The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-01-19

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advi"e. conrurring with that Of the other Exec
utIve officers. tor repairs OF the Hooking condI
great, Injured and seriously endsngrred by re-
cent floods. The emergency did not permit de-
la, aud Ss the Legislature had made no pruvls-
ion tor cxtraurdiuarv contingencies, al occasion
seemed to hrvr arisen in which pubic on crS
ought to take the responsibility ot providing 'hr
means necessary 10 project the STATE from great
loss and the ciiiz ms dependent on the cand ior
transportation hom g,eat injury. The r'sprn-
sIhllitv was taken; th- means were provided thr
by all advance from The Trtasur,, unqnestiona.
bly, the must economical mode; lorger amount
than the SUN ad, anctd was sdv to The Treas |
urv in tolls. and the benrfi's OF the nariga' ion
were secured To the people ut the locality. Tam
still OF opinion tha, tins money " as prndrntly
and prop rly advanced. A public officer who in
times ol ov-rrulIng emerg nces, will n 4 take
responsibilities clearly necessary to the public
good, Us little deserves confidence ss he who
rdshly assumes them on ordinary occasions Bnd
" ithou, necessity. 1t will bo Tor YOU to deter
mine whether the action of :he Treasurer shall
receive the legislative sanction which the last
Grnrrnl Assembly omitted to give.
1t gives me great pleasure to say that IN the
department OF the public Instruction. constant
progress aud Regular improvement navc been
con plcuOuS
Its burdens, however, press heavily upon the
.es"uIcts oi he ople.
! Prior tu the Adoption of the present cOnstitu-
tion, the tuud annually raised by general taxa
ton, and disuibuted 10 tn counties was com
psraliyely small For several years the sum for
dis ribu ion was fixed at 5000, 600. less han one
tOurth oil which was derived from general taxa
| tiun After time this SUN WAS rrdnceu, tor
number OF wears tn Si 80 900; but finally in
creased 10 $30O 90. Du,ing his prod IN tle
history of ,ur schools, somewhat | rger SUNS
than that derived from the State were annually
r iSed by l. Cal taxation hul the aggrepa from
all sources. State and los nj, did not teoch one
bird OF Il totals unler the existing svs'ems
The tax or sch ,ols aud school lib aries now
couslitutpe somewhat more than thrrp-eig tbs
Ut the entire Levels for Safe purposes. The
ST t. aud local scnool ruxrs for 1893 were -.
7Sl S2l or nearly one-third OF the aggregate
ievirs fnr all Purposes IN 1869 the same lcvi's
amounted to S2,792 l7S, anL bore about the
same proportion To the whole. Thes~ facts
viii suggest to the lie. .i>laturp and Ia the local
authorities the II ssily of prudence and the
most csrrfu! economy.
Few cilz ms. | trust. are disposed TO sbri lgc
The means aud opportunities nt education now
ufftled TO The youth OF the S ate. They know
tnot the puw,r created by education. aud made
available IN all fu,ms OF labor, in oil processes
ot art, and IN every sphere OF usrtuI ac ton, is
worth many times ,'s cost. They ieel. however,
tnal ,he os; is great, aud Cure l. needed, list
b, improvIdenct aud eX,ravogenc" dissa Iisnc ion
NAV BE- texc,trd towards d system so bcnriicrnt.
With view to The lncrrUseG efficiency Of the
system, again slreCt tn attention uf The Legs
I luiurr Ia the proprlety OF more eli 'ctve ald 10
| Teachers Institutes, and of some provision tor
| agents TO be- appointed by the Sate GummiS.
uner 10 tuifll those du les ot addressing pub
Tic tings, aud contrrrlug personally with local
authorities. now imposed on that Ger. but
i'm possible tn be adj qudlely performed without
prejudice to demands on his time aud attention
even more important.
With vi"w 10 greater economy. it deserves
inquiry whether some add dItiundl limitation may
uOl b. usetully imposed II the powers now exrr-
ciscd by tn township Boards OF Education.
The interest OF The Irrtducbe ID bt, arising
from the sale oil Scnou Lands, is now dis,rlbu-
ted dmoug the counties according to their re-
sprctiNe interests in such lands. la the counties
il is again distributed among The townships IN
proportions determined by similar cons,derd
tious.
Il cannot be doubted that the F-deral Gov
ernn' III, in srantng these lands, iut, nded eqnai
b., uris to all parts uf the Stale Tne terms OF
tie gronts, however, wtrr originally constructed
as ,es,lna the title 10 them III he STATE for the
use OF the townships ~ which the sections six
teen were situated. or Tor the use of larger dis
tricls. for wblCh provision Was maie by gran S
OF lands not within their iImls. Wh tnrr 'his
construction Vas correct Or not, it may not now
he worth while 20 inquire h ,s long been act
ed on, aud may, prInaps, he regarded as settled.
1t defeats, however, toa certain exent, the equal
intent ol the grant lHpusts giedt labor on lie
S.dte and county Authors; prrpIex the public
accounts, and elnbarrosscs somewhat the gen
eral operation at our school system.
Upon examination of the spp"rtonment
among the counties of the whole fund has dis
trlbut, d, | am sa ,liet that very little, if any,
cause ut complaint would arse, if the various
divisions of the lrrtducIblr Debl Into Virginia
Military, United States Military Section SIXTEEN
Section twenty -nIue, Western R-,eTve aud Mo-
| ravlnn wrTe cons oldaled into one fund, aud the
! whole interest distributed among the counties in
the same proportion the general School Fund.
The saving Ol labor aud exp~usr which would
b. effected by tins reform aud the Cearnrss and
mielligIb,lIty, winch It would Introduce into
our hmoucIal syslrm, will in my Judgment,
warrant some compensation to particular Cuuu.
u~s, should u he found ha ANY are deprived by
l II ot revenue to when they have ID just claim
The suhj c is Ger uiniy Of sulii lent Importance
aud int rest 10 merit Your cIIelui consirratl lon,
and such recunmrnd ii 10 your a1teu iOu.
The cOn,iItl"n ot. l. c B;ueyuIeut aud RrOr.
matory Institutions is, upon The Who'll, hIghly y
! Satisfactory.
The number remaining in the sylum for the
Deaf and Dumb al the cl"se OF The last ar wds
| 1913; or hr close OF the pre-, crding year l5J A
| gealer numbrr of inmates than thr present can
! not b- accommodated, though for vuGl of room;
/ many equally needy and qually deserving with
| those now received. must tn excluded. The *
! p nses OF the past year w're S25 1913, and those
OF The proceeding year S2l 432, A large part OF
the increase was Tor llecessdy repairs aud i'm
prUvrmrilrs h-yoni those Of ordinary years. An
appropriation OF G;24 500 is asked for 1850; aud
| an u,yrnt IeQuesl tor new binding is preferred.
| Nor should hrsitate 10 Re, ommend new and e
| lBTgrd structures it the revenue from the evics
oi last year would warrant mr in SO DOING
Should you See fit ia tukr measur tor ascertain
ing TN best location aud plan OF such sirue ures,
aud provide Tor he cost by the necessary levy,
| | doubl not that your scti0n would be approved
! by our Commnn cous tuenIs.