Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-05-03
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nY AUIIOEsITY.
mo. l52.1 AN ACT

Relating to tie lewiston Reservoir.
Sec ION l. Be IL enocted by Me Generm
,.As@U.biy Of Me St0fe W Ohi0, That Tor
tie pun one OF setting with thr Miami by
draulnr and manufacturing company for
tie conslIuctiut of the enlargement of the
LewL,rown reservoir, aud caEceliug the
.conllact relative TO said enlargement be-
tween the state and said company, the
sum Of ninety-one thousand one hundred
and sixty seven dollars and eiyhty-tv
.puts is hereby diiected to be paid said
company by the auditor Of state and attor-
rey general. in the manner and upon the
tenn, in this act contained.
Sec. 2. The auditor Of state is hereby
directed, Immediately upon the passage Of
this net, to draw his warrant upon the
treasury in favor OF Boyle & Roach, for
the sum of eighteen thousand one hundred
aud Gfy seven dollars aud iilty-seven
CENTS, which sum, when SO paid TO said
Boyle g. Roach shall be deducted out Of
tie amount in the first section of this act
directed to be paid said company for said
enlargement. and when SO paid, the re-
ceipL Of said Boyle Il Roach to the Stale
of Ohio shall be received by said company
rs 50 much money, and shall opcraie as
an eXnnguishmenL Of so much OF the cost
of the enlargement Of said reservoir, and
shall forever acquit and discharge said
company of all liability to said Boyle &
Roach for any Claims or demands on the
part of said Boyle ~ Roach against said
company on account Of said enlargement.
SEC. 3. If tho said Miami hydraulic
manufacturing company shall not settle
with the stale aud surrender all rights ac-
Uuired under the contract for the enlarge
menL of SAID reservoir and do and perform
all other acts required by this act accord
ing to the terms thereof, then their right
to collect water rents for surplus water Of
said reservoir of Tie Mama and Elie Ca
nal shal be suspended and the board of
public works are hereby directed TO collect
and pay into the state treasury all water
rents of said reservoir or canal, until said |
rents SO collected shall be equal in amount
to the sum paid said Boyle IL Roach, and |
the accrued interest thereon, computed ut |
six per cent per annum.
Sec. 4. Upon the settlement with said !
company for the enlargement of said
reservoir, said company shall be charged |
with all water rents by them collected |
upon said reservoir and the Miami and |
Ele Canal, and with interest thereon from |
the time the same were received by said |
company, computed at the rate OF SIX per I
cent. per annum; and upon pay ment of the
balance due said company, after the pay
ment of Boyle & Roach and the deduction .
of the water rents, MS in this act directed, |
said company shall convey TO the State OF
Ohio all lands by them owned and held |
in connection with said reservoir; and the
contract between said company and tie
board of public works, made under and in
pursuance of the act of April7, 1856 shall
be VOID and OF none effect; and all leases
made and rights acquired hereunder by
said company, to all intents and pur-
poses, shall vest in and be enjoyed bS the
State of Ohio, and the board Of public
works, on being notified by the attorney
general of the final settlement %: all
claims as herein provided, shall take pos
session of said reservoir and iis appurte
nances, shall contract for and collect all
water rents arising ont of the lease of the
surplus water of the same, or Of tn" Nj lanl
and Erie canal, the same as # said con
tract had never been made, whenever The
said com pany shall perform the matters
and things IN this section required the :
same shall be taken and held AS surren-
der ofthe said reseVolrand OIL all the rights
and interests Of said company, acquired
under the contract for the enlargement
thereof, and the auditor OF stale shall :
thereupon draw his warrant for whatever
lalance may be due them after making. the
dc ductions i'll this act directed.
Sec. 5. The capital stock of said com
Iany negotiated 10y E, ). HamIin TO Will
liam II. Gibson, and shown by the tesi-
mony taken by the treasury invest gazing
committee to be in the hands of Z. l..
Johnson, is heleby declared to be the pro-
perry OF the state, and all liability ot sad
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