New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-10

ton 10, and vote of two-thirds Of all TIE meu oer
elected 10 each House, not requisite 10 the va'y VI
tad act. -.
An examination into the origin and progress OF sne
canal policy of this State will perhaps ana US 10 on.
inquiry as to the true import OF tns Snsu
revenues Of the State Canaie, IN toe ~. 49, Aha
The subject of an internal navigator oe."een 'nS
lakes ard tbe Atlantic Ocean, attracted the a soon "
our state smen at early day. ana .no nrs' aor
action to that end appears 70 90 we Sc y,
IsiI ,,h;cb annoiuted Commissioners WITH power 70
at rnI;caton in behalf of this State TO the Congress
sh Ii;tsd States or the Legislature OF any save or
Ts,r;terv 10 cooperate and aid 10 TINS undstskng
10 cause surveys TO be made 70 inquire aoa %
whether loans could be procored ana 10 report 10 ne
legislature at their next session.
In the 18th of june 1879, the Commissioners hav-
inc reported an act was passed authorizing them 10
seeye grants CT donations ef land, and to purchase
he right of the President, Directors and Company
III the Western Inland Lock Navigation In the State OF
New-York" to make loan of So 900, 900, and 20 10
vest the TO be appiee TO such purpete, upon
examination by competent and practical engineer,
and mature dehberation the Legislature shall here
after deem it expedent to undertake thEt interesting
work"
The war Of 1912 interviewed, no loan was made, and
nothing effected under this Legislature.
The war being ended the canal policy was
sumed and on the 18th of April, 1876 Stephen Van
Rensselaer,, De Witt Clinton, Samuel Young, Joseph
ElieOtt and Myron Holley, were, by act OF Lesslsc
ture, appointed Commissioners " TO consider, devise
and adopt such measures may shall be requisite
to facilitate and effect the communication by means OF
canals and locks, between the Dsvisable waters OF
Hudsons river and Lake Erie, and the said navigable
waters and Lake Champlain.
They were authorized to cause surveys TO be made
and explorations to determine the routes asd TO adopt
and recommend plans for the canals, locks, dams en-
bsnknepts tunnels and aqueducts; to make appiica-
tons 70 Congress- TO other States and Territories TO
receive donations and open books for subscriptions, and
required TO ascertain whether loan could be eteced
On the credit of the State and TO make an estimate OF
the cost of completing the canals and TO report TO the
ufv dQVR COZ IN
| Of the next regular session thereof.
This brings us TO the Act of April 10, 1917 Session
Laws Of that year. page 3Ol which is the real founda-
ton of the canal policy of this State, and initiated Its
great work Of internal Improvement directed that,
Whereas, Navigable CON muncation between Lakes Erie
and Ch,mpan Ocean, by Of canals
lectures mitigate The csamiiies Of war; and
the blessings Of the UnGh and aSaoe
nd Whereas IL the incumbent duty Of the people OF this
placed in heir the production OF such signal extensive
70 the ho%s4 a., S0S e. n is!
equally with this State in the promo
their full PROPORTION Of the expense and in order that adequate
funds be provided and properly arranged and Tor
the and etlon Of all the navsab communities
BE Il eTacfsd bv ne people Of the STATE Of York. repre-.
seated Senate Asemby: That there shall be
und denomiDaed the Csna Fund Dhieh shall ooa,i
bst p1po by the oftSs the Congress
of the United ssies by individual states and by corporations
and naDsgedby Board Of Commissioner 10 ee denomnaied
| Canal ind,
Of The there was ard oledsed Tor the PuT
bushe al salt e Be HsHpfc:sd in the western
saeSse for each and every tho or voyage such passenger
be conveyed The Had:9p Re- on bead my steam.
thar hundred nile: and over hy %e' The proceeds
now sned upon them .S be paid; ali the proceeds
his State from The Western Inlhd Lock Navig..On cO@panyi
@sds a. and donations made Or 70 Dc made foi
provided for the collection Of the tax steamboat
oath pay The the Treasury Here and
which had uninterrupted suceep the Pe,eu. time
end also md Canal fund e.sessed and h.ye seen Of
tha, tolls imposed property actually transported upon
destined to an almost msble xpaDsiOn and the M
policy Of taxing another line Of travel OTeId the creation Of
right that OF sovereignty, asserted and adopted.
By the Acto the 10th OF March 1920 the collection Of The tax
Directors Of tie North River Steamboat Company directed
Constitution Of this State adopted in is22 Ant L Sec TO-
Re. Of tot not less than those agreed to by
isOneIs and set forth in their report to the legislature on the
lH1n Of The aarieasE som@aasiicnS between the
great western and northern lakes and the Atlantic
completed: And the sd tolls together with the duties on the
April 1917; duties goods sold auction, excepting
tereom The Of $3.50 oherwse appropriated by ,1d
Legislature Of the soth Of March 1870 10 leu the tax upon
ted applied completion such n,7ssble
tons, and the pas Of interest and Reimburse
which hereafter shs be borrowed, to mske aud complete
And neither the Of toll the said nsygable
accommodations duties of
s the duty goods sold auction established the
the 18th Of April 1877 the Of the
tabhed by the March 80 1890 Ia lieu Of the
steamboat peebgeis shall be reduced or diverted at any time
OF the money to be borrowed Aforesaid"
Thus stood the Canal policy of the State, and thus
was constituted the Revenues of the State Canals"
OF the first day of January, 1923.
The first railroad company chartered by this State
in 1896, ard after the adoption of the said eorsttu
toDal provision, the Albany and Schenectady
Railroad Company; by its charter the Company
allowed to transport property, and no tolls were
quired TO be pad.
In 1892 the ToDawsnds Railroad Company was
chartered and empowered TO Gerry freights, and no
tolls were imposed
The Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company was
chartered in 1888, and their charter prohibited them
from the transportation OF property, other than per-
sonal baggage.
The ALBUM and Syracuse Railroad Company was
chartered in 1884, empowered to transport property,
and DO tolls imposed
The Syracuse and Utica Railroad Company
chartered in 1886; they empowered TO transport
property, but required to pay Canal tolls on all prop
erty transported during the season of navigation. In
the same year the Auburn and Rochester Railroad
Company was chartered, with power TO carry freight,
and without the payment of tolls.
fl the year also chartered the Attica aud
Buffalo Railroad Company and the Troy and Sche.
nectady Railroad Company, with power 10 carry
freigbts, and without Canal toIs.
In 1850, the ToDswanda and Attes and Buffalo
consolidated under the title of the Rochester aud
Buffalo RaiirOso Company.
In 1889, the Oswego and Syracuse Railroad Com
pany was chartered and authorized TO TRANSPORT prop
erty during the suspension Of Canal navigation only
ana then subject TO the payment of Car al tolls.
The New-York and Ere Railroad Company was