Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-01-18
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mended to your attention. In the
twelve States where such a board
is provided, very much has been
accomplished by arousing the
public to a sense of the necessity
for the adoption of sanitary meas
ures in order to prevent the op.
Grafton Of causes productive Of
disease.
Since the completion of our
railroad system large per cent.
Of the population of the State is
in direct and daily communica
ton with some one of the great
centers OF population, and citizens
of the agricultural districts are as
subject to epidemical diseases as
the inhabitants of the cities and
towns, and have a common inter
est in the adoption of preventive
measures.
If by the adoption of this reform
disease can be mitigated or pre-
vented, or the life OF single cit
izen saved, to that extent it will
be @ contribution to the wealth
Of the State.
TIE MILITIA.
At the request of the Secretary
Of War the Adjutant General of
the State recently made to that
officer a report Of the military
strength OF Tennessee; this report
shows that we have within the
military age 239,564 men; that
we have no complete or efficient
military organization except q
few volunteer companies.
| submit to the General Assem-.
bly, the propriety of giving force
and effect to our Declaration Of
Rights, "that the sure and cer-
tain defence OF a Tree people Is q
we'll regulated militia"
INSPECTORS OF ILLUMINATING
OILS AND FLUIDS.
The act creating this Office
has been productive of much
good to the people Of the State
in protecting them from the use
and purchase Of spurious and
dangerous burning fluids. The
fee now allowed the inspectors
should be increased, that allowed
under the existing act is so in
adequate that in the small towns
inspectors cannot afford to pro-
vide themselves with the nee
essary instruments for the test
ing and guaging, or weighing
the fluids, and the results there
are only seven inspectors on
duty in the State.
/ transmit the report of the
inspectors at Nashville, Mem
phis, Jackson, Brownsville and
Chattanooga.
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION AT
PHILADELPHIA.
| transmit the report of Gen.
J. II. Wilder. Commissioner
from Tennessee; his services
have been of great value to the
State, and should receive suita-
BILE recognition from the Gcner-
al Assembly.
l also transmit the biennial
report Of the Trustees Of East
Tennessee University concern
ing the State College, with the
report of the Treasurer OF that
institution.
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
The act Of 23d March, 1875,
directed the Governor, Comp
troller, and Treasurer Of the
State, to sell the Gland purchased
by the State for the location Of
Hospitals for the Insane in the
Eastern and Western divisions
of the State" "proyided said
lands shall not be sold for less
than three-fourths Of its origi-
nal cost. No lands were
bought in the Western division;
in the Eastern division a tract
was purchased, and is now the
property of the State. This
tract should be sold, and the
terms should be left to the dis
crction of the officers mentioned
in the act referred to; under
Section 3, of the same act, |
appointed James S. Boyd and
j. NJ. Garter of Knox county,
to act in conjunction with the
Attorney General "to make set
Elements with all persons to
whom the State is indebted on
account of said Hospital for the
Insane;" their report is on file
in the Office of the Comptroller
Of the Treasury.
THE NAVIGATION OF THE TIN
NESSEE RIVER.
In pursuance of Senate Joint
Resolution, No. 64, | have ap-
pointed a board Of commission
ers to consider plans by which
the passage of railroad bridges
ofo+,- h1r bOat-