The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-10-09
FINDLAY TOWNSHIP AND 3D.
ROUGH.

uNOIHI IOWNSf1iF ANU bO-
ROUGH.
WO! WO! to their Trustees ees-Tax-pay-
ers Read.
For the Jeffersonian.
In the Hancock Courier, of the 1st
inst, We find the official publication
OF 81. B. Wall, County Treasurer, of
the grand duplicate for the current
year 1869. We there find that the
total taxes to be paid this year by
the town and township of Findlay are
$40, ,655.75. Of this amount the
State taxes are = Sinking Fund,
S1,62s.13.; School Fund, S1,763.-
I97; General Revenue, 1885,
76. Total, $4,74S.6S. Now, as
shown by my former articles, the
Republican party is responsible but
for one of these items. to-wit: ST.
356 of Revenue Fund. Then we
have the Borough Fund of S5, ,490. rs,
being the total amount levied for all
purposes, such as improvements,
general expense fund, cemetery, Of
ficers, road tax, fire department, san
itary, &c. Next, is Township, or
Poor Fund, 1885 95.-Total Of
township and borough, S7,1s6.7l.
Next comes the School and School
house Fund, levied in the town and
township by the several Boards of
Education, s2O,756.7O. Last, we
have the County Tax, levied by Dem
ocratic county officials, and for which
they are responsible, TO- wit: "Coun.
ty Expense Fund, 50, 1854; Bridge
Fund, s1,356.76; Surplus Revenue,
1888, 10; Road Fund, $1,356.76;
Infrmary, s2,17O.s3; Special Road
Repair, s4O7.O2; Special 7azes, ST.
144. .S2"-Total county Democratic
tax in Findlay township, 9,963.72.
Notwithstanding this exhibit, the,
Courier, of last week, and the week
before, has the effrontery to say that
in 1860 the amount of township and
borough taxes was s9,ss9.71; and
that in 1868 the same taxes are $36,-
525, or q Republican increase of
s29,735. Now, by the above exhi-
bit of II. B. Wall, instead of an in
crease, there is q decrease of $2,T03.
Mr.. Glessner, are you "menda-
cious-," or has Mr.. Wall made a
false statement under oath Which
is it? As matter of fact, the :trus-
tees Of both township and borough
made lighter lovies this year than
have been made sor years. Another
fact is true: If you examine the
records of the borough, you will find
that our Council have this year made
an actual saving in that, which, but
for them, in road tax, &c., would
have been an actual loss Of over a.
900. They have been rigidly eco
nomical, and Notwithstanding the ex-
teEsive improvements now being
made, the treasuryis in better con.
dition than for years.
Now, by the above exhibit, while
the State, Township, and Borough
taxes are less, the Democratic coun-
ty taxes are greater-nearly Sl0,-
900, or two thirds as much as the to-
tai county taxes paid by the entire
county in 1855, twelve years ago
Now. Mr.. Glessner, how could you |!
How about Col. Bope, Dunn, Boards
ley, and Gen. Walker being "liars,
hypocrites, scoundrels,' &c? Were
you sitting before a looking glass
when you wrote? We think so.
In the above exhibit is $4,000
levied in the Borough for school
houses, paying teachers, DC. Part
of this was levied in the south west
district to pay off bonds issued by
them years ago, whereby to get mon
ey with which to build their school
house. The balance. or greater part
of it. we presume, was levied in the
other district for the payment of
teachers, &c and the building Of the
large, fine house, just completed.-|
Now, Mr.. Glessner, if you wish to
attach responsibility, you know that
two out of three of the School
Board, o-wit: Messrs. Galloway and
Myers, are Democrats, although the
borough is Republican. But we pre-
sumo no Republican, and few Dem
ocrats, other than yourself, would
seek to attach responsibility here,
much less run our schools and edu-
cation into the filthy mire of Demo
cratic politics. The Republicans do
not, as is shown by the fact that they
have elected two Democrats to the
Board, and we hope they never will
run these interests into politics.
For shame, Mr.. Glessner The
ruth is, that the people of the dis,
trict built the school-house because
hey needed and wanted it. They
voted for it and paid the taxes cheer
'ully, ,willingly,a and gladly,and instead
If attaching responsibility and blame
% the School Board, are sincerely
and say "well done, good
md faithful servants" to Messrs.
Harsh, Galloway and Myers, for
heir great ability and good taste,
heir patience and sacrifice display
ID and made in the building Of the
louse !; for they now have one of the
inest, best furnished, and best arrang
d houses in the State-one of which
h nxy m q W uall hn pronA Tbou Uil1