Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-26
Jonx BnANcn. E.q Secretary Of the Navy.

Internal Improvements IF Pen,,y,pnnin A, I'm
portrait communication wac made TO the legislature Of
Pennsylvania by Governor Wolf on the IN ins,.n.
Ii relates 10 the pecuEiary Attire OF that
as connected with her public ~o,ks Nv in proo,e..
'yIeana journal praises the cAndour and idi.
ciousnsss oil this documsnt in the present unciors
The communication Of it, by no means implies as IN,
Governor r-na'ksny want OF conhience either in the
utima.e utility Of the works, in the ability of ts
State 10 conduct them TO uccessfu concIusio, %
The contrary, there ~ every believe that her
wealth ard prosperity will eventually be greay ia.
creased by them aud that her aud credit ara
wholly unmpaired AMI entirely .dsquae Ia rom,I.,e
them II IL bat iudice, neve Tthe.a, TO make candid
sxhu'',sn Of ms subject not ony as guide - I-gs-
ladvs deberaiop, but hat the State "may be aovr,-
ell oil the necessity which may hereafter exist az CON-
trhuting small portion of its sub.lanee nav.
ing the debt should circumstancep make IL necessary
IL sppsafs from commpnics lions Of the auditor Gem
ersi Of the ate that the whole amount of loan, con.
rse!ed for by the CommoDws 'hh since the passing NJ
the act OF the ~ Of April, 1921 authorsinp INN ~
ono million Of delIsys down to and including IN. mar
tis lean OF forty thousand dollars Under ths
act OF 18th November, l82g constitute an aggregate of
eight millions two hundred and eigy sjx ho,iss adj dol
lars. -Four hundred and ten thsu.ani dol ara ba,o
been borrowed since, incrr ssins the aggrsgas IN h
sum eight millions thre. hundred thousand dollars
by the recent report Of the canal =,
appears that The debts actually due the difTs,sn,
divisions oil III. canal amnunt 70 ons million three b,,
cfod aud nnsty.eisht thousand, seven hundred snsY
ninety dollsrs Ths whole amount Of work vet IN H..
done IL es'ims'ed II two millions, sixty thousand
hundred aud fsry'two doiats Making together ,brs.
Mullins, four hundred and fifty .nins thousap,i ,s
hundred AID thirty dollars. to be provided r., ~
thu present legislature. Immediate measures mr.. ne.
ce'sary, the situation ri the contractors being In ,h
h'she" degree distressing; AMI permanent nro
visions must be made in addition 10 hs fpd aresy -,
apart Tor paying the interest hO OF The existing loan.
81 eght millions, aud Of the suns 10 be raised
10 this ohiect is sUggesied that the dividends be an
propriaed arising from stock held by the state in vs,i
Gus bank even the capital stock itself; or that t.x
he assessed income, Other than that derived fro,o
real estate. There has heretofore been he saws M t
in Psnnsylgspa on bonds, mortgages. judgments and
other evidences OF debt, certificates of stock or even
money. hrucIrs OF luxury are also prop objects Of
taxation; and light tas might be impo4sd IN. (sveY
nor think, on anthracite aud bituminous csal
He sdd that II Is quite apparent from the large A.
mount aid ou' ON the public works Of Pennsylvania
that there hes been no economy hut or The cn,rsrv
great Productivity" There has been 10 secount, biii
~ on the psv Of those entrusted with the di.bur.e
msnts; aud therefore recommended which
will guard the treasury against imposition.
Bait Ho,ey.