New-York tribune., 1877-01-05
GOV. RICE'S MESSAGE.
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BosTON, Jan. 4.-GOv. Rice was inaugurated
at $50 to-day and delivered his annual message. The
Governor reports that the net reduction OF debt during
the year has O00 last the net increase Of
debt was 81 26O the decrease this year is mainly to
be credited the payment OF the Union fund loan Cf
81 43l OOO which provided for by the sinking fund
unless increased by speca legislative grants State tax
of from ri 200 900 TO 81 100000 will be ample to meet
all the expenses This vii be tie smallest State tax
raised since 1861 The Governor shows that the decrease
of valuation of and personal property has largely
fallen off that extraordinary expenses may well be de-
layed till a more favorable time.
Tbe monument topics Of the message may be briefly
stated:
There are recommended: First the appointment OF q
special commission TO collect ana revise all existing
statutes regard TO pauperisn, crime, aa1 INSANITY,
apcneut of public Institutions, with view to their
greater efficiency at less cost second To make the ed
Class of the population, that industries may be in
troduced and that the schools may lmPut pIacticil
knowedge which will be useful To the people, third,
that the egisature shall devise speedily as possible
plan for the active %nmaen1 oI ne n fpDy fyt ana
revision Of the law relating to eoroners, their number
The message makes no direct allusion to national
Thr overnor announces he substantial completion OF
the Troy and Greenfield ahroad and the loosae Tunnel
OF the latter he says the total length Of tAe tunnel
25Osl neal feet the total Number OF DITCH iad uhp %
the Flrren contracts H,J62,OOO and in all There
have been used in archng The tunnel about 2OOOOOOo
brick; total cost of the tunnel is nearly 81 ooooo
IA the ou!on of tho Manager aud ChleI Engineer mat
the erection of facade at the east portal In necessity
for the protecOn of the surf rock from he effects oI
climatic changes; and, under their direction, timber
shields been erected III the central shai. OF the un
mel as protection agust the fall OF rock which, from
any cause might become detached from the sides OF the
shaft Tie experience Oi the past year denonstiltei
tiat not the slightest dieuy arises from want OF ven
tjlaton In the tunnel, and thus question wich mas
caused much theoretc discussion and sohetude In the
past lis for the present disposed Of ,
Excepting the erection OF the facade AT the east portal
what remains be done To complete the Hoosac Tunnel
can be most economically accomplished by the force
under the direction Of thc manager at small cost
The Of Its future use and managenent sun re-
main unsettled and tins subject deserves the most care
mi and the benefit OF the largest expert
euce that can be brought to bear upon H. The coipo
saw after discussing different methods of orga
zation for the Of the tunnel: The pracca
end kept In view Is an ORGANIZATION unuer one E
orous Of q through railroad line between
Eastern and tne interior Of the &c continent s
nossibe future outlay and the earliest practcabe sepa
lion between it nnances and those VI tho corporation