Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-19
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
The Public w Works of Ohio.

OFFICE THE LEssEFs OF THE PUBLIC woRKs.I
~ COLUMBUS, June l3, 1861.
TNHn undersigned having become the Lessees Of the
Public Works Of Ohio, under the act Of May g. 1861
hereby give notice that in operating under said lease
and discharging their duties under the same the busi
ness will be transacted with the public through agents
appointed by the Lessees under such rules regulations
restrictions and limitations, shall be prescribed for
their government. W ---~
Those Agents for the present. will consist Of one Gen.
era Agent Treasurer and Secretary, for the Central
Office Of the Lessees at Columbus; and the necessary
number OF Superntendens Of Repairs and Collectors Of
Tolls on the several Works embraced in the lease.
or the and shall have ebargs Of Ss ss
era business Office at Columbus He shall have super
vision the business Of the Lessees with the public
those for labor and materials connected with the ordna
y repairs Of the several Works and he shall audit and
settle all accounts.
The duties Of the Treasurer and Secretary shall be
such as are usually discharged by similar officers in other
cases. -r .rg -r
The superlntendens Of Repairs shall, on their re-
specve divisions, have power TO employ and discharge
all subordnates and aborers, and to purchase all tools
and materials necessary in the ordinary repair Of such
division and the same shall be under their special d.
rection and management.
The Collectors Of Tolls, Water Rents aud Fines,
invested with all the authority and power, provided n
the laws Of the State and the regulations OF the Board
Of Public Works. made for that purpose when such Col
ecto acted under appointment and authority from the
State.
No Individual member Of the Lemees 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 authorz
ed by the Lessees TO do shall any Of the APP
pointed agents have authority to transact any business
In the name Of the Lessees except In the particular
branch Of the business confded 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 same shall be con-
ferred BY unanimous vote Of the Lessees, at regular
meeting, and the amount authorized to be borrowed
specified In the order and entered on the Journal
! : GEo. W. MkNvrnMv Is the General Agent Of the
Lessees, BENJAMIN ID. SMITH, Treasurer, and JOHN
JoycR Secretary.
1 q The superintende nts Of Repairs are:
l. On the NJ. & Il. Canal and W. r & NJ. Road-JosKPH
CoorER, THOMAS BROWN WM J. JACKSON and ABSER L..
| BAcKus. Id gptiss. rtra. ..es 1..l' LI. t.r
On the Ohio, Walhonding and Hooking Canals and the
Muskingum Improvement-RcBB H. NuaES, THOMAS
MnLER, Dennis McoARrHY, SYLVESTER MrpBiRY and
II EpwkRp BALL.
The Collectors on the Canals, MuskinRum Improve
ment and Maumee Road, the same that were in the
service Of the 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.
i KENT JARVIS, 1r
-F-.--.e bfrrisiJOSEPH COOPER,
WIN. ]. JACKSON
49, ARNOLD MEDBERY,
lee ~.g W la" 1 @ THOMAS MOORE,
Il ,;..,,t.. a,tS $50 la THOMAS BROWN, Oh
'N Lessses Of the Public Works