New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-10

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year. The full particulars Will be found In he annual
report of the superintendent Of Public Instruction:
! COMMON SCHOOL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING
SErTLNBEE 30, 1873.
r GsF II Il ;2 Gi5 g g
Arn"Int bald for teachers wages ..... 7.7jG.s4l 81
/ Amount paid Tor schOo-hous repairs fnrn- - .o -
Est mattel value OF scoolouse aud sites 30Il75s0 %
Na ar Of @" s". .I. exclusive Of , liz.
! Number of TEACHERS employed for the legal ,oo,e
Nl"D D Of teachers employed during any p,r
x% %a OF Il tie sa attending public schools lo 1855
Number Of persons attending normal schools J'1'-
;sa%s' s,., @ :,, il 3a ! 55i 81
agrs Of i've AM went, one years - 1896
REPORTS or CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The Board Of state Charities much embarrassed by
the want Of uniformity the date to which the annual
reports made by charitable institutions aided by the
Stale II Is very desirable tor the purpose of tabuat
ing aud comparing the expenses OF these Institutions
that these reports should conform 10 the end Of the fiscal
year observed 10y all the state officers namely, the 3Oh
OF september, in each year. But some OF them
b The term. ~ trr charters. others bv general laws
make Their reports vriou dates IN The course OF the
year. and u>on thus ar,"s ~ cgmpIrn- them win
Board OF STATE 'hurr~ recommend the pas>lge OF an
act requiring l Of thr INSTITUTIONS referred to to max.
Icuugs u The Born of september Of IN" present
year. and to the date in an succeeding years.
LOCAL DEBT AND TAXATION.
While the state paid all its debts. except about
>~.ouOOoo Hud is rapidly reducing lis expenses and
taxes within reasonable bounds, most Of thr cities
counties and ia the STATE struggling under
load OF debit largo Expenses and heavy taxation. In
loobug the Ion, line Of sufferers from thcs" local
hurIcu % almost incredible that men Of sense
should have permitted themselves 10 be placed IN such
condition. or course, II never would nave been done
except under The Influences Of a false fnlncia system
winch seemed to priyc OF their rrasOu and Of all
c~Ir.ctv o. f'rr~.rt" cyl which they were bringing
upon themselves ard their children. They played with
debt and couftcd taxation rs il FOR paStime. MANY
towns almost burr 81 them 'clvrs with bonds issued for
/ railroads winch nave never been built, and covered
their farms mortgages which they have received
consideration. Now that th illusion gone they are
drporiug the m.-oriune- m which it a~lnvo.ycd torm
some Of them even limiting az hr honorof r"puiia
ron. Others are appealing for legislative Interference.
! It seems impossible 70 withhold our sympathes
from any Of them Int it j.. equally lmpoSShl" to dis
what nltrrJl aid the state can eve bev nj such
authority may br necessary 10 confer upon them
for m in- such ri!nc'nr,S "a tnty nay "%9rt l'r
can be done r. mi, respect which viii, Ia any manner,
they hive cufcrcd rhoy should understand that these
contracts must De- carried out M bod iah ny tncSr
who mad" then. Ir's ate can do nothing "hl"b VIII,
III any form. amount 20 an assumption Of these oh
eauons. ans par o mem ihc nfsi step {, he taken
once aud Il alv rh. making Of any Wdiimn L" their
present nd'"'eIn However great IT may De- ''ry
ar.cr IT. tc next place. tu" e",, counties an" towns
,yucn,.- Which, l, NJ. debts nav. been -wo. zen be-
vonI al hopni. OF reason during the unIca>onns times
tHIr nivr prevailed ~.uIg lnhiS should ll'n DE e.
iaoI-hcd, winch. With such contributions a. can be
nude fgoI 'cir t' r.Ji ajh th. l't,t o,;oi" neon
l,icucr WI comm the reduction OF Tho principal
OF The irht aud wholly .Xl,ugui-hI within certain
period OF 'cr> Ia m'n' pas where 1 me i'n,' are
coplrtr rri, il . the only winch am able To
pie Will rc.-v- small compensation Tor what tntY
s.if.r earning 20 reduce their own ncr'"nai cN-
re-, v,rto he rortoitcu that deus hoth puoic ana
private arc 40 uum.ugltcd rNI, and SHOULD never be
.t4t he al
NiAGAPA FALLS.
The civil iu.s LECTION over the Fails ~ Niagara, well
the shores and waters ~ the Niagara River, divided
between TN. state and the Province Of Ontario In
ada But in the sublime exhibition OF natural
power there witnessed is the property of tine whole
world VISITED 10y tourists rom AL quarter, of the
/ coh. ana it won! sarr to be incumb, Mt both GOV
crum MS to prntrct such travellers from improper
uoyancc either side. Ii Is, however well known aud
a matter Of universal complaint tnat the most favor
able points OF observation around the Fa,a appropr
acd Tor purposes Of private profit. while the shores
swarm with shgrpcrs, huckScr, and pcdlcr', who per
D. tuay Larts al visitors. In he course Of The aSt
summer, in a casual meeting aud nNcrsation with
Lord DuG,rin, then Governor General of Canada he
cd tlc proprrty Of Steps the part OF the
state Of NrYork and the Province Of ontario to rem
. cdy th,-, abuses VIII II he h"d seen ana deeply re-
fond park .hu,id Dee established, enclosing suitable
,., ,,r each SIDE of Inc river from winch an tho
/ uuuoylurrs and Ncxdtlou- referred 10 saould
bee cNclud Il. Contemplating no attempt ~ land
| scapr oIninrn.atiuS III the VAN hope OF aid-
,nr ANYTHING 10 the natural attractions the Fails
d, thoJEnt tnat each government msht obtain contr"
,f sufficient area to be kept sacred To the free Of
those wao coming there from all part of IN" world. de-
slic To the grand scenery without m,cSiallon.
He believed that all TINS could be accomplished at small
,rcu, each government 81 cpur,c retaining lIll~alc-
tun of portion OF >uch PARK. hut with mutual
understanding rs 10 the general rc-hliilon' 10 hr en-
forced side. subsequently, ire Goycrno;Gcurr-
nj called the attention OF tIr GoN"r4m"ni Of pIt1r" ="
tI state ~ Ncw-YoT III accom- li.nins tie purpose
ne t %"' n"5n%irJ H.. t '' 'oTni.l,i of
commissions b. roth governments 10 confer together 70,
10 details, should 5uch commission hc appointed
Sy tnr aunorItcs of Ontario, | recommend that you
provide Tor tAr appointment Of similar one 10 consider
atn from visiting me ial- III consequence OF the an
u",arcs referred To, can there be- ' reasonable
/ Increase tbc number OF visitors annually
GAME LAWS.
The game and fish laws greatly need your attention.
To preserve and Increase our game and ' is c1rh year
becoming more important. II would oe perfectly feast
b with clear and stable statute, but Is utterly mpoH
l. under the confused mass Of the existing law the
comprchcn-on aud execution OF which Is not within
human power The delegation 10 the boards oil super
yi.ors OF power to establish regulations on TINS suJcc
WITHIN their respective counties Is now generally con
coded TO have mistake. The supervisor, usually
make no regulations, and the few cases where they
have made them trausgrcs,ors are, or clam 10 be,
IGNORANT OF their Again although the theory
OF the law Is That the supervisors make In" local game
regulations the Legislature. AT every session. passes
| numerous acts. general IN form but III many sections
aimed at aud CiI riSIlcgcs ana restrictions
different acts OF this sort passed al the last
session. Before they reached the Executive chamber
recciy letter" from different parties urging mat
when game bl. up Tor aciion some particular
bill should be last signed The reason ot THIS Anxiety
was apparent when peil-al OF The bills showed that
several of them amended one certain section of the cA-
listing law Tcll IN each bill provided 50 that II all
the bills were signcd each one, IN II received the ENrcu-
approx al would repeal the one approved before II.
and the last signed would IN cnc repeal al tac
others No better illustration can be gwen q" tAt ut CO
neglect and confusion which chLraccriLcS legislative
dealings with tins subject. | recommend the repeal Of