Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-01-18

before the common pleas court In
July, and decided against Mr.. McCas-
lin, who then appealed the case to
the circuit court, and it is now pend
ing in that court.
Since the appeal, overtures of set
tlement have been made on the basis
that the commissioners eliminate all
tile and concrete features from their
plans and confine said improvement
to the deepening widening and enlarg-
asked to do by the council in the reso-
luton. But Prosecutor Ladd informs
me that he would rather advise the
commissioners to pull out of the case
entirely if their costs are paid
Now, by the law and the holding of
one court, the Jurisdiction over Third
street ditch is now in the hands of
the commissioners, and only one of
four things can be done by the vii
lage and lot owners, as follows:
1st. Keep quiet and let the COM
missioners spend all of our money
they desire in tiling and sewering of
said ditch, and be of no> permanent
benefit when it is done.
I'd. Fight the case through to the
supreme court if necessary, and tie
up all possible improvement of that
ditch for at least two years to come.
Sd. Compromise with the commits
sioners if we can, and have them
deepen, widen and enlarge the ditch
only, if they will do that and only
that.
4th. Buy the commissioners out en-
tirely by paying their costs and again
get control of the ditch or its i'm
provements.
AS / said before, one of these four
things must be done, because the
commissioners now have control, and
council must take some action or the
commissioners will.
That the people living along Third
street need relief and need it very
badly, cannot be questioned. That
almost the entire eastern half of the
village needs drainage that drains is
equally beyond question.
To the estimated cost of tiling and
sewering Third street ditch is also
added 10 per cent for cost of proceed
ure, making a total estimated cost of
about $5,500.O0 But what will the
actual cost be if that improvement is
made by the commissioners? The
commissioners would have to sell the
improvement according to the bid.
We have reliable climates, placing
the cost of 54 inch trunk sewer
from Third street to the river on any
one of the three streets mentioned at
$4,000. The cost then, of 81 inch
trunk sewer direct to the river would
cost less than twice as much as the
costly and ineffective improvement OF
Third street as contemplated by the
commissioners plans.
By the report of Mr.. Spafford, of
the survey of the Third street ditch
he finds that the fall of the ditch
from Louisiana avenue to East Bound
airy street to be 1 and 1-10 inches to
each 100 feet The distance from
Louisiana avenue to East Boundary
| street is 3453 feet The fall then ol
| Third street ditch from Louisiana
avenue to East Boundary street is
37.9 inches.
By draining Third street from Lo
Gust or Maple street, you would have
to put the mouth of the sewer only
20 inches below the present level o.
| Third street ditch to draw the water
from East Boundary street west tt
| Maple or Locust street.
1t Is plain to be seen that the en-
tire length of Third street ditch car
be very easily drained by sewer
placed midway OF its length.
By the plans OF the commissioners
Third street ditch would be lowered 9
little less than two feet only, which
would not afford cellar drainage fol
any lot on strictly Third street level
and that, too, at an estimated cost o.
$500, to say nothing of the actua
cost when completed. And then
again, Powers Run, the outlet of tina