Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-02-06
RICHMOND.
January 80, 1880.


Eds. Tel 1t appears that one Allen
Turner, of Andover, owns a tamarack
swamp which has some valuable timber
on it but 1t cannot be got out without a
road. One week ago the said Turner ap-
peared at this place in company with
former county commissioner to help him
engineer the building of his road before
our county commissioners.
REsULT-Said excounty commissioner
is here on his way to Andover to let the
contract for the construction of the said
road, which will cost not far from $780,
This is to be paid for by the taxpayers of
this county. If any one in Andover is to
be benefited by the construction of said
road besides this man Turner will such
person please say how. TAXPAYER.
Eds. Tel Il noticed in your last issue,
an article sighed, Taxpayer, which wish
you to reprint, and also publish the follow
ing as my answer:
deny that had anything to do in
helping Allen Turner in building his
road before the County Commissioners
as charged by said taxpayer 1 further
deny the charge that he makes, that said
excommissioner is here on his way to An
dover to let the contract for the construc-
tiOn of the road which he says will cost
the county about $500. If he means the
laying out of county road, then 1 will
say that myself, W. H. Bullard and c. L.
Sunbury, were appointed viewers, and J.
N. Wight, Surveyor, by the county COM
missioners, 10 view and survey said road
petitioned for by Allen Turner and others,
and to make report to said commissioners
at their next session, on the first
Monday of March next In that re-
port we have to say whether said road
will be of public utility or otherwise. Any
party who wishes to oppose its establish
ment, will then have lawful chance TO
file a remonstrance against it, and then it
will be continued to the next session of
the commissioners for hearing, for and
against establishing said road If the
proof should be against it, then as the pc
titiOners have given good bail for the costs,
the commissioners would dismiss it at the
petitioners costs.
Now the foregoing is all that Ihavehad
to do in regard to said road, if that is
wrong fail to see it in that light.
Your correspondent represents Turner'S
land to be a tamarack swamp. Now, the
facts are, there is no better farming lands
in that township, and the opening of this
road, little over one half mile, reaches
this Turner lot so called, although it has
been sold to man by the name of Fenkle
from Williamsfeld. He has built
frame house on it and moved in, and in
tends to make one of the best farms of it,
there is in town. Further-the parties
owning land on each side of said road-did
not claim any damage from the viewers,
for they said the damages had been settled
by the parties wanting the road. Further
said road laid out to the State line
comes within about thirty rods of laid
out road running east into Pa. one hun
dred rods, to the Manning Bridge, across
Shenango Greek, which is the most di-
rect route to Meadville, Pa.
1 would say further that this Fenkle
land has some seventy-five acres cleared
on it. do not know what object said
taxpayer has in disappearing me in
the matter, but it is plain that he wishes,
in some way, to injure me. If he would
come out and give his name, perhaps it
could be explained. Perhaps I am un-
charitable, but there may be something
the matter with him. Can it be wind or
worms. E. o. PECK,
Ex-COunty Commissioner.