New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-04-13

! |. Custom receipts ..... S72S,6O5 5s3
:. Direct and indirect tax 800. 81, ACC %
3. Public property.
Sales and rents. ....... $50 90
4. Sluldries.
Sundries ... .......... S,462 ca
~-~ s.- -----------------
Total. .............. S772,6St 15i
The Commissioners believe that the state
ment OF the public debt given above includes
all the Indebtedness or obligations for which
the dominican Republic is in any degree
| liable, as well that which it considers valid and
| binding as that which il regards as unfounded
or overstated by the claimants setting forth
everything for which the Government could
under any circumstances, be made liable
There was brought to the notice of the Com
| mission n claim of Messrs. Jesurun Il Son, of
Curacao for upward of $500, 600 for money
advanced to the Dominican Government, with
interest, this being the same loan of 100000
In 1897, mentioned in the preceding list of
pending claims by the same parties. The
claim is now pending before the Dominican
Senate, and undetermined
Among the pending claims is one of Pres-
dent Baez for destruction of property. Another
CLAIM for damages amounting to $40, 600, made
by w. L.. Cazneau, seems 70 be of a similar
nature.
The fact that the people of the Dominican
or Spanish part of the island were subse-
quently, for few years, ruled by the same
government as that which ruled the Haytians
did not render them I" inhabitants of the French
portion of the island of San Domingo, nor
liable for burdens imposed on those inhabitants
for their own acts. - .
The extent of Dominican territory, within
the old boundary of l777, is found by a new
and careful computation, made under the
direction of the Commissioners, to be 22, PIP
square miles. The portion of this already re-
terred TO as having been mainly in Haytan
occupancy, has an extent of about 200 square
miles.
GRANTS AND CONCESSIONS.
The following list, condensed from an official
statement furnished by the Dominican Secretary
of State, which will be found in the company
| ing documents, and confirmed by the testimony
| gives an answer to this inquiry:
A grant to J. W. Fabens. or a company or
gained for the purpose, dated July 3, 1868, of
| a portion of the public lands on condition of
making geological survey. This is a contract
authorizing Fabens, by himself or any COM
pany organized for the purpose, to make a
general geological examination and survey of
all the provinces and districts at the expense
OF said company reports TO be made every
three months, as the survey progresses, to the
dominican Government, to enable it to Oiier
for sale the mineral and agricultural lands OF
| the localities examined; also an annual report
| SAID company to receive one-ffth of the public
lands so surveyed, excepting coal lands, to be
set apart as the quarterly reports are rendered
This survey is now in progress. The parties
owning the franchise and paying the expense
are chiefly New York capitalists The testi-
mony of the geologist in charge of the survey,
Professor Gabb, giving details on this subject,
and his annual reports, are herewith submitted
| together with copy of the original contract
or grant.
| grant to r. NJ Funkhouser, of New York,
October Z, 1868, for line of mail steamers
between New York and New Orleans and the
| dominican Republic, with provision that five
per cent. of the import and export dues on all
merchandise carried by said line be allowed to
the owners of the steamers. The line is now
run by Spoford Brothers of New York.
| grant to Ed Ii. Hartmont to take guano
| from the island of Alta Vela in consideration
| of the loan of May, 1868
| n grant to Fred. III. Fisher, OF New York,
| September 3, 1869, for building railroad
| from Santiago to Yuma river, or SANTANA pen
| insula.
| To Felix Montecatini, August 3, 1867, re-
newed and extended April ), 1870, to Shuma-
cher and Angenard, for railroad from Ozama
river to San CristobaI.
To Julian Grangerard June 3. 1870, for
building a railroad from Azua to Las CaObas
To Levi Gullamo, November 4, 1870, for
constructing telegraph lines necessary in the
Republic.
TO Carlos Baez, May Is, 1870, for rent OF
salt-works at Bani.
TeesforO Volta, for salt-works at Beati
Island
To W. l.. Casneau, May %, 1866, to IN
| trOduce and aatah1iGh colonies
| (Void.)
10 Davis Hatch, September u, 1866, for
working rock-salt mines of Neyba, and build
! ing railroad thereto, from shore at Barahona.
| (Noid)
To P A. Delgardo, to take guano from Alta
Vela. Void
TO Il. I'll. Hartmont, February |, 1869, for
| building railroad from Monte Cristo to Santiago
and Yuma river; donation of lands border
ing the road to be made by special grant
| (Void.)
| 10 Edward Prime and Edward p HOLSTER
July 4, 1869, extended September =, 1869, &c
establish a national bank. Void.
| To Il. IL. Hartmont, to work SANTANA Goa
mines, in case loan of E420 600 should be
effected. (Void)
To Industrial and Progressive Company
November ., 1866, to work copper mine at f.
| Cobre, San Crstobal
| ~ w. Ia. Cazneau, january 10, 1907, copper
mine at Monte MateO, San Cristobal.
To the same, July l., 1869, at Mano Matuoy
and at Iona de la Boca de Diamarte, Sar
CristObal, 1.-THE last three consolidated under
law of August 10, lS70)
To Cambiasco Il Co., October 2i, 1867
copper mine de Boca de Cuajo, Upper Hama
San Cristobal.
To San Domingo Company, Geological
Survey Company February 25, 1870 the
mining circuit Buenaventura, Upper Hama, San
Cristobal, by virtue of geological survey, TO be
modified to conform to geological contract.
To Felix Montecatini, March 10, 1867,
mining district in Cuao, San Cristobal, (void J
Renewed to Schumacher Il Angenard, July %
| 1870.
To San Domingo Company, September 10,
1870, mining district of Camu.
The Dominican Government has made no
grant or concession of land to any foreign Gov
eminent or nation except the United States
To the grants to foreigners by the Government
above enumerated must be added some by mu.
inequalities. Of these the only ones which seem
to the Commission to require notice here are
those to certain parties, citizens of the United
States, of lands and lots in the village of Santa
Barbara, on the Bay of SANTANA, granted by the
authorities of that town from its property as
! follows:
To j. p. O'Sullivan, December l, 1868, OF
$50 feet fronting on the harbor. and extending
back several hundred feet, varying IN depth IN
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