Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-01-28

for that service, (and l assert that ii is)
from the County fund it is right TO pay
Others Ii services rendered for re-
deeming Bonds for roads in Richland,
Wheeling, Flushing, Warren, and 9TH
er Townships, have been pai0 from the
County Treasury, surely there should
be no complaint when Colerain and
Pease have roads constructed. There is
responsibility resting on the County
Commissioners in regard to the Bonds
of the one mile Roads. The law itself
makes no provision further than that
the tax assessed should be collected as
other taxes, and when paid in, shall be
used for no other purpose than the re-
demption of these Bonds. They must
protect the public by making it their
duty to see that enough money is re-
tanned to pay all bonds reported as is
sued by the Road Commissioners
3rd. Now, as to the Ohio Valley Pike
Mr.. I. S. Woods, Teller of the Bridge.
port Bank, was appointed by the Com
missioners of the County to redeem the
Bonds of the Ohio Valley Pike, and
gave bond to the County Commission
ers. proposed to w. W. Holloway
the President OF the Board of Commits
sianers of that Road, TO redeem those
bonds, he refused positively to do so,
and gave ME notice as County Commis-
sioner that they held the County Com
missioners responsible for the redemp-
ton of their Bonds. Under these cir
cumstances, Mr.. Woods was appointed.
Why did not the Auditor object to this
appointment for that purpose. | did
not understand that be refused to issue
the order authorized by the Commits
sioners, although the subject of issuing
The same on the county fund was dis
cussed by the Board after they had pass
on it Mr.. Woods was told by the Aud
itor or his deputy, that the order would
be sent TO him at the time he presented
his account of Bonds redeemed, and
made his settlement with Commission
ers. LIE. any one examine his account
and the Bonds and Coupons returned
and see the amount OF responsibility
connected with the trust, and the COM
pensation will be considered reasonable
If there was proper register of these
Bonds in the hands of the Auditor, so
that there could be no risk either to
himself or the county, the Commission
ers who issue them, or the holder of the
bonds, then it would be proper and
right that they should be redeemed
through the. Auditor, as other road
Bonds are. That law makes no pro-
vision for such registering this being
the case, feel that the Commissioners
should not be censured when they take
precautionary measures to protect all
parties interested.
l claim to have acted in good faith in
this matter, aud expect to continue to
dc so in all such cases where the pro-
lection OF the public appears 70 demand
it. While do not propose to be drawn
into newspaper controversy in regard
to my official acts, deem this explain
alton due TO myself.
WIN. ALEXANDER.
Jan. Is 1875.
The undersigned was one of num-
Der of citizens that secured the appoint
ment of WIN. Alexander as Commits
sioner of the Bridgeport Free Turnpike.
The above statements jim regard to his
appointment are true, his services were
invaluable, and at much sacrifice of
time taken from his business.
e. P. RHODES.
The foregoing statements of VIM.
Alexander in reference to the appoint
ment of Mr.. Woods are true as stated.
w. w. HOLLOWAY,
Pres't Board of Commissioners of Ohio
Valley Pike,