The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-01-10

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1o..a,sh III RlocLburn bod haop ,n,;tt;r !,
: ssrsss ~ ,,ettr frauds and embeyzjements
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h;s sars;ce. in ,,hat ,esp,r;ty :, 1854 : III .
b;oh .b.rsc,er far bonastv ana ;nteor;.v he
had horne in Cleveland. where he Resided
ana the great nonfidence Gov Brouob. nv
whom he was appointed. was known to have
feIt ;o made me very ecautiousri IN -px.
om;n;n0 the onast;on of his honastv and
with he assistance of the Trus,ees of the
Insiitdti5n. and Hon, s. Galloway, min
mia ard careful investigation WIS made In
was found that in the payment Of those
vo,kmen ennIoyed directly Inv the a,cki.
tect. babitual oyercharge for their work
had been made. more being entered upon
the psy.roIls reeeipted by them, than they
we're actually Maid. :, ,The.ciass of men thus
employed being generally day.laborers and
inexperienced men, they were easily pre.
vented from knowing the fraud practiced, or
made 10 believe the Transaction an allowable
one, In A similar mode OF oyercharge, slum-
ber bills purchased. IN the spring of 1865
ware Increased in amount. and The difference
| IN both cases appropriated by the architect.
No hretepce of right to charge commissions
existed or was claimed. he being employpd
alta fixed salary as authorized by law. The
total amount thus embezzled during the
xbo e period from July, 1854, 10 the time Of
discovery. is found to be little less than
ten thousand dollars. The investigation
Was f,u al to implieate r, T, Brookes. a
-s,,hou, l;n,tsexnd assistant of Rlackb burn. and
the case was placed. in the hauds of the At
toor,ey General. Who Las commepcel both
rr;n,i;al and ciyIl proceedings against the
,ffsnders - Sasi-' ~ liss~ ,si
The oisc,,yarv If desc lraudsinaturaIiy.
gave rise IN ru,nars and susnicio,,s that .sIi
ers Won he Eund in The contracts for.
bnil,linp. eic. 81 far as have been able
10 carry tl,;sl vestioatiop. mn ,nsJnractices
have been nroyen. N III. dealings between
arcbitrct and contractors. nor have | seen
evidence that anv such profit has been made
by contractors With would lead to reasons-
he susnicion, FOR their ,iust,tication. how
ever as we'll as far = move eau,plete exami-
nation than I have been able 10 make ,,er-
sonaliv would recommend n searching in
vesfioation byl > soon,nhittet 1,,I,y authorized
ta send fer rersons and nauers : ~ --ffI
AS soon as the facts referreu to above were
known. Mr.. George BELLOWS of this,city. was
atn,ibted Architect and Superintendent in
Mace of Blackburn removed. and has been
oce1nied in making careful measurements
and estimates of the work done as compared
with contracts and specifications. AS soon
as This lsbor IS sufficiently advanced. his re-
mort will be laid before YOU. showing the
pre else condition of the work and Of the
various accounts connected with it, Mean.
while it is extremely important to the inter.
ests of5the institution that the healiap an
naratus and plumbinp should he n-ornbtfy
finished. AMI the little cafpenteripp and
pIastering still incomplete should prog ess
so far as not to delay the re-opeuing of the
school, For This purpose an early partial
sppropriatiou is necessary, and. in nv iudg-
ment NAV be made without risk, as The
withheld per centape on The contract, will
cover all margins NECESSARY for the security
of the State. $50 ~ &
The change of the plan of he engine
house authorized nv the last T,episIature7 nv
which Il was separated from the main build
inc and placed on the north side of the al
lev In rear Of the Institution. was the cause
of' a consid rable addition 10 the estimated
expense of the structure. hut the great ad-
yantspes af room. of light and air in the
school bnildinp. and of the health of the
vbola estahlisRment5 made that change a
real eoonomv In, digging for the foundaL
lion of tbis mart of the building. Quick
sand and snr;nos greacly impeded tha work
spd increased is cost but two strong flow
inc vaIls we're secured which nrouise 10 he
ne1msneut. and which supply 4 superabun-
dance of good water for the use of the
whole Institution. Thase will be invaluable
and much more than reply tn extra cost
they have occssioned.
The Reform School contlnues lts valuable
work, and Is every year more clearly seen
to be workings upon the only true P'lncIple
IN tne Ireat@ent g me q yuVepiie oIlsnuefs.. Ap-
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