American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-09-20
Thursday Morning sCpt 80, ,Is0;
our PubIic Works.

The people of Ohio, of all parties, have
become thoroughly convinced that there is
rank corruption as well as gross incapacity
in tho management Of our public works.
Facts are daily coming to light that confirm
the truth of these vicws. Papers along
the line of the canals contain frequent
exposures Of these vampires upon the
body polite.
Tho Circlsvllo Herald brings forth the
following tacts that arc worthy the consid-
Grafton tho tax payers OF Ohio. Almost
every district of the State could present
similar facts. 1t is high time that these
Yontzes. and Muirines, and Barneys, were
again driven from the public crib. There
will be abundant work for another "com-
mittee on rascality" when tho reform Leg
islature gets hold of these scamps.
Tho Herald says:
"We charged in our former article that
tho Public works are grossly mismanaged.
This charge has not been denied, nor will
It be. For evidence of the truth of the
char ge, we need not GO away from oiirowu
vicinity. Thec in our immediate vi
einity is in wretched condition. Instead
Of properly taking out the accumulations in
the bottom, the novel plan, rather Of the
General Pillow school, is adopted, Of max
ing the banks higher. and putting plank
on tho top of the dam to accumulate suffi-
ciont water to fill the levels below. Thi:
planking we are informed is swept off by
every little freshet, SO that it has frequent
ly to be replaced If the present method
of repairs is continued much longer, it viii
be next to-impossible for an empty boat tc
mako its way through the canal. We have
within few days heard it remarked, tha
tho canal has not been III navigable condi
ton from Cleveland to Portsmouth foI
more than two weeks during this season
And we are also aware that the boatmcr
are loud in their complaints of the way the
canal is managed One Of them. q man
who has always acted with the LocofocC
party, came to us recently, and wanted u
to draw up for him statement Of facts anc
charges against the managers Of the canal
which he designed to present to the cap
taius of the boats which were detained $,
long attic Millport lock, for their names
y, The person to whom We alludo is wei
known in this city, and is man Of char
acter and standing.
We also intimated in our former article
that there has been peculation and corrupt
ion in Office upon the part Of subordinates
A man was appointed Superintendent of {
district not thousand miles from thi
place, who at the time of the appointment
was utterly bankrupt. His paper, o
which there was considerable amour
outstanding. was worth little or nothing
Yet this man, on salary of six hundred
dollars year, was able in three or fou
years to pay his debts, remove the lein
that were upon his real estate, and buy
farm for which he paid some six or sevel
thousand dollars, and paid most Of it down
and at the same time boasted that ho ha,
fifteen hundred dollars worth Of persona
property.
In another district with which we ar
acquainted, the superintendent made al
most as gooda thing out of his Office
When appointed he was not very well-ol
in this worlds goods, but now lie has
fine residence, one of the finest there is j
the town, in which he resides. Thes
cases we dare say arc by no means singu
lar and may be regarded as examples.
The engineer on the canal in this vicin
ty is engagedin the produce business,
which large share OF his time is devoted
time for which the State pays him. HI
too, is utterly incompetent for the prope
discharge Of the duties of the Office, an
Ike others employed on the canal, make
his Office mere secondary matter.
We are not done with this subject, bl
shall pursue it still further. We hsV
more facts which wc shall give 10 our rel
ders. We know we are subjecting curse
to all sorts, ofabuse, but that considerable
shall not deter us from doing our duty,
duty which VIC owe to, our readers-th
Of exposing, as we can, the rascality ar
corruption Of those in Office"
Prominent Mexicans in this Coun
give it as their opinion that Almonte W
be elected President. and that Santa Al