Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-09


outstsndi-g taxes, 1 was impeiied to urge upon
the Genersl Assembly, ct their last session,
with 70 much esrnestness. the Indispensable ne.
necessity of providing rome additional revenue,
10 place The Ana noes Uf the State upon perina.
nent basis. Near the close Of the session, on
act was passed, entitled IAN act 10 provide for
the reduction of the public debt" which embra.
Gee come sJJi,ionui obj,c,s Of taxation, aud con.
,ains provisions for enforcing. more etfcctualy,
the intention Of the act Of ls44. 1t was how.
ever, psssed OF period OF the session when
there was no time for deiberstion, and contains
~ me provisions, which. in my estimation, ought
TO be modified. II seems 10 me that, an attempt
to tex book aceoUnts, and moneys tue on con.
irec's. will only prove vexatious TO the citizen.
snd officers. without adding sobstah:isliy TO the
revenue. As h.e sct oflS46 has rot yet had
time to rr'd1ce any practical results, NO certain
estimate can BE- made oi the smoUn, Of addition.
nj revenue Vt will produce bot, ris believed.
that This law. together with the increase of the
value OF property, since the leat ,rcnDal assess
m nj. VIII u The present trlennia ssscsSmCnt IA
fairly made, enlarge tho reven rue derivable from
real and fersonal estate to an amount eounl to
the De Scicncy that occurred in the sccfuiug re.
venue of he last year. The loss Of tolls, and
the stditional expenditures upon the public
works. occasoned bv the extraordinary food Of
! last spring, is subject which may be property
| noted here. By reference 20 the report Of the
| ConoF Commissioners. appears that they have
's'imqted the loss Of tolls occasioncd hy the de.
lav in opening the navigation. at the sum OF
/ $3.50 900, and that the cost Of extraordinary re.
pairs, required in Consequence Of injuries 6y the
| food. was alll 5l5: making the aggregate
loss to 'ho STATE, BY this unusual casusly.
| 1901 ,5l5. lf this disaster had 10, occurred.
! the accr,'inp revenue. exclusive Of the balance
| in the Treasury on the first of December. lo45
and the tixes then outstanding, would have
heen nearly tqusl 70 the demands upon the
! Trsasary. during the last hscslyrsr.
From the Canal Commissioners Reports it
APPEARS. that the receipts from Canal and Rail.
rnod iol4. and charges for motive power. werc---
| Fer ,heyear ls43, 81 O17s4l ~
! fur the year le44, 1,l67 603 az
Fur The year is15, 1869 a
For theyear ls46. l,295.i9i &c
! Showing s gradual and steady increase during
! tho dbnve period. Even last year, notwi'hstan.
! ding the delay in opening the navigation. they
I exceeded those of 1915. by the rum Of S99, Sis
80 There is good reason. therefore. to be-.
leve. that ifthc pnbilc WORKS sirrl ccnlinuc 10
be conducted with the same degree cf Skill. in.
dusty, and integrity. with which they hnv"
been msnagei for some years past. the receipts
from thea Will continue To ircrrnsp, uttll The
business upon ihcin Teathes their fill ca21c'ty
Some apprehcneions have been expressed.
that the construction of the great Central Rail.
road. between Philade! pts aud 'Pu,sbury. muy
/ be the means Of diminishing The income from
the NnpTov. Gieiiis OF the State. In HIS do
not concur; ~ III" contrary, / entertain the
! opinion, that the Increased commerce, winch II
| will invite between cur great Eastern and
Western ernporInns. uud the regions wh'ch
connect wrh 'ihen, alll not only add io'ihe re-.
venues Of the Columbia railway but " III great
Iy increase the prnduc''v. ness 81 sli cur 'pubC
werks, Such believe. has been the eHperi
eucc OF New York and such, ! doubr MOI. all
in a very few year,, be thstof our own Com
mnuwea!,h.
| ,ran,mit, h. rewih, a s,atemrn, show ing
the actual receipts and expenditures, 10. the
lastti.cs year; aud, nlso, sn esilinete Of the
same, Tor the present year, tnate with mach
cure upon foil consultation with the other Of
fcers u: tho government From thus es,Ime,-
II appsnrs that The receipts oi the year Will eS
ce'd lie ,apend turcs, by the sum Of Sal9i
44ll II.
The balance in the Treasury. or The Is
instsn' was only $43S CSC Gs. !, is. there
'ore. altogether orcbsbl". that II may bs come
necessary to make sUue aIrang' men, To anti
c,paie a snail portion Of The rv' nue. OF The
y'sr. 10 meet the interest which VIII tall du'
on the 1T nf +, bruary next recommend tha
some lcla provision be- promptly made 'ur thr
tutrose. THIS will not effect the financial cal
culaIions and estimated results Of thu year.
feel entire &C MID. nee That, taking into view
the operations ot the whole year. the resul:
will sustain subslnL;lal!y the estimates tha
have been presented.
The sum oi two hundred thousand dollars
~hich is now snnusly appropriated 10 The can
ceilaii"n OF the !eiiet issues. and winch is IN
lc'cdrd in RI" estInatr-. Is Cischsrgin9 that a
mount nfthe public debt yearly. snd Is, in fact
an existing sinking fund.
T. the.eGre, the cunc tusion al which hav,
> srrived, shall prove corr CT, TINT the taxes as
stsseI under e.i,lng laws. on real and person
"a property, wrt the ordinary revenues, and ~
anou,t rtrn thr pubic improvements. cqual I,
that received tu'ing tie past year, Will Prov
sux!lcfen, la pay ihr interest ~, the puhiic t.b'
ana ohrr drinui ts rf2t n The Treasury. the an
, nusl Increase at TOLLS bpdn rre public works
may BE- a,d.d 10 the present si:1klng fund q
n two iurdred Thousand dollars year. From
the eNp.rirnre Ui the thrre a., preceding year
this incr'a.e may be 'arr'y estimated, for SOM
y'srs hcone, a. one hundr,d tiiousarid 'ttollsr
D o.. arrnum ind il il he added annually tn III,
exciting fund 'or The carrcrintl1n of the fee
l>,res, Hey wifi all re tsk~n On, at cfrcuisiru
III sbut ttree yebrs,st which time the Stu,
will have sikruu fund, III half a a,hlion &
dollars. to comn,'ncs ,h" liquidation Of h'r rnn
ded debt. The application ri his fund, snnu
ally. with rts sccruIng mrerrsi. IN the purchss
a. FIVE per cent. State stocks at par. will. h
the end "f ten years. discharge 50 2ss 92D {
I the pubiir dsbi. Snd. ni the end 0i t"sniy ysar
GIG 532 ,eS1, which will rrduoe the debt, inc IL
ding ne cauce,Iailor ot relsIf lssncs. o. the en-