Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-01
rhe cana, Lease.

The long agony over the disposal Of the Public
orks Of Ohio Is ended. 1t Is scarcely worth while
now TO say anything the policy Of removing, for
term Of years. the management OF these vast public in
erest from the direct control Of the State The mat
ter has been long before the public and the arguments
readers have been ready for any disposition Of the
Canals that wonld grant dspensaton from the debate
and cause the "wars Of the muskra TO cease and de-
termine,
But there are some facts in connection with the lease
that Il 10 we'll enough TO put upon the record The
only company that really presented bids TO the
during the protracted discussion Of the lease
bill was that composed Of Kent Jarvis, A. Medoeny,
Thomas Brown, Thomas Moore, W. ]. Jackson and JOS
Cooper This company, last Wednesday, bid on the
at the pHSS auction =, fss q, .
compaoy offered e25 500 for direct lease and the Ben
ate refused to accept the bid Nor was this the most re-
markable exhibition Of senatorial hnancierng. While
refusing the direct bid Of s25 5OO the Senate passed the
bill for the public letting 10y adopting which, without
amendment, the House finally caught them In an unsx
and S Ssn aas
fered them In an open bid BY responsible company
The fact that Senators were thus willing TO take
SEQ 600 at auction or an article for which they we're
offered 25 500 At private sale, 10 an excelent comment
arg on the wisdom with which tie interests OF the
State have been cared for in the management OF the
Public Works. rf 2.sa ha [,
By the terms Of the Lease bill. the lease and bond
must be executed within i've days after the letting.
There Is doubt that satisfactory lond will be given
and that next week, the caoals 90 long source OF
/
management Of private parties for ten years to come
The annual rent OF $50 05 b TO be paid half yearly In
advance. It will sucs pay the salaries OF the Board
Of Public Works, and will leave, besides, small bal
There remains still one step to complete the Liberation
Of the stats from the Public Works. That step wa
IL .psech On the Lease bill H. had no objection, h
said giving away this horse which everybody uptet
declang worthless, but be didn't like having to fur
nish rss erooms 70 taks ca,s c1 Ai besides. wn, a
have public works to manager The Bard should b
abolished, and what few dues remain for IL sheul
% devovsd agsn some Of the other State Oicss'-ot"
| Gdssfse, roy IL
Toe Cincinnati Gazette found no fault will
the Senate at the time, because it rejected tb'
direct proposition to lease the canals at $25 SOL
per annum, but appreciated, the act. The State .
man urged upon the Legislature the acceptance
Of the direct proposition atevery stage Of tb'
progress Of the measure until Its fnal rejection
and the passage Of the general lease bill; bat i
received no support from the Gazette Th
change In the condition Of the couetry sufficient
ly answers the point which ,le Gss,ne attempt
TO make about the loss of IS 500 per aupun
between the amount bid on the 29 b Of May an
the amount offered during the session for th
lease.
AS to the policy Of leasing. We are very COP
6deDt that experience and the practical ~orkD
of the Canals under the lease. will prove It Z
be wise aud salutsry But the suggestion Q
tue Gazette, that the State should now dspens
with the Board Of Public Works, is nonsense
and shows how ignorant that paper Is on th
Canal question. The Board can not be dis
peused with as long as the State is the oWne
of the Public Works. Il is indispensable, an
will prove more efficient hereafter than Il ha
been heretofore, since there Is nothing take
from it except that part Of It's machinery whicl
was clog to its operations. oafr
| With competent and experienced men 70
lsssees, and faithful administration by th
Board Of the duties imposed upon il by th
leasing bill, we have no hesitation in predicting
after reasonable time, q new order Of thing
on the Canals, beneficial to all navigating then
and credltable to the Board TO whom is assigne
the duty Of overseeing the lessees in their man
agement Of the Public Works. We dissent er
sirely from the suggestion Of the Gazette, tha
the Board of Public Works be Dispersed with.