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MIR. PRESIDENT: The Joint COMMITTEES
of the Senate aud House of Representatives
to investigate the frauds. If any. detrimen-
tai to the interests of the State. in the To-
cation of the Northern State Prison. and
in the contracts for the construction of the
same. and to report to the Stenate what
legislation. If any. will be necessary to
correct the evils of said location and let
ting Of said contracts, beg leave to re-
port: ..t.-,s f.
That on the 9TH day of March. 1859,
the Legislature passed an act to provide
for the erection of new Prison North of
the National Road; the election of officers
therefor. making appropriations. and for
the regulation Of the same. That the
two first sections Of said act are as fol.
lows: sr1 s1r f-oi
SECTION 1. That there shall be elected
by :. vote OF the General Assembly of the
State Of Iniiana, at its present session,
three Directors; and in case of failure to
elect. then to be appointed by the govern
or. who are hereby constituted Board of
Control to superintend the letting and con
struction of State Prison in that part OF
the State lying North of the National
Road Said Directors shall hold their Of
ficc for the term Of two years. and until
their successors are elected and qualified.
SEC. 3 1t shall be the duty of said
Board Of Control. after careful examina-
tion. to select. in that part of the State. q
suitable site for tine location of State
Prison. which selection. when made. shall
be reported, to. the Governor for his APP
proval. and when approved by him. shall
be the place at which said prison shall be
erected; and il disapproved by him. said
Board shall, without further delay or ex-
animation. select another site or sites. un-
til said Board and Governor shall agree
on place for the erection of said pris-
on"
They find that the Legislature did not
elect as contemplated by said act. the three
Directors; whereupon Gov. Willard ap-
pointed John W. Blake. of Clinton coun-
ty. B. F. Mullen. of Ripley county. and
John p. Dunn. Of Marion county. said
Directors; who at their first meeting, on
the 10th day of March. 1859. elected Mr.
Blake President of their Board, and Mr.
Dunn Secretary: and at the same time they
elected Edwin May. Esq. Architect. and c.
w. SeeIy Superintendent of construction
and er-e5fe;o Warden. -
The Directors. after visiting many points
in various parts Of the State. agreed to
make the location Of the prison at Fc.t
Wayne. Allen county, on the easter... bor-
dcr Of the State. a very eligible point had
it been more central. BY ;he statute the
Governor had to approve the location be-
fore the same wo:.Id be effectual. He de-
clincd to gise his approval to that loca-
tion. and the same was not Iaade at that
Point. and no location was made until the
81 Of March. 1860. when IL was finally
made at Michigan City. q small village on
Lake Michigan. uear the nsr.hwest corner
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