Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-16

approaching completion We are informed
! by the Architect that, under present contract,
all may be completed in about thirty days
/ The required lumber bricks, and lime, are
already upon the ground, as are also the ma
| terial for the corniees. etc."
! They speak well of the materials used and
the character Of the work done
With reference to the personal efforts of
the Trustees, the following remarks are made:
"lhe Trustees of the school appear to be
using every means possible for the advance
| ment of the interests of the institution under
their charge, and for securing its early or
| gauzatou We feel confident that nothing
| will hereafter be lacking on their part in Sc
curing the ject so much to be desired In
this connection your committee would com
mend the constant and untring efforts of Mr.
j. g. PetoD, on behalf of the State Reform
School during the past year AS one result
Of his labor, independent of the great advan-
tages which will accrue 10 this institution
from bis experience and extensive observa.
tions, in the east, during six or eight months
travel among Reformatory Schools, he has
secured an excellent library, of about two
thousand volumes. Also very large col
lection Of charts, maps, school books, school
stationery, etc, all free of charge.
Your committee would unanimously re-
commend that Ar. Polton be compensated for
his services, in such sum 10 the Legislature
deem Just"
Speaking Of the propositions made by the
Board Of Managers Of the Industrial School
at San Francisco, the Committee say;
"llad these propositions been made before
4 e. IL, a. 4 4
at Marysviile, your committee believe ar
rangemcnts could have been made on the
part OF the State, which would have been ex-
trcmely advantageous
Bat now, former objections to the contin-
uance Of the State Reform School in its pres
eut location and the various arguments for
It's removal to some other locality, have, in
the opinion Of your committee, ceased to eX-
ist. We are of the opinion that neither the
above propositions, nor any other known to
them, should be entertained by the State.
We believe that an attempt even, to remove
the State Reform School from its present To-
cation in Marysville would be attended with
the most uniavorable results to the institution
itself, which should now receive the most
ample support and cheerful encouragement
Of this Legislature. At the present time, as
before stated, the affairs of the State Reform
School appear to be in good condition and
under faithful and efficient management that
all is being done and well done, that can be !
reasonably expected. Already we may re-
gard thirty thousand dollars, Che full amount
Of the last years appropriations as eXpend- |
ed upon the present site and he work upon
the buildings is rapidly going forward. We
do not hesitate to say that up to this time
the State has received an equivalent for her
money expended; and that should the work
upon the Reform School be carried to com
pleton, in the manner it has thus far pro-
grcsscd, the State will then have by far bet
ter and cheaper buildings for the amount ex-
pended than any other of which she is in
possession. Your committee, therefore, in
view of all the circumstances to be consider
ed, unanimously .recomm, ndcd that an ap-
propropriation be made sufficient to secure,
OF the State Reform School upon the size all
ready selected
In conclusion, they say that the arpro-
priation now to sufficiently complete the
buildings and Improvements of the Reform
School, and suitably furnish the same, your
committee find to be as follows:
10 complete the buildings now under con-
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For Wall around Observation-Disclosures. $500 90
For Fencing Tor Farm. Observation-Disclosures. $500 90
For Teams, Wagon and Harness, etc c..... $50 90
For small stable aud out-buildings. 0OO 90
For furnishing House and School with suit
able fixtures and furniture.............. $500 90
For the purchase Of small piece of Ground
lying between the h. s. lot and public
road, which your Com. would recommend 800 60
Total Of appropriation required .... $29, 800 90
MAIL PETITION "A petition is in circula-
ton in PMceryille, asking the Postmaster
General 10 establish "daily mail route from
Phceryille by the way Of Cold Springs, Co.
Iona and Centrevlle, to Auburn in Placer
county, According to the present schedule,
it requires two days FOR mail matter
from Placerville to reach the p5pulous coun-
ties of Placer Nevada, Sierra, Yuba, Butte
and Plumas The petition states, Z" if the
mail route asked for be established, to leave
llaceryillc at o'clock, A. NJ, and arrive at
Auburn at IL o'clock, it will connect, at Au-
burn, with the mail routes already establish
ed TO Foaest Hill, Iowa Hill, Dutch Flat,
and other places in the upper part of Placer
and with the routes to Grass Valley, Neva-
da, and other points in Nevada county, to all
of which places the mail would arrive the
same day it left Placerville, and one day
sooner than by Sacramento"
SouND ON THE UNIoN.-Thc steamer Def
ance, Capt Gibson, arrived about 10 o'clock
on Sunday evening, says the Union, from
Marysyille. AS she passed the bridge, the
calliope played, in fine style. {" Hail Colum-
bia, and then changed at once to Should
old acquaintance be forgot" 1t is evident
that the Defiance is not a secessonist. By
the-by, it has been remarked that the tones
of the caIiope become mellowed and soften
ed by use, and there is less of harshness and
more of melody now than formerly in its
music
DEvlNE, of Sacramento, has purchased the
marble quarry lately fnund on Jarvis Ranch
Tuolumne county, and is preparing to erect
mill to cut and polish it for expectation. The
Tuolumne marble is said TO be of a light
gray color, with dark tnts mixing in. The
Times says its grain is remarkably fine, and
it takes ON polish smooth as that of
mirror.
The CoLoMA RIor.-Sxteen of the parties
who were tried ia El Dorado county, lately,
for moObing Cinnamon at Coloma, have been
fined by the Court Of Sessions 5000 each and
required to pay the costs af the prosecution.