Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-26
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
The Public Works of Ohio
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oFsicR OF THE LEssKRs OF TIE PUBLIC WoRKst q
Fes sMHt oolUMBus, June -, 1861. ! 4
TUE undersigned having become the Lessees Of the
Public Works Of Ohio, under the act Of May 8, 1851,
and having entered into the possession q sad WORKS.
and dischargng their duties under the same, the bust
will be transacted with the public through agents
restrictions and limitations shall be prescribed for
| their government. .rs.i ~ p sral-s. T- %
Those Agents for the present. will consist Of one Cen
eral Agent Treasurer and Secretary for the Central
Office Of the Lessees ut Columbus; and the necessary
number OF 6uperntendens Of Repairs and Collectors Of
Tolls 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 Columbus. 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 ected with the ordna
~ repairs OF the several Works and he shall audit and
settle all accounts. cal 90 r!.ods ,l- airi ~
The duties Of the Treasurer and Secretary shall be
such usually dischargedby similar officers in other
cases. .-.- 'ti4 .H.t..1- ilL1Is 20 y isl1 .r
The superintendents Of Repairs shall, their re.
speeve divisions have power 10 employ and discharge
all subordnates and aborer and to purchase all tools
and materials necessary IN the ordinary repair OF such
division, and the shall be under their special di
The Collectors Of Tolls Water Rents and Fines are
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
ecto acted under appointment and authority from the
State. 1-'
No individual member Of the Les,ees shall have the
right to transact business In the name Of the Lessees
with any person or persons, In any other manner than
through the appointed agents. unless specially anthorz
ed by the Lessees to do shall any Of the ap
pointed agents have authority to transact any business
In the Of the Lessees except In the particular
branch Of the business conhded to him. aud subject to
the restrictions and limitations Of his agency.
No authority to borrow money on the credit OF the
Leasees shall exist In any Lessee, agent other
employee OF the Lessees unless the shall be CON
ferrsd by unanimous vote Of the Lessees, at regular
meeting and the amount 20 authorized be borrowed
specified in the order and entered on the Journal.
GEo. W. MANyrESsv Is the General Agent Of the
Lessees, BENJAMIN K. SIXTH, Treasurer, and JOHN
JOYCE Secretary, - .lE ~
The superintende nts Of Repairs are
On the NJ. a 10, Canal and W. R g. NJ. Road--JosKPH
CoorER, THOMAS Brown, wM. :. JAcEsoN and ADSER Z
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On the Ohio, walhonding and Hooking Canals and the
Muskingum Improvement-RoDBRr II, NuaRN, THOMAS
MnLER,, DENNIS MCCARTHY, syLyrsrrR MKDDHRY and
EDWARD BALL. iNttft tfffh
The Collectors on the Canals, Muskingum Improve
ment and Maumee Road arc the same that were In the
service ofhc State at the time Of the execution Of the
Lease but all the Aforesaid agents hold their appoint
ments at the pleasure aud option Of the Lessees.
s K.sNr JARVIS,
q u GAffE ghI , fE JOSEPH COOPER, r,
-7r4tt, fr, .,.,r WIN. J.. JACKSON,
vu~t ARNOLD MEDBERY,
q, -" q 4fs THOMAS MOORE, ~
II 30 uCffe0f2T 1JiTi THOMAS BROWN, Ir.
.sbgr D "a we Lsssees Of The Public Works,
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