Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-04-29

The Editor OF the Columbus Gazette, who
makes frequent visits to the Capitol, and draws
from the official records Of the State to be
found in the various Offices therein, numerous
facts and figures Of interest to taxpayers and
citizens generally, has recently been collecting
and figuring up the the various items compri-
sed in the General Appropriation bill, passed
by the last Legislature, which were ound to
amount in the aggregate to the enormous sum
of S661 $40 23t In view of this very large
expenditure, and the character of some of the
prominent items "a list of which we subioin)
the Gazette, with great force and propriety,
says:
That the late General Assembly was COM
posed of a generous set Of fellows; that is, gen
erous in expending the peoples money, no one
viii dispute after seeing the free and easy man
ner with which every hungry claimant is per-
mitted to dip his fingers into the State Treasu-
nv. Private claims that were considered OBJ
selete except by the holders of them; claims
unanimously reported against by the in~vestiga-
ting committees; claims trumped up by impu-
dent lobbies without a shadow of Justice, were
allowed. and no one is to be held responsible
for this wholesale swindling. Some of the
items allowed i'll this bill are well worth a care
full study;
Payment of members and officers of
Legislature s78,o12
Salaries of Judges Supreme, Common
Pleas and Superior courts 75,05o
Payment of State officers 10, 200
Salaries OF officers and current expen-
ses of Benevolent Institutions, be-
ing three Lunatic, one Deaf and
Dumb, Blind and IDIOT Asyluns,
and Reform Farm 1853, $50
Salaries and current expenses Ohio
Pe~nitentia.y. S0,523
Building extension Of Penitentiary. 81 900
Prosecusion and transportation of con-
victs. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
State House, including $40, 1920
balance unexpended Nov. Is, 1853. 6S,592
Fuel and heating State House.. 10000
Gas for same. $500
Printing %, COG
Binding. %, 600
Stationary 10000
State Board of Equalization IL, 900
State Board of Agriculture. ....... 1899
Engravings for agricultural report. 500
Salary of Janitor and assistants State
House. 1000
Distributing laws and journals. ...- 1000
Mileage county treasures. $500
Artesian well $500
Sustaining q. S. prisoners-jail fees. 800
Wolf scalp certificates. ......... 800
p MILITARY EXPENSES.
Care ofArms& rent of Arsenal. 81 900
Salary, contingent expense and
clerk hire, Adjutant Gener-
ais office 500
Quartermaster General, same. 700
Cleaning and repairing arms. 600 400
-4 .l-E. PRIVATE CLAIMS.
Lunatic AsyIum*.. ....... 81 400 o3
John W. KEGS, printing in 1854 ....-........ JAG so
Asylum, 1853 o,l2s 90
Asylum, Is54*.... e,a41 So
Charles Rule, abrogating marble contracts 49,. 2,o10 So
John Green and George Worthingtop, plumbing
Northern Bnnatic, ,7oi 81
Auditor Morgan 1872 So
4. B. Newburgh, investigating the above claim. 16o 90
VIM. R. West, architect State House ,~1s54*.... 200 90
Thatcher Lewis. making fence " H..la plt4lGtt1
me Ccntrui I1ai1atIv, 1906. .. u, /. 500 90
VIM. Kennon aud W. B. Caldwell, unconstitu-
by LEGISLATURE, 200 90
A. G. Thurman, and Swaync Il Barber, counsel
for above COMMISSION 200 90
Attorney General and assistant counsel, defend
ing suits against the State by canal contractors,
under the act of April II, IS57.....-.-.-.-- ZOO 90
Morgan, Edgefton and Reemelin, treasury inves-
tisatng committee. 5000 90
Receiver of Seneca county bank. ..........-... ] 800 90
Examiner of canal Offices ], 200 0e
Mileage members of Legislature, extra session. 5,331 Ii
ERaiarted hv the former Legislatures