The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-07-01
AN ACT

Relating 10 the LoWlstoWn ReserTor'
SECTION l. Be il Enacted By the General
assembly Of the Siats Of Ohio. That for tho
purpose OF settling with the Miami hydrau-
| lie and Manufacturing Company for the
construction of the enlargement of tho
Lewistown reservoir, and canceIing the con-
tract relative to said enlargement between
tho state aud said company, the snm of
ninety one thousand and one hundred and
sixty dollars and eighty.fve cents is
hereby directed to be paid said company by
the auditor OF state and attorney. general, in
the manner and upon the terms in this act
| contained.
| SEC 2. The auditor of state is hereby
| directed, Immediately upon the passage OF
! this act, 10 draw his warrant upon the trea.
sury in favor of Boyle and Roach. for tho
| SUN of eighteen thousand One-hundred and
/ fftv seven dollars and fifty.seyen cents.
which sum, when so paid 10 said Boyle &
/ Roach, shall be deducted out Of the amount
| in tho first section of this act directed 10 b0
paid said company for said enlargement,
| and when so paid. the receipt Of said Boyie
& Roach to the State of Ohio shall be re-
! ceived BY said company as so much money.
and shall operate as an extinguishmCnt Of
| so much of the cost of the enlargement of
said res servoir and shall forever acquit md
said Boyle g. Roach for any claims or de-
mands on the part of said Boyle & Roach
against said company on account OF said
enlargement.
SEC. 3. If the said Miami hydraulic man
ufacturing company shall not settle with
the state and surI ender all rights acquired
under the contract for the enlargement OF
said reservoir, aud do and perform all other
acts required by this act according to the
terms thereof, then thoir right to collect
water rents for surplus water Of said retcr'
voir of the Miami and Erie canal, shall bo
suspended; and the board of public works
are hereby directed to collect and pay into
tho state treasury all water rents OF said
reservoir or canal, until said rents so col"
lecied shall be equal in amount to the sum
paid said Boyle g. Roach, and the accrued
interest thereon, computed at six per cent.
per annum.
SEC, Z. Upon the settlement with said
company for the enlargement OF said reser-
voir, said company shall be charged with all
water rents by them collected upon said
reservoir and tho Miami and Erie Canal, and
with interest thereon from tho time tho
samc were received by said company. COM
puted at the rate Of six per cent per eu'
mum; aud upon payment OF the balance quo
said company, after the payment oil Boyle
G. Roach and che deduction OF the water
rents, as in this net directed. esid company
shall convey to the State of Ohio all lands
by them owned and hold in connection with
said reservoir; and the contract between
said company and tho Board of Public
Works, mado under and in pursuance Of tho
act of April 7.ls56 shall beyoid and of non0
effect; and all leases made and rights &C.
quired hereunder by said company, TO all
intents and purposes, shall vest in and ts
enjoyed BY the state of Ohio. and the board
of public works. on being notified by the at
tornev general of the final settlement of all
claims as herein provided. shall take pos-
session of said reservoir and its appurten'
ances. shall contract for and collect all wa"
ter rents arising out of the lease Of the sur.
nlus water of the same. or Of the Miami and
Erie canal, the same as Iifl said contract had