The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-01-16

Commissioners upon the many deli
crte and intricate questions arising
between the people and these useful
corporations, are worthy of tho most
careful consideration.
In accordance with the directions
Of the statue on that subject, the
lease of the Canals and Public
W crks has been re: ewed and exten
ded for ten years, so that it now
runs to June 1st, 1881. The Board
of Public Works express great satls-
faction with the energy and promp-
tness with which the fessees have
made the costly repairs required on
the canals in consequence of the
great freshets Of 1866, and give good
reasons for believing that the inter
ests OF the State are not suffering
by the conditions and terms of Tie
lease. The drouth Of the past sea
son has greatly interfered with wat
.: transportation on the canals and
rivers, but it would seem that every
thing has been done which was EOS
sible to overcome the difficulty.
An Inspectorship of Gas and Gas
Metres was established by act Of the
last General Assembly, and that
duty is in the hands Of one OF the
most able and well known chemists
of the country. His report details
the steps tax n by him to carry out
the provisions Of the law, and the
means adopted to make the tests
used for the protection Of the pub
| lie as nearly exact as nav be, in
their scientific accuracy. His salary
was by the terms Of the statute to be
| collected by the Auditor Of State
| from the Gas Companies, and as
some of them. have delayed pay
ment or contested the constitutions
ality Of the law, it has resulted that
no salary has been as vet paid to the
! Commissioner, l would respectfully
suggest that in such case the first
payment OF the salary of public
officer should be made directly from
the Treasury, and that the State can
afford to await the process Of reim-
bursement by collection much bet
ter than the officer who depends
upon the salary for his living.
The improvement of the State
Library has progressed satisfactorily
and the new alcoves with the gallery
above, give room for a large in-
crease of shelving as the accumula-
ton of books require it.. The eau
ty Of the design and workmanship
! ~, L., RI, a room attro oct;,ya In q l,;oL
degree. TO accommodate the books
packed and stored in the lumber
REQ rs, the second tier of a1coves
sheuld be completed, carrying
out the full plan upon which the
lower tier has been constructed.
Although nearly ten Years has
elapsed since the State. House was
declared finished. rough board
| fence still reaches half way round
the whole enclosure. A good brick
walk has been laid upon the east
side Of the square during the past
season, but the north and south sides
are equally in need of a pavement,
! The postponement of these matters,
from year to year, does not seem to
make it easier to reach them, and I
would strongly recommend that this
portion of the necessary work about
the Capitol be completed at once.
The Board of Military Claims,
consisting of the Auditor and Comp
troller of the Treasury and Secre-
tary of State, which is charged with
the duty of examining and paying
claims Of Ohio citizens for service
rendered and money expended in the
recruiting. feeding, transporting and
clothing Ohio volunteers and militia
during the war prior to the time
| when such troops were mustered i'll
to the service Of the United States
reports that its "ork is substantially
completed 1t has examined, during
the asst year. claims amt un ing to
SI46, ,S9761, of which part,
amounting to $66, Isl. have been
allowed, and the remainder are
still under consideration. The
claims allowediy exceed the last ap-
preparation made by $2l,713,42,
and this sum, together with such
portions Of the claims still under
examination as may be found just
will need to be provided for.
The Federal Government, under
an act of Congress, appointed a
Board, of which Gen. Casey was
President, to examine aud pass upon
the claims of the State for expendi
tures made on behalf of the United
States during the invasion of 1863,
known as the Morgan RAID Their
authority did not cover any claims
for damages to private property,
but only the leg innate expenditures
for putting on foot and sustaining
in the field the State troops. Claims
for these items were laid before the
Board by the Adjutant General,
amounting to $274,92444, of which
all but SS,622 73 were allowed, and
are now awaiting the action of the
United States Treasury Department
upon the report OF the Commits
| sion.
Beside the two classes of claims
against the General Government
above described, the State has ae-
counts for materials furnished and
expenditures made during the war.
In addition 10 in;;tallments previous
lily allowed and paid, we have this
year ie eived the sum of $159,O27.
%, which has been duly certified in
to tie Trea ~ur1, and are in daily ex-
pectati'n of the receipt of another
and larger payment.
The amount of claims presented,
but not yet allowed and paid, exclu-
sive of those presented to Gen. Ca
sey's commission. and those allow
ed by tie Stale Military Commission