Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-01

cannot do at once, we take time to
construct If we are in pressing need (
ola dwelling and a barn, we usually
build one at a time. Few men have
the means to erect all necessary i'm.
proyements in a single season. So
with corporate bodies. If we cannot
complete large building in one or
two years. let US take three or four
but erect it, if needed.
HOW TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD.
In the construction of public i'm
provements it is always desirable to
avoid the issuing of bonds They eat
as canker, and night and day alb
stract from the public funds. Bonds
should ever be avoided as extrsvagant
and unwise If we build, let US use
the ready cash. How to get it is the
question.
Suppose it is determined to build a
court house and jail; Tin the same
structure; : and suppose further, that
in order to make the matter light on
our people, We levy tax of one mill
to the dollar annually, say for three
years Ten cents on the 500 of tax-
able property year. The man own
ing $1,000 worth of property will pay
one dollar year for this purpose.
This amount, it is conceded, will not
be oppressive to our people. What
annual revenue will this paltry tax
produce a year? Deer sirteen thou
sand dollars per annum-which com
pounded will produce near 100000 in
the three years! Upon this capital
the improvement may be commenced,
and by the time the bailding is com
pleted, this simple tax will have paid
for its erection.
1t may be objected that this slow
process of raising funds will prolong
the erection of this necessary improve
ment, and that the risk attending the
titles of our property should not be
jeopardized for so long time. This
is certainly sound reasoning; but my
purpose is to erect this improvement
by light burden on the tax payers
If deemed preferable, increase, the levy
to two mills per annum; or one mill
for two years each, then increase at a
higher rate to the end.
A low rate of taxation is suggested,
not because there is dire necessity for
this improvement, but for the reason
that our land have had an on
erous burden lately imposed in con
structing roads. Within the last foul
: years nearly million of dollars has
= been cheerfully contributed by oul
taxpayers for building free turnpike
: roads. Perhaps no county in the State
with twice the population of ours, cal
: boast the number of improved roads
: that We possess The county is liter
ally checkered over with these roads
and this sacrifice speaks volumesieil
praise of our land~holders.
It is with the people of the count
to determine if we shall have the i'm
provement suggested. If it be neces
!, sary that we shall have this improve
ment, the voters will so direct. Th
! records of the county are too valu
able to be allowed to be carelessl
kept. We owe it to our children an
. those that come after us, to preserv
what is now committed to our care
and may add, that we are criminal
this duty is neglected.
A court house, however much need
ed, cannot be built without vote 0
the people for whose benefit it sha
be erected. Will the electors of thi
county vote for this desired improve
- ment? Unhesitatingly I answer, yes
: Let them understood that the publ
> interest requires the expenditure, an
thaE every resident has direct intcI
e; test in the building and it's content
~ and the vote will be two to one in f;
Us yor of the measure.
ld The building ola court house is nc
u for the benefit of local neighbo
OF hood, or to enrich the few at the e.
" pense of the many.
ry If built, it will be for the poop
a and their agents, and for deposition
re oftheir property.
We It is useless to disguise the fact tn
- we must have a new court house, an
" that without delay. The public co
'ii venience, and the safety of the recor,
n' demand early action in this respet
q al Every man owning a lot or an acre
~ ground. -nr-hsv--fng hereto fore own,
at at either, has a personal interest in til
II matter that cannot be avoided. VIII
e would be our condition-and what Il
consequences-were the records !.
Sc the county destroyed ? The thoug
a. is almost paralyzing! And this is
Us calamity to which we are continual
y exposed.
.ro Seeing that the expense must nect
oh sarily be incurred, let us meet the n
90 cessity like men, and adopt a syste
~ of economy that will tighten the BIT
Of den as much as possible. A prude
,Eo people will not longer hesitate to
70 their duty in matter of such vital il
M portance.
n In conclusion may remark that
have no interest in this thino bavo,