Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-15
BEAVER AND SANDY CANAL.
Mr.. BALL offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted-yeas 80, nays 8.

Mr.. BALL offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted-yeas 80, nays 8.
~ n. j. R. NO. S6.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, on the 9TH day of April, 1856.
passed an act authorizing and requiring the
Board of Public Works to adopt as part of
the public works of this State, and as
feeder of the Ohio canal, that pa rt of the
Sandy and Beaver canal extending from
the junction with the Ohio canal at the
town of Bolivar TO the head of the slack
water pool created by the dam across Sam
dv creek, below the town of Sandyville, in
Tuscarawas county, together with all the
water works, privileges, appurtenaees and
devices of every name and nature apper-
with, on certain conditions and
stipulations to be performed on the
part of the former owners of the Sandy
and Beaver canal, which conditions and
stipulations are set forth in said act OF
April 8, 1856, above referred to;
AND, WHEREAS, A difference of opinion
exists between the Board of Public Works
and the former owners of said Sandy and
Beaver canal as to how much of said Sam
dy and Beaver canal was authorized to be
adopted in pursuance of said act; there
fore.
Resolued by the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the Board OF Public
. w OFkS are HtTtDy JO Tile
said act of April g. 1856. to the Attorney
General of the State of Ohio, for his official
opinion as to the extent of the authority
conferred by said act; and also, that said
Attorney General also inquire and report
to the said board whether the former own
ers of said Sandy and Beaver canal have
fully complied Oh their part with all the
conditions and stipulations required o
them by the terms CT said act, and that tn,
Roo rd nj pnhiia wnrkc OF ra tn sof
tie the controversy in accordance with tn,
opinion of the Attorney General.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Hamilton, offered the
following resolution:
h. R. NO. 139.
Resolued That the committee on Rail
roads, to whom was referred Senate reSO
luton No. 26, be requested to report on tn,
same Tomorrow.
Mr.. GASTON gave notice to discuss, ant
the resolution went on the table.
FIRST READING.
S. B. No. 255-To authorize the count1
commissioners of Fayette county to levy
additional taxes for general county pur
poses. Read the first and second times un
der suspension of the rules, and ordered
to be read a third time on tomorrow.
S. B. No. 1876, To amend section five o.
the act entitled an act to relieve distric
courts, and to give greater effect to the ju
dicial system of the State, passed April Il
1858. Read the first time.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE HOUSE.
Mr.. BELVILLE reported back S. B. Nc
23S, to further prescribe the duties of tn
Secretary of State, and to repeal an act 70
the appointment of a superintendent TO
the State House. recommending its indefi
mite pOstpOnement. The yeas and nay
were called on agreeing to the report of tn
committee, and resulted-yeas 40. nays 81
So the bill was indefinitely postponed.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. DICKSON offered the following re!
olution, which was adopted:
H. B. NO. 140.
WHEREAS, 1t is proposed by the survi,
ing soldiers OF the late war to set apart I'll
Both day of this month for decorating I'll
graves of their fellow comrades, our Il
meuted friends and brothers, the victims
that war; and
WHEREAs, The proposition command
the appreciation and sympathy of the men
bers of thi, House; therefore,
ResOlred, That we will vie with each ott
er aud our fellow citizens, the late soldier
and survivors of said war, in doing a
honor to the memory OF our illustrioU
dead, and will join on sail day in payin
this feeble tribute to their worth, and ret
ommend its observance in manner an
form as proposed to the citizens of oil
State.
Ga motion of Mr.. HENDRICKS, I'll
House adjourned.