The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-10

Grand total S27a3S3 Il
This sum, of OUer quarter million dollars.
does not include the steaingS, etc, in The items
of Sl3S,0 ,090 Is, the excess on the canals. Those
desirous OF tracing some of the beauties of those
operations, are referred TO the report of the
joint Investigating Committee on Public Works
This view will convey TO the mind of intclli-
gent readers an idea of the condition flour State
affairs, after six years management by the Loco
loco party. The Republicans found the finan
ces of the State in wretched condition. They
found considerably over half million of dollars
OF debts, for which they Were compelled to pro
vide, in addition TO the ordinary current expen-
SIS Of the Government. They found the Treas
ury m nus over 100000, by the confession Of
Brrslin when he retred and subsequent deve-
upments have shown that lie took from the
county tr-asurars in the last hours Of his term,
about s55000O more than he has ever accounted
for 10 the people of the State.
THE TWO NEW LUNATIc AsYLuMs.
The system of operations by which the State
has been wheedled and pundered in years past,
by the Locofocos, in the erection of our public
buildings, We trust has now come to an end
The theory was to procure an appropriation,
under the pretense that it would be sufficient
for the purpose. Once obtained, the Cumms-
sioners would proceed TO adopt plan that
would be certain TO cost two or three times as
much as the appropriation. The money would
be spent, and either a large debt would be con-
tracted, for which future Legislatures must pro-
vide, repudiate, or, if not finished, the re pr,
sentatives of the people would be told that it
would be cheaper TO make additional appropria-
tions to complete them, than TO throw away the
sums already spent, These appliances are sure
To prevail While every man will admit them
TO be wrong, yet our public officers for some
time past have not hesitated to plunge the State
in debt far beyond the amount originally con.
templated, whenever they happened 10 get the
Opportunity.
The history of the new Luuatic Asylums at
Dayton and Newburg illustrates the practical
workings and evils of tn. system. Dssirou, of
extending additional facilities for the cure of
lunatics, he Legislature, few years since, ap.
prupraied Sl40000 to erect Two additional
ASylums. The Commissioners located one near
Cleveland and the other at Dayton. The Leg.
isla expressly provided that the buildings,
grounds ana fixtures, should not cost ii sum b.
vond the arpropria atoms. At subsequent SOS.
sion the sum OF $4,000 for each, was appropria.
ted for furniture, etc, to prepare tIHm Tor use.
Such were the instructions of the legislature
and the expectations of the tax payers.
Bu what was the result? These men. with
out regard to the positive provisions of the law
not only expended all of the Sl4000 on these
two Asylums, aud the $4,000 in furnishing
lhem, etc, but they actually contracted debt :
to The amount of SfI6657 II. The R,publi
can party, on its accession TO power. found a
bill presented from Nawburg Of S50975 %
and from Dayton of S67 6S2 10. (See OH,
Laws for 1886, p. 22.) This enormous sum be
yond the appropriations must be paid, as it wai
urged that it was due poor, hard working me
chanics, etc, who were anxiously waiting TO
their money. What should b. done Shoult
these honest claims be repudiated2 That idaj
would never answer The State had had thri
labor, aud the State must pay. So the Repuhi
cans OF 1876 were compelled to appropriate IT,
sum of $llS 657 n, TO pay dcbls then due, il
addition to the usual appropriations for the en-
suing year.
| The report presented last year from these in
stiIutions, shows that they were most misera
! bly, constructed, and already require tens @
thousands OF dollars to put them in good repair
! Ia-fs il a record Of the plnnsr tAs fIuls wrr