Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-04-05
Inter FROM MILLBURY.

LAKE TWP, April l., 1874
MR. EpiroR: In last weeks JoUKsAL Mr.. J.
R. Tracy made some grave charges against
some one respecting certain bridge, ditchng,
culvert, some leaves, &c. &c., or rather asking
Millbury' questions on the above. Mr.. Tracy
knows well that Millbury' will not answer
these questions and has insinuatcd these charges
to bit me, but am not hurt bad. There is an
old adage that says the best way to answer a
f is by silence, but as have not been to
school long enough to learn, l will try to an-
sSer 'om- nf Mr.. Tracy's questions. First, the
old bridge inst below the R. r., don't know
what it did cost in the original construction /;
think Mr. E. Farmer constructed said bridge,
but what he had for doing it | don't know. Mr..
F. is on his way back from England and Mr..
Tracy will soon be able to learn all about it,
but | will will venture to say that said bridge
did not cost more per foot than ths one that
Mr.. Tracy construed just outside Of his own
door. II Mr.. Tracy would like TO know what
the next bridge below cost l can tell him. l
bid off the job at public sale for $40 and sub.
let ii for $38, so he can see put % clean cash
in my pocket.
dIated back into Bailey's creek, &C., can't
answer Mr. Tracy's questions correctly as
have almost forgotten about it. Itmust bo II or
Is years since said creek was cleared out, or 10
years before Mr.. Tracy came into the township,
but guess those leaves went down stream soon
| after they aoatsd back in the creek. Said ditch
| is not quite one mile in length, was constructed
| when Twp. Trustees had power to locate bitches.
| Mr. J. Akenberger was petitioner. The ditch
was sold at pnblic sale bid off the jobs through
my own land Mr.. Blackburn, Mr.. Dilworh
and Mr.. Mack bid oG the other jobs next day.
| Said gentlemen sub-let said jobs to Nr. Holmes
ard mvself but how much we had for doing the
work and how much we made per hand per day,
I cannon tell Mr.. Tracy as have forgotten, but
| I think we did not make as much per dav as Mr.
Tracy did on a Job hat he done for Mr.. Whita-
ker doing the SNol-s over again. Whatever
il was that we agreed on when the Trustees ac-
cepted the jobs they paid Hs and the Trustees
said at the time that the work was well
done and according IN contra" 1t; and the Trus-
tees at that time was some Of ne hest men in
the twp | think it was Mr. HarLsl, Or. JSf-
ferry and Mr.. Wagner, either one oI them as
reliable as MIR. Tracy. However, Mr.. Tracy
bis land nor the twp, never paid a cent for
making thoSe uhuKS WIN ieaVeS. ne IOrRet5 10
mention the ditchiug done 10 the creek that
runs through his farm for about half of its real
ya.qe. At full allowance that ditch IL still in
debt 10 me about 81 900. Now after II or l8
Years Mr.. Tracy W. ud like to know how much
II cost the inhG hiants to clear out those leaves
that aoated away a.Tain. think Mr. Tracy was
about days doing 'ar the work again that
was set 10 hiS land which Sas not very hard on
him considering tho greater part Of water that
falls on his land runs. into I'ailey's creek. IL
Mr. Tracy will look at the MAP OF o:r county
he will see that instead Of one mile Ss form srly
there is now 10 miles Of ditching brought iutH
sald Baily's creek, which as formerly construc-
ted. was not Large enough to carry that amount
Of water.
Third. "Why was certain culyert fiiled up
and the water thrown out Of its natural course"
dc.. In answer 10 that | would say that Mr..
Tracy was my legal adviser and recommended
the filling Wp Of the culyert also the same en-
gineer that Mr.. Tracy talks about ordered the
culvert tlled up as 1t took the water out Of it's
natural course, 10 my injury. Mr.. Tracy knows
we'll to, that the water had 40 bisness to run
, thers. Now, he wonld like, by IRsinualiOn, to
: reflect s0m ithng terrible on me.
wonld ask Mr.. Tracy few questioRs bat
am afraid he will report all the bad deeds have
ever done, and thereby blast all my hopes for
, any ything abOvO a township office Mr. Editor, /
have answered same Of Mr.. Traey's questions
and some cannnt, Il will always b. a pleas
ure to me 10 aDswer his questions and give him
all the iuforniatsnn know.
Pefore closing this subject, as uestions SC m
to he the order II tie day, Sill ask Mr. Tracy
flQne mere. Can be teli>who burnt the old
, school house aud what tort
| still leunin NJ. Trscy's Friend,
! JcHS BAILEY.