Download or read book Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs to the Governor of the State of Ohio written by George B. Wright and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs to the Governor of the State of Ohio: For the Year 1867 Sir: - In obedience to the requirements of the law, I have the honor of submitting my first annual report of the condition and affairs of Railroad and Telegraph companies in the State of Ohio. The law creating the office of Commissioner was passed on the 5th of April, 1867, and requires a report to be made on or before the first day of January following. In so short a time it will hardly be expected that the first report of the Commissioner will be as perfect, the statistics as complete, or the matter as fully and clearly presented as the magnitude of the subject demands. I must content myself with giving briefly such information and facts as I have been able to gather in the time allowed. As soon after entering upon the duties of the office as it could be prepared, I issued Circular Number I., of May 1st, 1867, which will be found in the appendix to this report. I attempted in this to give my understanding of the law, and the duties and obligations imposed by it To this circular I received prompt response from most of the railway companies of the State, and, from all who expressed any opinion on the subject, cordial approval of its terms. Upon the general plan laid down therein I have acted, seeking every opportunity to gain information and acquaint myself, as far as possible, with the condition and wants of railway companies, their defects and failures to comply with the laws in force intended for their regulation, and the necessities of the public growing out of their construction and use in the State as a mode of transportation. To this end I have hastily passed over nearly every railroad in Ohio and, as far as possible, conferred with the officers, making such general inquiries and examination of the lines as would enable me to understand their geographical position and general character. This specific duty was not imposed by the law, but I have found it highly beneficial, and I trust not without some advantage to the public. I have been cordially received and courteously treated by all the officers, and the information derived from these visits will, for the most part, be found in the brief history and condition of the roads, given in another part of this report. I have, at the same time, been in correspondence and communication with the people living on the lines of the several roads, and investigated as far as possible, every complaint made to me. These complaints will also be brought to your notice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.