Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-20
THE CITY.
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Passage Of the Bills 10 Erect a New
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb--An
Asylum for the Idiotic--The
County Jail Bill.

benevolent In its ideas, II not economical IN
Its measures. We recently gave the de-
tails and the provisions of the bill provid-
ing for tire erection of an Asylum for the
insane, convicts in the Penitentiary; and
now we have two more bills of O similar
character,y which, though Of course they
are State measures, still possess great
deal of local interest, and we therefore re-
capitulate the provisions of the bills. The
House bill for the erection of new Asy-
lum for the Deaf and Dumb was passed by
the Senate on Friday, and the Senate bill
for the erection of q new Asylum for the
idiotic and imbecile children Of the State.
The Deaf and Dumb bill was introduced
by Mr.. Everett of Cleveland, from the COM
mittee on Benevolent Institutions. It pro-
vides that the trustees of the Ohio Institu-
tion for the Deaf and Dumb, be and are
hereby authorized and directed to cause to
be erected, on the lot now occupied by that
institution, in this city, o new building Of
brick and stone, for the use of the deaf and
dumb, suitable for the accommodation Of
three hundred and fifty pupils, and the
necessary officers and servants. The build
ing shall be erected under the general d.
rection and control of the trustees, for the
time being, of the institution, and shall be
constructed ina plain and substantial man
ner, and with special reference to con-
venience, and the entire cost, when per-
fectly completed, shall not exceed the sum
Of one hundred and ten thousand dollars.
The Governor is authorized to appoint an
architect, who shall prepare suitable drafts,
and plans, and under the direction of the
trustees superintend the erection Of the
building. The trustees are to advertise for
suitable proposals for work and materials.
The sum of $4,000 is appropriated for the
work, to be devoted to building the founda-
tion and basement, and in the purchase of
the timber and lumber to be used in the
erection of the remaining part of said build
Ing, to be paid out of any money in the State
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
be drawn from time to time as the work
progresses, or materials are purchased, on
the order of n majority of the trustees
They are authorized to take stone from the
State quarry to whatever amount may be
needed. They are also required to report
to the Governor and Legislature the prog
ress Of the work and are to receive three
dollars per day for the time employed in
supervising the building. The act takes
effect on its passage. The Board of Trus-
tees consists of James II. Coulter and C. P.
L.oButler, of Franklin county, and Kent
Jarvis, of Stark. '-i.v
The other bill was reported by Senator
Newton, of Mahoning, from the committee
on Reform Schools and School Lands, and is
entitled "a bill to authorize the Trustees OF
the Ohio State Asylum for Idiots to pur-
chase and permanently locate said asylum.
The bill begins with preamble setting
forth that the present asylum Is not suit
able, the location being unhealthy and the
grounds too limited to allow the proper la
Dor and exercise for the pupils; the build
ingneeding repairs and large appropriations
to pay the rent thereof, almost sufficient to
erect q new building capable of accommo-
dating double the number of pupils, and
therefore in the exercise of wise econo-
my, and in the discharge of the duty of
the, State to educate the weak and helpless
children as well as the gifted and strong, it |
is enacted that the Trustees of the Ohio Asy-
lum for Idiots, are authorized to purchase,
or receive by gift, tract of land suitable
for site for that asylum, and in such locali-
ty In the State, considering healthfulness of
situation, facility Of access, prices Of living
and cost Of land and building materials,
as the trustees shall find most desirable and
best suited for the purposes Of the institu-
ton, for the permanent location thereon of
said asylum, and cause to be erected there
on suitable buildings for the use of the asy-
lum; provided, that no buildings shall be
commenced by said trustees which will re-
quire larger amount of money for their
completion than the sum Of $4,000 appro-
priated by the act. This sum is to be paid
to the trustees as 1t may be needed to carry
out the law. In additionto the amount ap-
propriated the trustees are authorized to
remove the materials belonging to the
State, in the buildings now occupied by the
asylum, and use them In the construction
of the new buildings and improvements, or
to dispose of the same and use the proceeds
thereof for the same purpose. This act
shall take effect on its passage. 1t is said
the trustees have selected q site for this asy-
lum across the river, near the State Quarry,
and between the railroad and the river.
The Trustees of the Idiotic Asylum are
Peter Hitchcock, DR.. Townshend and Mr..
Lutte.
In addition to the above acts, Mr.. Dresel's
bill to authorize the Commissioners of
Franklin county to levy a tax to erect a
new jail In this county, was passed by the
House, and will doubtless pass the Senate.
Its provisions are that the Commissioners
of Franklin county are authorized to levy
a tax Of not exceeding three-fourths of
one mill on the dollar of the valuation of
the real and personal property subject to
taxation on the duplicate Of this county for
the year 1884, for the purpose of erecting a
county jail. The Commissioners are au-
transfer from the County Gener-
nj Expense Fund any sum not exceedinrI