Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-03-14
THE TRICKS THAT ARE VAIN,
Troy TWP, March 5. 1879.

TROY Twp, March 8, 1879.
ED. JOURNAL Dear II saw let
ter in the Sentinel of Feb. 18th, and also on
the 9th, over the initials, "E. A. H." that
appears to think that the tax, payers of our
township should not object to pay n heavy
ditch tax tor the benefit of people ten to
fifteen miles west of us, for the enlargement
OF ditch that is not needed by us, but by
hem, and is an actual damage to many of
the people along the line OF said ditch here
Our ditch WAS large enough for MS, or for
those that made it, and which cost some of
the taxpayers here from So to $3.50 per
acre and now they come on with tax that
isl not quite so big, but may be before they
get through with it, and this for a ditch
that had no outlet then and has none vet.
The banks of said ditch occupy space of
from to feet, on each side, and from 8
to feet in highth, and prevents all water
from entering it from our farms, unless we
dig an extra ditch on each side, with sluces.
We are taxed for the enlargement of this
ditch, so that it will take off some Of the
surplus water from the swamp in which
one of our Commissioners has large trnct
of land miles from Perrysburg, that
would go in another direction if left alone
We are taxed from So to So per acre here
near the end, while those 10 or Is miles
west of us are taxed IS cents per acre.
This is the kind of justice that is dealt out
to us by some of our Commissioners. A
few of our prominent Democrats can get
an abatement. They voted for him, and
worked for him, while those that opposed
him, pay a little more than ut first assessed
This, Mr.. editor, is true, and yet all is not
told. Some of the lands that are taxed do
not let barrel Of water in this ditch in
a year. When this prominent Commis-
soner was spoken of for Office the first time,
prominent Democrat of Troy township
made the acknowledgement to me, that he
was working for that neighhor OF his for
Commissioner for the express purpose OF
taking the water off that swamp down
through Troy out OF it's natural channel.
They have accomplished their object by
foul means, partially, and we pay The tax
for the work and he reaps the benefit Of
it. Does e. A. H." know ANYTHING
sf this? Does he know that that
Commissioner came out here and
tickled some Democrats with fat jobs (that
| understand now curse him for some of
his tricksO Does he suppose that he knows
anything more Of the subject than he has
been hired to know 1t seems toNne not.
He speaks Of the attorneys in such a man
ner that am satisfied lie knows nothing
about il. That part of his article is utterly
false, for the attorneys at first discouraged
| prosecution, Was not the law he speaks of
gotten up at the suggestion Of g. G. lawyers
and paid for out OF the peoples money ?
! l think that il would be well for him TO
write upon some subject that he knows
more about, and one Ia which he would not
show 30 much ignorance. would snggest
to him the subject of Temperance. II red
is sign OF danger on railroad, what does
red nose indicate? He used to be good
on temperance. think he must he better
able now to tell what those signals mean.
FARMER.