Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-20
U 5. INTERNAL REVENUE. I
SCISSORS Off -. 5th District, o I


Ed. Republican My attention has
cen =. led tho. commune ion OF
"Revenue Reiormer published in the
Jnson June 10th, 22d, and 18th, 20
getler with the comments of the ed
tor. MIR Drummer. upon the same. /
m not disposed TO enter into news
paper d f. O of my official cond, Q.
as Assessor of the 9th Collection Dis
trict Of Ohio. but as the statements of
"Revcnue Refo.mer' are 81 far at va
Rance with his own official acts, as
Assessor of the 9th Col Dist of OHIO.
claim the privilege OF reply ro
pose to compare the last two years of
my administration of the office OF
Assessor, with the last two years OF
Mr.. Beery's.
From August 1st, 1864, to Sept.
30th, 1865, Mr.. Drummer was allowed
pay. as Assistant Assessor, the sum
of S761 -. His assessments for the
time above named, including tax on
distilled spirits, beer and cigars,
amounted to S22,4SO97. For the
year ending Sept. Both, 1866, Mr..
Drummer was allowed pay. as Assist
ant Assessor, the sum of 1914. 81,
The assessments in his division, for
the same period, which also included
lax on whisky, cigars, beer, DC.
amounted to SS9.276 SS There was
also an additional allowance to L. E.
Beery, as Assistant Assessor Of S245.-
46.
At the time above referred to, AS
sistant Assessors were allowed 81 90
per day, and in addition, Office rent
and other expenses. For the two years
above named, the total assessments,
in Mr. Brunntr'S div OF amounted to
SI1I,757 S5 and he drew ay amount
ing to Sl63633. By adding Mr.. L.
E. Beery's pay, as an Assistant As
SCISSOR, for Wyandot county, the total
sum received amounted TO $1SSl 70
or something over one and ore half
per cent on the total assessments of
the division for the two years named.
This does not include Mr. Brunner's
office rent or allowance for travelling
aud other expenses.
For the year ending Sept 30th,
1865, Mr. Beery allowed his assistant
assessors, in the district, 1904 &c.
For yesr ending June 1866, 750237
Total for 2 years, Sl3OO6.G3
Having given the last two years Of
Mr.. Beery's administration of the of
fee of A Assessor OF the 9th Col Dist
I will give you an abstract from the
same source of the last two years OF
my administration.
For the year ending June 80, 1870,
there was assessed, by Mr.. Kali, in his
division. which also includes the tax
on distilled splits, (hut not the tax
fIom warehouse t,mrs. cigars and
beer the sum of S142.64425.
From the same source, there was
assessed in Mr.. Kails division, for
the year ending June Both. 1871, tie
sum Of S141.717 % making a total
assessment, by Mr.. Kali, for the two
wears ending June Both, 1871, of
S2S3,26147 From this it will lie
seen that the assessments in Wvan-
dot county, for the last two years,
have b1en considerably more than
twice as much as they were under
Mr.. Beery's and Mr.. Brunner's ad-
ministration.
Fo- the year ending June 30th.
1870, Mr.. Kali was paid as as istant
assessor, S1257 Sc
For year ending June 80, II 947.4S
Total for two years, S2205 "a
There was no allowance for office
rent, or other expenses He was
paid SIS per day. His total allow
ancc being small fraction over three
qaarters Of one per cent on total as
sessment, while Mr.. .Brunner's allow
ance amounted over one and one half
per cent on the total assessments.
My allowance to my assistant as
SCISSORS. for the two years have been
as follows:
For year ending June 80. 1870, s7O25 2l
For year ending June 80, 1871, 44O7. 80
Total for two years, $l1 1.433 20
1t will be seen that my allowance to
assistant assessors as compared with
Mr.. Beery's allowance is S1573,43 in
my favor. The reader must bear in
mind that my assistant assessors paid
office rent and their own expenses,
while Mr.. Beery's assistants were al
lowed Office rent and all travelling
expenses.
BY the time an assistant assessor
goes to livery stable and hires
horse and buggy and pays hotel bills,
he has very little left out Of the pay
of So per day received from the
government. The reader must also
remember that the new law reducing
taxation did not take effect until the
lst Of May, 1871, and that far more
labor has been required of revenue
officers under the present system of
taxation, then was require when the
law first went into effect.
"Revenue Reformer' and Mr.. Brun-
neIwbo was his assistant assessor,
have made statements at random, not
sustained by their own official records
or mine either, which as long as L re-
tain the office will at all times be open
to the inspection of the public.
Yours truly,
j. S. Robinson.
Assessor 5 Co., District. Ooio