The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-25
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Annual Report of the Board Of Pab-
lie works, for the wear fsse.

4, 49,. .sS S,rs1 " s,'S
ueneral Assembly, the above named docu-
nnen' adS Deen press nted % tnat Dody, show
w iuI' a ana nslailed statement Of me con-
uition, business. revenues, and expenditures
q lhe rpplic Works oi the State. during the
last nnanclai year. Win estimates OF the
amour! inat VIII probably be requifed to
hsseP saio rupiic WORKS IN repair and opera
nVH ~, sne ensuing YeaL- = esse
49, ine slhouut col1eclso on. ine canals and
.pe nueAitlsuh Improvement. ier the last
IVY yea,s' "as' Fssy sgs ssgs
1891 S856, ,35i.76
loo2 6sS,775.65
Amount PAID INTO the State M
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The amonnt rao Il, coi,ess.a i9o 60. sa'Sls'ov
tolls. fines ma ,sssar s.r
rents, from Nov. is, 1859.
to January 9, 1883 $5f, ,226. .9s
Although the statistics following show
large increase Of tonnage for the last wear.
over that Of the preceding year, the above ia
bic shows a decrease in the revenues Of the
year 1902, compared with those Of 1851 -.
The Board remark, however; that the feve-
nues Of the year 1851 greatly exceeded those
OF any previous year. E. I, .ss
9':0n the 29th Of January, 1859. the Board
made an order fixing the rate Of tolls to ao-
vern the business on the Public Works. for
the ensuing season of navigation. This new
rate was 10 take effect the 18th Of February.
1852. The reduction was equal, on ali arti-
cles. to aoout % per cent on the rates of the
L. H.
~, 1852, the system Of discriminating in IA
vor OF particular points, where railroad en-
terprlse came in competition wilh,the canals,
and which is treated Of at length on pages
"a and 80 of our last annuat report, was
entirely abandoned, and an uniform rate
per mile, until the maximum rate on all
articles was attained, was adopted. No ex-
ception was made in favor OF any particular
point. The Board anxiously desired to get
rid Of the system OF discrimination, which
the last annual report has characterizedas Ii
able 10 great objections. This discrimina-
ting policy had crept in:o The toll sheet sey-
erai years ago, and was extended from point
to point asrailroads came into competition
WIN our rgbiic Works, and was only adop-
ted BY the Board, from time to time, as il
was found necessary to retain the business
iegllmately belonging to the canal, but
which the railroads were taking away by
their discriminating Charges made for that
purpose. ss
Inc Board hopedin this movement to be
met ma spirit OF cooperation By the rail-
road companies, whose works run to- ercross
the canals. and that such system of freight
age would be established as would do away
with unequal and unfair competition 10 the
prejudice OF the canals, while 1t would pro-
tect such portions of the people as were not
favored with public works, from unequal
charges by the railroads, In the strife Of
railroad companies to monopolize the carry
iag trade OF the canals, they had put down
tne pnce OF heights, where competition with
Inc public works existed, SO as seriously to
impair the business OF the canals and reduce
their revenues
This discrimination the Board wished to
Destroy They urged its abrogation as "a
measure alike beneficial 70 the public works,
anc tosthe people not within access to the
competition between the railroads and ca
nails. Finding the railroad companies averse
10 the abandonment of their policy Of dis.
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