Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25


levy wheel tax; to authorize tho board of ed |
ucation OF jackson Center Shelby county, to |
| issue bonds; increasing the board of trustees |
of Wilberforce university from six to nine, OF |
| whom five shall be appointed by the governor; |
authorizing board OF education OF Niles to IN |
crease the school levy; to increase the debt |
limit of Cleveland from to 7per cent; to reim-
burse Joseph Roop formerly treasurer OF
Crawford county; to authorize the incorpora-
tion OF ship canal companies In the state OF
Ohio; repeating the act locating the Cleveland
city hall site on the public square.
COLUMBUS, April 1S-SENATE-The senate
for the first time held Saturday session. The
committee on finance reported the general ap-
preparation bill for 1897. number of amend
ments were recommended and adopted and the
bill passed. Mr. Shattuc offered resolution
providing for the appointment of committee
to investigate u newspaper charge to the enect
that the page of the senate journal which con-
tanned the record of the vote on an amend
ment to the Cincinnati waterworks bill had
been malciously mutilated. The page had
been torn or had fallen from the journal ana
| swept out with the rubbish on the hoor OF the
senate chamber. 1t was recovered and restored
TO it's proper place. Mr. Shuttuc's resolution
was adopted and the chair appointed Messrs'
Avery, Ely and Harper as members OF the
committee.
Bills passed. Repeating the act providing
that the new city hall at Cleveland shall be
built on the public square; providing that
county or township treasurers holding school
funds shall give additional bonds for the same;
increasing from 81 900 to 81 500 the salary OF the
inspector of explosives in the state depart
ment of workshop and factory inspection; pro-
vdng that the mayor of any city In which
there is no judge Of the police court may, with
the consent of two-thirds OF the council select
justice of the peace to preside over the po-
lice court.
HoUsE-The house lacked u quorum and
could not pass bills or transact any business
requiring "a vote. great number of bills were
reported back, however, the committees get
ting rid of most OF their business.
COLUMBUS, April 2O,-SENATE-Bills and res
olutions passed. Providing for the appointment
of n commission to care for the monument to
be erected on old homestead Of the family OF
the late Gen. Philip Sheridan; authorizing
Martins Ferry to erect and operate an electric
light plant; asking Ohio senators and repre-
sentatives in congress to use their best iniiu-
ence to secure the passage OF Dill legalzlng
the Torrens system of recording land titles
throughout the country; providing fora depos-
itory of the public funds in Norwalk; author
izing village council of Kclly's Island Erie
county to issue IS 900 in bonds for repairing
town hall; authorizing board Of education Of
Fayette, Fulton county, to levy additional tax
| of eight mills for carrying schools; author
izing council of Huron, Erie county. to issue
$50 600 in bonds for construction OF waterworks;
fixing annual compensation of commissioners
OF Guernsey county at 5000 each; authorizing
the city of Cleveland to issue bonds in s5OO,OOO
|
of the Cuyahoga river and the construction OF
| landing places, wharveS, docks and piers au-
thorizing the commissioners Of Adams county
to issue bonds in 900 for redemption OF
) turnpike bonds; increasing to nine the number
of trustees of the industrial department OF
5 Wilberforce university and providing that the
governor of the state shall appoint five of the
trustees; providing for the immediate opening
OF the Ohio state reformatory at Mansfield; re-
ducing to eight the number Of examinations
hold In N-nnr NV n
examiners and providing that the clerk OF the
board shall receive from IA to cS and each mem
' Der from soto S1s per meeting according TO
the number Of applicants examined.
Mr.. Shryock presented the privileged report
: OF select committee to which was referred the
senate bills providing for the reorganization of
C the municipal governments of GAINESVILLE and
Canton. Mr.. Shryocll offered amendments
9 striking out the provision extending the opera
9 ton of the bills to Canton and the amendments
c were adopted. making the bills applicable to
$ GAINESVILLE alone. The measures were made
c special orders for tomorrow.
= HoUsE-Bills passed: Prohibiting saloons
G within / 206 yards OF national orphans home Of
d the j. o. A. NJ. at Tiffin making appropriations
: for Ohio, Miami and Wilberforce universities;
q making appropriations for office OF the com
S missioner of railroads and telegraphS for tho
year 1926; authorizing the trustees Of Ohio
= university to issue certificates of Indebtedness
S to amount of S6O,0)0 for new buildings
: COLUMBUS April 21.-SENATE-The senate
- adopted the joint resolution to quiet the title
o OF the city of Cleveland to land in that city
Z which was formerly owned by the state, but
was decided to the municipality of Cleveland
: and leased by the municipality to the Valley
y railroad. Four bills to reorganize the entire
. municipal government of GAINESVILLE were In
y, definitely postponed at the authors request
~ The senate committee on railroads and tele-
Al graphs reported back the Rogers ftty-year
e franchise bill Five of the nine members OF
=, =, the committee signed the report recommending
- the passage Of the bill They also recom-
y mended the adoption of seven amendments ol
n ihese five were not important The sixth pro-
:. vides that not more than cents can be charged
- for a continuous ride in one direction on the
- lines of the consolidated company within mu-
- nicipal corporation. All these were adopted
y A substitute for the seventh amendment was
: adopted. This substitute provides that Mt the
~ end of 20 years the municipal legislative body
" may readjust all the terms and con-
a.; ditions of the franchise changing the
~ rate of fare, the car license fees
- the percentage tax on the gross receipts
-, rules as to transfers and any other features o
D the grant. The company must accept this o.
!. 90 into the courts and bring injunction pro
~ ceedings TO test the fairness of the new con
- ditions. In this form the bill passed the senate
20 Bills passed: Authorizing the commission
=, ers of Mahonng county to issue nUV,oJO II
u bonds for the construction of overhead bridge
}, across the Mahoning river near Youngstown
: : providing thut in Huron county IL the school o
= a township sWb-district IS closed. go per cent
y, of the funds Of the sub-district may be ex
" y pended in transporting the school children to
=. neighboring SCHOOL and in helping to pay tn
- - cost of maintaining the school that they at
- tend; authorizing the Fremont board of educa
tion 10 issue So 0a0 in bonds for school purposes
~ ~ authorizing nun icipalities to make ten-yea
u y contracts with electric light and power com
~ a. panies and to correct certain technical error
~ ~ in contracts between municipalities and elec
n trio light companies; providing for the ap
a pontment by the governor of three trustees O
- =, the state library; authorizing the council G
70 Mt. Vernon TO issue Si5 900 in bonds for water
- ~ works purposes; authorizing the city of Cleve
- = land to issue Sl 100000 in bonds for eXtensio
=, =, of parks; authorizing city of Dayton TO issu
T bonds In sum OF $500 900 for storm water sew
Nv Nv ers: TO relieve Thomas G. Gordon, treasure
b. VI Nush Uo"aSP ..I.' .,,,.. -. -
or o. lost; providing license on trades business an
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