Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21
Report OF the Comm Issloncrs
OF wood County Ohio.
For the Year Ending September 0, 1869.
ArDiToRs OFFICE, wooD Couwrv, ONO. }
pRRRysRuR0. Gept.ntcr e. 1870

ArDIToR's 0FFfcg, wooD CouHTv, ONO
PERRYsBuRo, September 9, 1869.
10 ne Han. J,,mes Pillars, .J,nige. Court of Com
mon Pieo', All Sab- Dis., 3D. Jndiciai District
The Commissioners OF Wuod county presen
this their annual report of their Official transsc-
tions during the year ending September 9. 1859.
During the year embraced IN our report we
aave established and ordered the opening Of sew
en- county roads, the aggregate length Of which
is fourteen and one-half miles four roads have
been allowed and one vacated, all without extra
| cost other than for surveyor, viewers, chainmcn
and markers. Our report Of orders issued shows
fourteen and ten hundredths dollars for damages
in opening county roads, but that Was ordered
and included in our last years report, but was
not called Tor by the parties to whom Il was awar-
ded.
Under the law passed March 20, 1s5-, author
izing A" county commissioners 10 construct roads
on petition of a majority Of the resident land
owners along and adjacent to the line Of said
road,'' and the amendments thereto, we have or
dered the improve ment Of four az roads, tO-wt I:
Nos l5 10. II and lS, by clearing out, ditcbing
and grading, the length Of which Is seventeen
miles, at an estimated cost Of thirteen thousand
nine hundred and sixty dollars. The greater
portion Of the work on these roads Is done. Sew
eral other roads are in proccss Of construction.
The excessive amount OF rain tLat fell during
the earlier part Of the season very much retarded
the work of improving the roads and rendered
iarg, amount OF work thereon necessary. The
law referred 10 furnishes the opportunity for
small farmers and land owners Of limited means
to obtain good roads and drainage at the same
time, while the burthen of Ia xation therefor Is
not as oppressive as II the drainage had been
obtained under the ditch law Of March 81 1851.
We have paid for the building and repairing
Of bridges during the year, five thousand seven
hundred aud six and FIVE hundredths dollars,
which has been expended on one hundred and
seventeen bridges, thirty one Of which have cost
each fifty dollars and over. We have twenty
seven others under contract, the aggregate cost
Of which is about two thousand one hundred and
fifty dollars.
We haye located and established twenty eight
bitches, the aggregate length of which is about
eighty (S9) miles. Owing to the unusual amount
of rain during the months Of May. June and Ju-
Is, but small amount Of the work will be me
this year. The wet season has demonstrated tO
MS the fact that our people do not fully compre-
hend the magnitude Of the system necessary to
drain the low level lands OF the county so as TO
make them available as farming lands in seasons
like this. The natural outlets should be made
both deeper and larger, so as TO obviate the ne
cessty Of so often deepening and enlarging the
same ditch as the country is cleared up and i'm
proved furth fr,m tile ditch. H
Two villages, Haskns and Milton Center, have
become incorporated within the year.
Our county lnirmary has not been self-sup-
porting this year, owing t0 the fact that large
outlay was necessary for farming utensils, and
materials for furnishing the building and for
provisions.
The amount of orders outstanding against the
county issued since September 0, 1867, is four
thousand two hundred and eighty six and thirty
four hundredths dollars, the balance in the cOuu-
ty Treasury Of Current Expense Fund as
shown by the settlement Of the Auditor with the
Treasurer is two Thousand six hundred eighty
two and filty-eight hundredtbs dollars, leaving
a.. .l.t f
hundred and three aud seveuty-six hundredths
dollars for orders outstanding
The following are the levies made for the year
1869 for the purposes here stated to-wit: