The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

Iho revenue Ol GHo OOHlA1OHNed1In Oe-
rived from Cambria county during the
year we compile below, as also the Expen-
ditures of the Commonwealth IN behalf of
the county for the same period.
REVENUE.
TAX ON CORPORATION STOCKS.
Stony Creek Bridge Company.....$ o3 o6
Cambria Iron Company ............... $3.50 %
Johnstown Gas and Water Co... 81 65
Johnstown Manufacturing Co... 900 90
Johnstown Mechanical Works 123 rs
Cambria county nty......................... 3,9<2 80
TAX ON LOANS.
Borough of job nstown......... ...... IS AZ
Gambia Iron Company...... 336 90
Johnstown Gas and Water Co... 10 53
Cambria Iron Company............... 1887 "a
Johnstown Water and Gas Co... So 40
IobnstoUn Mechanical Works lO5 O3
Johnstown Manufacturing Co....... 1890 80
Stony Creek Bridge Company....... az 4o
TAX CN NATIONAL BANk STOCKS.
John Cox, Treasurer................ 10 0o
First National Bank of Johnstown Zzo W
TAX on wRITs. WILLS, DEEDS, sc.
Geo. G. Zahm, Prothonotary.... 465 90
James Griffin, Register--...-.......... 39l Do
COLLATERAL INHERITANCE.
James Griffin, Register............... Z94 ~
TAVERN LICENsE3.-
John Cox, Treasurer. 2,26l 55
Is. M'Dermitt, late Treasurer. l5o 43
RETAILERS LICENsEs.
John Cox, Treasurer. er...-.............- 1885 so
B. MDermitt, late Treasurer......... l35 Oh
Thos Callan, former Treasurer. 12i 78
THEATER AND CIRCUS LICENSES.
John Cox, Treasurer............ 475O
BILLIARD ROOMS, ETC.
John Cox, Treasurer. ....-.-..........- rs 90
EATING HOUSES, ETC.
John Cox, Treasurer 342 90
B. M'Dermitt late Treasurer......... 95 90
PEDLERs LICENSES.
John Cox, Treasurer.-................ 15 70
BREWERS AND DISTILLERs.
John Cox, Treasurer. l2s rs
FINES AND FoRFEITUREs.
Irwin Rutledge, Justice. 25 90
ACCRUED INTEREST.
Cambria Iron Company............... l,1ao 27
Thomas Callan, former Treasurer. so
EXPENDITURES.
Pensions and Gratuities ......-........ 40 90
Common Schools 3l76 OF
Alex S. Skelly, Appraiser 1868 So "a
W. Flattery, Costs.......... 3 "a
The Commonwealth owns stock in the
following turnpikes, located partly in Cam
bria county:
Huntingdon, Cambria and Indiana S173,850
Somerset and Conemaugh ......... 5000
Ligonier and Johnstown............... 6,00V
THE COMMON ScHooLs.-The report
of the State Superintendent of Common
Schools, Prof Wickersham, for the yesr
ending June 1, 1868, Els received From
it we condense the following interesting
statistics concerning the condition and
workings of the system
Whole number of schools in the State,
1866. Number of teachers, 16,771.-
Number of pupils, 800,515. Cost of tut
ton, S3,273, ,269 43. Cost of fuel and
contingencies, 1854, ,223 21. Cost of bull
ding, purchasing, or renting school houses,
81 ,991, 1872 So. Total expenditures of the
system for tuition, building, renting, pur-
chasing, and repairing houses, fuel, and
contingencies, s6,11S,675 49, Total ex-
penditures of the system for all purposes,
S6,2OO,5 ,537 &C. The amount received by
the school districts from collectors, unseat-
ed lands, &c, and State appropriation for
1867, was S4,314,029 81 We are also
that the total value of the school
of the State, estimated by the
Directors, is S1O,556,765. The estimate
of the school property of Cambria county
is set down at S99, $3.50. Some statistics
are given of the Cambria County Teachers
Institute held in Ebensburg, January IL,
1868, viz f.: No. days continued, 5; whole
number actual members, II ; number of
honorary members, A; largest number of
spectators at oDetime, $50; number in
5tructors and lecturers, Z; amount receiv-
ed from county treasurer. S62 "a; amount
received from members, Sc 90; amount
paid instructors, and lecturers, $40 40. |
The number of permanent certificates gran
ed in Cambria county prior to November,
1868, was 5.
BANoUETs.- Son Friday evening last, |
he Odd Fellow fraternity of this place
celebrated the eighteenth anniversary of |
,he organization of their lodge by giving /
L grand supper in their lodge room. 1t
was attended by very large number of
he brothers, accompanied by their wives
and daughters, and we understand the af- I
air was a success in every respect.
Temple of Honor No. II propose giving
/ supper in their lodge-room on the 22d
February next 1t promises to be nice
affair