Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-06-29
John Bniley's Letter to the Sentinel.

EDS. SENTINEL We would like 10 say a
word or two more In vindication OF our article
aud argument advanced In a letter sent 10
you for publication, March 26, 1877. You
took exceptions TO said letter in your next is
sue without giving the same to the public
which we did not expect Of you, as you can.
not but see the njustness Of il, whether intend
ed or not. You say the subject is worthy Of
some investig alton aud attention by those " ho
wonld avoid a bankrupt poor fund but by
comparing the figures you have given 10 your
paper Of March 2sIh, we have not bankrupt
fund, but have nearly s3, 900 Ia County Treas.
ury. Mr.. Eds, ! know there Is no poor funds 8
In the County Treasury, nor will | ask rou to
give MS the figures ind items, II it takes awhole
page OF the Sentinel, as the "Bullduzer" from
Plain, or "FlambeAu" from Portage can see an
itemIcd account OF every dollar that has been
paid by going to the county seat and exami ming
for themselves and question very much thai
if"Bulldozer" or "Flambeau" would 70 into
Perrysburg or any other township in the
County and examine the transactions of the
Trustees they would be able 10 find dollar
mis- applied. It is settled rule in courts and
also with intelligent and justly disposed per.
sons to assume the innocence Of person or
persons accused Of wrong as long as no evil
dence is produced to prove the truth Of the
charges madej and il is great deal easier to
hnd fault and give good advice than it is to
carry Il out.
As for Poor expenses for some years past,
oho1 haa kaav b,,rk a..
person has paid is sixty cents on 81, ,OeO vAlua-
lion. Mr. Eds, 1 still differ little from your
former article where you say this is not right
as we think your argument has no foundation
whatever. You say, "Mr. Bailey will remem-
ber that the lands in his township are held
snd sold at double the price Of those in towns
remote from railroads, and railways pay heayi-
y towards the levies in those towns" II you
had said also IN counties, that part would
admit. ! do not remember or know, and It is
not fact, that land sells for do ubls the price
in Lake as in other townships, for know that
within a very few weeks Mr.. Brim bought 40
acres NV Of Seq Is, in Plain township, for
nearly $40 per acre, with no buildings OF any
value on III and about the same time Mr.
Hamilton, Of Toledo, bought 20 acres SO Of Sec.
W ANN ANpsi oNJothihb rue " Mlll-
bury, with good house and barn on il, for
il,leO. Nnw, Mr.. Eds, you see your argument
is not good. | will admit that the railroads
ray heavy ta xes, but il Is not all poor tax;
they pay County and Stale taxes likewise, and
they are also great help to twns laying re-
mote Irnm railroads in helping Ia pay their
county aud other taxes, and we think II is no
more thuu right for those rrmnte townships in
return to help pay for the transcient puor who
iDfeB. the tlwnships through which railroads
pass. Il has been Unlimited that every town
ship should care for its own tranjcient or tenn
p0rary pnor. ! admitted In former article
that II would save expense in some tOwnships
However, think il would he great Injustice.
For instance, INillMke Ross, Lake anu Per-
rYsbnrg townships. The laud in koss is worth
double that in Lake por acre. II Joins the cor
poralion Or the City nf Toledo has two Of the
best railroads iD the State running two ways,
n nd yri il has M poor. What is the reason I
Simply because there il no stopping place for
the cars in Ross tow nship. and the tTanseient
pnor pass through To Millbury or Perry sburg,
becoming burden 10. said townships. Aud
why does not this class 0f poor enng 10 Ross
as well as TO l'eFrysburg or Lake2 | think
they unRht. will compare also Milton aud
Jackson twps. The land ia each township is
nearly Of the same value, aud still jackson
twp. has out very few p0oT, for the very reason
above stated aud IL the railroad helps pay
the county tax for Jackson, u It not right for
Jackson 10 help pay the poor tax for Miltnn.
lou say my Argument was not good, aud not.
wiIhslanding think u was, agree with you
that the SUBJECTS worthy Of inVestig alton.
word mnre, and am done for the present,
about that large bill you mentioned for one
man. The laet Is, there was len In tue family
Instead OF one, aud most Of them sick At the
same lime aud think the Trustees had
perfect right to 20 10 ns mnny Townships as
they saw proper, 20 got supplies for that fam
lily, or 90 TO New York for Il, II II Was TO the
advantage Of the township or county.
Nc Eds shsss 'ta1smeusg are BY no means