Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-03-07
REPLY FROM AUDITOR CASE.

EDITOR JoURNALi-No'icing in your
las issue an article copied from another
paper in this county, purporting TO be q
letter from one Mr.. Slnughterbeck, from
Hammonsburg, in which you seem TO think
grave charges are laid at my door, / have
thought 1t best to answer the same, and
while do not seek newspaper netoriety,
yet, sir, stand ready to make any proper
explanation of my official conduct TO the
people Of Wood county.
Now in the interests of fairness, II il he
true as your CORE spondent TO the Toledo
Commercial of March 4th says, that you are
editing "aaunch aud reliable journal, >
you ought to have been able to explain said
note without any assistance from county
officials, for you certainly know that no
work sold on an Improved Road by the
County Commissioners is paid for in any
other way than in the bonds of Wood
county. Again, Mr.Slaughterbeck stepre.
sented as saying that the Commissioners
had signed the order" You certainly
knos lhat no money is ever paid ont oil
the County Treasury except on the order
Of the County Auditor.
For the benefit OF the public ut large
whom said article is intended to deceive
aud malead (Which was written as we be-
lieve in Bowling Green) l will say that
all work on Improved roads is sold to he
4 g.. -. g 4
il is always 80 stated in the contracts with
those who purchase work. As the work
progresses the Superintendent and Commits.
sioner in charge of said work give eaimates
for same, which estimates call for the bond,
Of Wood county, and said bonds are paid
| by assessments on the lands benefited by
said improvement extending over a period
usually Of five years. 1t was one of these
estimates that Mr.. Slaughterbeck had and
Of course lie could not pay his taxes with
it. He was entitled to coupon bond di-
vided into ten equal parts, one of said parts
due each six months. Mr.. Slanghterbeck
may not have understood this and yet he
ought and might by referring to his con-
| tract.
Further, have assisted scores Of con.
tractors on these works TO find a market
for their bonds and have done all could
TO enhance their value in the market, and
have had the satisfaction OF seeing their
value aised from 75 to 80 cents on the dol.
lar to 80 to 80 since | have been in the
Auditors Office. i have never dealt in
these bonds as a matter OF profit to myself
nor have l ever received dollar directly
or indirectly for anything have ever done
in the premises.
Further, Mr.. Timmons, il you will bring
your afidavts to the Audit19's Office as the
editors Of the papers published in this town
do, we will swear you as we do them with
out money and without price-to yourself
or the county; and as for the assistance oI
the Bank in running the Auditors Office
we are inclined to say thank you, we are
we'll satisfied with the help we now have.
S. CASE.
p. 8. have not felt it nay duty 10 an,
aver the little petty ISLANDERS published in
the opposition papers of the county, but
inasmuch rs you profess to publish Re
publican paper, l have thought it proper
at your request to write the foregoing
which hope you will be kind enough tc
publish. Yours, S. G.