The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Governors Message.

The Annual Message of Governor
Noyes was transmitted to the Legis-
.lature on Thursday, Its great length
precludes our publishing it at this
time, besides, it is document of no
special interests. The following
is apretty full abstract of the message.
After the usual congratulations that
the State has been prosperous and
free from great misfortunes, the Gov
ernor submits a detailed statement of
the financial condition of the State.
showing the amount of the funded
debt redeemed during the year was
S449,175 36, leaving still outstanding
S8, $685. ,546 81. The local debt amounts
to ST, 7,590.547 81, and the ''iIreducible
debt 81 ,05533,4I5 03, making II total
State debt of $50, 1877 $50 81. In this
statement the State debt is reckoned
10 Nov. 10, 1872, and local indebted
ness 10 September /, 1872. To the
local Indebtedness above set forth, is
to be added, for debts created in aid
of railroad enterprises under what is
known as the Boesel law, mp 10 Jan. l
1873, not less than S4U00,O00 more.
On Dec. % it was So, ,i7T,00O. The
balance in the State Treasury on the
18th day of November, 1871, was $74S-
I76 81; the receipts for the fiscal year
ending November Is, 1872, were ST.
759 50; total amount of funds in the
Treasury for the year. S5,505,974 % !;
the disbursements during the year have
been, S5,05S, ,435 50; Balance in Treas
ury Nov. Is, 1872, $447,52S 81.
During the past year 270 miles of
railroad have been Constructed and
put in operation within the limits of
our State. The rails have been laid
on 322 miles in addition ;and charters
for the construction OF 1000 miles
more have been granted.
There are claims for reimburse
Inent, now pending in the Treaaury
Department at Washington, on ac-
count of EXPENSES incurred by the
State OF Ohfo during the war of the
Rebellion, amounting to $ll7,747 a,
of which claims to the amounnt OF
S49,5I2 70 were prepared and present
ed during the year 1872.
The Ohio and Miami Universities,
al Athens and Oxford, are now in a
very feeble condition, and unless
something is speedily done for them
by the State their doors must soon be
closed. While considering -he neces-
ity for establishing Normal Schools,
it. has occurred TO me as possible that
one or both of these Institutions
might be made available for that pur-
pose. At a joint meeting of the
Alumni and Trustees of the Ohio
University, held last July, a resolution
was passed requesting the General
| Assembly TO consider the propriety of
adding Normal Department, to be
| supported by the State. The Agri-
lcultufaf College will, at no, distant
| day, be ready far the admission OF
students. Generous provision has
| heretofore been made for it, but the
fostering care of the State. whose
child it is, will be required for some
| years to come.
| The Improvement of the OHIO Riv-
er and its tributaries is subject
which, for manifold reasons, has large
| ly engaged the attention of the people
of Ohio during the last few years, and
more or less for long time. Some
| time since commission was constitu-
ted by the Governors of Pennsylvania
Ohio. West Virginia, kentucky, Ten
nessee, Indiana, and Illinois, whose
uuty IL Is 10 cOnSluer WIlat steps were
desirable, and to employ such means
as may be necessary to secure free
and uninterrupted navigation of the
Ohio River and the principal streams
which feed it, so far as that is possible.
This commission has had frequent
meetings, and is still prosecuting the
work delegated to it. No appropria-
ton has heretofore been made to pay
/ the expenses of the Ohio Commissions
ers. Your attention is invited TO the
propriety of some proper and reason
able provision.