Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-08-03
April 6. ls
NO. oao I AN ACT

Making Appropriation for the superintsaIcacc aaG
repairs OF the Public Works for tie hSeIl year eai
/ ing November ID, lej5 aud providing for ieas.rs
the
I sEr-rrox l. Bsit eEqefsI BBtEe General -4sselzJIy
ef tAe state Of Ohi0 That for The purpose Of leasing
the public works Of sal state they hereby diyiie!
into the following sections to wit:
Section No. one 10 embrace tie Liaci and Erie
Canal and all side cuts feeders aud reservoirs con
nectsd herewith, together ri the loekhcuses. col
lsctors Olices, ghlOcks and leases OF surplus
ter therefron, and all the rents and privileges
pertaining thereto and Of iand usel in e9aneetiOn
herewith.
Section No. two entrees the I1skir gun Improve
ment- Ohio Canal, the Hooking Canal, the Nalnonc-
ing Canal. ami all the side cuts feeders aa reservoirs
connected with said section. together with the Ock
houses, collectors Offices, WEI and leases OF
sarI as water tEe-rfrcin and all the Gator reu:s and
privileges pertaining thereto, and oi 1ld rssl "A
connection Herewith.
Section No three to embrace the. .Nestsrn E-serce
and Maumee Road and sll toiI sI,cs thereon.
All moneys derived from the e.stag Of said sec
tions, TO be paid into the state treasury AID form
part Of tie sinking fund. '-.,--
SEC. ?. Immediately after a-Iassase cf this act,
the Board o. Pch!c Works shall aiyertise siii Sec
TONS be let for the term Of five years IT public
alctiOn the steps of State House ia the city Of
Columbus. between the hours 81 ten O'Clock A VI and
four o'clock p. VI. of the day Of letting which day
shall be the hftec1th day Of August next SaiiaTer
tiscment shall he published in two paper nrintei
aad in general eirculatioh in the cities Of c. llhus.
Cincinnati, Toledo Cleveland Zlnesville and Dayton,
New York, Boston. Philade! paia and Baltimore, ahici
advertisements shall be continued in the paper which
they inserted until the tine Of letting at public
aneon, and shall describe the works be le aad the
time and place OF le.ting the a1d terms upon
which said lettings are 10 be made. And the said
Board of Public Works, the said fifteenth DAY Of
August next, between the hours OF ten O'clock = u
and four o'clock p NJ Of said day, 1t the 2lace ai5se-
said shall proceed At public auction to les each
ton for the aforesaid; in the order herein set
FORTH the person persons who. in consider ti0u
Of the tolls be derived from said section, stall bad
to pay the highest annual rent therefor, and WAC shall
give good sec=rty hat.he or they viii pay the sane
promptly in semi-rnnual payments durias said term,
and will keep the said section in good ard proper
condition and repair during the said term comply
with all the terms of his their contract and a e
expiration thereof, Will deliver up the same IN Ike
good manner as when received: Provided, however
that railroad company companies shall in any man
become parties said bids iaters;ed therein
and provided further that it shall be unawfui for the
lessee eSees Of any of said sections or h=ir assigns
during the continuance Of heir leases OF sections to
sell assign their interest any part thereof to any
railroad company or companies; and PToFed, iIrher
that section shall be based for less than
forty thousand dollars, section tao for not less than
fifteen t0GSand dollars section three Tor o less than
four hGndred dollars; and provided that one
tion shall he SO let unless all said sections are let
The secritJ on section No. shan be IN the sum o.
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. on section No.
two in the of two hundred and ity thoIsaad Gol
lars and section No three in The OF ten thou
sand dollars The bonds hall be made to she State cf
Ohio and be renewable every two yetrs or oitenef II
the board OF pubc EOrks shall think the security at
any time in sufficient: PTcrded that no ti shall be
received unless tst person or persons making the
sane shall have firs. deposited with the auditor of
in money in stocks q; the Stas of Ohio, Or OF
the United States. the SUN Of ten ttJgsend dollars
upon the conditions foilOEiugt 10 wiz Tia: e or they
will take a lease Of the section which he they
shall bid II it shall be Sireh % to hn or them, and
give security for the herein provided ard IN
default tereO: The srity 90 depcsited s2t he a-
solu.ey and wholly forfeited 10 aat become the mon
ey or property Of the state. Before The L0-.d O: p
lie WORKS sha s. IN ilI exscl-e uy tease ty Tirtre
of the provisions % tiis act. they shah require the
bidder bidders to whom said lease vas aNrccj &c
make and sign aGi;Iyi. setting fu.,h thc name or
Of suca siddesau Of al and every rson direct
" or indirectly interested o6tslEus said Llse1udf
firm, setting tcrt the iEvid.sl names q thr I1er
hers OF hs that neither said bidder OF bid
dcrs person IN their behalf, la! OF dl asS'c
ate confederate, corc.ie combine Et-h acT person
persons directly Indirectly z the purpose pre-
venting competition - hiding Or s-id l-as9, or IN
any way cheating ssrii,g ne state in o1tain!ns
said lease the lease any O;h-r sSet'1a a. tEe
same time and further setting iJr-h that said bitter
Bidders did net and have not directly or lh'i
procured any persaIi or ersoRs t. EitadIaE any bd
the pCrpOse aforesaid, and SAID all iF.s SHAH Le
carefully preserved die in the Office OF tte car ct
public works, and Il II shall II any time iii ei-sf ap-
l,r that said al layit was in any Material respect
false it shall be desmee and he'd s-eis;, cEs- !o-
se;sing aside any lease male and hcbii.i ne sia
as nul al vcii, and the larson or persons making
suc i1Ise AMI isaaldieat All l4yt- sItI be de-ile
guilty. OF pe-ury and nay be iilcte lnd prosecuted
therefor.
sy,, g. Il shall be pat OF the agreement between
tie lessee or cssees and she stat. hat the lessee or
essess Of any section sections OF SAID public Wors
shall lay the rent aforesaid at The time aud pace
specif in his or ther lease sd shall faithfully ful
81 all the Ie Il contracts aud covenants OF the state
icr the term aor said. contained il the water leases
on said section sections. in leases ot groaad Tor
lock house collectors ol6ceS. and al eg al contracts
for new construction OF repairs and al afTsng g=menIs
Or agreements entered into b. the state oi Uic y act
Of tie legislture ether wise w any state or cor
or.iCu or With the gov mt OF the Laiea states
!urr. .he term Aforesaid. inl si-ii at all re5. when
ne season will permit and e water Is DOT 5ariy
drawn Of said section sections fer repairs or
new construction ostI u-tsd wh iCr or - re son
1f some IN seen breaks IN soe sructure OF the
public works. or asc0un. OF scarcely OF water pfo-
liced by droIih, keep The ssra II good aud pr"pe-
roud ton aud repair and shall rake all necessary aa
needfll repairs and reconstruction uutsr the uree
ton of the board Of puhlie works or enginceF eia-
po, ed ~ the state Bnt ~ change oI plan or ofts
e,,l s.s I; be required which shall make Ele wJi&