The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-04-29
TEE LEGISLATURE.
PrTeeedings in Both Branches of the Ohio
General Assembly,

Adopted the joint resolution TO quiet the title
OF the city of Cleveland to land in that city
which was formerly owned by the state, out
WIS decided to the municipality OF Cleveland
and leased by the municipality to the valley
railroad.
The senate committee on railroads and tele-
graphs reported back the Rogers hfty-year
franchise bill Five OF the nine members OF
the committee signed the report recommending
the passage of the bill They also recon-
Snended the adoption Of seven amendments VI
khese FIVE we're not important The slNth pro-
yides that not more than cents can be charged
for q continuous ride in one direction on the
lines of the consolidated company WITHIN mu-
nicipal corporation All these we're adopted
A substitute for the seventh amendment was
adopted This substitute provides that at the
end Of 90 years the municipal legislative pouy
mgy readjust all the terms and conditions o.
Rlle franchise. In this form the bill passed
Bls Dassed: Authorizing the commissions
ars OF Mahoning county to issue S2OOOOO IN
bonds for the construction of overhead bridges
ACrDss the Mahoning river near fouhBsloWh,
providing that in Huron county II the sehooI Oh
a township sub-district is closed, 6O per cent
of the funds of the sub-diStrct may DC OK
pended in transporting the school chlldren 10
ueighboring school and in helping TO pay inc
cost of maintaining the school that they aI
4llNO. lutlOrlIllR IuB bOSAN " NNN-
tiou TO issue IS 900 in bonds for school purposes;
authorizing municipalities to make ten-year
contracts with electric light and power COM
Dapies and to correct certain technical errors
in contracts between municipalities ana elec-
trlc ucht companieS providing for the ap-
pointnent by the governor OF three trustees vi
1be state library; authorizing the council OF
M Vernon TO issue SI5 900 in bonds for water
works purposes; authorizing the city OF Cleve-
land to issue SlOO).0O in bonds for extension
OF parks; authorizing city of Dayton 10 ISSUE
bonds in sum Of 100000 for storm water sew
eIS; providing license on traces puslhess anu
prOfe Ss.onS in Cleveland.
HousE-The special committee appointed 10
Investigate the lease by the canal commission
and beard of public works of the Egglestoh
avenue property in Cincinnati reported that
abe appraisement of the property was talr 10
tEe state and recommended that the properly
he sold at its valuation.
Bills passed: Authorizing the village OF
GrlCnville DGrke county, TO levy tax LOT the
purchase of site and erection OF monument 10
Gen. Anthony Wayne; authorizing reappralse-
ment Of Section l6s Elk Run township, Coluln-
biana county: anneXing additional territory 10
By7adner special school district, Wood county:
authorizing the issue OF $4,000 in bonds
to improve the House of Refuge in Cincinnati
providing for additional compensation for trus-
ices OF certain townships in Columbiana coun-
IL for viewing roads; giving both corporations
jurisdiction over railroad right OF way where
this right of way il the dividing line between
two villages; fixing compensation OF deputy
SUPERVISORS and Judges of election in the coun-
Try In Montgomery county the same as IN the
city OF Dayton providing for the establish
ment of u mOrgue III Cleveland at cost OF *4O,-
OS3. providing .hat in COlumblana county per-
ranagc of penalties End fines in common pleas
S1gigt shall be used for support OF the law libra
~: plisulg officers of Wyandot county on sal
ares
CoLUMDUs April 22.-SENATE-The senate
7igsa n long discussion OF the Lewis house bill
- smend the convict labor law. The latter
ErcideS that the number Of convictS in the
oliiV ponitentary employed in the manufacture
sGa1y class Ct goods shall not exceed lO pei
cent. of the number of persons outside the pen
tentiary in this state employed at work OF the
came kind, The Lewis bill sought to increase
lais muGimum limit from 10 per cent. to % pei
gent The bill was defeated.
Bids passed: Amending the pure food Law
10 that chemicals used in the arts may not bt
hela under the law as impure on account
changes brought about in them by time; Il
provide better conditions for employees OF swea
Rhoiys: empowering municipal corporations t
regulate Are eScapeS prescribing the metno'
Of arranging for the cleaning of county AM
township ditches authorizing Chardon to isSu
kSDl0 in bonds for electric light plant author
king the city OF Cleveland to issue al,iOl,OW 1
bonds for waterworks pumping stations, bond
10 So redeemed from receipts OF waterworks
TO reimburse Joseph Roap. eX-treaSurer Q
Crawford county, in the sum of 100 for none
stolen from treasury vault; authorizing healt
eiI1cers of municipalities to determine what ar
HuiSances; requiring raiiroad companies
place interloclSing switches at grace crossing
with other railroads and at swinging bridges
making closed season against net fishing an
providing rules to govern fishing in Lake Erie
proViding for the appointment Of commisSio
80 investigate the canal system OF the state an
report on the advisability OF abandoning III
Improbable parts of the system; authorizin
size city OF Cleveland to issue bonds in the SUI
of a;50,00O for bridge purposes authorizr
she incorporation Of ship canal companies.
HoUsE--The senate bill to appropriate Sl2O
p0O for the purchase or erection of u governor
mansion was defeated, the chairman of Il
finance committee having announced that Il
legislature has alraady arranged to spend S5Ol
NOmore than the revenues Of the state W
probably amount 10; the Cincinnati S6.5OOO
waterw,rks bin passed the house, amended
that the proposition to issue bonds need not
submitted to vote Of the people The Sena
amendments to the Rogers 5O-year street RAJ
way franchise bill were concurred in by t
house.
BILLS passed: Providing that in condemn
tion proceedings for opening of streets, bull
tnas shall be appraised separately and may
moved; creating a board of trustees for tir
mems pension fund in Akron; reorganzing t
state library by authorizing the appointing
OF d state library commission: fixing limit
$500 on the amount of ValuableS an lnn-keer
shall be obliged to receive and care for; u
ihOrizing the village OF Gibsonburg
issue $4,000 in bonds for waterworl
regulating fraternal beneficiary societit
authorizing trustees Of Polk township, Cra
ford county, to build soldiers monumer
changing boundary line between Holmes a
KuoE counties: TO provide better education
facilities In Ashtabula county, authorizi
levy OF one mill additional for school buildi
purposes in Cleveland; TO establish separa
election precincts In Washington townsh
Holuaes county; increasing the general tax lie
Ia Toledo from II to l6 mills; authorizi
cleveland TO build garbage crematory a
ooSs ot 10000. readjusting fees and Salaf
of county officers. excepting Hamilton, Guy
ho.a, Lucas, Richland, Franklin and MOI
ga.nery counties.
CoLUMBUs. April 3-SESATE-Gov Bus
neli sent to the senate the following nomiI
HONS: insurance commissioner, W. D Nj
tlews, Of Gallia county, to succeed William
Hahn. Canal commissioners, Allen 7. Wiki
Hf Franklin county, and Charles w. McCraC
En-. OtCrawford county to succeedR. M. Row
and Patrick Hartnett Member state board
ardIration, Joseph Bishop of Franklin coun
70 succeed himself, Chief engineer state boz
Of pablo works, Charles Z, Perkins OF Su
uis county, to succeed himself. The nomil
tons were confirmed.
The senate cOncurred In the house amer
nents to the Cincinnati waterworks bill.
Ellis passed: Providing for fremen's penslc
IL AKRON; requiring city clerks to publish tn
nnREal financial statements in two papers
opgGsite politics; providing that the coul
nfieeIs Of Cuyahoga county shall be paid sa
res; providing that wholesale cigarette de
n - ., 4, cav, ~ aach ratail de