Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-02
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN,
The Public Works of Ohio
OFFICE OF TEE Lrssrrs OF THE PUBLIC "

OFFICE OF TEE LEssRrs OF THE PUBLIC woRKsI
OoLuMBus, June l3, 1861.
TNHR undermined having become the Lessees Of tie
Public Works Of Ohio, under the act Of May g. 1861
and having entered into the possession Of said Works,
hereby give notice that in operating under said lease,
and dlSSnargng thsi. duties under the sme the bust
appooted by the Jessees under such rules regulations
restrictions and limitations, as shall be prescribed for
their government.
Those Agents for the present. will consist Of one Gen
eral Agent, Treasurer and Secretary, for the Central
Office Of the Lessees ut Columbus and the necessary
number Of supernendents Of Repairs and Collectors Of
Tolls on the several Works embraced In the lease.
The General Agent shall Be the principal executive
officer Of the Lessees, and shall have charge Of the gen
eral business office at Oolumbus He shall have super
vision over the business Of the Lessees with the public
and As such agent shall execute all contracts except
those for labor and materials connected with the crdns
~ repairs Of the several Works and he shall audit and
The duties Of the Treasurer and Secretary shall bs
such as are Usually dischargedby similar officers In other
cases.
specve divisions, have power 10 employ and discharge
all subordinates and labore and to purchase all tools
and materials necessary the ordinary repair Of such
division, and the same shall be under their special d
The COLLECTORS Of Tolls, Water Rents and Fines arc
invested with all the authority and power, provided in
the laws Of the State and the regulations Of the Board
Of Public Works made for that purpose when such Col
ectors acted under appointment and authority from the
State. W lslv -r.. ..- .t,s II. L..
No individual member OF the Lesleea shal have the
right TO transact business In the Of the Lessees
with any person persons, In any other manner than
through the appointed agents, unless specially authoTE
ed BY the Lessees to do shall any Of the ap
pointed agents have authority to transact any business
In the name Of the Lessees except In the particular
branch Of the business conhded to him. and subject to
the restrictions and limitations Of his agency.
No authority TO borrow money on the credit Of the
Lessees shall ever exist In any Lessee, agent other
employee OF the Lessees unless the shall be
ferred by unanimous vob Of the Lessees at regular
meeting, and the amount authorized to be borrowed
specified in the order and entered on the journal.
| GEO. W. MASyrKsNv Is the Genela Agent Of the
Lessees, BENJAMIN II. SIXTH, Treasurer and JoHs
| JoYcE, Secretary. 1rtt
| The Superintendent nts Of Repairs are
On the N. q X. Canal and W. r & NJ. Road-JosErn
CooPER, THOMAS Brown, Wh. J. Jackson and AnsER L.
BAcKus.
On the Ohio walbonding and Hooking Canals and the
Muskingum Improvement-RoIsRr II. NueKN, THohAS
MrLLER, DENNIS McCARrHY. SYLVESTER Mummy and
EDWARD BALL. fttt rtt rll
| The Collectors on the Canals, Musklngum Improve
ment and Maumee Road the same that were In the
service OF tho State at the time Of the execution Of the
Lease but all the Aforesaid agents hold their appoint
ments at the pleasure and option Of the Lessees. NJ
KENT JARVIS,
JOSEPH COOPER,
. WIN. ]. JACKSON, =
ARNOLD MRDBEkY,
THOMAS MOORE,
THOMAS BROWN,
Lessees Of the Public Works.
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