Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-07
TO WHOM IT MAY CONcERN.
The Public Works of Ohio.

OFFICE OF TIE LEssEn or THE PupLIc woaKsi
COLUMBIA June u, 1861.
VNHu undersigned having become the Lessees Of tie
Public Works Of Ohio under the act Of May g. 1851
aud having entered into the possession OF SAID Works,
hereby give notice that In operating under said lease,
and dschaging their duties under the sae the bust
will be transacted with the public through agents
appoloted by the Lessees under such rules regulations
restrictions and limitations, as shall be prescribed for
their government
Those Agents for the present. will consist OF one Cen
el Agent Treasurer and Secretary, for the Central
Office Of the Lessees ut Columbus and the necessary
number Of Supenntsndents OF Repairs and Ooec,ors Of
Tolls on the several Works embraced In the lease.
The General Agent shall be the principal executive
officer OF the Lessees, and shal have charge Of the gen
erSl business office at Columbus. He shall have super
vision the business Of the Lessees with tho pu6
and as such agent shal execute all contracts except
those for labor and materials connected with the ordna
repairs Of the several Works. and he shall audit and
The duties Of the Treasurer and Secretary shall he
such ss are usually discharsedby similar officers In other
cases.
The Superintendent Of Repairs shall, on their re-
specve divisions have power 10 employ and discharge
all subordnates and abores and to purchase all tools
and materials necessary the ordinary repair Of such
dvisiOn and the same shall be under their special d.
rection and management. HA
The Collectors Of Tolls; Water Rents and Fines, are
invested with all the authority and power, provided In
laws Of the State and the regulations OF the Board
Of Public Works made for that purpose, when such Col
ecton acted under appointment and authority from the
State. t.H... H.
No individual member OF the Leslees shall have the
right to transact business In the Of the Lessees
with any person or persons, In any other than
through the appointed agents, unless specially AuthorL
ed by the Leees 50 to do shall any Of the ap
pointed agents have authority transact any business
In the OF the Lesees except In the particular
branch OF the business conhded him. and subject 10
the restrictions and limitations Of his agency.
No authority 70 borrow money the credit Of The
Lessees shall ever exist In any Lessee agent other
employee Of the Lessees, unless the shall be con-
ferred by unanimous vote Of the Lessees regular
meeting and the amount authorised to be borrowed
specified in the order and entered on the Journal
| GEo. W. MANyrKnNv 10 the General Agent or the
Lessees, BEsJAMis Il. Smith, Treasurer, and JoHN
| JOYCE Secretary. ..
The superintende nts Of Repairs are:
| On the N. a E. Canal and W. II & NJ. Road-JosKPu
oooPxR, THOMAS BROWN Wh. J. JACKSON and ABEKR H.
BAcKus.
On the Ohio walhonding and Hooking Canals and the
Muskingum Improvement-RoBBRT II. NusKS, THOMAS
i MnLER, DENNIS MCCARTHY, SYLVESTER MspBsRr and
EDWARD Ball.
| The Oollsctors on the Canals, Muskingum Improve.
ment and Maumee Road, the same that In the
service Of tho State M the time Of The execution Of the
Leasei but all the Aforesaid agents hold their appoint
ments at the pleasure aud option Of the Lessees.
| Nn 80 hrr1N KENT JARVIS, N
IfHl .r JOSEPH COOPER ,
| '. eH '' WIN. ]. jackson,
30 sr. j.r.-a ARNOLD MEDbERr,
I5h THOMAS MOORE,
| elgrls roa Hs THOMAS BROWN,
:, :, .,..,.,n Ls'sse' Of the PaSlis works,