Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-09-16
olline-stock Of any such Road, for

rolling-stock of any such Road, for
the purpose of taxation. In, pur-
suance Of the law in such case made
and provided, the Auditors of the
following Counties to wit:
McConahy of Vanwert Co.,
Critics of Allen Co.
! Edgar of Hardin Co. s,
Hoyt of Wyandot Co, (Mahett's
Substitute.
Scroggs of Crawford Co.
McDermot of Richland Co,
Campbell of Ashland Co.
Hamilton Of Wayne Co.. ..~
Reid Of Holmes Co
Ellison of Stark Co. =
Mclean Of Columbiana Co.
Met at Canton. Ohio, on the 18th
day of May, 1869, for the purpose
of assessing the valuation of the
Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad Company. Upon the Or
ganization of the Board, and after a
statement from Mr. Brooks, of
Salem Ohio, and Atty, for the
Ro ad. there was a general acquies
cence in the opinion that the valua
ton of the Road for 1869, should
not be increased over that of 1868.
Campbell of Ashland County, Of
fered a Resolution reducing the
valuation 10 per cent. which after
some discussion was voted down.
Scroggs of Crawford County, Of
fered Resolution fixing the valua-
ton for 1869, the same as that of
1868, with the addition of new
structures carefully ascertained,
which was also voted down. Hoyt
Of Wyandot County offered ,Reso-
luton reducing the valuation of the
Road 7 per cent. Scroggs, of
Crawford County upon the final
vote demanded the Ayes and Nayes,
which resulted as follows:
FOR REDUCING THE VALUATION.
Campbell of Ashland Co.
Edgar of Hardin Co.
Hoyt of Wyandot Co.
McDermot Of Richland Co.
Mclean of Columbiana Co.
Reid of Holmes Co. Total 6.
AGAINST REDUCING THE VALUATION.
Scroggs of Crawford Co.
Critics of Allen Co.
McConahy OF Vanwert Co.
Hamilton of Wayne Co.
Ellison of Stark Co. Total 5.
Upon the announcement of the
vote, Scroggs of Crawford moved
to publish the proceedings of the
Board in the County newspapers
along the line of the Road initthis
State, for the information of tax
payers, which was voted down
Scroggs in view of the fact that the
reduction Oft per cent. would take
from the taxable property Of, his
County. forty three thousand dol
lars, gave notice that he would ap-
peal for Crawford County to the
State Board of Equalization. With
these facts we were familiar at the
time of their occurrence, but re-
Trained from making any comment
until advised of the action of the
State Board upon the appeal of
Mr.. Scroggs.
We are advised this morning,
that our Auditor is fully sustained,
the State Board not only refusing to
sustain the reduction of Z per cent.
but authorizing an addition Of 3,per
cent. to the valuation Of last year.
We do not question the justice of
the action of the State Board of
and we do commend
the action of our Auditor in his
successful attempt to require even
handed justice to our taS payers,
from so powerful a monopoly as
the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chi
cago Railroad Company. Upon
what basis of consideration other
of other Counties, could
vote away from thirty to seventy
thousand dollars of the taxable
property of their Counties, we are
at a loss to determine. Possibly
they may explain when called upon
by their people. We hope so.
The power of Monopolies would
soon be at an end, if Legislators
and public officers would faithfully
reflect and execute the will of the
people. Again we say, ''honor to
whom honor" .ss.l<. !.