Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
TROY TOWNSHIP JUSTICE,
TRoY TwP., April II. 1879.

| AhOh 1WP.b Aprll III 1879.
On the morning of the Trustees settle
ment day Trustee Hahn called or ]. q
Webb, District Clerk, and he asked Hahn
to hand In his charge for taking enumera.
tion OF scholars. Hahn said as that all ?''
Webb said eyes"
Well. this profound body issued FIVE or.
ders OF $40 each, for four mem bers of the
Board OF Education and one for John
France, who is Trustee and pretended
member OF the b. of T.. The four being
those who are in league with France in
building the second new school house in
the same district and in the same year
that the first was built. And they are try.
ing TO make the Township pay for it.
When the question was asked whv orders
were not given to the whole Board alike,
the reply was that the other side twas not at
the meeting" Buttwo of the France party
were not there, though their orders for Sl,O
had been handed TO Treasurer Mayer who
saw them and insisted on their taking the
money on the orders. The few who took
pay were arrested for it. Rolfns, one Of
the number, was taken by the Sheriff from
h is dying vile twho expired few DAYS
| after) and dragged to Bowling Green to
answer for crime, the penalty of which
should fall upon the Trustees who urged
him to take the order.
Mayer left 81 at the store for Webb, TO
compensate him for taking enumeration,
while the France clique got 81 for the same
amount Of labor. The law forbids the
Board OF Education taking pay for meet
inSs: And should there not be law to
punish those who are higher in Office that
grant an order to those whom the law
makes criminals by accepting pay1
April 22d, 1870.
Mr.. EDIroR Yesterday was the day
for the regular. meeting OF the famous
Board of Education of Troy twp. They
met and organized, by electing Sam
uel Swope for Chairman, the only Chair.
man that understands his duty that we
have had for years. Then who should
drive up but ]. X. Tyler and one of his
students. Abont one o'clock he got up, with
out leave or license from any one, and be.
gan eKpOunding the law III at should govern
the election OF members of the Boarl. Al.
Ter proceeding a short time the Chairman
said he would have 10 call him to order
then there was small sensation. lie an.
pealed from the decision OF the Chair. aud
five ont OF eight decided that he should 90
on. lie did go on, and for nearly thIee
quarters OF an hour he expOunded The law
to them, and a greater quantity of misrep-
reaenlHtionS and falsehoOds could not be got
IN smaller space than heard from him
In this time. lie made the Eve believe
that the man IN District No. Ihat got II
votes, Was entitled To a seat on the Board
IN The place Of him that got % votes.
Then Mr.. Geo. Brough moved that they
shove tile Chairman out Of the Chair.
They wanted sone ono for "Tool," and
could not use him. lie vas not one of the
Eastwood kind. bnthe still kee,is the Chair
They also decided that Miss Brown. of
FOsloria, that. taught five months school in
District No. o. wus not entitled To her pay
aud they refused To pay her, who was hired
by order of the County Commissioners.
Now, II amy Of your town Board wishes
Instructions Ia the latest way OF doing bust.
meas, they cannot do better Than TO emplny
one Of the famous Eve or their attorney.
They have a way Of showing men on aud
on OF the Board at pleasure and dispatch.
Ing business quickly and their attorney
makes Il all legal. -Four out Of eight con.
sltntes quorum TO do business.
Hon can have more Of this on some other
occasion, II necessary. FARMER.