In the Bowling Green enabling
act such provision has been studiousry and
designedy avoided. Let our taxpayers bear this
fact in mind.