The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-03-20
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Letter from Com missioner Davidson.
EDfro1 JoUESALi Ny attention has bceu
directed to a communication from lawyer
Reid to the Bowling Green Sentinel Of last
week, in which he takcs exceptions to my
protest against lovying the $4,000 tax for
County Buildings at Bowling Green. In
that communication he does not attempt 10
reply to anything have stated in my pro-
test, but simply resorts to the process which
ever indicates bad cause-personal in.
veciivo and gross nisreprosen .ation. lie
aIlirns that tho motive to my action arose
from Perrysburg spleen, and that he has
been villifol AMI misrepresontod on the
County.seat question, by Perrysburg lack
eys." Leaving the Perrysburg lackcys--as
he terms his fellow citizens to answer for
themselves. | charge lawyer Reid with
stating All untruth in ascribing my action
to PerrySburg spleen. As il respects his
opinion of what he terms my ungcntle.
manly conduct, it may go for what IL is
worth. do not regard his opinions nor
his personal illustration Of geutlemanly
conduct, as possessing much weight As
Mr.. Reid is pleased to attribute my act to
false motives, will again state my reasons
for il that vi parties may understand my
position.
/. 1t is but few months since lcvy OF
taxes was made for the purchasing property
on which to establish County IuGrmary
The taxes for that purpose have not yet
been paid. Tho public we're called on ~
vote on that question, and II is certainly as
much their right to have this levy referred
to them for their approval.
2. The County Treasury is involved in
debt to the amount of over 5000, and ap.
plication has been made by the Commits.
sioners to tho Legislature for bill author.
izing an extra levy to pay that debt With
the knowledge of this fact before them, tne
levy appeared to me to imply o reckless
disregard OF the public interests.
g. 1t is we'll known that tho heavy taxes
for ditching purposes, has occasioued much
suffering among our poor farmers, many
of whom have had their lands sold for
delinquent taxes. therefore deemed any
further addition thereto, without tho ex
press sanction of the people, as being
wholly unwarrantod.
4. | considered tho attempt to levy
1923 900 taxes for tho erection of county
buildings at Bowling Green, as iuexpe
dent at this time, and stretch Of
official authority wholly unauthorized by
law, aud only intended by tho prime mover
in the act to foster litigation and TO dis
grace, and iVUre tie Republican party Of
his county.
5. It was stated, and that statement is
well remembered throughout the county,
that in case the Bowling people did not
erect tho new county buildings at their
own cost, that there should be no taxation
until it's policy had been submitted to the
popular vote.
With the fact before me of such burdens
resting OH the shoulders of the tax payer and
with the knowledge that the voters of this
county expected the Commissioners in good
faith 10 submit the question to them, |
entered my protest against this levy of
taxes. as an abuse OF power which would
only promote strife aud division. On these
grounds protested, aud do now protest,
and as q matter of Justice demand that the
question of taxation be submitted to the
people. II am wrong in doing this, am
very willing 10 bear the consequence Of
my act.
My reason for mentioning lawyer Reid's
name in my protest. arose from the fact that
t4S ~ s wsrS sa g4y
instructions. The written orders which
the Commissioners gave the Auditor tor
entering 1923, 900 on the Tax Duplicate were,
in the hand writing of Mr.. Reid, Of which
the following is correct copy:
1t is hereby ordered that levy of ten
thousand dollars be and the same is hereby
made for the purpose of constructing a
Courthouse at Bowling Green in this coun.
ty, by contract hereafter to be made aud
entered into, for the erection aud construc.
ton of such Courthouse and it is further
ordered that no other or further sum shall
be hereafter levied for the building of said
Courthouse, or for the purchase of ground
on which 10 erect the same, or to pay a con-
tractor f,r the erection aud construction
thereof.
s, . w. Sr. S JopS' County Com.
March 3, 1868.
II is hereby ordered that a levy of eight
thousand dollars be aud the same ia hero.
by made for the purpose of constructing
county offices at Bowling Green, in this
county, by u contract heveafter to be made
an entered into for the erection and con-
struCtion of such Oltices-said Offices TO be