Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-08-05

Mr.. Davidson then being the only commissioner
present and authorized to act Vt the special meet
ing Of April 10, 1868. No subsequent signing
by Mr.. Russell of the minutes or juurnal Of that
meeting, of which he in fact took no part, will
give the acts of that meeting any additional va
lidity, or the proceedings relative to this ditch
any legal fprce.
The bond IN this case IA not conditioned ac-
cording ~ law IN this II does no bind the pc
titioner 10 pay the expenses Of the view, &C., in
case the commissioners shall fail ~ establish
Sid proposed ditch drain and water course, tn Q
bond Is only conditioned 10 pay all the expenses
IN case the commissioners shall refuse to grant
the prayer Of the petition. The question we
make.s. ir the commissioners hear the petition
grant view, receive the report Of the viewers,
and do everything in fnrtherance Of the estab-
fishing OF the ditch up to the confirming os all
the proceedings, and then should fail for some
reason, either from an Overwhelming remnn-
STRANGE or other cause, TO fnallay confirm and
establish the ditch, is tho bond such as oblgntes
the surities? This very case occurs frequently.
Hence we say that much greater care shtuld be
taken and the statutes more closely followed.
In the report Of the commissioners there is an
item of S455 05 paid on dilches for survey of
same, &C. " 81. John was asked to explain
tn item Ju he said he could not tell anything
abunt l. t,it was paid out OF the current ex
pom fund, MS contained in report, he said II
muct be without authority Of law. Says the
court, but left il to the auditor entirely. Mr..
Yeager was asked u explain this item, but could
give no solution to the matter. On examination
the commission find that the commissioners have
been in the habit Of taking up ditch orders Of
certain parties ninety cents on the dollar and
plyiny the sams out Of the common county fund,
thereby making the county a sntt OF exchange
bank, and the current expense fund, which the
commissioners swear is the m1st difficult 10 keep
up of any Of the county funds, n banking capital
to do the business CA. There is certainly no
law for this diversion nf the county expense fund
and it works great injustice to many who have
TO hold county orders for n long time for want Of
funds To pay same, while few favOrites are ac-
cunodated 10 this illegal aud unwarranted man-
uer.
The ditch orders thus paid are as follows
Order No. on ditch No. TO
Memorandum lost
We recommend that the prosecuting attorney
be instructed to collect back from the parties
obtaining the above, all Of the sums or amounts
for which the county has not been reimbursed
at this date, and that the commissioners be or.
dered to cease this illegal aud unjust practice in
misappropr ating county funds.
The commission, in onr cunclusius on bitches,
think the same care should be taken therein that
is suggested by us in improved roads. That is,
there should be care in having the petition nc
cording To the statute, and the findings accord
in TO the facts.
INCORPORATED vILLAGEs.-uAsKiNs.
In the matter Of the incorporation of HAskins,
as shown by the commissioners proceedings
therein, there are no papers on file or other evil
dence on file showing that six weeks notice was
posted in the territHry prop sed 0 be incorpurat-
ed int0 a village; ct 'h1 record uf cumms-
sioners their tuuIng is that they are satisfied
the agents OF the petitioners have given the no
tice required by law" but do not give the source
Of their Information.
MILTON CENTER.
In the case of Milton Center the same defects
in the proof Of notice is wanting as in lIIskins.
COUNTY ISFIGMARY
Is the next item named in the report, but Il e
reference TO il is vague and rather unsatisfactory,
II does not give any facts beyond its not being
"self sustaining"
Your committee find that for the last three
years large levy has been made for The benefit
Of this funl. and cannot understand why the
avils should nut have been sufficient fer all the
expenses and outlays, Large as they have been.
Hd's.
The levy in 1857 was, including poor......25
" 1883 " " ......275
1869 ..3
These levies would produce in round numbers
about S3S 600. In this report of the comms-
sioners, as said before, we find that they have
only given the collections Of Juns 90, 1869, in
st al uf the receipts Of the whole year. For
inst tncI ID this iuIii IN ,ry fund, the report
shnws that the collections were - 81 II
while the full facts are that the collections at
the March settlement were as follows:
Col. of Dec. 20, ls5S-Infrmary fund S6.7I9 So
June 20, ls60-Inarmary " 3.sll IL
% Poor -9j2 .