Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-09

recommendation of the Commission
ers of the Reform School for boys,
with reference to the purchase of
lands necessary for the use Of that
institution.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ORPHANS HOME.
The Soldiers'andSailors' Orphans
Home at Xenia, is in prosperous
condition. The new buildings, not
already finished, are in process of
construction, and there will soon
be ample accommodation for all the
helpless and homeless children of
our dead soldiers and sailors, with
such teaching and guidance as judi
cious and loving managers can offer,
or. the state provide.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
The geological survey of the state
has progressed satisfactorily during
the past year. The first volume of
the final report is now in the hands
of the printer, and will be ready for
distribution at the present session
of the general assembly. Material
for another volume is now nearly
ready, and it is hoped provision will
be made for its early publication.
To perfect the work of the survey
according to the original design, land
in ha rmony with what has already
been completely will require oney year
more, and it is recommended that the
time of the geological corps be ex-
tended accordingly, and that such
appropriation be made therefor as
may be necessary.
Five maps, upon somewhat ex-
tended scale, have been prepared by
Professor Andrews, representing the
coal region in the district assigned
to him. The funds heretofore ap
propriated for engraving and print
j ing, were not sufficient to warrant
the Board of Control in ordering
as many copies of these maps as
there will be volumes in the edition
to be published. If it should be
considered desirable that an equal
number should be printed, an ad-
ditional appropriation will be re
quired.
The geological survey is a very
important work in an economic
point of view, to say nothing of its
scientific interest. 1t has already
added largely to the value of the
real property in the state, while its
developments and disclosures
are inviting labor and capital from
abroad. To make a salts
factory and creditable survey neces
sarily consumes consider able time
and costs large sums of money.
1t is, however, believed that
. our work is being well and faithfully
done, ,and at the same timemore eXpe
ditiously and cheaper than similar
work has been performed in other
States.
You are requested to provide for
the necessities of the survey by
such appropriations as careful esti-
mates shall call and your judgment
shall approve.
OHIO RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
, The improvement of the Ohio ri
yer and it's tributaries is 4 subject
which, for manifold reasons, has
largely engaged the attention of the
people of Ohio during the last few
, years, and more or less for long
, time. Some time since a commits
sion was constituted by the Govern
. ors of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West
, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, In
diana and Illinois, whose duty it is
to consider what steps are desirable
and to employ such means as may
| be necessary to secure free and un-
= interrupted navigation of the Ohio
, river and the principal streams
which feed it, so far as that is pos
sible. This commission has had
frequent meetings. and is still per-
scouting the work delegated to It.
, No appropriation has heretofore
been made to pay the expenses of
, the Ohio commissioners. Your at
tention is invited to the propriety OF
some proper and reasonable provis.
ion.
You are also requested to unite
with the commissioners in theis
memorial asking Congress to give
the subject such consideration, and
to take such action, as a matter OF
great national Importance demaude,
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
Great preparations are being made
= for celebrating the one hundredth an
D niversay of our National Independence,
in 1876. The Congress OF the United
States has by legal enactment constitu-
ted National Board of Commissioners
} and Board of Finance, composed ol
e corporators from each of the several
a States and Territories. To make this
: celebration creditable, as the occasion
demands, it must be brought home to
the hearts of the people. All should in
: some way contribute to its success. And
, we remember what marvellous blessings
have followed the Declaration of 1776,
y it is eminently fitting that we should
: give expression to our appreciation and
our gratitude.
/, The General Assembly of Ohio is
] therefore requested to co-operateIwith
. the Congress of the nation i'm making
the necessary preparations.
> MANNER OF LISTING PROPERTY FOE
TAXATION.
8 The laws now in force governing the
, /, matter of listing property for taxation
are thought by many business men to
: be defective, inasmuch as they afford
e opportunity, for those disposed to avail
, themselves of it, to avoid their fair pro-
, portion of the public burdens. II
merchants and manufacturers were tax
l ed upon sales rather than upon the
l ''monthly average value of all merch-
S andise owned and held'' by them, it i;
g claimed there would be n more equata :
Bile distribution of taxation. And il
ought not to be possible, as it now is,
for private bankers to do very large
: business and yet only pay taxes on Of
| flee furniture. This subject is worthy
| of your attention.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
Complaint is made that the law now
Ill IOrceIpaSSeu MdTcH Il, loiZ, creaLlH9 =
and regulating the Insurance Depart
| ment, is unnecessarily severe in its oper-
(, /, alton upon the insurance companies o.
the State. Section 8 of the law makes
it the duty of the Superintendent, in
2 case the net assets of any company
are reduced more than twen-
ty per cent, to require of the officers
that they direct the stockholders to pay
in the amount of the deficiency within
! such period as he may designate IN his
| requisitiOn. Section IL makes it unlaw-
e full for such company to issue any new
q policies or to transact any new business
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