New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-13
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
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nals Improvement ano otno' VHAs' ""N
All, svsrsg. qusntity Of business The Committee on
"A L,ulisiion. &C are to report next week
ma boat leaves at hvel unable to read and revise
vhss have written.
Nev. York Free Aood<my" BIZ.
so,r. tine s.nes sent you Mr. sanfords bill. now
ssfors the sensts To-day Sir. Devesin introduced
MEASURE. word FOR word the same In Assembly II su'
,ao,es the Board Of Education Of your City and coun'
~ TO sstabsh free Academy. wherein collegiate edu'
s.s,on should be given 70 pupils Of the City Common
scheo, srstaito9sly.
TIE BIN provides for evyDs from the City, BY direct
ssA,,on the sum that may be required 10 erect the
sssdsmy and support H. except It, share ofths academy
moneys; and leaves everything building snd msnsse
nsnt In the hands Of the Count Board o. LauoeVn -
Nor doss 1, Hni, the expenditure That defect
sns @ ,hs waste Of wsearned millions on me oirsro
College ,r,..,,.. q, 49,
s,rihe he condition on which youths viii be received
~ AZ also the branches 70 DO taught and
- ounoer aud npensauon OF the tescnsTa ana
sssss ssld Board special corporation a. regards al
srsoua matters Of tbs academy vessog the Zoe simple
81 the buildings in the city corporation bHot n pan
10 shs Memorial Of Me,ns. Harris. Bosworth and
Mann, they show that II costs s033l 70 educate ~
studsnts or SIS 20 each per annuEn, at the Inyery
of Nsw.York--and SCI 043 to educate ia scholars 81
Columbis College or tls4 60 for each youth-or s4l'
SIC for instructne only 2i5 students Memorsiisn IN
slst that SIPS year IL too high for the grest oooy y
tho citizens and that q liberal education Of nocn
larger number a. them for mechanical asricuturs
and other productive pursuits. required r..
tsppsars that In the City the eoacs'o a o. -.
10 ls IL free books ipcluve; that 7l90 we're taught
N the Common Schools some time IN IsiO ana Ins'
The Board Of Education. iu members set no ssss oI
other income. II seems 70 me tns' sons peio pes 'on
.hnld ~ enlisted else the duties may be neglected or
~ Office degenerate into something OF partisan CHAR
sssr. ...aa. a.. oo,,
NJ boo.s u charged at Columois College Grammar
eehoo Der ann 1m for full course and that s59 per
sebolsr 10 charged, the average, at the Grammar
6ehool Of the University while. as TO Rutgers lnsu
tass they arm that III corporsuon ioI gam
pro6ts among is stockhoders and educating their chill
dysp che aper than others and they ask inst the stse
moneys mo- paid these schools should be honoeorn
psid 70 the Free Academy. 4,
.hs CITY 70 offer an opnion-but when resided there
IA lea2 and ls43. went 10 several OF the Common
sebools looked and thought hey were not 10 oe
compared with the ike schools In Rochester fernaps
Ms not 90 now. The managers get cssh enough II they
rake the proper use OF IT, Z
Cot Of Publishtns the Consultation.
Tie ineossd Report shows that $40 newspapers puo'
nsbsd the new Constitution twice. receiving rs each
or n $50 from Mr. Fagg The other bills (smong the m
hat of Ia Tyne) appear not 20 have been presented
% that the cost OF Advertising may be esumsbd al
$4,000. some ofthe newspapers did not permit tnelI
resdsrs 10 see the Constitution IN their columns Every
paper which published In It's Dsiy, SemiWeekiy' and
WEEKLY, 10 entitled TO e73 therefor
The Contract Sys.em--Candis and Printing.
Tbs Senate have thrown out rejected and declined
70 amend the bill lessen the immense expense OF
cspsl repairs by adopting principle They
"a the same with similar bill last year, ana proposed
90 rsmsdy for gross abuse whstever
Mr. Cornws read letter from the state Printers 70
The eject that all the printing done AVID n0io IN eSrefs
f com alton both for the Senate and the Assembly
fpcludna the Journals Of both Houses was only $1,000
or about one sixth OF the psid Tor printing last year
Last years printing however included many thoussncs
Of dollars 10. interchangeable the agricultural reports
he public ofice printing. and much binding Ia the
binding done by eontrsct' No wonder that the senate
sver Conservative of venerable abuses, should nave
sssdy resisted the application OF the contract system 70
- Casa pets. on nearly $4,000 year. which should
Be- only $4,000 The printing even now. coats nearly
tw,es what it ought io--bst suppose the w0rkmen
suffer.
Couture Of Vera Cruz.
Mr. eickles was In the Chair when an Extra OF the
JbAynsi received In tho Assembly Chamber com
nunc stna intelligence that Vera Cruz city and fortress
had surrendered He read 10 the House the leading de-
sAils after which business resumed. and Mr. Bod
esu concluded his speech. IN Committee OF the Whole
% the trade funds and proposed Improvements 10 De
made on the Canals. No public expression OF feeling
exhibited by any party or body nor could any ee'
non be taken on photographic report
TRs Canals Wheat and Flour-Boots &c.
eenste Documsut 90 shows. that a. compared win
les bs decrease Of tolls on ascending freight dsao
aleSlTs The tolls In 1897 were tL292o23-in loao
s07ylOS In 1854 s53se6 tous OF property passed o.
the Canals 70 rdewster, value slj,sOoV22-in Ie}o
la62 SIG tons value e3i. l05.236
ne ousnu,v Of Wheat and Flour which came to the
Hudson via the Canals In 1854 wes l30f32 tons value
0A7le 7as-in 1889 only ia 9s2 tons value S2lIss-
IL ieae &isas6 value els soo4s and paying to the
or "a 40 tons Of wheat and hour shipped In 1876
there were 2&7.e6o toas shipped OF Buffalo 10 So4 a
Black Rock and 63.oos at Oswego which Is within VI
uS1 OF the whole quantity which reached The hud
son An that wear.
In sIe the number Of locksses to and from the Hud
sop River was IS s60--in lS3s, II was 80 s69-in 1870
st iochport locks the locksge was 2003J-1 Biacl
Rosh suard lock ID. 3l7--at syracuse lock 32.2l2
During l36 days. when the Canals were shui IN IN
Winter Of 1864 the Utica and Schenectady kAiIros'
Co carried merchandise &c. Westward Se2o TONS AM
Eastward IL 500 tonsin AL 1870 tons-oeins povsil
he bSsness of the previous year. On tho ireisht .
carried or similar freight some OF the railroads
rot pay the State tolls.
In le<5-6 the number OF tons transported on IN
Udca and Schenectady Railroad In Dec. Jan and Fer
vas ll.Sft tons and IN same month, 1901 II VS.
a6lf tons or s33 Canal boat loads Of 50 tons esch.
The tonnage Of the boats on the Canals n 1878 MA
loeoe7 being since les3. Increase OF 3Ss boats am
QoSl these there ~ packets 1888 tons--4
~ bosts 1927 tons-3ss lake boats 3sol7 tons-ls
bulhssd boats 1ssl4 tonsee5 scowboats, not deeked
Soeal tons--7C ditto dscked. 1852 tons The valn,
Il thess ans 6cats the average tonnage OF which 10 Q
pas Der boat 10 two millions OF dollas The aver
sss tonnage Of the bull heads Is O. tons In lsi6 Their
we're built en- canal boats
Albany 70 Buffalo IN the last II yesrs. n cent?
Vhje6 the toll 10 20 cent?. The average charge on
barrel Of Flour from Buffalo TO Albany during the las
II yeas 10 ~ oenis OF which the toll 10 50 cents. III
average 10 November, ls&6. on Flour per Dbl was los
oouta
Thsrs has been steady reduction during the last l
yssrs the OF snsportaron-eqns 20 50 cent? Of
De 100 up freight and 80 cents In the loo on dowr
On 100 pounds OF merchandise. where the toll wss
osss In lsso IL 10 nov but a. and where freight was
MS sov only y 10 Where 81 was paid then, =
esas suface nov A barrel OF four paid $ cents
l1aD know IL pays but 81 ohe average
ID 1854 the carrier got twice 80 much The Up ehsrs
s freight the state the State gets about t~ie
= much the carrier During the last l0yssrs nesr
% millions Of dollars OF toll have been collected IN
Canals, and nearly 20 millions Of freight o.
As06S63 tous transported sst year the Cansls III
toll and fr~isht came 10 tSt72709.
In le<e there were clipped for Albany. per Canal .
Buffalo l.ss0sl2 barrels OF Flour which coat 81 cent
svsrage, transportation.
ne average weight Of cGscSs OF boats. d0<rn. hs
doahlsd aimee 1889 You Will st Of heavy e~rsoe
brought 10 Albany RIO the Canal In page IS The Elm
carried 50 from Buffalo. and drew but Al inches
ws,sr aod the veimion carried IS tons iron Roene'
tsr, and drew cnly ~ inches The increase OF csre
secoupe for the suction Of the price Of freight n
sxpsnse u not increased in proportion. Whist Nigh
pot the enlargement OF the Erie and osweso Canals e
lbst. Il Increased to feet by ~ with double locksi
with etnisrsnt from Europe driving the natives upo
frseholds In the country, BY working cheapest; wit
Ne nstaral increase OF population with sehools book
farming tools, and lovely eoantry-~ho shall q
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