The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-01-11

CebsNy anu PToPtlety OF ouon measures
would therefore recommend legislation
authorizing the creation OF such boards in
cities and villages but, as their authority
must necessarily be somewhat arbitrary, II
would be proper to make the Inv expire at
the end Of a year by it's own limitation, so
that interference with the ordinary admins
istraton Of local affairs could not continue
beyond the probable duration OF tho evil
which occasioned IT,
SOLDIERS HOME
The Home for disabled soldiers estab'
lished by your own action last winter, has
steadily improved in organization and 2dap4
tation to it's benefcent work. Its sife has
proven remarkably healthy, and the crip4
pied and sick inmates have been thoroughly
aud kindly cared for. Tie school under
the charge of the Chaplain has been we'll
attended and the opportunity thus given
TO Those who have bebome untitled for se.
we're labor to prepare themselves for lighter
employments, has been eagerly embraced
by many, The records of the institution
and the report of the Superintendent show
that there is no disposition on the part of
the discharged soldiers to avail themselves
unnecessarily Of the support thus offered;
but that they are very generally animated
by q laudablo pride in being Independent
and sell-suppOrting as soon az their physiL
cal condition will allow.
The lack of any fnud for the purpose Of
transportation Of inValids TO or from the
Home has occasoned some embarrassment,
and as a similar difficulty has existed in the
institutions of other States, II has been
found necessary to give, from time TO time;
temporary admission to soldiers not belong.
ing TO Ohio, until they could sufficiently re-
cover strength to earn the means of travel
ing homeward, Although this has appar.
emily increased the expenses OF tho institu.
tion, it may be doubted if il has really done
so, since other States have reciprooatcd in
this matter aud we know In many instan.
ces our own soldiers have been received
and cared for in other Homes The relu-
tive proportion of these foreign inmates
will appear mitch less when it is remem.
bercd that, of tho whole number, few have
remained any length of time. H
a''' orFioiAL boNDs.
Among tho anomalies in the present con.
dition OF these departments permit me Ia
call tho attention to the irregularity in re-
gard to official bonds. The arsenal of the
State, and the arms aud other property OF
great value have been transferred from the
Quartermaster General, who was under
fifty thousand dollars bonds for their safe
keeping, to the Adiutant General, who
gives no bond. The collection OF soldiers
claims is divided between the Commissions
er OF that Bureau, who gives heavy bonds,
and the State Agent at Washington, who
gives none and these two offices are
wholly disconnected, so that their labor is
often much increased by doubling Of Corr
lrespondence in regard to the same items OF
business. In the matter of bonds, the rec
ognized high character Of the officers above
referred to, who act without them, has
made any sense of insecurity impossible,
but thoee who have been obliged by law to
give them are in equal good repute, and
any distinction in this respect is undesir2.
bic. AS il hns occurred in the accidental
changes of duty and not by any system,
am confident that il only needs to be called
to your attention.
The Board of Commissioners of the Ma.
tonal Soldiers Home expect to establish
an institution similar to our own in the
Valley of the Ohio during the present year,
and it is not improbable that it may be 10.
Gated within this State. 1t is estimated
that the several branches of this National
Home for soldiers will, when organised, ,
accommodate all the veterans who would
have claim to admission into the State iii!
stitution, and their full establishment will
probably supetcede the necessity for the
continuation Of our own. 70 facilitate their
work, while accomplishing all that the State
Home can do, would recommend that, upon
the location Of ofie Of the branches Of the
National Home within the State, the Trusl
tees Of this institution be authorized to
transfer TO such National Home the use OF
the premises and appurtenances new occu-
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elapse before the completion Of new build
ings, &c, and also any unused balances Of
appropriations, on condition that all Ohio
soldiers now in the Home or who may hav Q
the right to admission there under otlr laws
be received and cared for by the National
Board. look upon this course as the more
just and proper, because tae pres ent build
ngs were erected by the United States
Government for hospital purposes during
the war and transferred to the State VI III.
out charge.
| BOARD OF MILITARY CLAIMS. ...
The Board appointed under the statute
Tor The purpose of passing upon various
unsettled military claims against the Statei
report that they have examined $50 differ
ent claims, ammonniing to $90,764 27, out
! of which they have allowed, in whole or in
part, 64l amounting TO S68, ,255l9. Others
are still before them, and new ones are
coming in from time 10 time. The appros
priation OF $40, 600 for this purpose has
been expended and it is probable that an
equal sum will be needed TO complete the
settlement Of such as may be allowed As
fast as these claims can bo put in form they
will be presented to the United States GoVs
eFnment for reimbursement. sHi
| The Board recommend that the claims
Of soldiers for local bounty which, hhdet
the orders of the War Depai tment, was
withheld from them till they should actually
in their commands in the field and which
was, in some instances, lost to them by
reason Of this rule be added to the classes
they are authorized so soitle, and that an
uuappropriated balance of the Relief Fund
be applied to this purpose These claims
appear to me quite as meritorious as any
other before tue Board, and therefore con.
cur in the Recommendation.
MILITARY CEMETERIES.
Learning that no record could be found
within the State OF, tIis bnrials in the MILF
tary cemeteries, and that there was danger
that, by the decay or destruction Of head
boards, all trace, Of burial places Of de-
ceased soldiers might be lost, appointed
Chaplain d. W. Tolford conimissioneg TO
visit such cemeoyics within this State aud
to procure. or make record Of the inter.
ments in them, so far as it could be dona.
The report OF the commission ID appended
hereto, aud ihe records which have been
neatly and, accurately entered in books fof
permanent preservation and reference, are
made part OF the achiyes Of the Executive
Office. Plas have been made Of the ceme4
teries, and tue graves Numbered according