The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-02-23

, tees, 50 900 each, 10000
State Trustee, 1850
| Thirteen oc>-tcnders, $500 each
per anuum, $500
Total yearly expenses for salaries, $50 $50
In this sum Of thirty-fvc thousand two
hundred and fifty dollars, nothing is incIud-
ed for Incidental expenses, (a>idc from sa-
larcS,) which, estimating from the rppOrt>
before us, must amount to several thousand
/ dollars yearly. Nor is any thing included
/ therein Tor the expenses OF the pumping cS-
Enlistment. According to the estimate OF
the chlci engineer, made in 1916, the anuu-
al expense for this establishment, including
interest on the first cost Of construction,
viii amount to S9,S47 %. In the opinion
OF your committee, these expenses are
enormous, and such as should not be con
>tructively sanctioned by the silence oflhi>
general assembly. The state has a right
10 anticipate, III the future, some benefit
/ from the canal, It's revenues and prorerty,
/ and to protest, at this time, against the alb
Sorhng hearty all in enormous salaries and
eXtravagant expenditures. CAN'T be ueces.
>ary that there should be paid So $50, per
81 ,
II 50 many clerks ere necessary, cannot
competent services be procured at ordinary
rates? The governor Of this state, the three
Judges ct the supreme court, the secretary
/ OF state, and treasurer, six Of the highest Of.
hccrs ~ the state, receive au aggregate
salary OF $500; something less than the
amount annually paid for clerk services or
/ the canal. ibis item for clerks is but a
small par! oil the whole expenditure for Sa-
IaieS, and is only ci;ed rs our Instance
among the many of n too liberal cxpcndl-
/ turc Of the canal fund. The salaries Of the
, trustees are also among the Disbursements
Tor the canal, wherefore il is cone ludcd the
state will be called on eventually to allow
/ ten thousand dollars per annum tor the two
/ foreign trustees, besides travclingaud other
expenses OF coming 10 and returning fium
Illinois, once or T." ice in each wear. Your
committee find various items for such ex-
pcuceS, stated in the report, The state
trustee has hitherto received q salary of
two thousand five hundred dollars, per
anuum.
Inc committee believe all these salaries
are too high, and if eventually charged 10
the state, viii induce an inquiry on hcrpart
J INTO Their propricty. Indeed. tits not impuS-
NlOIe that before redemption Of the canal
Is Claimed, the proper authorities OF the
state willteclC called on to resortto the courts,
/ to preventive palpable rniSappltation ofthc
/ trust fund. Illinois has a direct interest in
tins property, and she has neverparted with
the temporary control II, intending il to
/ be inttercd away on large number of uil-
GERS aud dependents in the form Of exon hi.
ant salaries. Nor is the difficulty il. these
] items alone. The salaries seem to form but
a part Of one general system of liberal ex-
pcndIture, extending through the hole OPP
crailons on the work. l(thiS system is con
iinued and the state permits il 10 be under.
stood that She viii acquiesce, the redtmp-
ton of the canal will be placed without the
range Of probabilities. The amount oftolIs
received the past season was, $3.50 81.
| Nearly one. half OF this sum would be- rcQui
red for salaries alone, under the existing ar.
rangem,ntS. When Incidental expenses
shall be added to this, and the annual cost
Of the steam works for feeding the canal,
but small sum, if any, would be left to APP
ply IN discharge Of the trusts. The amount
OF tolls received fOr the last year IS not ci
ted as determining what the tolls viii be in
future. That they viii increase greatly is
! NV hNbVNtN. .tIlN VI ~ also true mat me sN
Ipenscs of the canal have necessarily been
greater, for the past season, than will be re.
quircd IN future. But the circumstances
which may reduce the expenses for work
and repairs, do not affect the question offs sal
aries and other expenses incurred about the
stated Offices ON the line. Your committee
have not been considering the aggregate
amount OF disbursements during the pas,
year, including work, repairs. &C., but only
the character Of what seems To be settled
system FOR the government Of the canal. \
system cNtravacant that 1t is already eX.
citing the attention Of large body of peo-
pie oi the state, aud one which, ifcon,micd
will induce them To look earnestly Tor mean,
whereby to defend themselves ggains, its o,
ntrous operations.
But eouccdinG, for the purpose ofihis case
aS before mentioned, that the state is al hi
time powcrlrsS, both rs concerns the legis
ld,ure and the courts. To reach these expcn
, dturcS. she will yet have her voice in In,
end. When called ON for a final settlement
) or when surrender of the canal is sough
lac ihn 4 ltp. Shp may mt lao rnnntrpl a., {.