Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-12-10

YEARLY become liable to taxation.
These books, it is believed, entirely
!suPersede the necessity Of yearly as
,sessments by county or township lis
tiers. With the aid of those, the dupli-
cate ofthe preceding year,A the map Of
the county, the clerks Of the several
counties, in making out the yearly
jdulplicate, can furnish true and cor
rect assessment Of the lands with less
trouble, and for compensation that
will, III the item Of listing, save the
counties an expense Of five or six thou
sand dollars annually. lfyou approx
the remedy suggested, it may be well
to direct that a new listing and rating
shall be made every five Years, that
the quality Of the lands subject to tax
alton may be dete rmlned; and for the
purpose Of establishing something like
a general standard by which the rela-
tive quality Of the lands throughout
the state shall be ascertained, and the
amount Of revenue collected from the
several counties rendered more pro-
portiona,e to the real value Of the tax
able lands, this listing and rating
every five years could be performed
by commissioners appointed for the
purpose. Ii the Legislature should
deem il exped,ent to adopt the ad va
loren system Of taxation the same
method Of listing and valuing lands
and other property could be Pursu-
ed.
Including that portion of the line
authorized by the act Of the last ses-
sion OF the General Assembly, thirty
two miles Of the Wabash and Erie Ca
nal have been placed under contract.
The work during the past season has
progressed with spirit and activity,
and is executed in a manner that dos
credit to the Commissioners, Engin-
GERS, and contractors. By the terms
Of the contracts the work now let out
will be completed next season. Re-
ports Of its progress, ard Of the situa-
ton Of the fund, will be laid be fore
you by the several boards Of COMMAS
sioners.
In accordance with a resolution Of
the last session Of the Legislature, a
commune alton was addressed to the
Governor Of Ohio, requesting him, BY
a special communications, to call the
attention of the Legislature Of that
state, then in session, to the subject Of
the extension ofthe Wabash 4 Erie Ca
nal from our line through the territory
Of Ohio to the lake. In compliance
with this request His Excellency Gov
ernor Lucas promptly laid the subject
before the Legislature Of Ohio, and in
that spirit Of courtesy and kindness
due from one state to another, resolu-
tons we're adopted BY that body, slip
ulating that il ohio should ultimately
decline to undertake the completion Of
that portion ofthe work within her limits
before the tirse fixed by the act Of Con-
gress for the completion Of the canal,
she will, OIL just and equitable terms,
enable this state TO avail herself Of the
benefit cfthe lands granted, by author
,z,ng her to sell them and invest the
proceeds in the stock Of a company to
be incorporated by Ohio, and that she
will give this state notice of her deter
mination on or before the first Of jan
uary 1893. The Legislature Of that
state has authorized and invited US to
proceed, by our agent, to select, sur
vey, and set apart the lands lying with
in her territorial bounds. These reso-
lutlons are herewith laid before you.
The doubts heretofore entertained
of the extension Of the canal beyond
our ,stern boundary, through the ter
ritory Of Ohio to the Lake, being re-
moved by the adoption Of these resolu-
tions, the lands along the route attrac-
ted public notice, aud entries Of choice
lots were rapidly making at the land
Offices in Ohio. Apprised Of this, the
duty Of applying to the commissioner
of the General Land office for sus-
pension Of the sales within the grant to
this state, until the alternate sections
could be selected, as performed; but
Instructions to the land offices in ONO
for that purpose were not obtained un-
til June, nor until the subject was
brought directly to the notice Of the
Secretary of the Treasury. In an
nouncin. his decision, and communi-
eating the Instructions given on the
subject. the Secretary has expressed
the wish that early provision NAV be