The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-07

time the fish and game commission
leased its rooms outside. Other de-
partments were established in Office
buildings on the dates indicated:
Automobile department. .. 1909
Board of administration 1912
Departments OF banks and
banking ....s.,s''''''.... 1917
State bindery. ...............1912
Board OF state charities. ..... 1910
State board of health. .......19O7
Oil inspector ...l906
Bureau Of vital statistics. . 1903
Fire marshal. ...............1911
Fish and game commission. 1902
Highway department. ......... 1909
Industrial commission........191
Public utilities commission. 1906
Tax commission of Ohio. ...l91O
Legislative reference library 1910
In the last two years the state board
Of health, which was paying $7,328.4O a
year rent, was moved to the univer.
sity and that amount saved. The only
additional quarters procured were for
the civil service cOmmissiC., the state
liquor licensing board (these two
branches having been established by
constitutional changes) the building
and loan department and the censor
board, both OF which are self-support.
ing through fee assessments fixed by
law.
The state procures in interest on
monies in the treasury something over
100000 a year. 1t would be my sug-
gestion that this be diverted for the
purpose of erecting an Office building
for the state, and continued until the
funds are sufficient to carry out the
project, In this connection, thought
should also be given to the idea of CO..
operating with the city of Columbus in
creating a civic center. The whole
state naturally has pride in the capital
city, and the plans adopted would prob.
ably mean no additional financial out.
lay, but would add to the ornate beauty
of the city.
Governors Residence Needed
For many years there has been dis.
cussed the matter of providing a resi-
dence for the governor In the old
days the chief executive was not eX-
pected to live in Columbus but came
| here only when the legislature was in
session. The many responsibilities
that join to the station necessitate
his giving it now all of his time. In
1880 Governor Bishop, on retiring
from office, called attention to what
other states were doing and urged ii
upon our commonwealth as a matter
of plain duty, concluding with these
words:
AT this time when no personal ad
vantage on my part can be urged tC
challenge my suggestion nor your ac
tions in this matter be regarded as in
any wise partisan, l trust the recon
mendation be considered opportune
and advisable"
Governor Foster in 1881 and in 1873;
advocated the plan, saying in part
The reasons for this recommenda
tion are so apparent that il is need
less to refer to them"
Governor HoadIey in 1886, afte
calling attention to what his prede
cessor had submitted, asked that
home be provided for him.
in 1889 Governor Foraker made thi
observation:
The governor should be pro
vided residence Aside from the in
convenience resulting from having lit
fixed home for the executive, it il
sometimes difficult to fnG for rent ;
suitable house"
Under date of January 6, 1890, HI
again called the attention of the leg
islature to what he believed to be al
obvious duty
To an Ohioan, at least, the position
of governor of this state is secont
only in importance to the presidenc!
of the republic. He who occupies
this responsible station should live il
manner befitting the dignity of thu
place. This entails a considerable
cost which the governor should no
himself bear Living as we are un
der liberal democracy, our people
S.own upon pomp or display; and ye
a calculated, deliberate obtrusive anC
otherwise mockish simplicity is more
offensive to our sensibilitieS thar
gaudy ceremonial. have gone to the
trouble of making inquiry from othel
states as to what they have done il
this connection. l find that 33 com
monwealths have provided homes fol
the chief executive. Every state o
importance has done so and Ohit
should no longer continue an obvious
neglect of duty On retirement from
office | feel free In urging that th'
state make provision for my success
or, either by the purchase of suit
able home or the building nf one.
shall submit the correspondence
which the executive Office has con
Quoted with view to obtaining infor
nation on this subject :rom othe
states to the clerk of the kcuse of rep
resentatives.
The Flood Dsaatsr.
There is transmitted ~ the clerl
Of the house Of representatives al
accounting of all funds collected ant
disbursed in connection with the floot
disaster in Ohio of 1915 The gen
eral assembly March 26, 1913, passed
H. B. 683, appropriating fnoney for tn
relief of food sufferers; and on Apri
26, S. B. 2S7, which empowered tht
governor to select an Ohio flood relic
commission to be made up Of tiv'
residents of the state, the duty o
this organization being to aid tn
communities that were affected PuE
suant IT, this the commission wa
made up OF the following gentlemen
John Fl. Patterson, Dayton; H. H
Johnson. Cleveland, j G, Schmid
lapp, Cincinnati S. o. Richardson
Tolodo. y w Tattimer Colum bus