Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-05-30

y road only, while the property or r,
+ al estate of Washingtonis is benefite
k only to the extent Of one half {
one per cent. on its duplicate valu;
( ton.
Such an idea upon its very fac
appears so absurd that had such
, proposition been presented to th
, people of Washington, when thes
petitions for the roads were first GO
up they would have secuted the ide
with scorn, that any one shoul
have been capable of adjudging tn
benefit to be derived by Washington
to be so diminutive-only 7,20
for six roads converging into th
village equal to about one dolla
on the acre for the ground which i
occupies, while the lands on thl
Jefersonyille road pay about 50 q
per acre for the benefit derived from
one road only. Will M. or any one
else explain that discrepancy? Fo.
my part, | don't want to see Wash
ington pay one cent more for these
improvements than it is benefited
thereby; but that much l do expec
it to pay and from the judgment
of those assessors who, as | con
ceive, have so egregiously erred in
their estimates, l appeal to others
better informed. The change in
the assessment on the Columbus
road was made in contravention OF
law; the assessors had no right to
make the change; and it was disap-
proved by at least one Of the as
SCISSORS; SO far as his individual
Judgment was concerned, he was in
favor of the first assessment, which
he thought was the most correct
So much for nine disinterested
men approving the assessment on
Washington. More might be added
if necessary. As to MS assertion
that the duplicate valuation has no.
thing at all to do with the assess
ment, it is all bosh. 1t is well
known that the duplicate valuation
of Washington was the basis of the
assessment there. SO also in West
Lancaster and Jeffersonville, and it
amounts 20 about nine per cent.
on their duplicate valuation
along the road, for the ben
eft of one road only, while
Washington is assessed less than
nine per cent. on its duplicate valu-
alton fol three through roads; and
allowing for the cost of con3truc-
ton Of the three roads through the
limits Of the corporation out of that
amount; is there any justice in that
If so, will NJ. explain? The coun-
try has cross roads to build as well
as the town, and would be just as
glad to improve them whenever
they can afford it. But it is hardly
fair for the extremities of the coun-
ty to build their own cross roads
and build those around Washington
also
After the completion of these
roads, Washington will be surround
ed with six good turnpikes for the
of all, of which it will
have to pay less than the people in
the country pay for the convenience
of one road.
The lands for one mile on each
side of the Jeffersonville road were
nearly at the same rate per
acre, no benefit resulting from
drainage on the route; being about |
30 So per acre-equal to 49 per
cent. on their cash value; while the |
OTIS and property of Washington
within the corporation, was assess,
ID at about 81 90 per acre-equdl
o less than ! of one per cent Of its
'ash value, regarded merely as open
OTIS. No wonder the people of
Washington make no objection to
he assessment. The only objection
o which it is liable, is that it is too
ow, and they are not likely to raise
hat objection now, since the asses
ors have taken that view of the
natter. But it is an undeniable
act that one of the Commissioners
ubmitted the question (by way of
onsultation) to many of the lead
ng citizens of Washington wheth-
r, if one of the roads running
trough the village from one end of
he county should cost four per
ent. on the valuation, should the
of Washington be taxed
lso four per cent. for it, as a
trough road, or two per cent. for
ach end; and without one excep-
ion they all agreed to the equity of
uch an assessment; and l have
ood reason to believe that M. was
mong the number.
Such unequal assessments are well
to produce strife and con-
entions, the exposure of them in
me will produce harmony, and
onduce to the best interests of the {
ounty. 4
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