American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-06
CITY OF LANCASTER:
ThMTsday MORNING. Way 9, 1855
The Reform LesisIature---The Bin Con-

The Reform LeStsl0ture--sIneb ne Dill Con"
.cerning the Regulation Of the Public
.Worls-..How IL Regulates them. 7
The bill for the Regulation Of the Pub
lie Works Of the Stste of Ohio which was
passed into a law by the late legislature.
shows IN striking colors the partizan char
acter Of the majority, and their determin-
alton TO make these works mere buESard
roots fol- political lavorites, where they can
rest in easy security and feed fat upon the
substance Of the people,.
The bill vi llates the clear provisions oi
tho Constitution, which declares that $50
long as tbis State shall have public works
which require superintendepce, there shall
be board Of Public Works. 10 consist, of
three memters. who shall be elected by
the people, who shall hold
their Offices for three years. DC. The
constitution also provides that the powers
and duties Of said Board Of Public Works
ard its several members and their compen.
sation shall be such asInow are or may be
prescribed by la ~ II is clear that the
Constitution Intended the Public Works
should be under superintendence of a
Board, not of one man, butof a Board Of
three. This new law violates thai provis-
ion, for it says that enc half of the Public
Works shall be under the superintendeuce
ofohe man, Mr. 'Bacus, and the other halt,
subdivided, shall be under the Superin
tendeuce Of Mr.. Conover. aud Mr.. sWaddle
respectively, each aching. independent oi
the Board OF Public Works II may,
therefore, be said that no part Of our Public
.Works isnow under the superintendent
ofa Board, as contemplated by and proyi
ded for in the constitution. But il may bt
said that each member is aetingas board
the answer to that is. that there are now
three Boards Of Pu ,lic Works. The con-
stitution authorizes only one. i s,s..s e s,.
II the principle OF this new law is IN ac
cordance with ihe Constitution. then 1t II
compeientiorlthe Legislaturelat at its mex
session to limit the duties OF Mr.. ConoveI
to the Lewislown Reservoir, and Mr.
Waddle to the Lancaster side cut or to
some other insignificant portion Of the
Pablic Works. and giyep Mr.. Bacus
with full power to appoint the Engineers
Collectors go. J tho entire lines OF our ca
mails. Did the constitution contemplate
any such partition as this when It createt
Board. and gut the superiniendence o.
the Public Works in discharge We thinl
not. ta9g ~ ya 54ts.05 lSislAgq5
By this new law the Public Works arr
cutupinto three independent divisions
and they are as follows: a1sgTl'
Division No, /, under charge Of Mr.. Ba
"a Gus, 9di a. .1.l4q tl3aep h $40 M 'ls
No 2. 3ag no Mr.. Waddle 274 Z"
aNo. s, "s,sr Mr.. Conover I8 ="
Mr.. Bacns on his division has the ap
pointment Of 10 collectors, 8 inspectors
2 Weieh,masiers, Deputy Weigh-mast
ers; III in all. There is a Weigh-maste
and Deputy Weigh-master at Cleyelan
and at Toledo in addition to the lnspeC
Mf. Waddie has ths appointment Of /.
Collectors aud Inspectors; 9 IN all. .
These figures show that Mr.. Bactus ha
the Lions share. or nearly one half OF tb
whole, although he is the youngest men
ber ofihe Board. .....,.,.,ei 81
tits curious 10 see the adroit maueuva
ing by Which this was brought about. M
Backus' Division is declared to be eonsi
ofthe Miami and Rrie Canal from the Il
diari State line. including the Junction.
Lake Erie. The Ohio Canal, to the Low
Lock in Lockville, including the town
Carol, and the Western Reserve and Nj
NEE Road. The town Of Carol which
included in Mr. Backus' division by spe
ial clause. has an Office holder, init.
naturally should have been included
Mr.. Waddle's division. So with TesPe
to Mr.. Csnoyef's divisions which conss
ofthe Miami and Erie Canal from ,Cinci
natl to the South line Of thS village
Junction in Paulding county. Now. !
ask, why was Mr.. Uohover stopped she
at the South line Of thsTyillage Of Junctic
and not permitted togo into the town
the Junction. which Is tBe natural tern,ir
ton Of bis division? Simply bebause ths
is nofice holder in the village, and u y
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