Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-02-08
Maumee and Western Reserve Road.

Nearly every resident hioug the liue o
| the above road between Stony Ridge ans
Perrysburg are complaining Of it's indifier
ent and worse than indifferent condition
Ruts, nearly hub deep, make II impossible
to drive faster than q walk, and the pay
ment Of tolls for the use Of such n roaC
when Superintendent has been employed
by the State for the express purpose OF re
pairing the road is wrong. Such cOndi
| tion Of facts ought not 10 be, MS there is AZ
abundance OF stone to be had at little ex
pense, which would wonderfully better il,
present condition. 1t would be we'll fol
the Board OF Public Works, when they
visit the Road, to pass over ii in muddy
weather at 2:i0 speed, then we think some
speedy action would be taken TO give the
patrons of the road better way. Right
is right, but forcing men TO pay for that
for which no return is gsven is wrong, and
in fact, robbery Buckeye Granger.
The above article certainly tl0cs Supt
| N. G. West, OF this city, great injustice
The present winter has been one Of unusu
al storms, and roads everywhere have
been bad. Every thirty days Supt. West
goes over the whole read, particularly no
licing its condition, and il we are not very
much mistaken, this same editor only
two or three weeks ago spoke OF the
Superintendent being in Perrysburg, and
that the road was in good condition. The
past six months more has been put on the
west end OF the road than the tolls came
to. We will warrant that in all Northern
Ohio there cannot to-day be fOund fifty
miles Of 30 good continuous road as the
turnpike now is. Some granger Whs had
put a cord of wood on his rickety wagon
and then broke down, probably told the
editor the ruts and mud were hub deep
Fremont Journal.
The above notice from the Granger wa'
copied in the Evening Bee, which brought
out the following in reply from a CORES
pendent at Fremont:
The road is undoubtedly bad there, as
they are everywhere. Taking the weather
we have had this winter, in connection
with the condition the road was in when
Mr.. West took charge OF it, and the sma !
| amount Of money taken for toll, they
should not expect him under these disad-
vantages 10 keep up the road, ns when first
built.
When Mr.. West took charge Of tho road
he found n great many places where the
stone was entirely worn out. And to try
10 satisfy the people along the road he wa'
obliged to distribute the work over the
whole road, taking the wsrst places first
| and doing us much work each month rs
the funds will allow. Further than thai
he cannot go, ms the State does not appro
pirate one dollar.
Those residents that we have wronged
so much should not patronize the State
road and then they would not be imposed
upon. But instead of taking the pike tc
| Perrysburg, they should take county roadl
that are kept up by Supervisors. Ther
| they would receive the benefit Of their tax
| es.
We publish the above, deeming it to bC
but simple set of justice to Mr.. WEST
whom we regard as an honorable man
and doing the best he can under the cir
eumstances. II he had any influence will
| the weather clerk, ne boubt the stone roaC
wonld be greatly improved. But it is A.
much easier 10 find iault than to wait fol
and obtain facts that we are net surprised
at go much fault finding at the presen
day. Mr.. WEST was over on the first o
the week, and we obtained Of him twS
copies OF the report Of the Board Of Public
Works to the Governor, one for 1876, ant
the other for 1877, all he had with him
On comparing them we find very ia
vorable' balance in Mr.. WEsT's favor. II
1876 "the number OF yards OF broken stone
placed upon the road was 664. The mum
Der OF loads Of gravel was ESQ.," In 1877
under Mr. WEST, gravel, 2,064 loads, anc
broken stone, $50 cnbie yards" Besides
this there has been more improvement ii
repairing old and building new bridges
Thcse facts hnenk for themselves.