Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-05-23
TFor the Herald.l
Turnpike improvements in Fay
cite County.

assessment on the jamestown al
Washington Road is complete
and that the County Commission
ers will hear any written exception
which may be filed against IL
same, on the 9TH Of June, 1867.
longer notice, especially at tn
: busy season Of the year, woul
have been more in keeping viii
the intention Of the law, an
suited the people in the countr
much better; and inasmuch as til
people in the country have to pa
nearly the whole bill, their conver
fence should be consulted in til
matter; but as it can't be helpe
now, let every land holder With
the boundaries Of the road make
his duty to scan slosely the assess
ment on each lot and farm aloni
the road rs well as the assessmen
on the property of Washington
and Judge for himself whether it i
equal or not; and if he disapprove
oft, file his written objections will
the Auditor, by the 9th of Jun,
next, so that the Commissioner.
can act on it, find out the duplicate
valuation of the various lots and
lands, as well as the real value Of
the lands and the relative value Of
the lands near the county. seat, with
those at the other end of the road,
and the per centage Of adjustment
placed on each thus: If one piece
of land on the road in Union town
ship, is valued at $50 90 per acre, 0
per cent on its valuation would
equal $2.70 per acre, while a piece
OF land on the road in Jefferson
township, valued at S25 90 per
acre, at nine per cent. on its yalua-
ton, would equal only 1926 per
acre, andthe scrutiny ought to ascer-
tain whether the lands that were IL
able to be taxed on two or more
roads, were simply assessed for the
benefit derived from one road, or
IRE they asseseds so that they pay
The amount they were liable to for
Ill the roads, for the benefit of the
Dad on which they are assessed p
The lands that are within two miles
If any two roads and are benefited
hereby, ought to pay for both
Dads; but if an arbitrary division
inc has been struck between the
Dads so as 10 assess those lands on
me road, the intention was that
hey should pay for that road the
mount due to both roads other
wise they should be assessed for the
'eneft of both roads, in accordance
With the true intent and meaning of |
he law. ng ae..
The assessment on Washington
or the benefit Of the jamestown
Dad, is less than II per cent. on its
duplicate valuation, out of which |
he cost of building the road to the
'entre Of the village is deducted
md it leaves about one half per
ent or $l,2l2 rs, to help build the
Dad outside the corporation, a lit-
lie over / ofa mile. 1t looks as if
he jamestown road was of but lit.
70 benefit to Washington; but
lost people would be apt to think
nat the Mill property of Millikan
lone, not to mention two or three
Farehouses in addition, were ben
tied to a greater amount by that
ne road. Such a distribution of
lie assessment, to say the least,
1n't appear to bejust and equal. -
is not equal to nine per cent. on
o property of Washington for the I
,neft derived from three through |
ads, or six half roads converging {
the village and built through the {
limits. It
Nine per cent on the real estate r
plicate Of Washington, equals i
1929 so, from which deduct the .
st of building three miles to con
ct the six roads in the corpora
IN, at an average cost of $4,000 :
r mile, equal to $4,000, and it [
ives $l2,S29 so, which divided by
md it leaves S2.13S rs for the
neflt of each of the six roads out Q
le of the corporation Now the
estion comes. Is the benefit de-
ed by Washington from the six pt
Ids, or three through roads, to
livalent to that derived by West
ncaster, j Jefiersonville and Bloom !,
,burg, as we'll as the adjacent
ms BY one through road ? The
n who would seriously maintain 4
alternative Of that question,
uld be deemed by most men as Y
ng somewhat verdant. If the a
left derived is only equivalent to IN IN
e road, land we adopt that meth. sh
of arriving at the amount due m
il road) then build one road on :.
through the corporation, say IL ~ n
les the longest way, and deduct to
cost Of it say $4,000 on
of the S2l.S29 so, and it equals
1929 so; divide it between the
roads and it leaves S2.971 SO,
out enough to build one mile of
I'd outside Of the corporation, on
ii side Of the six roads. +
But the question comes again = \
that a fair estimate Of the amount sv
benefit derived BY Washington ~ n
m the jamestown road, within in
meaning Of the lawS The 9th W
/ Infh saoAior a 2 fha Iou, offol7 =