The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-03-08

This table has b'on computed nom H'v "'"N''''
Assessment Rolls, from the recent Census ana
fron the best AMI most authentic mara we coH'"
ind, with iLe rates Of taxation as prescribed by
Che Law il can therefore, bs relied on As he or=1
information That can possibly be obtained
From ,h,, table every man can figure up IN
minute what lbs proportion viii be Will. ne VIII
he required to pay towards this Improvement
Competent engineer have estimated the cost 81
the work ut from so, 600 10 SoooVO, ana w
lIanchctLwho has Constructed s''eT'' dams across
No,k River, sni Is a. competent man to Judge
ofthe cost # making this dam rs any man IN !"'
state and Mr Barnett, Of L",kyori, who Las i1'.
loved locs huiiIae through most q i'i' "'r' have
sgreed To make tie Gam IN" lock I'' s-'"V9.
and arc ready "rr time :" iaEe 'L' coh'I lc', So,
!, MIL be seen jLlt tie objection Urged jy som,
that the wor. rarno, B., done f. $4,000 ii., to
the Ground, utterly vi.huu, foundation. Tbir.
~ thousand dollars. .l,u arc =, ni.igut to make
the ipnroyeuen.. This sgm can be borrowed at
Srercent. which vii, make on annual uicrc,. Of
s.4ro TOTE PAID lv tx. After making rea.
sa..l'e allowance hr t.. leliagaau. ~ in
collecting the ,.. would Weld areycnar Of 8 200.
This would pay tie interest ani Afford $500 an.
nrH.'y TT = s''':'"s 'nnI % "NhnS"-h 'h' pm
opal i mist also oe remembered '"'' proper.
" Is 5radnHI'y "4'"n.m5 IN value }" these owns
viu'e daily "'" 'r.''s oil Iand are entered ""''"
VIA appear en- the assessor, books IN another
yenr. ihsn, ne NUT ais" I'Nt mo e'n''Gei"A'"
that al the land, fought at Tie canal safes WIS"
have never been assessed. vi" soon be 'aNao'e-
most {! them n'E' year. IN tue town oI Ottawa
M. one'thud i'Ae FraltSta'e Is OF ms hA1--""d
IN another year Wall DC taxed 'he same IS "'H''
property what, then the m'leased amount "I
tHereYehue ton these additions I" ne assessment
is's VIII be we leave 'oour 'nie'iseht rcAGrr' TO
Judge they can estimate It ~ well as We can.
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"'''"6 '""' u'N'"5 "'> l'''cs '"' ''"' VI '"' 'S'
uoh from 'N' Immigration We t''"''"" VI manu-
iA''u'ins '"''''''' ID cause '''' ou'
loan 'hc cat III" We ,""'' "''' '''"' "'e
amount pFodN'ea 'f 'he SINKING 'ohH"'' o'g'e"''
~ enhanced every year '"a' SIX OF v's"' yeats"
me iarthe'''"'" "'I 'no deo' P''''nu Tue improve
ment made AM ihch according 10 the law the TAX
must ceaSe'
The Tax is c,ranly no; heavy one In Ota
wa and South Ottawa it amounts to : on every
one thousand doiiar, rorM of proptriy: in those
towns paying q mills, 81 so on the thousand ,aud
in the balance only 81 50. Now, we cauddy en-.
qure If there is man in any of the above towns,
owning 81 900 worth Of property who would not
be willing to pay tlls small amount annually, for
Admitted period in order to secure n permanent
steamboat per! ut which to market his gram.
Were there no other consideration in favor Of
this tax than merely to bring the heado Of naviga.
tion the river into the ccutrc Of the county in.
stead Of leaving at one side, barrel, inside Of the
line, this should be enough to induce every reflect
ing man to gofor with all his might. We should
reflect that the greater our facilities for carving
TO market our produce, the more valuable will be
our property. The fact that we can find steam.
boats at Peru, TO carry our corn, oats pork, &c.
Ia market, makes our farms much more valuable
than If we were obliged tohaul thing to PEG
ria aud ship from there. This there i, no man so
stupid as not to admit Then if We extend the ma.
vigation still farther uP--if but to u,ica--pro,
pcrty in all the towns this way that looks to the II.
linos river foo an outlet to i,s produce, must and
TiH ncreacc IN value aud If still farther up-if to