Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-24

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| The above accounts have not been paid in fu,
for the reasons herein before9set forIn, that th
former Treasurer of the Board. though he ha
ceased to be a member of the Board of education
of this district, has and still does refuse to deiv
or up to his successor for the use ofthe citizens
of the district, the books, papers and money o
the office.
AS he has still continued to receive the money
of the district, since the District Court UusteC
him, aud as his official bond probably expired
with the going out of his official life, 1t would
seem reasonable that the people should inquire
where their money is!
We gather the following figures from the
record now in the hands OF Mr.. Hunt
The amount of the levy for the enlargement
and repairing Of the school building. for the
years 1866, 1867 and 1868, is $l3 474 10. On
the 18th of June 1868 you ratified contra c
made by the Board with II. n. T. Leas &, ca.
for making those repairs for the sum Of Sil 800
and % aterials previously bought paid for and
thrown ia, 81 $40, Total 1880. Excess 1874 73
By their record there should have been in the
Tleasury when you had paid the tax Of 1868
Sl34 13 m r. tan en- ugh 10 meet the contract
ratified bylyou for the TepaiTS Sf your School
House. Bat at the same meeting, 10 Jane 1873, il
was explain TO you by Col. Slevin, President OF
the beard, that the contract with Lees 81 Co.,
which you q fled, was such, that If any balance
was due after eXhausting the money in the
Treasury the contractors, Lees e. Co, were to
wait fOr such balance Gntil it could be collected
by the ordinary methods ot taxa60n, and that
such balance should bear interest at six per cent
from the time Of the eOmpletiI ia aud acceptance
Of the work. aHd the work was com peted some
time in December 1868. Ia June 1868, aud in
less than fifteen days after you had ratified the
contract made with Lees 4 Co., the Board. Hitil
$i3.474 73 in n"Dey (that would be in the
Treasury by the time the wosk of repairing the
sehasl horse was completely wiiil which to pay
the SUM of Si3,34s, the contract price. tssned
bends 10 the sum Of So ,09O which they negniza-
ted to DR.. Peck for 81 ,277 or % of their face,
50 that you pay about Is J-l9 per cent interest
Instead of six per eeat. and the interest enm-
nlenees Jane &c, 1868, instead of Ehen tie re-
pairs were ooEspleted ard accepted according tu
the co1tfaet SO that en- the rst of July, 1868, Yos
had baeR asked to pay aad had agreed to pay fUT
those repairs tue sntn Of $3.50 and the BOaTd
had charged you and had prepared to reqnire
yeu to pay to r. N. I. Lees 4 Co. for those re-
pairs. as follows:
The taxes of 1866. 1867 asd 1868,
amounting tO',>.,>.. 80. .....-., S13 ,4I4 Z.
Bonds negotiated TO Dr. Peck .....-. 5000 06
Interest on same, at Hsury.''' '....'- i,S95 OC
Total Beard charges TO July I.-..S S23 ,069 u
Ard in November of the same year further
suia &c SO 600 in bonds was sold to George Las
key. By the Board, at IL per ceGt. Tor 212, !
auu St1 years. oD tbat Inc DufueD liDposeu on
you mp to Jnly /, 1865, which was S2j ,p69 13,
must be added George Laskey's bonds $4,000
and interest at 10 per cent. for years, the
average time, 50 700, and sale Of Tamany Hall
$3.50, and lyou find the grand total Of money re
qured of you by the Board to pay the rePlirs,
to be made according to the contract ratified by
YOU, when submitted and explained by the
Beard, for SiS $40, is S3l 500 70.
YuGr Board eaneGt find any reason for Tia is
suing ang bandS az all. Ist. Because the record
shows there was In the fGessary Sl3l 73 more
than the contract price Of the repairs. &c. I'd.
Because the contract required the contractor To
wait f0g any sam not IN the Treasury, at the
completion aud aoeeptanse of the work, at g per
cent. till suGh sum could be raised by the Grdi
nary metheds of ia xatiOn. Your BoaCd sugges st
that possi sibly the above facts, drawn from the
record ofthe foTper Board Of Education. may
be tlkep ia part as ap explanation OF the con
duct Of tue former Treasurer 10 refusing to give
up to his successor for the use VI the people, the
books, papers and money of the Office.
There are two salts pending now in the SHpreme
Court of the State OF Ohio, Affecting and touch
ing the legality of some vf the former officers OF
this Board. We expect that decision within q
few days, and we do not feel that any further
comment would be proper until the decision is
rendered.
REC ArITUI4 NTIoN.
You ratified contract made by the Board in
1858, to pay Il, D.. ". Lees 81 Co. Sl3,340. AL
low for urntGre which il is possible the Board
might uyswithout consulting you) say $500,
(Which sum is more than 1t could possibly cost,
but this BeWra has no zatans of knowing what
the cost was, and are Eiiling IN make Il at least
enough, and you have the sum Of eco as thr
total Gust of the repairs Of your school house and
furaitEre, according t0 the caatract explained u
andruchfed by you June 10, 1868. And to pay
tlIis ydn have laid ON you by TIE Board the salm
of S3l $50 rs or Sl3 800 rs ao'Te than is re-
qUired 10y your contract, even ALLOWING the enOr-
ns1hs sum of si $50 fH fuIniture.
Comment IN useless, except to say that in full
justice to the old Board IL NAV be proper t0 state
that they elaiSa that OVt ofthis apparent dscrep-
ancy Of nearly Sla00s they haEe purchased
school lots, b1ih wO ID house, made fence around
school grounds, &c. But have theirimproFcments
cast this enormous sum? The parcbase 0f lots
and much Of the Improvements thereon was not
authorized by the electors, never having been
submitted to them, and is clearly illeg& and
without authority in law.
Your Board respectfully suggest the import.
anee Of hawing competent eoDmiltee appointed
tn make Thorough investigation of the affairs
and accoOnts and doings Of the Beard lrou the
time of the annual meeting ia JMne 1856 to the
Goth daY of November, 1859 and their report to
be submitted TO yOu at the neNt aunual meeting
in order that you may not anderstandingly in
the matter and do justice 30 ail ouncerned
Your Board recoMnenA a tax of seven mills
be voted and levied for school purposes, and thai
fr obvious reasons no tax be levied for purposes