Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

ty. The Committee presutaIng that in time
a third P%eniteu,iary would be needed have
gfaciously anticipated the necessity and
recommended Massilon as the bestIocation
this will save The appointment Of another
Committee (D.l -
The Committee argue the necessity of al
new PeLitentiary on the grounds that the
rate Of increase, in the %convicts will render
il inpussfb le to contain them in the build
ing at Columbus with all the additions tina,
may be put to 1t. There are now between
200 and 800 %convicts without cells, and at
the present increase the number will, in FIVE
years amount to 1887 convicts altogether,
nearly one half Of which Will be without
cells. This will show the necessity for
something to be done as imperitive. =
The report says Ct Sandusky City:
SAsDusKY Cry, Erie Gels the, seat
Of justice Of the county, situated on San
dusky Bay about midway between Cleve.
land and Toledo. aud on G. g. It's. M, 4
N. N. RS l.. L. and s. g. l.. Railroads.
a very substantially built city, many OF its
more important buildings are constructed Of
superior limestone, which 10 found in great
abundance, both in The city & vicinity. The
proposed site is situated, in the city, ,adjoin.
ing the Bay and Railroad, with good stone
on the site May be good connection with
various quarries Of stone oy railway, frop.
fifteen rods to one and a half milo, with no
expense but the laying o; ruils on the pres
ent grade of streets, abundance Of white
lime, water lime, sand, ETC., very near. Par.
ties propose TO erect the main walls Of the
prison at one dollar and forty cents per
perch Of IS cubic feet, use of railroad, loco
motive and stone cars for transporting stone
} for the prison ure offered at the cost Of runs
ming expenses. The site is offered without
cost to the State. ...J, r .
Bellaire, Bridge port and Martinsville are
respectively passed upon as foliows.g 80 so
/, BELLArR, Belmont Co ASitu,,ed on Ohio
: River, at the junction Of tho Ohio 'Cehtra'
andB & o. Railroad. Proposed s te' excel
lent; having on it limestone, good said
stone, coal, brick and fire clay, and cemen,
. being a rare combination OF necessary
r materia $. The site, also, connec's with
5 Railroad aud Riv or; the wharfage on the
River not good in INV water. Price Of site
$3.50 per acre, and the right TO mine coalor
b 10 acres Of land adjoining the site is offeret
at $l2 per acre. ""-1@ .
II BRIpDEPoRT. Belmont Co.-Situa ted OF
\ Ohio r YER. National Rnad, and C. & p
. Railroad. opposite the city OF Wheeling
General features very similar to those OF
y the site at Beliair. Price OF site, $500 pc
acre. ''" .l't. n'f'Ts
M~ARTTNsvILLE, Belmont Co.'s situate,
on the Ohio River, near The city Of Vince
ling, and near B Bridgeport, on the &. 4 p
Railroad. The site is connected with boil
the Railroad and River, with good wharf
r age; it's mineral and general advantages ar
very similar to the site a I Bsllsir.
The advantages of Sanddsky City owe
the sites from our county do not appear il
the figures, except in matters that we wonl
not suppose should influence the Commit
tee. The former cffers to don atethe site
to the State, in it's poverty, as an inherit
a.nce to the Convicts and ollowers forever
while oul friends along the river, not hnvin
the poverty OF the great State Of Ohio be
fore their eyes, asked pay for The land, Bell
nire at $3.50. Bridgeport at $500, and Mar
|, t~insville at $500, per acre. SAndusky offer
TO pay 92I cents per day for convict labo
and employ $50; ::Bellaire, the only 8 it
} from this county having a bid, offers II
, cents for labor, and proposes 20 employ 6
ha nds (this must BIO a mistake) in conston'
work.
The report is a surprise TO very many al
over the State, and will not likely be com
piled with by the Legislature. Mr.. welsl
in a note to the Editor Of the Br'6gepor
!, Journal, Gays the House refused to print th,
, repor, out of "contempt for the conclusions
arrived at by the Commissioners" d
The Eastern portion OF Ohio, has jus
cause 9 Of complaint at the decision, Through
a long established league, the Western por
tior OF Ohio, no matter what party is il
power, has always been able to come of
first best. The public Institutions sre al
there. The surplus funds OF the State hnv,
all been spent there. We OF the East have
been left to paddle our canoe" I
the L legislature takes action upon this mat
ter this winter at all, we do not think San
dusky will be able to muster'ai corporal.
guard in it's defense. r. any action is like,
8 fy to BIO taken, the people of this coSnty
; should be wide awake now. for rest assured
that any influence brought 20 bear upon the
Legislative body is of much greater impor'
tsnee than any thing yet d6ne. ,
GrSenator Mason's llarper's Ferry Com.