The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-11-20
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IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION
The Canal csS.sss %. sss,.ss;l Dsslssd in Favor q

A0fOhlAWf LEGhL UEOl3lOM.
The Canal Contfnc Decided in Favor Of
the C0ntfactors
This afternoon Judge Bates delivered
the opinion Of the Couit in regard % three
Of the canal contmc,s to-Witi Those of
Doyle q Miller. Melhery g CO.. and
Forrer, Burt & Co. These three presen j..
lcil precisely the same poinlsat issue. and
IL was agreed by the counsel, that they
should stand or fal together.
The points were MS to whether the
B5rd Of Public Works had discretion.
ary power in letting the coulracts, IN re.
gard TO what constituted 'ithe lowest res-
poniible bidder" anl also whether the
Statute had been complied with in the
bonds Of the parties taking the contracts,
which were only 20 twice tho amount OF
the contract price Of one yeqr, IL being
eonlended that tho statute meant bonds
for double the amount Of tie contract
price for the five years. We have only
time 10 state that The Court held chat the
Bard Of Public Works had discretionary
power 10 decide who were and who were
not the lowest responsible biddersi chat
the word responsible, in this connection,
was not limited toa mere peeunary res.
possibility, but Comprohended, also, men.
cal and practical responsibility.
The Court also held that although the
statute would bear Tho construction that
The bonds should be twice tho amount Of
tho entire contract price, still II would
bear also the other construction put upon
Il by the Board Of Public Works, aud as
they had put that construction upon IT,
the state wus bound by IL.
Tho other cases arc continued untillho
next term.
We give the following communications
10 DR.. Banning, in hopes IL may be Of
service TO many inyQIdsi They certain
y are full Of interest.
WARprN, Feb o, 1857.
On EDwARDP. BANNING;
TrfV Dear Sir You
reccolcci whou you snw me ter weeks since I
had horn confined 20 my bed chiefly in n siuing
posture for about scven wears, and most Of that
dino dteply under the influence Of morphine, day
my spina was much curved. nnd together with my
abloneu and Nomach was intensely toudtr and
painful throughout aud allowed mother active or
naisiva exercise that my lon arm was nearly par.
alitod. pud cXtromlues always coli, wholly use.
less, aud might not even hang downi ihnt in my
hips and lower abdomen, foll gront weight, pres.
sure, fullnoss and bearing down, "a though cvcry
thing pressed upon them together with " sink.
liug nluincss, or gaun'uoss in The st0npch unu a
severe drpgsing " SDgs,desas thon nsh-eyrllt hing
nhDve wnsdraWinebi 4 thousand taI.la all OF
which being aggravated 90 slmp,y straicmcnine
ont the body also thst ~ this time my mouth anil
nlmeutary canal Ind been 70 sore NJ tn stIcn Inv
checks aud lips, make painful the taking Of the
midosi 0uid aud deprive ule Of appoiila mud tho
sense Of ,asio also thu this was attended by con
stunt constipation. In connection with this /
vomited much habluoly, aud oxpocipraied larger
w Of Whit ia supposed TO come from the lungs.
You knew also, th ~ no money has been spared
on tho best medical talent. who reiluqui.hed my
casc and said "musl die some Of the beet de-.
rNniug 90 resume my chfe.
And now, Doctnr what change within ton
wecksl since you led my Niorlorn hope" Under
your supple treatment Of water aud braces with,
nut one dtnni Of mudlcine, sitting in chair "like
'lorcm folk. usign pen for the drst time Id
eight yoors. writing to Or. Banning.
All my pains, ten nlorness, combination, bearing
down, sragblng. paralysis, venting, oxptctora.
lions, ana sore month are eono, aud my spirits
appetite md digestion are COOL snt up aI day.
and sleep swoetly all night; SOW knit, road, keep
up my dre, 70 up stairs und lirhtcn the cares NJ o.
sisteri and people como nnd look ON w wo do .
ne ton weeks have not ol,psod since you nader.
took my case, The kinedoms ofths world would
NOT purchase from mo this change. som shalt
walk 10 The house of God aud paw my VOWS "far
al his knduets shown" and will ever pray tor
AnnEY