Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-26
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DURsUANT To THE REQUIRE.
menu Of the act "To provide for leasing the Public
DENNIsoN. Governor, RoBERr W. TAYLER, Audi.
tor, and ALFRED STONE, Treasurer OF the State Of
Ohio, hereby give notice that they will let The Public
Works OF the STATE, with their appurterances specf
Cd In the said act for the term OF ten years, at Public
Auction in the Rotunda Of the State House. In the city
Columbus, between the hours OF ten o'clock A. NJ. aud
four clock p. NJ OF the 29h day Of May, 1861 which
said Public Wsrks consist Of the Miami and Erie Oar al
the Ohio Canal The Wslhondlng Canal the Hooking Ca.
nal 80 much Of the eandy aod Beaver Caral IL owned
by the State the Muskingom improvement, and the
Wes'ern Reserve and Maumse Road, and all the side
cuts feeders reservoirs lock houses collectors Offices,
weigh locks and leases OF surplus water eced with
the apperainng thereto and owned by the State
for the purpose Of being used In conn cton herewith
with the right 10 have additional surplus water.
Bald Public Worss will be let to the persen or persons
Who in consideration of the to nes water rents and
revenues to be derived ihererom shall bid to pay the
highest annual rent therefor to bo paid in semi annual
In advance 10 each year during the term Of the
lease. No bid will be received unless the person or per.
sons making the shall have deposited with the
Auditor OF stae In money In stocks OF the State Of
Ohio or Of the United saes OF twenty thousand
dollars upon the conditions that he they Will on their
part enter into ndenture OF lease OF said Public
Works Of the State Of Ohio " the shall be struck
OF to hin them. and also give bond payable to the
State Of Ohio ia the sum Of two hundred thousand dol.
lars with ave more sufficient sureties to the satisac.
iion OF the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer Of State,
and renewable every two years, oensr, II the Cover
nor, Auditor and Treasurer Of State shall think the
sureties hauy time insufficient, conditioned, In proper
form, that the said lessee esees shall perform all the
coyenan Of said lease their part TO be performed
and will pay all damages Guered by the State OF BY In.
dlvidua by reason Of his their failure to do SOL and
10 default Of said leasee or esstes entering into said in
denture Of lease OF giving bond the deposit made
as Aforesaid shall be absolutely forfeited 10 and be.
come the property Of the State. No rairoad company
bid be Interested directly Indirectly as lessee
or assignee, or otherwite, Of The lease. I N
No bid Of less Than twenty thousand dollars per an.
mum viii DO received. The lease and bond must b e
eeued and delivered within nIe days after the let
bond. y " 2 : :
The Lessee or essee shall receive all materials proy
ded or for by the state and all boas scoWr
tools, implements, horses, mules and other property
now belonging 10 and used by the State on said Public
vited In said act ~
bond and lease 10 accordance with the act will be
prepared and be ready for examination at the once OF
the Auditor Of State prior to the apth Instant and ali
bids made shall be deemed to have been made with ref
erenee 70 All the provisions Of said act and Of the terms
and conditions Of the bond AID lease 20 prepared -
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NV. TAYLHR, AudNsr.
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