New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-17

,o n tie smount expended tJ .ria,erer ru. for re
airs bis9Gr o,
spsrs by CouInssDners SoosI So
B.iirg total Of ......................sceos1, 81, 81
Les crrsu3ed tbs iss than bs peceds year under h-s
Tho amount expended for the collection Of the re-ssae .r
ceels hat q the Preceding y-sr. and 4. ,, follow.
b Collector. ..'..'''.'''.'..'..'.."eIi7 is ~ .
ssine item, for preceding s5s54t a;
Showing an iper-s,e t1,gs %
In the down co.. INCLUDED their conpn.
,T.r.s u fhair ofces n, Auditor !, ess, Of G o1iro
thsthe number of collector Offices sy b. rsduced phoat
The whole amount received a. few q d. eoi-tors oe.
insufficient pay TIE sres and Of he ofS. snes
At other Sfces the collected but
th class sy be sbo.bsd With .dysnss. to Il. rsvrnns
IIsrr The Audte seconds With considerable srppbAs ,hs
nleniaon of his predecessor sb1h tbs ofce VI In
PyyisIoS oy TOLLS.
Upon "a sud q Of he last Annual Rert o. the Auditor
steneuts showing ttt with large increase OF
thre hs Ieen deere Of revenue aud recommendation Of
TOO o Th-e t;eaelis as deemed worthy Of considers.
ZION ard aticniio thre'o respectfully invited TIE possurs
AID natural sd the combination Of Ard
influence in large cCmIsries for transportation purposes fs Ii
rosd end ysl furnishes foundation for plausible
the largest smouut Of practicable snd a: tbs
time promote and extend the bene6s and interests Of
ter and yet the demands for the veI ue upon tae one 1ad
and Of justice end equity 10 those who proFde the materials FOR
ohs sqnsy ,t az I p T. @ attn, 70 y.S :. Ss
Of the Costaon uon H. and the cheap r'al routes
rival methods ftanspor to which the business from ~hch
the revenue be derived subjected facts
illustrate the necessity Of due debersou and action 10 tbs
~ is be-e recommended BY the Auditor tbs the Regulation.
othe Cana Board be sueded thai lumber shall always BE-
cleared BY weight Instead Of The alternative VI weight nea
u,eHeIt, ~ al present
TOLLS UPON RAILROADS.
That The Legislature hss he to prescribe The terms sod
cJnuOIs upon which railroads oxeIcs- the franchises II
h1s granted them the Auditor e1tefas doubt The
ti0n !atiye 10 s imposition OF tolls upon property usr, ported
uron roads not in his Judgment power bot o -s
iency The State having expended large Of money spd
Incurred heavy abtes yet unesnceed N the eonsrucon Of
naysabo chsDes fo the beusht of s Of M citizens,
degree the sefproeciioD and sepreseson
s legislation to be sc shs rreyn, the los or material IN
allow 18th It's ssncton where hss the right TO restrain,
ips fss piess upon and csncsus e ndsStodness s.
Of their revenue and thus compel resort 70 taxation
those equal ghts citizens which the paramount duty
Of The protect Were the benefits arising and
The STATE in proportion to tsr taxable property
taxation TO dersy their cost Of feon.ifuccp or
that rendered necessary by reason Of con
feed upon portion of s citizens the benefits OF which all
could psr pate Legislative acts n1orzg the
orslFoads ad trsnpoion OF Iropcy ~hies oIios, hea
pys.ss mon the @ g. t ss a. te a e
property the whole State rendered necessary by reason Of
zach pryieges unjust and ndefensbe being burden
would Il be impose uTon property business of
common with oil the t,sabie property Of the State,
the necessity OF such tax is created by ,he acts
Of corporation the corporations taxed But by their
ovr necessity created for resort 70 other for
the hna extinction Of the debts OF me tana thsn ih9n own
then the actors creating that necessity should boar s
burthen inst and Necessary consequence Of ner scs
the quds9ion Of Debt only .6ed upon
pion hst thsT revenue will prove unsqnS to 1t. qnda
ton assumption entirely st yaIance with al the experience
o. Obj cs bt be Ssy spd entirely can be Of
non sufficient
intact thc fam OF ihe STATE which hss been pedsed
pens put beyond asoabe contingency The fact Of its
f. al iqudson from that source PQ-teny even could not
system thu State though subject to some OF the payment Of
Tho construction long W revenue was ample fo
that purpose and yet not posery but he present gea
estion witness ito final extinction any confidence
I' ~ fss. Sa.itons are sound and dciensblo a they
sre believed be, the only question to be settled,
iapotng tolls upon property transported railroad, is
Have they by their action unde The pyssf , granted 65 n
Cund Debt neees's It !. shown IN sn9ine. G par o, .D
ay be Canal Debt that with revenue equal only to
,hereof sufficient tho terc.t Of he $4,000
be borrowed aud without reduction % expenditure
with t authorized additions, may be csncoled d s Than
twenty years aj uless The ssSnd tho reasoning under
payment Of the and Debt s necessary the revenue Of s
canals being suacen for hg purpose Ihs ne soi haso
would bsve by ouna sud paid toll 70 the state uHque-
oablo but whether they have taken more rc,eh rom As
mon H. question not so easy of solution yer,
ares extent be matter conjecture from sWsr Of facts
from VI hh TO deter7nnc it, To this may It is fairly
uuabe that forade o freight do not cause 20 b" trans
ported railroad merely mainly that the revenue OF tho
rsny carving may be- enhanced yet from hostility 10
canal navigation aId with design 70 impair Us revenues
bu because believed 10 bs for the interest OF the shipper
ib. PRODUCER OF consumer all combined and that the pub
lie they 10 that method Of transIortacn do so
m the reason they benefited therebyrhe sne resson
tbs pcys when canals instead u railroads are resoed TO ioI
TIE TIE s been e Ss 10 make Of this question: ti eoocu
which he has arrived is that thero is no snfa nseessS
re,ious justify the inposon OF tolls property trans
ported upon railroads FOL the benefit OF Tie Csna fund
beelt Of the General sHd question Belonging to the Con
trolcr eod not TO tho Auditor 70 d'seus nno nam sra
transI orted railroads tor the benefit o the Caas Fund
n9e1s,o t be- thai The Consfauon hss imposed upon that
fund the duty Of paving within given period
which with IT. present revenue 1t Is unable TO 40 aud uat
therefore smuch railroad transportation averts from the
canal property that woud be otherwise carried upon IT, and pay
tolls TO the state sHch 0iy should be subjected u tne pay
m"ut of toll the though went by canal Wenns al
question how much how little OF The property ten
ported by riihosd Toa & 10 s;.I,s ssrrles G m;osns
upon the principle what should be subject 70 toll snd "hat
exempt sso the nouirns "heiAei me ISI,9ss a ~
fault for these Constitutional reqnstons II respecy 'o
,ed thai this argument oyeoOks and ignores tlr sci that
The Constitution itself provided other means for meeting any
deficiency that Usy ocou Sd therefore 'ne ., @ @
upon RAILROAD ira spOrtsion Il departure IRON ne mes
y.ng rosht from the canals be- carried TO such 81 extent az
suy period in the future ss to cause the oaLA 20 ~
~ Sb he acss;ty will tpe have arisen by railroad scton
or the sdopto protective and upon principles
resdy stated the Auditor would IN such az event unheSS
% comuIend the Imposition Of such tolls upon property
roed uron railroads should be sufficient 10 seeur, sn
Of adequate 70 the extinction Of the deD 10
easonabe period but impose such tolls in anticipation Of -ueh
ueces.y circumstances stTongy indicating lie unuA
hood OF Is occurrence csn be neither -lsc nor ls 10 %
and secuire by the imposition OF unnecessary to Hpon ~
transportation OF Properly reputation 'nl. TO ma noI
l. no, condition The Auditor can recommend IN in
surpIcIrSor or THE CANAL RryEsrE TO Pn THE
CANAL DEBT. -