The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-06


she'd upon this matter the he found to do
will provide at its present session. for special local
but for general resumption OF the public works. unhap
PLY as think the seventh article the constitution has
thrown obstacles across your path cannot be affirmed
tanning so many valuable provisions can be regarded as
an expression in favor Of this article twas not rejected
because its rejection could not be purchased by the
lection of constitution containing many, very many
wise and enlightened provisions breathing disrust of
representative government but this article not only i'm.
poses novel restraints the legislature but denies
TO the whole people the right to vote single dol
lar unless by the same net tax Is imposed to pay
feeling Is there any thing in the history OF the State
that should beget this want Of reliance in the wisdom
and stability Of the people.
The entire debt Of the State, both direct and
contingent, from information derived from the
books OF the Comptroller, amounted at the close
tingen liabilities. il will be found to be $23 02 $50 95
The aggregate of the debts contracted account Of all
the canals, from information derived from the same
source. amounted, at the time, to $i7 02S2s0 ~
The first, second and third sections of the seventh
derived from the canals after paying the expences
and lection and OF repairs and supernte ndeDcc,
the of million and three hundred thousand dol
lars 70 constitute sinking fund for the payment of the
canal debt until the st day Of june 1850 and after that
time the sum of one million seven hundred thousand dol
lars until the debt shall be paid that there shall be
nasy appropriated and set apart the sum Of three hun
fund for the payment of the debt called the fund
debt until the canal sinking fund shall
sufficient pay the debt after that time the
contributions TO the sinking fund pay the general fund
debt are to he 81 500 Ooo annr ally in addition 10 the
required to constitute these two several sinking
FUNDS, the canal annually be taxed such
not exceeding 5000 900, may be required to de-
fray the necessary expenses
When fecur to the fact that the OF
nails including interest on cash revenues amounting FOR
the ending 30th September 1885, to nearly 81 $780,
600, with what entire confidence may not rely upon
the income of the canal, to protect against taxation
account of the present State debt and for its ultimate
tinctionl speak now or the revenues to be derived
from tos canals in their present condition, Stunning
tina. the capacity OF the Eric canal will not permit
the trade Of the great opening West by enlargng the
Erie canal, and how unimportant is our present
indebtedness considered in connection with the
nues that may be reasonably expected The aggregate
amount appropriated to the two sinking funds and to the
expenses OF government annually until 1885, is 81 $780,
900 But Tor the constitutional requirements, would
it not be wise to postpone the contrib ons to these pur
poses beyond sum sufficient to pay the interest upon
the state debt until the canals are completed and might
we not in that case reasonably indulge the hope that
the increasing revenues promised by the
expected
Under the limitations Of resranments of the Constu.
ton the constitution has taken effect Ofthe pro-
pety at this time OF so amending It to postpone for
limited time the contributions before mentioned DO
intend to express any opinion nothing but imperative
PERIOD besides it may we'll be doubted whether
tive recommendations to amend the constitution would
from all of the canals for the year ending s0th Sep
tember last, was $28422li IS, and is made up
az iollcws:-Amount received from tolls: 81 1888
on cash canal revenues 43364 dollars 81 cents making
2,S42, ala dollars - cents The sum above mentioned
as received from toll embraces railroad toll amounting to
SAB 20 So out Of the monies arising from tho canals
there have been paid during last scayear for interest
the State debt 1870 $50 A. out Of the general fund
$500 900 making 76 $50 ~ for collection repairs and
superintendents and for all other purposes connected
with canals including sum of ST. O4 AZ; for tolls re.
funded S229 1853 o. making the aggregate 81 904 49,
nails of 1926, 3os "a.
Of year. ending 30th of September last, follows:
To the Canal Sinking Fund s4sa asa So; to the gen.
eral Sinking Fund.- SIG 666 81; to expenses of
ment $66,6 g. making in the aggregate $6i6666 Co.
and leaves OF the monies arising from the canals S209
Stl es this balance is not now in the Treasury but has
portion Of the canal debt The receipts from the canal
for the year ending sosh September may be safely
mated at So 10000; the whole appropriated by
the Constitution $50 000 the whole expenses of the
canals think cannot exceed $3.50 0oO making 81 90
Upon this estimate there will be surplus the coming
OF 300 600 dollars There has been paid upon
canal debt on account of principal and interest since the
list Of June last exclusive Of monies paid TO the general
fund.- under the act OF 1913 the sum of 276 dollars
10 cents, which exceeds the appropriations under the
constitution Of one third Of year. ending the 30h Sept
general fund under the act OF lsi2 must be regarded
satisfying the claim Of that fund account OF the
penses OF for the onehrd Of the year ending
S0h OF September last that there should be added
the sum last above mentioned 500 666 81, making S492
xas 20. This sum must be regarded as diminishing by
us amount the contributions 10 the canal sinking fund
for the year ending 3oh Of September next
with the estimated surplus for the period $780,
COO will amount in the whole to s792 278 40 Assuming
| the correctness of my estimate, this sum may be
applied the coming year under tho third section Of
| the seventh a. tcle of the constitution, in such
moneys as the Lcgiilature may direct to the
completion OF the Erie Canal enlargement, and
the the Gsnesse and Black River Canals In addition to
control, there are sums belonging to the government
amounting to something than $500 GEO, which have
been treated in whole or In part unavoidable lar
portion of these funds consist of bank funds stocks of
per cent issued under law Of lsl5 These stocks are
fund and are now held by the Comptroller. If these
funds can be made availsbe without loss respectfully
ns Of tine sy Sa GseAo with
The average expense of collections, repairs and super
attendance OF all Of the canals for the last years
exceeded 1854 600 annually About s55oooo of the
neys last referred to expended by the
OF repairs upon the river sections OF the canals and is
believed far exceeds the necessary expense The super
intenents are not unirequenly persons who made
to believe that to retain their paces is Necessary that
they should make themselves effective as and
that the extent of their patronage and power depends
upon the amount OF expenditure every breach Of the
canal adds to the number of men to be employed and
paid.
believed that tho expenditure may be materially
diminished by dividing the canals into small sections
superntendence and certain is, that pernicous
patronage would thus be cut of Contractors would be
To % ann td man oy s
pecuniary interest would not fail to excite and keep
alive would secure the public against much of the de-
lays that result from what regarded accden
tai breaches OF the banks of the canals Injuries OF this
description may sometimes be unavoidable, but they
will rarely occur under the eye of vigant contractor
The House Of Assembly at the last session passed
bill to provide for these repairs and by
contracting with the lowest bidder but the bill did not
pass the Senate. earnestly but respectfully, recon-
mend this subject to your careful consideration.
The amount of capital and the annual Of the
several funds appropriated to the purposes Of education
may be stated follows:The capital Of the common
school fund Is DAB the u States deposits fund is
81 OLA $40 7l the literature fund Is $365 1876 oil whole
amount $6,6l3 $50 49, The annual revenue from the
common school fund Is SUNS GO; from the United
States deposite fund S276667 6l literature fund Si7,353
%; whole revenue $4ll 202 Ia.
By the amended constitution $4,000 required to be
taken annually from the of the U. s. depose
fund, and added to the capital OF the school
fund The State Normal School continues 10 advance
in public estimation and public usefulness Its only OBJ
ject TO improve the teachers Of common schools and
any progress in the advancement OF that object it
quite apparent must exert saluary influence the
cause of education throughout the State. During the
year ending the ls day of July 1916, seven hundred
and forty thousand hundred and twenythre chill
drcn have been taught in common schools. This
number exceeds, by 40 243 the whole number OF chill
dren in the state between the ages of and 10 years
elusive. The amount Of public moneys that has been