Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-05-15
A FEW FACTS.
Wood County sentlnel.)

lWoOd county Sentinel)
Referring to the bill introduced in the Ohio
Legislature by Representative Emerson to auth
Hrize the county Commissioners to levy u
mills more on the dollar, TO meet the present
shortage. the Democrat says:
The Indebtedness which the Sentinel pleads as
an excuse for the passage OF the bill can be TAX
en care of without increasing the present high
rate of taxation in Wood county, caused by the
reckless extravagance and proligacy Of the Re-
publican officials.
The naked facts are that ever since 1881 the
current expense levy has been insufficient to
meet the drain upon 1t. Whether or not this Is
result OF past extravaganza, loose business
ideas. or matter OF Necessity, does not enter
into n discussion Of the subject at this moment
The iund is short md money has been borrow.
ed to the extent Of 5000 to meet this shortage
The obligations of the county are out and must
and the people can not, II they would, become
repudiators. The courts can and will compel
the payment of this indebtedness. The q,ies.
ton now is "IIow shall this be paid?" The
Commissioners, no matter how economical, can
not pay II out of the money that he collected
ii under thS present aW aanthoTizng a oniy
MUST BE KEPT AVAILABLE FOR PRESENT
CURRENT EXPENSES, FOR COURTS, dc
Wood county is growing rapidly, and her court
must be met.
Below we give the amount of levy for current
expenses since 1876.
Is16- -S23, 49, OIL
1s77-23, ,467 I'll
lS7S-23,l li2 81
lST9-2l,sUl 81
1ss0-2.I,5Ug 81
lSyl-2s. 75G 6l
lSS2-ly,5 ,566 SO
1Ss3-2l,36l i3
1SSi-26,2ll 5S
AT the September settlement in 1881, the chr
rent expense fund NnG oycrdrawn sl63dl9. In
had neaeassd osetataI 70 Ms NJ l
from 1882 TO 1888, amounting, as will be seen, 10
about Sll 900 was largely due to several very
important criminal trials two Bach trials, two
Morse trials, two Jane Babcock trials and 9th.
ers, The latter two the State failing TO convict,
the county was obliged TO pay out of the cur
rent expense iuHd, us IL did also In the Bach
trial. Us is required by law That year the court
expenses amounted 10 over $1,000, over $1,000 OF
which went to Pay Jurors and nearly 5000 to
came Depocrntic by the election Of Dunipuce
aud Junkins In obedience to u howl set up Tor
reform. Let US take n look ut the result 6f this
Democratic Reform. In 1884 the current ex-
penhe iuhd was overdrawD SlSo7liD an In
crease oJ over 81, 900 ~ onc gear. Rather queer
KIND oi reform now, wasn't II? At the last
March settleIpeni, only six months later the
shortage was S2l ,73.3I. Our county orders un.
der De!pocratic reform are not l.nid-but en-
dorsed by the County Treasurer ''not paid for
the want of funds" The county owes IL county
debt of $4,000, all contracted under Demo
cratic administration except about $1,000.
Under Republican management the oblign-
lions oi the county were always met promptly
and we had no general debtl, The Sthtinei win
not be so unlnir us TO claim that all Of this debt
was unnecessarily contracted Much of II was
required by reason Of washed away
bridges, culyerts, de-, but the Democratic howl
for reform ought to drop TO u feeble whisper, In
view oi the real facts, and the expectations Of
the people, when they went into ouice with
such Glib promises, II the people Di Wood
county are anxious for loweF faxes. aud Tor bet.
Ter business management IN county aillirs, the
remedy Is plain. sel2ei for county Commits.
sioners, business neD--men whose capacity
reaches beyond petty wrangling ior whole
day oyer reduciion Of a poor BARRIERS bill for
shaving prLs0ners from l0c 10 SC; whose notions
Of ecopony aTe broader and whose Luslnes.
knowledge VIII enable them TO grasp financial
questions, Involving hundreds OF dollars " vol
W petty triies In the cent column.
The RepublicAp party has u duty 20 perform
this year. The Ssatina has 20 particular mnn
In view, There arc pleuty " ipen In the Re.
publican party who nr capable OF introducing "A
new era of lhingsv-bpt they VIII not tramp over
the eornaelds, tpttopboling and hand shaking
Ia every township for an ohice that is moi worth
tho gekt Republican oonyeDtion choose such a
man ior ~ .9omines lor Gowmlssloler. aud
eject him, Us services ape needed aud men vi
both political parties tody stap9 ready to vote