Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-07
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portion of youth within the influences Of
education. These suggestions are concur-N
red in by the Commissioner OF Common
Schools, who will, nc doubt, present them
with other recommendations worthy of
your attention.
BENEvoLENr INSTITUTIONS. 2 &,
The reports of the several Benevolent In-
stitutions show not only a satisfactory ao-
count of their management and the good
results which have accrued to their inmates
or pupils, but also systematic improvement
in the buildings and appliances connected
with them. The appropriations made by
the last General Assembly for the enlarge
ment of the Northern and Southern Asy-
lums for the Insane, have enabled the trust
ees to make good progress in the additional
buildings, and it Is expected that another,
year will see the accommodations of those
two Institutions nearly doubled. The
trustees appointed to locate and build
new Insane Asylum have fixed upon
Athens as the place for it, and the liberal
gifts in land and money of the citizens OF.
that vicinity have secured to he State an
ample and eligible, site without cost. Plans
for the new. buildings have been matured
and the preliminary work begun. When
this Asylum shall be built and the enlarge !.
ment of the existing ones finished, it is con- :.
fidently expected that the chronic insane
whose pitiable condition in our county in
tirmaries Is now the reproach of the State,
will all or nearly all be brought under
lives m sri a nsora toIara hIa' - 49,, | s,on ~
cures ca mot he etfactad ~ ! ~ 80
Ansannronr;at;o,, mo- also ~ Ett,oo
last Legislative sessi n for the erection Of
a. aineM institution for the Blind, and the
trustees of that Asylum have selected a
plan. after inviting competition among
chosan is edrn;rab H., asa,,toJ =, ~ .,....
liar worL thav hauo ;r .haroS ;s =, poou pous
taste fraa froy, ,,selasa M - ~ Sooo
lies for its architectnral effact ch;e,iv,,,,r,,.
of the strSctnre Tbs ann, aIio,tad -. pts;s Its
work was CHANGED - the f,nol nossaoo'ns sl.s
the onnronr;a,;",, h;,, S,h;Is. +, p"ssass y. ..
ress,ired the While ~ ha con,niatad ~ s 81. ~
aisont one.hs,t nf what the comnoietee hod
estimated to be necessary, Had the appro-
prlation been what it was no doubt intend
ec 10 pc, partial one, the trustees would
nave Degun the work OF building; but un-,.
ger 5ne language OF the law they have
properly felt unauthorized to proceed un-
tit you shaiI nave sanctioned the necessary
expenditure. .5s7g..
Thea asylum for idiotic children Is nearly
completed, and the insufficient and un-
Wholesome quarters at present occupied
oy these .uniortunates will soon be ex-
changed for the cheerfuls airy, and we'll
arranged apartments of the new building.
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IS also very nearly finished, and the trus-
tees nope 10 nave the school IN progress at
an early day In your session. The old
ouildlng being overshadowed by the new
one, ana che sewerage being deranged by
the new construction, became alarmingly
annealtny 4nl,;a during the summer. An cpl
demic iever broke out among the pupils Of
SO malignant character that the medical
ADVISERS reported it necessary to suspend
tue scnool ana send the children to their
MONIES, by oolng this promptly the fatal
Eases were mace very lew, and many lives
unoouotedly saved. The opportunity was
q taken 10 remove the old building and grade
Tnicn mlgnG result from mucn change OF
tne soil wnIst the scnooi should De IN prog
ress, are ooViaIeo.
- -- BLACKBURN FRAUDS.
In the month of October. facts which
came to nv KNOWLEDGE satisfied me that in
the mode of conducting the building of
this ASYLUM. the architect and superinten-
dent, Joseph NJ. Blackburn. had been com
hitting series of nettv frauds and emhez.
REACHING hack tn the vtsrvF rom.
of his Services in that canacitvz
in 1854. The high character for honesty
and integrity he had borne in Cleveland.
where. he resided, and the great confidence
Governor Brough. by whom he was
pointed, was known to have felt in him,
question of his honesty, and with the as
sistance of the trustees of the Institution,
and particularly of Hon. s. Galloway,
minute and careful investigation was made.
1t was found that in the payment Of those
workmen employed directly by the archi-
tect, a haDitual overcharge for their work
had been made, more being entered upon
the pay-rolls receipted by them, THAN they
were actually paid. The class of men thus
being generally day labor
ers and inexperienced men, they
were easily prevented from knowing the
fraud practiced, or made to believe the
sra1sacsion an aiIowaole one. In similar
Houe oI oseIcnarg @ duuoer piiis Purcnas-
eo ~ tne spl,ng Vi !0oo were increased IN
amounG, anu Tue aiHerence In DoIn cases
applopfia!eI " she arcnlIecG: NO pre-
ss.na seuo9 "a Iisns w caalsG oulullssiuns sA.
= as.su eS or ~ was clallheu' ne Del9g employeG aG
= nHeu salary as auIh0rlze9 Dy law. Ine
gosai anounS mus tMoe1ated 1sea curing tne
wno.e peIloo lrom ouIy' loo3: oSne Lime
e,, y, u,scoYey, IS 5ounu u ne aHCCle isss .nan
.s .en tnousanu uoltars. 1,lS ,hVesItgaCion
s,S th aS auu S - ~ u m.
anu !. . .ne case Was piaceu, IN Ine nanos Oh Gne
AtgoIhey Ueuerai: Who- has cohihehceu
DoIn cIlminai ~ anu civil Vhprosecutlohs against
'he oneuoers'
-Fhe discovery of these frauds naturally
gave IiSC w IuuuoIS anu sGSplCiOuS budt
others would be found in the contracts for
building, etc. So far as have been able to
carry. this. investigation, no malpractices
have been proven in the dealings between
architect and contractors, nor have seen
evidence that any such profit has been
made by the contractors which would lead
to reasonable suspicion. For their justifi.
cation, however, as well as for more COM
pfete examination than Ihave been able to
make personally, | would recommend a
searching investigation by committee
fully authorized to send for persons anu
papers. '.-. ~ r5,d- FL ..ii-f sas -
- As soon az the facts referred In above