The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-29
Rs-Imposlt,on or Canal Tolls upon Railroads

decomposition or Canal Tolls upon Railroads.
The subscriber, of tine Comn,ttee OF WAYS and
Means, to whom referred the Governors special
ssage, relation to the canal and various
petitions and srances and against the i'm
tion Of canal tolls r,ilroad tonnage begs leave re-
spectfuly to submit the following spec. al report =
That have carefully examiner the subject and con.
slider II OF importance 10 he state ut large and Of
vital importance 10 my inmenats constituents
BY reason Of var causes, becomes e:essary to
raise con- iderable sum OF money, that the ordinary
sources Of revenue have failed to supply. That the
h and good faith 81 tue state require these
TO be raised IL conceded by all.
The State OF New York has beea called the Rmp,re
state anc whether its territory its popnta
iahon cI Its wealth. It may justy claim that appslla
babtualy governed by high of honor aud duty
which will at all times ready an williog to
bear all burthens and aouties properly devclsins upon
them.
It's fundamental principle that all taxes shall be
equal and any departure from IT, by which particular
interests selected for toe upotioa OF bprhens,
must bt sarctousd by reasons satisfactory all
tisl mit de- reside upon the New York and Ere rail
see .n 'n %y I'M
history and its peculiar coudiion that am most fau
liar IS the reore the effect OF tine proposcn measure
upon this wors that Isha cn1ser not douottng that
the principle viii apply with equal force {, the
other reads sought to ne embraced IN this scheme OF
taxation.
The Erie canal and it's tributaries ware built by the
credit and efforts OF the whole people OF
the State OF New York rhsy have ans seIet the ekpe
taiOns Of the most s.ngune projectors LARGE portions
of the State b.rHms suIdepy enriched, and our com.
mercal emporium has justly become t3e pride ant
&C mmu Iicson with market op-ued mich hao
and still is epjoy.e by large part of the population
The people the northern and southern parts OF the
State entitled 20 tDer oC tie credit 10 pro-
noting and sustaining this porl enterprise IL was
knowlecgsc that large portions o. he State especially
the southern tier % conn;ies kDown As the
region the ply steal features Of tbs
tr, pearly excluded rom part cipacn in its
benefts, snd that far as paau able the AID OF the
State should b. ext-n led to thapar; o. the couury.
A rst step the Law incorporating the NeT York aad
Erie Railroad Company passed The obstacles to b.
overcome and the difcuuis- To be removed we're
rious that the capital r.quif-o coai not AZ t7a tim
be furnished by iBdivdusls, aud the State, ir con-
pisnce with the claims oi the people OF the southern
counts lent 10 the corporation the sum OF three nil
IONS Of collars. Ar is vel snoSn 10 all tbs enter
prise alice AM the work remasned ia An uudaishsi
condition for sewral year,. apprsatly without aay
hope OF resuscitatiob At length -nter-
prisiDe ara public spirited Individuals, alo9g the
line OF the road and esraclally in the city o.
New Yors came 10 tie conciusion Ina il the stats xoad
release their lien for TIE three nj Ds OF dollars the
work might be revived. Except a fe. miles. at tue
eastern end II in state ~ utter rain and dapds
ton and copseq gently The lain o. bat little
value 10 tie State yet vito sncb umbrance chnrs
ed upon H. et Of coult be found I'd enough to
undertake 10 revive the work. Accor singy, ia ls45
law passed releasing THE lien o. the State under
tain couditiops
The work was undertaken under the impression that
frge track could h. mace 10 Lake Erie r the ~
Fix millions OF doIlrs. Toe in calculation
sppart Mt but tie company too deeply involved to
think OF retreating giving up the work They pur-
sued 1t with an energy ana rprt of wnth the history
OF railroads furnishes parallel and finally, At the
have constructed 4i5 miles o, road from Permont TO
Dupkirk, a branch TO Nsv York ~ Is mites and
about 262 miles of double track This road is Que
of the proudrst monuments 81 enterpris, IN tis or
ary other country IL was veil thought 20 b. su Meet
OF that The state OF New YORK had built
the RE and Chgmnaip ca pa,s At cost Of ten N lions
II SO NAV II not he subject OF Unsuitable pride that
railrosa corporation ampls association vi iniivl
ouas should he enabled 10 bpia sucIl r,iIrc al at
cost OF thirty millions of dollars Tao road has answered
the purpose for which IL was in ends! safe aud exps
dirioua with the gre It markets Of the
county has been opeued and evidences OF great i'm
proyennent are visible along the na an we ave begun
10 sbarA In that prosperity wh,h oar more favored
friends In the canal region have 80 long enoy.d II s
true bo peyer thai the cost OF IL cons
oerably more than by canal but "a We have the best
COMMUNICATION that the nature OF the case admits Of
we are content and all seem to have derived reason
atlo dsprte of h. nett except the vho have
nyeKtd their means and sho after wears az care ami
anxiety see their stock quoted a. less than hall It's orr
einal cost.
s epouire What reasons can he found for sngnv on
this road and Others snlrly siniatsi a. the anbrct