Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-05-11
THAT REDUCTION" NIGHTMARE.

to do so | would like to add IL short
post script to what our follow citizen
is pleased to term "that two columns
OF childish drlvel In last weeks issue,"
for one reason among others to caution
the taxpayers OF the school district not
TO be misled by him in his attempt TO
now modify his iuslnuating charges OF
extravaganza unfairness and CORFU ption,
which he would hdvo US TO understand
have heretofore and now govern the
actions and prectices OF our present
Board of Education.
1t is true, as said by another;-
His reasons are two grains OF wheat
hid in two bushels OF chat; you shall
seek all day ere you find them; and
when you have them they are not
worth the search"
Yet stranger who is unacquainted
with the ways of our fellow citizen,
and who may possibly have learned,
principally from his own sayings and
writings,) Of his great proneness to look
after the financial interests OF all con-
cerned, and In such manner rs 10 lead
to the one inference that beside himself
all other men are rascals aud will bear
watching, and 1t is more particularly
for the information OF such strangers
alone and to avoid their being deceived
that hesitate to keep silent.
Under the law, the records OF all
Boards Of Education are public records,
public property, open to examination of
all persons interested ut all reasonable
hours, and this being the fact, and the
Board being required to keep a record of
all its receipts and expenditures, all
facts in relation to such matters can be
at any time very easily and quickly
learned by any taxpayer, and any
member OF the Board will also take
pleasure in making any further eXpla-
nations desired. Any taxpayer can
very quickly learn whether or not he
is being played for ''chump," and by
whom.
Mr.. Hanson in his article OF May 4th.
says, "The entire Board OF brave and
experienced men Of 1896, are presented
as throwing up their hands to one new
member" could not say as was not
a member at this date, l only know
what the records saw, viz: "Motion
made by Hanson to make levy OF - mills,
and signed by J.. Davis, president" l
only make reference to this levy TO
show that The present Board were not
levying more than was thought neces-
sary by MIR. Hanson in 1896.
But In 1897 he had changed his mind.
He wished to have the levy reduced,
not in the interest Of the poor tax
payer, but for personal gain as results
will show.
| No, no, Mr.. Hanson we were not
"hopping about the Office" but ON the
contrary we were dumbfounded and sur
prised, that public servant OF the
people would so deceive us and do so
for private gain.
Taxpayers follow me for moment.
With deficit OF S69.32 on Sept. l. 1897,
and orders drawn on the treasury at
this same date, (orders No. 72 to 76 in
clusive) for Sl22.66, and add $500 per
month run ming expenses of the school
for five months, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec,
and Jan. and we have S269l.9S On
this amount we must pay interest for
six months. as no funds would come
into the treasury until Feb. 2S, 1893,
and, taxpayers, don't think for, a
moment that this money was furnished
at per cent, as he would have you
think by his published articles.
He says 1--WE Topped off the suburban
school, two teachers and one month,
and the end of that year 1896, showed
a surplus of Sl79.5S, the only surplus
year in six" Now we have in our
hand n statemant made and signed by
N. l.. Hanson, President Board of Edu-
cation, April l, 1898, which says the
def cit IN 1896, was S27S6 80. AT which
time were you correct or are you play
ing the taxpayers for ''chumps?'
Again Mr.. Hanson would have you
believe that on valuation of $47S 080 a
levy of II mills would produce $6ll6.0 .04
This may be SO, figuring from the
arithmetic which Mr.. 81. must have
studied in his youth.
He says, in substance, that the year
1897, would have been a surplus year,
but for the fact that 1 entered the
Board to flight" our reform, forced
upon us a superiluous teacher, who re-
ceived Sl72.50, thus Transforming SUR
plus year into deficit year to the
amount OF $lS3.l6. Now we have it, if
this SlT2 so had not been paid to the
teacher, we would have had surplus
OF $S93i, but right here we are con-
fronted again with two articles signed
by Mr.. Hanson. In his article of April
13, 1900, he says there was no deficit In