Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-11

Cincinnati, 20 demand and justify the legislation
with respect to the boards of that city that was
had at the last session.
"As soon, therefore, as 1t may be found safc
10 do so, complete control of their government,
| including the selection OF all their officials,
should be restored to the people OF that city.
In this way the responsibility for local govern
ment is placed, not only where II properly
belongs but also where there Is the highest in
terest TO make IT eilcient. In determining the
| Kind of municipal government we are to have II
should be borne in mind that experience has
shown that we should have rs few elective
oticials of minor character us possible, and
| likewise ns few executive or departmental
boards as possible, and that all we do have, in.
| stead OF being independent Of each other and
| responsible to nobody, should be subordinate
heads, responsible and accountable as such to
| one common final authority, which should np-
point all the boards and other officials it is
| thought best to select in that way and have the
| power of approval as to all appointments made
| by its appointees, and also have, in all cases,
| the right OF removal. This concentrates great
deal OF power, but 1t is necessary to fix respon.
sibiity, and is not only well calculated to make
| the people careful in their selection, but also
| gives to them tho ability to cnll the right men
| TO account, and thus more certainly and directly
control and determine their affairs"
The subject Is again touched upon in the an
| nuol message OF 1885 with these words:
| The mayor OF each city should have the
power to fill all its offices that are held by APP
pointmont. A change to this effect should be
| municipal boards which arc now appointed by
| the Governor This recommendation Is made
|
entertained for the important principle OF local
| sclfgovernment, and not because bad results
nave been reached In any case to when the
| recommendation may apply. on the contrary,
| IN every snch instance the most sangutne hopes
have been more than realized. This is parttcu-
| larly so ut Cincinnati where, before such legis-
lation, there was probably, the worst mnnici
| pal government ever known In this State, but
| where we have now, so far as practical results
are concerned one OF the best governed cities
in the country"
These several recommendations were again
endorsed in the following manner In the annual
| message of 1889:
I'm all legislation touching municipal govern.
| ment, you are requested to bear In MIND, ana
| be governed by the views expressed on the sub
| Ject in my former message as to the necessity
for fixing responsibility where the power OF ap-
| pointment should be lodged, etc"
| During the recent political canvass the Gov
crnor. elect made opposition to the idea OF hav
| ing these appointments made by the Governor
| n distinct feature of his addresses. Although
| no one Joined issue with him. In that respect,
yet II is fair to presume that the electors OF the
State intended by their verdict to give their ap-
| proval to that, as well us other propositions.
This is u reinforcement that should not be dis
| regarded Of the recommendations above quoted,
and you should not hesitate to transfer this
power of appointment to the respective cities by
| giving 1t to the mayor, to whom 1t properly be-
| longs.
| FINANCES.
| After paying all demands upon the school
| fund there remains n balance to its credit, for
the past year, OF Sll4 255.5i. The future of this
| fund depends, as does that OF the general reve-
| sembly in making appropriations to be paid
| from 1t. 1t is sufficient therefore, to say that
its receipts at the present rate of taxation on its
account, will be ample TO pay the usual appro-
| priation, and leave net cash balance of not
less than 100000 ut the close of the present
year. ,.,.,, ,,
| tion. The balance to its credit, Nouember 10,
| 1889, was S?i5,0i045. Heretofore, for many
years. the rate OF taxation for this fund has
been flvetcnths of one mill, but the last Gen
| eral Assembly reduced this rate to three.tenths
of one mill. At this reduced rate the receipts
S5a6,200. In addition thereto, from other sources
there will be derived about $4,000, making, to
recapitulnte:
Balance November 10, 1889. ......... .s24504O As
Receipts from taxation. .....;....... 5262OO 90
From other sources (estimated) .,... l5,00O 90
Total. 1885, As
The disbursements from this fund will be:
Principal funded debt, due July 1890 $3.50 900 90
Interest on funded debt. ............... $500 90
Miscelaneous....... 2,l0i 30
Total. .s6l4, ,790 90
The receipts for this fund will be .sufficient
therefore. Notwithstanding the reduced rate, to
pay all demands upon it, and leave net cash
balance TO its credit November 10, 1880, OF sil,-
44952.
The State Auditor estimates that the receipts
from all sources for general revenue fund for
amount to the sum OF S3,3i5,653. He properly
makes q conservative statement, but 1t is more
so than necessary. The aggregate will doubt.
less amount TO as much as S3i5O,000 and 1t will
probably be S3500,000. 1t was 1881 10 last
year and there will unquestionnbly be consid.
erabic increase for this year This will be due,
in part to the natural growth OF revenues from
the penitcntiary the Insurance Department,
and other sources of income, but, mainly to the
increase for the year by more than 100 900 OF
the tax duplicate, and by the operation of the
Massie law, and similar enactmentS, which the |
State is now getting the benefit of for the first
ON account of the construction of the Sol.
diers' and Sailors Home at Sandusky, and the |
building and furnishing OF additional cottages
Mt Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home at
Xenia, unusually large deficiencies were Gre
ated during the year 1888, which had to be pro-
These deficiencies together with those created
Mt other institutions, and on other accounts,
amounted to more than S?So0DO. In conse'
quencc, the aggregate of the appropriations
made tor the year 1889, to be paid out of the
general revenue fund, amounted TO the sum of
So, ,2g9, ,S37S5 This was considerably less, how
ever, than the receipts, which were, as shown
above, S3,3Sl, ,Si6.75.
During the past year no unusual deficiencies
have been created. Hence, there will be no oc-
casion, so far as can now be foreseen, except as
will be hereinafter shown, for more than the or
dinary appropriations for current expenses.
Past experience gives us fairly accurate idea
OF what the amount of these should be.
The following states the total sum appropri.
ated, to be paid from the general revenue fund
for each year from 1880 to 1889, botu inclusive:
1850. 4l3,9O9 S2
1881 2lOi,bSo O5
1882. 2,767, ,i37 10
1893 Observation-Disclosures. 2922, ,236 SO
1884. 2S9S, ,7l3 90
1885. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 352i, l45 95
1885. 3079, S53 SO
1887. 3l36,451 81
1888. .......................3 5000, S93 40
1889. $500 S37 So
This table shows that, with the exception OF
the year 1885, when the appropriations amounted
to the unprecedented sum Of 1854, 1882 they
have never exceeded the sum of 3D. 1885, 45l.23, eX-
cept only last year, when, for the already
mentioned, they reached the aggregate of So 299-
1875. During all these years since 1888, this
sum has been subjected to an extraordinary
ing and maintaining of the Toledo Asylum for
the Insane the construction of the Soldiers
and Sailors Home at Sandusliy the Working
Home for the Blind ut IBERIA the enlargement
OF the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home ut
Xenia, and the construction Of the intermediate
penitentiary ut Mansfield.
The building of the Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans' Home at SauduslSy, and the intermediate
penitcntiary at Mansfield, will occasion still
f,,rt for H,t IL