Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-14
tCommunicated.)
INFIRMARY FARM.

BOWLING GREEN, OStober IL, 1870.
Ed. JOURNAL; You are probably aware that
the Commissioners have announced their inten-
tion, by advertisement, Of purchasing an addi-
tonal one hundred acres TO the InHrmary Farm
and that petitions sandremonstrances In reference
to said urchase, may be fllOd with the County
Auditor, on or before the 2sth inst, at which
time the matter ofpurchase will be decided by
the Commissioners.
II is the belief Of your correspondent, and OF
many others who are acquainted with the Inir-
mary Farm, that the county could much better
afford 10 abandon the present location altogether,
even ifi had TO dispose Uf the land and buildings
at a sacrifice, and secure moro accessible, con-
venient and productive tract Of land. Tho
present farm is very improperly situated. Per-
haps, IL you were to look Wood county over,
worse position could not well be chosen. The
soil Is tough, untrnctable clay. During the
wet season tie nUods Of the Portage River in
uudate n portion Of II, and the pools OF water
over the farm form an admirable rendezvous for
frogs and the exhalatiuns arising from these
water pools are not of the most health giving
character. To make the farm fertile and pro-
ducliye as II should be, = very largo outlay must
be incurred for uuderdrainags.
Another objection TO the present location "
the water, which Is absolutely unfit for use.
Water now is hauled some distance for the use
Of the Infirmary, as pure water on that land, can
not be obtained. This, certainly, Is a very Sc
rious obstacle to p, p,rmanonlly fixing the Infrma-
ry where IL now Is.
The present farm comprises one hundred and
sixty acres, Of which about sixty acres are under
cultivation. Let this be first put under cultiva-
tior. before more land Is purchased, at an ex-
horbitant price.
During the past year the expenses Of .le lnfir-
mary foot up about SIS, 700, and this Is certainly
drain enough upon the Taxpayers. already
heavily burdencd with taxes Of every kind, with
out going tn an additional expense of $1,000 for
one hundred acres Of land. This sum will pur-
chase the choicest land In the county, except
prob ably in the vicinity Of Toledo. very
grave error was committed in locating the farm
where It now is, and the error should be reme-
died as far as possible.
The commissioners will, undoubtedly, be in
luenced in their action by the petitions and re-
mon strances presented tI them on the 2Sth inst,
and the Taxpayers owe the duty TO themselves,
if they believe the purshase 10 be injudicious
and uncalled for, to see that remOnstrances are
circulated in every township. and to see further
that these remOnstranees arc filed at the Audi
tors Office on or before the 28th.
Court adjourned on Friday last. and resumed
its session again this morning. Up to this date
the following are among the most important
cases disposed of:
Lee VS. Phillips ct al judgement in favor Of
plaintiff OF $4374 so.
Reed VS. Carlin ct al-iudgement in favor Of
plniniff of 81, ,953.
Whitehead vs. Cass judgement in fayor Of
plaintiff of $780,
Williams VS. acknowledgement in favor Of
plaintiff of 81. .5S3 25.
Laskey VS. Hulenbeck- judgement in favor Of
plaintiff
Peck, Hamilton 4 Co. VS. Pencc-judge in
favor Of plaintiff.
Wilder IS Donaldson Judgement for plaintiff
Of SIS.
Reed VS. Norris ct al judgement for plaintiff Of
80. .053 80.
Powers VS. County Commissioners dismissed
at cost Of defendants.
Powers VS. Clerk ~ the Court, Auditor ct al
dismissed at plaintiffs COST
Dodge VS. Handley-judgemen for plaintiff.
County Commissioners vs. Fay Ter ct al-decree
for plaintiff.
McMshan VS. HVllenbeck- judgement fer plain
tiff Of S6S7.
Lpchm,ller VS. acknowledgement for plaintiff
Of $119 so.
Luudy vs. Phillips judgement for plaintiff Of
$500.
Seneca Co. ms. Co. VS. Miller & Co.-iudge-
ment for plaintiff.
County Commissioners VS. Powers and Peck
judgement for plaintiff Of Sl,l3S.
Ohio VS. Cass-noHied.
Ohio vs. Clark noUisd.
Ohio VS. Hendricks-d defendant fined IS and
costs.
Three divorce petitions have been granted.
To-day the Court is occupied upon slander
suit-Palmer VS. King aud the fewer We have
Of such cases in our courts, the better.
The election, Yesterday, passed VI quietly. DR..
Peck ran behind the State ticket, ~ in Plain
township. and Is in Center. The soener such
Republicans go over tn the Democratic party,
bodily, the more they will be respected BY men
Of all parties. Such opposition is as weak as 1t
is cont.mptible, aud will have its reward in due
season.
The following are the election returns SO far
as heard from