Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-03-19
rnn WAY LIBRARY.
statement " ihO Executors.


ry, established by tile bequcst Of Willard V.
Way, deceased.
The proceedings OF the Council are so In
discord with the law for the settlement OF
estates that they show either gross igno-
rance on the part OF their author, or n
design 10 de1eivc the people and turn their
attention from the plans which are matur.
ing for the overthrow OF the library.
There is no excuse for any citizen OF
Porrysburg being ignorant Of the precise
condition Of the Way os,ate. The whole
is n matter OF public record, which amy
one can examine without charge. The
law requires that deeds for land shall be
recorded. Mr.. Way was a careful man
and had his deeds all recorded. so any
citizen oil Perrysburg can go to the Recor-
der's Office and sec what land Mr.. Way
owned at the time OF his death, The
same records will also show all sales of
lands made by the Executors aud the
prices which they received for it. As TO
its value any one acquainted with the
land is as competent to fix value on ii.
ns the Executors. The law does not allow
the Executors to npprnise any part OF the
TO fix value on any of the estate the
Probate Judge appoints the appraisers.
AS the lands are ON record the law does
not require an inventory 10 he made OF
them. II they are sold By order OF Court
The Probate Judge must appoint three dis
interested freeholders OF the vicinity to
approise them. If, however, the te.tator
has confidence in his Executors he will
authorsize them to sell at such prices as
their judgment under all the circumstances
deems for the best, and when these deeds
are recorded the world has knowledge OF
the prices for which they were sold.
IA to the personal property the law is
different. There being no record of this
the law requires that an inventory of it
must be made. The language of the stat
ute is, the estate "shall be appraised by
three suitable disinterested persons who
shall be appointed by the Court and sworn
to n faithful discharge Of their trust"
The inventory and appraisement of the
Way estate was made by A. G. Williams,
A. NJ. Russell and j. L. Stubbs-three as
honest and honorable men as there are IN
Wood county. This nrprnisement wns
made by them under oath and filed by the
Executors In the Probate Court, properly
verified as required by law. This COM
| pleted the public record of the entire estate
Of Willard V. Way, deceased, open to the
inspection of the world. The real estate
| is on record i'm the Recorders Office and
the personal estate in the inventory re-
corded in the Probate Court.
| But The citizens OF Perrysburg must not
allow themselves to be deceived. The de-
sire of n minority of the Council is not IN
formation. That is on record and open to
all, excepting the village lots in Michigan
which will appear in the final settlement
Their real object is hostility to the library
and II that hostility is allowed to proceed
30 lar as TO amount to refusal to carry
out the provisions OF the will Of Mr.. Way
the library will be forever lost. This is sc
definitely fixed by the will that anyone
who can read may understand it from thu
following provision OF the will
EtoHTu.-I give, devise and bequeath to tn
Incorporated Village of Perrysburg, Wood Coun
", Ohio, all the remainder Of my estate (excep
| Uhnt ia herein or pivpu fn n nuhlic narlN 1
be used in establishing public library in sal
village, for the use of the inhabitants, unde
such regulations as may be prescribed by tn
council of said village, subject to the followin
conditions Fifteen thousand Q5,000l dollars {
the proceeds of my estate shall be invested II
safe public interest bearing securitiGs-to re
main perpetual fund belonging to said villag
the interest of which only Is to be used in tn,
purchase OF books and works, properly belong
Ing to public library for the library. The IT
mander of the bequest for the use of a publ
library may be used, al the council of said wiling
may deem most for the interest of the library
In the purchase OF II lot, and erection of Il suita
BILE building ior the library and literary hall
and purchase of books, and for no other pun
pose
No part of the principal sum Of fifteen thous
and dollars shall ever be expended or used b.
said village except upon the following condi
tions:
II the said Village of perrysburg should wan
to Use said fifteen thousand dollars for any othc
purpose it may do so on providing by taxation
or otherwise, for raising annually sum equa
to the legal interest ON said fifteen thousan
dollars to be expended in the purchase OF book
and worksproperly belonging to a public library
1t is probable that further legislation may b
necessary to enable said village to accept an
carry out the bequcst. cnjoin 1t upon my es
ecutors to see that said Village OF Perrysbur
has full power to accept and carry out this b,
quest before paying over to 1t any funds II tn
said village shall accept this trust and after
wards neglect or refuse to carry 1t out in tn
manner above required. then my heirsat la,
shall have the right to demand and collect til
amount SO received by said village Tor their MS,
AS to the necessary legislation spoken oi
the Executors have had laws passei
which fully authorize the Town Council O
Perrysburg TO accept this bequest and bint
the town to fulfill all the slipulations O
the will.
The Executors were very much embar-
rasSed by Mrs. Ways refusal TO take unde
the will Of her husband This made j
necessary TO turn over TO her one-third o
The estate, that being the part to whIcl
she WAS entitled on refusing 10 accept un.
der the will.
After paying the $4,000 bequeaihed t.
the heirs of Mr.. Way, and erecting tn,
monument required by the will, the Ex
oculors paid to the Board Of Education o
the Union Schools of Perrysburg $4,000
bequeathed TO il for a scholarship. Aftei
this they prepared an ordinance which
was passed by the Council Of Perrysguri
Jan. A, 1881, by which II accepted III,
above bequest and bound the town to carry
out the provisions Of the will.
Under The ordinance the Execntoss hav,
paid TO The town $500 on the library