Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-12-15
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Whole No. 50.

position will allow uponia,perfect state of equal.
lity. This, however, should be done in such
manner as to bring into active and useful cpe-
ration, works already begun, SO that capital
may not lie dormant over scattered and unfin-
ished portions of our pnblic works. will again
call your attention to that inland portion Of
our State heretofore neglected in our system
Of improvement: with the hope that something
may be done to infuse n confidence into the
people of the counties named in my last annual
Message, that their interests are not TO be en-
tirely overlooked and forgotten. connec-
tlon between our two great leading Canals
should not be lost sight Of When the proper
time shall come for the commencement of this
work, feel confident that its construction
will serve greater variety of interest, agri-
cultural, mineral and commercial, than any sin
gle Improvement ever projected by the State.
A work that would be intimately connected
with this in its beneficial results in furnishing
market for mineral wealth, would be cut
from the reservoir at St. Mary's, to intersect
the Indiana Canal at the State line, in the
direction of Fort Wayne, provided our sister
State oflndiann, shall agree to meet us at the
proper point, and water is found sufficient for
the necessary supply. The Pennsylvania and
Ohio Canal has progressed with great spirit
during the present season, and it is confident
ly expected that it will be complete the ensu-
ing year. This work is of great interest TO
both Ohio and Pennsylvania, and it would be
doubly so, if the Canal were continued by the
State of Pennsylvania, from the mouth of Big
Beaver to Pittsburg giving a continuous line
of Canal navigation between the main lines of
communication in the respective States. That
Pennsylvania will suffer this interruption to
! continue for any considerable length of time,
woyld be departure from the liberal policy
that has always directed the councils of that
ancient and enlightened commonwealth.
ain not prepared to give full and salts
factory statement of the progress and condi-
ton of our public works of Improvement. ],
however, have been informed that sickness
amongst the laborers on the Wabash and Erie,
and the Miami Canals, has impeded the pro
gress ofboth these works--but that health is
now restored, and that oil is again progressing
with activity and spirit. The Muskingum I'M
provement has been carried on with great
spirit the latter part of the season. The locks
are all founded and partly built, and the dam
at GAINESVILLE completed. and it is hoped that
the next year will complete the work, and ena-
Bile US to decide on the utility of this noble i'm
provement. The Hooking improvement has
progressed rapidly since the first of July, and it
is expected that upwards of 80 miles will be
completed and put into use within the ensuing
year. carnot see the necessity of keeping
these improvements separate and distinct from
the general improvements or the State. The
State is bound to the General Government and
Indiana, for the completion of the Miami and
the Wabash and Erie Canals, and it is not to
be expected that she will now abandon the
Muskingum and Hooking improvements; for
am convinced that every years experience will
go to prove the great utility to the interest of|
the State, of both these works. would there. |
fore, respectfully submit. whether all these |
works ought not to be put upon the same foot
ing with the other improvements of the State,
and pushed forward to completion as fast as
the labor of the country will justify, SO that the
income from their use may be speedily made
available to the State for purposes of reve-
nue.. MI l.Y..... -..,.. ...... ....r,
Under law of the last session of the Le-
gislature, the Governor was directed to appoint
three persons to appraise the Miami Canal
lands. This duty was performed, and the list
of lands as appraised, has been returned and FL
edin the Executive office for the future DISPOSE
ton of the Legislature. There was no appro-
prlation made to meet the expenses, and the
appraisers have been paid out of the Govern
or's contingent fund, which should be rein.
Dnrseu ny OIL upprvP.i-.'---L. .L- --:-l...-n
and the amount of the expenses of apprase-
ment charged to the proper fund. 81 .rUJ /
The appropriation for the supportan continu-
ance of the Geological corps, failed at the last
session of our Legislature. A portion oft, ,how-
ever, has been kept on active duty by the unex-
pended balance of the former appropriation.
hopetlat this survey, go important t, the deve-
lopment ofthe resources of the State, will not
be suffered to stop short fits original design.
A report WILDE made in due time, of the pro-
gress made during the present season, by the
Principal Geologist, which will be laid before
the Legislature. 'H7'f
On the 9th of ofFebruary last, made COM
munication to the General Assembly on the
subject Of our canal lands, asking the appoint
ment of a person to proceed to Washington
with power to close the whole matter at the
Land Office This request was acceded to
by the Legislature by authorizing the appoint
ment, which was made known to the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office by letter,
dated April 9th, 1888, requesting that he
would name time when 1t would be conven-
rent for him to attend to the business. This let
ter was not answered, and a second one on The
subject has elected no reply. The reason of
this omission on the part of commissioner to
answer these letters, cannot divine; unless
it grew out ofmy refusal to close this business
on the premises admitted by my predecessor in
his annual Message, TO the General Assembly
in 1885, and his letter to the commissioner Of
the General Land Office of the 18th of Octo-
ber Of the same year, which was considered by
that officer as closing the transaction.
A settlement on these terms, II felt confident |
would wrong the state out of at least $4,000 |
acres Of land, justly dne under, the terms Of the
grant: but at that time my knowledge of the