The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-01-10

Auh1hS oi our cannl5 snOu.u 30 INTO the gen
einl revenue fand Of the state ingtea1 4 Of boiny
/ placed as now to the credit OF the board OF
public works. IL has occurro TO me ia view
OF the lease OF the H tgie Iton avenue property !
( IN Cincinnati, and othet sales or lenses where
! cons ii araDlc sums of money accrue tD the
state that sach change will insure better
busincss meth 1is Under thI present law,
thcsesuins, great or small, are credited to tho
public works, and over their use nul app.icn-
zion the general assembly has no direction
whntcvcr This is manifestly wrong
In November, 1893 the att. rlcy g,ncrnl,
Getting by direction Of II resolution of the Scy.
cnticth general ns3cmbly, nsatufel proceed.
INK in quo ar.nnto 90 oust the fennss L.
Nnhia coinpnly from occupying with it, track 8
fud deppia the portion Of what was formerly
the Miami AMI Ei1e canal IN Cincinnati, BE-.
tween Broadway AMI the Ohio river. This
part of the public woik was granted IN 1898
W the lotisat ire TO the city Of Cincinnati for
public highway AMI for sewerage purpose
After opening Esglo3ton avenue the city
granted the railway CON Dany tbs right TO lay
track on 1t for re us. OF aliaaelit sHru'U1
turing cs.al lianinclts, and subsequently,
about the t,mO Of tho building OF the NoHIorb
and Cincinnati bridge. abandoned the avelru
between Penl strto5 and tho river, turning
Ito ground over to the railway company for
It's passenger and frae ht depot.
final decision by the supromc court IN
Favor of the state was rem lcrel last jane Tho
CultTl bilOWtl leD uilNS tOf lHt 4HilfD1l COLI
nany u obtain from t1c state the right to
Keep its Trucks and de )ots upjl the premise
/ in controversy. Before the time OK pred n set
Element was oifccred bctween the company
and the joint board unsi'tmg of tho canal
comins On, board of pubic works and its
chief engineer, by which the company leased
The cnlal land IN Bggleiton avenue how occu
lied by 1T foi ID years at M u rnual rental Of 0
PER cent upon valuat on oi $i7JOOl.
Following the gicston HvonLs case the sli-
rremc court decided the HAMILTON bas II case
ii favOr of the state, confirming its right 10
property in ENmil;on, o., once used as n ba din
worth $4,000 a portion OF this property or.
oupicd by the dcpDts OF the PenEsy lyania com.
pnpy valued ? 5000 has becn leased T. il II.
an annual rehtal OF 9 per ont, ald th rcaaiu.
der, va.uol AZ Ov1r s1J,0J) its been leased 10
the individuals now in actual poss SESSION Of it
State Institutions.
Tho state institutions and other departments
CT the pubic service al o in n very satisfactory
condition. The needs Jf the state are c)ntin.
ually increasing and it is an ever present
problem how 60 apply the flant al resources
at the disposal of the sta,c roy ernment so az
10 properly meet the pressing a1d CROWN
wants of the unfortunate wards of thJ state,
The inmates OF the state institutions have dur
ing the past two years enjoyed unusually good
health. and there has been most remarkable
absence of cpidemics.
Tho Ohio Reformatory Mt Mansfield can be
made ready for partial occupancy with an OK
penditure of S42,0O0 The ovor-crowdel condi-
ton of the Ohio peniteutnry makes this e5-
pccally pressing and important. l recon-
mend, therefore, that this sum bo promptly
appropriated for the use of the board of man
ayers. The cost of the construction of this m
stitution up to date is s7G01J33
There * urgent necc sity for the immediate
completion ant occupancy Of the Alassiilon
State hospital. The present capacity OF tho
Cleveland State hospital is very greatly over.
taxed. There arc 91J patients actually present
in the hospital, of which tho normal capacity is
$50 There nre but six rooms in tho entire In
stitution that have but one bsd, AMI aU leastiS
patients sleep on bed in the halls. Within the
past year the superintendent of that institu
ton has been compelled to decline moro than
10J applications FOR admission. The condition
OF the insane in the county inhrmarics Of this
district is sach ~ to demand relief ~ speedily
as possible. Not less than 2O0 inmates have II;
the last few years been transferred from the
Cleveland Stale hospital an from tina district
to the hospitals at Toledo, Columbus aad Day
ton, and to this extent take the place in those
institutions OF the patients of those districts
rightfully entitled TO admission therein.
The working homo for the blind should either
BE- abolished or placed upon permanent and
moro practical lasig. There is a total enroll
ment Of o. inmates, with daily average of Gl
The total cost of its main ntenance for the year
169i wus si,94o53, for 1895, $g,l62,5l. Tho per
capita cost for 1894 was s2Jl.4j for 1885, $liBlO
The principle underlying this charity deserves
your most thoughtful consideration.
The hospital for cpilept.ci hal n total on
rollmcnt for 1895 of 5,J, with II daily averagoo of
62l During The last two years three binding,
have Leon constructed at cost of $82,jlG The
total c. st OF mnintalnance for 1894 was SB
I6JCI. and for 1885, $]l,0lj05 tho per capita cost
beng Sl6S9l A school has been put in sue.
ppggtn OppFnIiO1. Az "a lnruf. ia if.a az
the population IL below the age of lj, thcre Il
need Of n schoolhouse. There should be II hos
pital for the tren ntment of patients requiring
special attention.
The institution of the fceblo.minded youth
had n total enrolment for 1904 of LODI, for
1875, l,0!G the daily average being for those
years, respectively, saJ AMI o35. Tho net cost
of maintenance in 1894 was sl23,3l6 %, and for
lMk, Yl55 liGS5. The per capita cost in 1894
waiSlJI.G, al / In 1913, $lii H. Action on tho
part of the emergency board was nccl,s tatcd
by fire in January, 1875, AMI by easly in May
tho building attacked by fire was repaired
and mnde tirepi o IF - far a practicable. Tho
sum of $1,000 was authorized for tho aebu,lI-
ing of thnt part of the institution damaged by
the fire. An urgent need of this in ,titutiun is
custodial department for adu!ts-particu.
lar y for females.
The total cost of maintaining the rclitun-
tiary for the year 1894 was s52O0lO II, for ISl5
for the year 1875 was 3,3l7, the largcit numbcl
confined at nny one time was 22U3, the mum
Der confined nj the end of the year was 1885 |
the daily average for the year wai Loss The
number OF men employed on contract labor is
992, the number employed ON state labor and
those without any employment at all Is 99j-
are in the die houses and 387 employed |
IN the various departments Mt nonproGuctivu !
work. In 1913 the prison earned iol 90 above |
its expenses. In 1894 the excess OF expenses
over earnings was 50 l37, and in 1895 the excess
of expenses over earnings reached $55, ,iGl-a |
difference in TWO years Uf SSj,lcl. Tho board /
Of managers says:
"The existing legislation as to prison labor |
and contracts does not encourage cont a;tors !
to use convict labor. Unless some |
change il made in legislation the GefcU will |
DO greater next year and for each succa ding |
year until the contract system Is entirely de- |
stroyed md tho entire expense Of tho Nlson
Is borno by diroct taxation
This subject should havO your most klOr |
ough investigation, to tho end that wise Ifrou |
may be taken at tho present session,
Under ex asIns law tho boarl OF mauaseri !
~ tho pani Eentnry has no powor TO parole u |
life prisonor The Ohio state bourd OF pal-
dOns recommends that the Inv he so amended |
hs to inclulo the power Of parolns prisoners !
cn'elced for life ] concur in this recon. /
hut il might DO well 10 permit the !
application for the paro'e Of a life prisoner to |
be made only after he shall have served ID !
ycnrs or more would suggest, too, that the |
application bG made primarily to the board of |
purdons, which shall consider the case fully, |
and II satisfied shall approve such application |
and forward It's findings, with all the paper+,>
to the board OF managers Of the Tcnitentinry, !
who shall give tho samo consideration to the
application as in other cases.