Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-29
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Total,
JOrTINGs ALONG CRANE CREEK.

EDITOR JOURNAL In your issue OF
Feb. 9Th, noticed an article headed,
"What are you going to do about itT
Mr.. De Verna seems to complain of the
way that the work on Crane Creek has
been tanpered with He not only has a
right bat good reason for complaining, and
also for commencing M. Timmons for
Ia ken note OF the same.
also see in the Sentinel, of Feb. 81, a
communication headed "Crane Creek :"
After criticising and throwing slurs at Mr..
Timmons Taxpayer" says, "but here
comes john Hood and Edward De Verna
and unloads their grievances TO the jour
NAL man, and he takes it up" etc. Tax
payer" says 'he happens 10 know some
thing about that Crane Greek"
Now 1t happens that the writer knows
something abont il, and not only Crane
Greek, but OF ils contractors, advantages,
disadvantages, etc. Taxpayer" says Mr..
DE Ferna and Mr.. Hood are as able to
pay their taxes as any man on Crane
Nreeh. II so 'ilcy VI" NV Gei tleir means
to pay by days work at from TO hours
as "A day and received therefor $3.50 per
day. Not any. lie goes on to say that
Mr.. De Verna is n contractor on the ditch
and his work is not yet done. Whose
fault is it? II Mr.. Ellis had pushed his
work M he should have doue and as it WAS
let, am ready to sny that Mr.. De Verna's
job would have been completed, but when
the job below was not touched and the fall
ins commenced it was absolutely i'm pos
sible for him to complete his work, though
but few rods to complete and that well
on the way. He insinuntes also that what
is done il a benefit. This positively de.
ny. The ditch il in Il manner completed
from De Verna's N. e. field up TO the town
| 750 rods. The water that distance comes
down and dams up 40 rods short of De
Verna's N. E. corner. Then it passes OH
and serves Mr.. Sawyer the same way, and
he says Mr., Ellis is to blame. 1 should
say so also. Mr.. De Verna offered to take
| tnt JOD, IL "h IlBhtis miviHcu, hnu Ht
is too well known 10 take Jobs and not
complete than, il he has a ghost of q
chance. Taxpayer says, "but OF course
MIR. Ellis is TO blame because he was engi-
neer" Not because he was engineer, hui
because when jobs were let and not touch
ed, when the time for compilation expired
why were they not then resold or men and
teams put on the werk? lie also asks
what is the difference between ring rsb
berry and highway robbery" Perhays Mr.
Taxpayer" belongs 10 This ring and ough
to he posted. My definition is that one il
a cowardy and underhanded class, Will,
the other is bolder, and OF the two the mels
manly.
Mr.. Keller says he has fnished his ditch
Jobs. II so who is to take out the slumps
and finish the work through Mr.. Hatcheri
land? II Keeler has got his fall pay thei
Mr., Ellis has not righifully discharged hi
duty. II Keeler has only received an es
innate, what has become of the balance
The expense OF the whole ditch was es
timated AT IS cents per yard, and wher
sold il was bid off ut from TO i24 cents
Only one job sold at l2l, the rest all below
l0a
think II Mr.. Ellis had pushed his worl
as Mr.. De Verna did his, there would b,
but hltle OF Crane Creek TO do now. And
think il the editer Of the Sentinel wonl,
keep his own door yard clean, he wonlC
not have time 10 attend to that OF Mr.
Timmons. Mere amen,
CASUAL OBSERVER.