Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-10-02
CARD FROM COMMISSIONER FRIES

es OF the county, desire TO make plain state.
mcnt OF nll the facts connected herewith, that
the people OF the county may not be misled by
tile stories In circulation.
II Is well known by all intelligent citizens Of
the county last winter, was shor, about $4,000,
in round numbers The question arose In the
board meeting Whit TO do TO meet the out
was present at this meeting only Mr.. Dunipace
aud myself. MIR. Junklns being absent on &c.
count ui III health. The Commissioners decid-
cd-and in saying Commissioners, | mean MIR.
Dunipace and mysclf-(jnnkins being nbSenp
that the only way out of the difficulty was to
increase the current expense levy. This We sup.
posed could not be done without special act Of
the Legislature. similar TO the one passed during
pt tha rcSuSst SnIFNs Of MT % pnmscc VS MT. ios M mis-
meeting hunted up the old law and copy Of 1t
was male by him at the request of the Com
Emcrson's knowing anything about 1t. II was
then agreed Jointly by Mr.. Dnnipacc and my
aud give II to Mr.. Emerson, and ask him us the
Representative Of Wood county, to introduce
the bill apd get 1t passed. There was nothing
him the bill, was particular to ask me u this
bill came from the Commissioners, and II II wns |
asked for unanimously and was needed ! told
1t was n necessity. told him the county was |
in debit that this debt must be paid sooner or
Iv assrmSi Ws sSn,a % mot mnIsr @ inc BtesTnn Tn %
cd this: "Wcll II II is agreed by the board that |
you can't &c, along without it, then will take
No blame whatever should be attached to Mr.. |
Emerson. lie was asked to do just what was |
asked a; Of Capt Wetm9re by former board, !
should rest upon the board of County Comms- |
sioncrs and 10 where else.
1 will say in defense of the board, that II was
understood that after the Inv was passed, we
would perhaps not need to make the levy as
high as the bill authorized. but would only use
also, that the current expense fund has been
very heavily drawn on within the past few
years by reason Of the extraordinary criminal
eases, and the bridge fund by reason of the
floods Of SO and 81. Also l might state that
afterwards we found that we were mistaken in
make % sufficient levy. wy " Another @ statute, then
unknown to us, gives this authority, and the
levy to day is fully as high as would have been
made had the bill not been defeated in the
Senate. SoLoMAN FRIES.
We give above Commissioner Fries card
IN full as il appeared in the Sentinel last
week, that our readers may judge for
seen that il does not differ materially
from shorter account already given in
these columns as the Sentineps version,
only IL does not mention that the editor Of
tha: paper WAS present at the haiching of
the proposition to get another special act
| through the legislature TO increase the
levey of taxes.
Without reference to which of the two
men shall he elected to the Legislature,
.'all Of the intelligent citizens Of Wood
county" would like to know why "lhe cur
rent expense fund of the county last win
ter was short about $50, 900, in round mum.
bers." II will he remembered Tint the
Commissioners Issued $40 600 worth Of
bond, in March, 1884, the half of which,
if we remember correctly, was not required
to repair the bridges washed away about
that time nj Perrysburg and Pemberville.
Twice since, we believe, bonds have been
issued in smaller sums, and last fall the
Commissioners increased the annual levy
to all the law allows, we were told nt tile
time, Mr.. Dunipace voting against the in
crease, while Mr.. Fries and Junkin's voted
for il.
In years gone by il he's been supposed
that the legislature was liberal when they
placed the limit beyond which officials
should not go in placing burdens upon the
taxpayers. 1t was only in extreme emer-
gences that the full extent of the levy WI,
expected to he made. Under the presen,
MA nagement il would seem that the ex-
trenre allowance of law as well VS. specia
act allowing the issuing of bonds falls lai
short of keeping the treasury supplied will
money to pay "current" expenses. Ia i
not about time to trace up that current Il
the flood gates Of the treasury and see II I
"dam" cannot be constructed 10 stop ,
good portion of the outflow.
1t will he seen at the closing Of Mr.
Fries card that they have been successful
in unearIhIng another statute that enable
them TO increase the levy TO snit all re-
qniremenls, in spite OF the failure OF tn,
y SPECIAL act sought through the legislature
mud we presume those who hover abou
the "currenl" below the treasury will! b.
prepared to take the stump 10 expostulni
, The people upon the return of prosperi,,
. to the country.
Feeling satisfied that the Wood count,
treasury had "sprung leak" that wa
: endangering the welfare of the people, W
: took "A copy Of the Commissioned repor
after published in November, 1888, an
dropped into Mr.. Frances Hollenbeck'
law Office and asked him il he could Civ
r us any information upon the subject. II
r took pencil and went over about one
b,,t of tho ,e,or, and ,,,d., i, cr,s. .f,.
""" VI INC ''i'o'' "'" "'"ue '''s' "i'e
the following sums Chat had been paid on
| remarkinp that there VIVA M law autLo,
, =,
iL'hg me payment oil my OF these sumR:
j J. o. Troup prosecuting attorney, sal
d. ary and allowances. Sol4
Z. II. Smith, official stenocrapher
& Morse trial. .............................. AZ
y Tyler & Mcehan, expense in case Holtz
VS.. commissioners Wood county,, 3
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