The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-01-16
Established 1925.

r owing TO the difference in cDntru
Q price for tho unit Of measuremeu
= the quantity. of work being abo,
g the same. He also reports hin
q self ready 10 assume entire charo
: OF the binding for the State ppde
0 The statute fJr introducing priD,
= ing and binding into the mecbani
: cal instruction Of pupils in the Deu
. ana Dumb Asylum, if smal! nd
; ditional appropriation is made 70
that purpose.
} The Commissionei Of Railroad
: and Telegraphs has in the cornnar
arIveIy short time since his ofie,
was created, made thorough inves
tlg0tion oflhe history, cost, con
slrnctloD. management, &C., Of n,
various lines within The S,a,o
The collection and arrapg cement 81
OF these facts, in accessible fDrm
'sin iiselfof very great value, and
not only affords u reliatle besis
Tor IegIslating upon this important
class Of interests. bot exhibits N
the world the most authentic evi.
denee OF the extent to which great
public improvements have been
carried in Ohio. The practical
suggestions OF tho Comnjssioner
upon the many delicate and in.
trIcate questions arising between
the people and these useful cor.
Pora'ions. are worthy of tho most
CAREFUL consideration.
In accordance with the direc.
tlons OF the statute on that snh.
Ject, the lease of the Canals and
Public Works has been renewed
and extended for ten years, SC that
It nov runs to June Isl, 1881
The Board of Public Works ex
press great satisfaction with the
energy and promptness with |
which the lessees have made tn.
costly repairs required on the en-. |
mails IN consequence Of the ereai
fresheis OF 1866. and give GOOD
reasons for believing that the in.
terests of the State are not suffer.
ing by the conditions and terms of
the lease. The droutb of the past
season has greatly interiered with :
water transportation on the canals
and rivers, but it would seem that
everything has been done which /
was possible to overcome the diGi.
Guilty.
An lnsrcctOrship Of Gas and
Jas Metres Was established by
act OF the last General Assembly.
Ind that duty is in tho hands of
'ne OF the most able and we'll :
Known chemists of the country
lis report details the steps taken .
~ him to carry out the p,oyis u,
ons OF the law, and the means a. +;
lopted to make the tests used for I,
he (protection of the public as .
learly exact as may be, 10 their =
clentIfic accuracy. lis salary : :
vas by the terms Of the statute 10 =
70 collected by the Auditor Of - =
tate IRON the Gas Companies. = =
nd rs some OF them have DELAYED : :
'ayment Or contested the consti. !
utionllIIy oi the law, il has re. . =
lited that no salary bas been a, A. =;
ct paid TO the Commissioner. | = :
'oald respectfully suggest that in y y
Ich u Case tho first payment of =.
re salary of IL public officer should o. ,'
eimade directly from tho Treas ~ ~
ry, and that the State can afford :,
await the process of reimburse ~ ~
eht BY collection much better 3,
IAN the officer who depends upon a. a.
10 sa'ary for his living. -
Inc Improvement Of the State n
lDrary has progressed satisfacto ..
", aud the new ale ives WITH the ~
'IIery ABOVE, give room tor large 8, s.
crease OF shelving as the accT. ~ ~
ulaIion of books require it. The 81 rlr
auty Of the design and work. NJ ~;
anshiP make the room attractive ~ -
high degree, 10 accommo. ~
to the books packed and stored ~
the lumber rooms, the second w ~
r OF alcoves should be completed n r.,
rrying out the full plan upon an U
llch the lower tier has been con. ~
ucted.
Although nearly ton years have ho o
pSed since the State House was ~, ~
;lared finished, q rough board ~. ~
ice still reaches hall way round h", M
} whole enclosure. A good brick 70 10
Tx has been laid upon the east ~. ~
9 OF the square during the pas: ,on t"'
son, but the north and south II" T
es are equally in neel OF pave. for
ut. The poslponement of these ~ ~
tiers, from year to year, does nf
seem 10 make it easier to reach hi;
m, aud | would strongly recon. bv
nd that this portien Of the ne. o;o ~
sary work about the Capitol be oe,
lpleLed at once. n
he Board OF Military Claims, to,
sisting Of the Auditor and ,;o, 10
OF the Treasury and mo ,rO'
re'ary Of State, which is charp. ''r,' @
with the duty of ofexamining aud onr %
ing claims OF Ohio citizens for ~ ras,
iice rendered and money cx M
ded in the recruiting, leeding, f., m
1sporting and clothing Ohio liza
lnteers and militia, during the he
prior to tho time when such ,ah
'ps were mustered into the ser. ros
OF the United Statos, reports ono
t lis work is substantially com. df a. {
ed: 1t has examined, during ~
past year, claims amounting to tbo
d b.eS7Gl, OF which a part, a. ~ !,
lnting TO s66,44l,sl, have been ussi rs
wed, and the remainder are still con-
er consideration. The claims S,o,
wed exceed fha lnat an.,ro,r;, =