New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-25

Showing decrease in these fve0iices 10 one month
81 l.l3. The whole number Of clearances issued at
al the collectors Offices m May, 1873, was l2,2oI and
in the month in 1888 the number was only 1883,
showing falling Of OF 3,0i9, or about one-qumter.
Now, SIR look back and examine the table one mo-
rent II il quite as much labor TO make ont a clear
ance al the Albany Office n At New York OF West
Truy and ordinarily four times ~ much, and often
times az AT either the Rochester OF Bntfao Offices
The Albany Office has never had but four clerks and
the business Is well dOLe by the present collector with
IN. four allowed Tie average number Of cearances
is-ued Der day at New-YOrk Wa about ,, al Albany
3D. al West Troy y, at Rochester 10, and al Bnfalo
49, Whoever viii take the trouble 10 examine the
olearar ces deposited in the Department will be salts
fed that a clerk Of ordinary capacity can, with per-
feet ease make at lesst twenty Of them 10 day
But this question has another aspect u; monentOus
import 70 the public. During the month Of May 1919,
gI I'll. received On al toe canals "ere.. sslo5 -
IN Nay is5s, they Were.''.'''''''.'.'''''' ]'',' "
showiBr loss In 1879 compared with ss, of sIll ,94
From The lot Of October, iss % ,he =, Of June,
1850 the whole of o received ss - 81
Estimated receipt. 70 the cose q tie ases yesr oPo %
T.,., ..ir.,e, .7ss 81 %
Showing loss # s247, 100 ~ N the receipts, com
pared vah the fsesi year ending on the ann Of sep
iember, l-Js. In this connection desire % drect
your attention 20 Yew Of this question, looking come
what 10 the future Cp 10 the 18th Vt May last, the
whole amount paid during the present hscal year on
account Of collection Of tolls superntendence and re-
pairs, s10l 1913 30, aud i l. not within the limits
Of probability in canal finances that the residue ~
the xh, le appropriation, $4,000, say slg3 40 II,
will not be expended before the arst day Of October
next. 90 not supp9e possible 70 limit the expenses
during The year to the appropriation, but tbs d.
know the payments during the year -naA ~, exceed
the fixed by law by any vntion of nine, uules-
some unforeseen and unexpected calamity sh.l over
take the canals. Dedueting ID, appropriation from
the tolls as above given, and Nc shall only have
$50 30 "a Applicable 81 the payment Of ths incipal
and Of the canal deb. oi lit the he: hseal
year Ike fuece ssfll dealIsg with the canal toll,
can a. exp. DdituTes sni esns revenues, Or he two
.uceeedfg year. with that oiths pat and N. pre'eu,
tbs far must ,Itingul.h all fstnre hope II paying tie
canal debt By the canal JeysBuer That tIs CALAMITY
spon our state AID should b. ayophe1, there J.
10 doubt whatever.
But, Sir / desirG o enrect your attention 70 Dns
fact which II my G6 guent are not only p1ra-k, oHt
quite pe,inent % tie subject 10 ham, In ~, the
tcs rec~yed were a. 49, Hl 81, aud the coz. Of col
.ectior We ga ss5 81. in 1873 the tots wero s,ob,
3ol o. and the cost # collection - 30 %. BY the
weekly and monthly reports received a. me depart
ment from the various canal Offices, Ne knoS eAcn
week and mo III The cunt Of seryice Performed AL
MONEYS collected ct each ciice each csna and the
aggregate Of the whole. We know aL9, 5000 Aster