Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-01-15

ginia. It will be for the Legislature to de.
terruine what compensation, If any, shall be
made to the late State Librarian for this
special service.
The Report of the Board of Public Works
will advise you fully in respect to the man.
agement of The important public concerns
committed 10 their charge. The unusual
drought of the past season has greatly him
dered the navigation Of the Canals, in con-
sequence of which the gross revenue have
been reduced from S46s, ,S3l ,93 in 1856,
to S427 ,sl3.Os in 1866. Much the great
er portion OF this dimiDution appears in the
receipts of the Miami & Erie Canal, the
reasons of which are fully stated by the
Board. The nett result for 1866 is as
| follows.
| Nett Receipts as returned
TO the Auditor OF State S3SS, ,i63 90
Disbursements for Repar-
ing Superintendent, &c. SOL 1890
Estimated amount paid,
but not proper " charge
able 10 tllls year 15.S33,56
Making Current EXPENSES
tor toso-0, ss2'6'4'44
Showing a surplus OF Re-
ceipis over Current Ex-
penditures OF 62,79s. .4s
1t is the opinion of the Board that, not
withstanding the unlayurable results of the
past year, the Canals .annot fail under a
system of energetic aud economical manage
ment, to yield very considerable nett rev.
enue to the State. respectfully commend
their reasons in support of this opinion,
and the several suggestions of their Report,
10 your favorable consideration.
The Report of the Directors of the PEN
itentiary presents clear account Of the
condition Ct that Irstitution. Ii is grutify-
ing to find that the working of the act OF
April 8, 1856, concerning the Penitentiary,
has fulfilled, in Must respects, your judci-
GUS and benevolent intentions. Some
notifications are suggested By the Directors
whi:h deserve attention. Various other
suggestions of this Report uilidoubtless al
tract your notice, and especially thuse
which relate 10 the Accounts, Receipts and
Revenue, and to the impolicy of employing
convicts upon :he New State House, orI
otherwise outside of the Penitenti walls
In pursuance of the Statutory Provis ons
in relation to insane convicts, in tie ab
sence of any proper accommodations for
such persons within the Penitentiary, u
have suspe pded the sentences of six prso-
ners, ascertained, upon inquiry, to be insane,
and have directed their transfer to the Asy-
lums of the Districts within which they
were respectively convicted.
For the annual history OF the Lnnatic
Asylums. and OF the Asy ylums for the Deaf
and DHmb, aud for the Blind, and for an
account of their condition at the close of the
year, | refer you to the reports OF the seye:a
Boards oil Trustees entrusted with their
Management. These Reports will be found
to contain many very interesting facts, and
many judicious and impartans practical
views. do not doult that you will cheer
fully respond to the proper demands of these
Institutions, to the full extent permitted by
just regard to the financial condition of the
State, and to other equal claims upon the
Treasury. 1t is gra:tiing to observe that
the expenses o: each Institution during the
year, have been less than the appropriations
to their support. particularly commend to
your atteu ton the economical use OF the
appropriation of ten thousand dollars for a
dormitory for the Deaf and Dumb, TO be
hereafter converted into workshops. The
purpose OF the appropriation has been most
satisfactorily accomplished, and u balance
OF four thousand dollars remains in The
Treasury. This circumstance. doubtless, will
have its proper weight with you when con
idering the expediency OF entering without
iur,her delay upon the construction of the
new Asylum Edifce. the need OF which has
been So lorg acknowledged.
The Report of the Commissioners Of ihe |
New State House, will exhibit the progress
OF the work and disbursements on account
of ii during the last year. II is with great
pleasure that direct your attention to the |
careful economy thorough work and substan-
lial progress which have distinguished their
administration. Your own observalions,
now that y.ur sessions are held IN the new |
building, will satisfy you as to the character
and condition OF the work. The fact that
OF the ninety thousand dollars appropriated
for this service, mores than iorty-six thou
sand remained unexpended at The close OF
the fiscal year, sufficiently attests the econ
omy oi the management.
The nature and magnitude of the trust
Committed to the Quarter Master General,
and the manner IN whi h the du,ies Of his
office have been peris,med during the past
year, will appear from the Report of that
oiiicer. The suggestions oil this Report, and
particularly that relating to the construction
Of State Arsenal deserves your consider
alton. The proceeds OF the old Penitentiary
grounds may be advantageousy applied to
the purchase OF a site and the erection OF the
necessary buildings; or the Legislature may
direct the location OF the arsenal upon