Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-19


RAILWAY companies to pave between tracks and
one foot outside with same material as street Is
paved with; antho ling Cleveland ma, 70 issue @
levy for street improvements; providir & for pen.
s'oning firemen in Cleveland who have served
less than ten years; giving to the commission
ers of Cuyahoga County power to extend, at
their discretion, the time for paying taxes, not
exceeding three days; supplementary to Sec
tion 44SS so as TO provide that county commits
sioners may locate joint bitches, and in case of
failure to agree upon apportioning the assess
ment the probate judge may appoint three per
sons, on.residentS of counties affected, TO I'd
just the same.
Sendte-The Senate passed the Adams bill
providing that each corporation hereafter or.
ganized under the laws Of this State and re.
qulred by law to pay Incorporation fees, shall,
so long as 1t continues to exercise Its corporate
powers, pay aNnually to the Secretary OF State,
in addition to the original incorporation fee as
license fee for the continuance of its corporate
existence sum equal to onefourth OF the fec
originally paid, This fee may not he less than
IS or, more than 500, according to the
panies increasing their capital stock will
come under the provisions of the act.
Bills passed rs follows: To authorize the Inn
proving and paving of the streets of New Lis:
bon; fixing the compensation of members OF
county, ciGy and State boards of equalization OF
appraisement of real estate in 1890 ut the same
rates as were paid ten years ago; to detach GER
tain lands from the township and city OF Find
lay; to authorize Dayton to issue bonds to the
amount of S5O0,0OO to pay floating indebtedness
and for street improvement purposes. Bills
were introduced as follows; TO authorize
boards of managers of toll roads to fix rates
charged for vehicles propelled by steam
agent shall receive no part OF the dlrect
tax should it be refunded to Ohio;
There was quite o fight over majority and
minority reports of the Committee on Benevo-
lent Institutions, on the bill providing that no
trustees of public institution shall be resi-
dent of the county in which the institution 1s
situated Mr. Lowry offered the minority re-
port, recommending the indefinite postpone
ment Of the bill and moved that his report be
substituted for the majority report. After
lengthy discussion this motion was voted down,
the majority report was adopted and the bill
was set for third reading on wednesday next
The Committee on Fish Culture and Game,
which was instructed to investigate charges
against j. H. Newton, Commissioner OF Fish
and Game, reported that Senator Alexander,
who made the charges, refused to give testi
mony which he was asked to submit and that
Mr.. Newton appeared and made q satisfactory
statement, backed by afldavits made by Holmes
County officials The committee fully eXoner.
ated Mr. Newton. There was q discussion OF
several hours and the report was adopted by
party vote.
Senate, April 1.-THE Senate spent almost the
entire morning in discussing Senator Adams
two cent railroad passenger fare bill Such a
feeling against so great a reduction in fares'had
developed in the Senate that the author con
sented to q compromise amendment OF the BILL
making the regular fare ga cents a mile and in
that form the bill went before the Senate. The
reading of the bill was the signal for hard
fight. Mr. Nichols offered an amendments. which
was adopted. providing that the bill should not
apply to railroads of less than twelve miles IN
length. on Mr.. Massie's motion the bill was
changed 80 as to go into effect september !
next. The bill was then passed by vote OF "a
to g. Messrs. Cleveland, Massie and Richards
voted against the bill, and Messrs. Alexander,
Cole. Gaumer. Oren Patttson, Reed, shaw,
Stephens and Wilson were recorded as not vot-
ing. Bills were introduced as follows: Provid-
ing for the reissuing of lost or destroyed Ger.
tifcates of stock; empowering the boards OF
election in Cleveland and Cincinnati to appoint
their own secretaries and clerks; making the
widow of a man dying without lawful issue sole
heir to his personal estate. Bills passed as fol
lows: Authorizing the commissioners OF Gnllla
County to levy tax to pay the expenses of the
celebration ut Gallipolis of the centennial ami
versary OF the settlement of the Northwest
Territory; authorizing the commissioners OF
Mahoning County 10 construct bridge over the
Mahoning river; to provide that the personal
property of banks shall be listed rs other per
soral property; TO prevent supervisors from
working out the road tax of Others; to make
members of the General Assembly ineligible To
appointment as trustees of State benevolent
penal or reformatory institutions. Adjourned.
House-A Joint resolution offered by Mr. Bense
nni adopted Uppropriates $1,000 to construct an
ADDITIONAL gallery and II reception room Tor the
House. Bills introduced: Amending the com
pulsory education law so as to give justices ol
the peace iur sdiction in truant cases; 10 aDan
don the Miami and Erie canal in Cincinnati and
give the property to the city; TO provide that
trainmen shall OF go on duty after being EN-
ployed for twenty four consecutive hours with
out eight hours rest; allowing petitioners for q
road to take an appeal TO the probate court
making the first Monday in September lega
holiday to be known as Labor Day; providing
/ that in the absence of contract eight hours
| shall constitute days work; authorizing the
| Governor to make deed for lands in Inior
| County; to consolidate the management of State
| institutions under one board of trus ees
amending Section 390s so as to provide for tht
election of members Of school boards
| Bills passed: Authorizing the commissioners o
| Mahoning County to issue $4,000 bonds TO builc
a bridge over the Mahoning river at Fedora
, street, Youngstown; TO authorize York town
| ship, Medina County to issue $1,000 bonds Il
purchase site and erect town hall; to au
! thorize the Council of Ottawa Putnam County
| to issue S25,0OO natural gas bonds; TO authorlZ,
| the Council of Attica, Seneca County, bo trans
fer FOO from the corporation to the school fund
10 amend Section 1889 SO as to take Shelb.
| County out of the law giving township trustees
| control OF roads, and transfer the control to th'
| county commissioners; to divide DinSmor'
township. Shelby County, into two election
| precincts; TO amend Section GSSO so as to au
thorize Toledo to issue bonds for sewer improve
mentS, to be paid by special assessment: au
| thoriZing Speynesvtlle and Wayne townships
| Warren County, 10 issue So 900 bonds to build
town hall authorizing the trustees of Cente
township, Wood County, to issue $1,000 bond
| TO purchase site and erect soldiers monu
ment; to provide for a resident physician at Jh
| Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home at
| salary of 81, 100; to authorize East Liverpool T.
| issue bonds in $4,000 to refund outstanding
bonds except sewer and water bonds; to au
| thorize the commissioners of Greene County t
| improve certain road; authorizing the Council
of Columbus to issue $4,000 bonds to build
bridge over the railroad tracks at Front street
| authorizing the commi missioners of Delawar
County TO expend g., 800 to aid the ladie
society, of Delaware, to purchase ground for
| childrens home.
| The Hak-ka Women.
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