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

Tie STATE debt on the Soth september lSII
after Gc ,ID. m ee TSS 10 IS
os ~ $'ih september lSH uu''ui.uh sl3o72e 90
shown net contributors 10 ''' S'"H s57G987 l6
The % Sc,i II reduction u debt during The 30
poIiOl ~ cancellation beng. I'Nu''o'o'o
TAXATION.
The tax levy for 1873 Mt the rate OF 2'io nllIs
aud vii produce e79ll2' w. AS against N'''o''ii VI
for the previous year.
The stale receives very little for the payment
Of It's expenses from source except direct taxation
The mode OF lcvyng and the time Of paying the taxes
makes il important that the Legislature should give
specal attention to of the balance found IN
The fund at the close of the fiscal year. on the
rom Of september The report of the Controller sun
mitcd % the Legislature on the lst OF January l"f''
showed mat there balance on the 3Oth OF s'ptcm-
Der 1s-7 amounting to 81 10l4G5 2l ana that there
would ne an estimated balance of $l1ji565 OF on the
30,h of September ISIS His report prepared Tor SUI"
ssor Ia the Legislature at it present session shows that
there was balance the 30h of September last "i
S2l9l 9oi 81 exceeding the estimate ny S'3'''' o.
Tne LEGISLATURE having directed the payment of the
new CAPITOL appropriation out OF this balance th pay
mcnts TO the New Capitol Commissioners M to spIeu-
Der 30 amounting 100000, should be deuhcicd rom
mis- opparcut balance This luctiOn leaves actual
baauc, on the Both OF September last OF Sl59"i 81
The same report that there VIII be an estimated
balance on tho 3Oth OF September next. amounting 10
81 $50 So But the levied to cover the appro-
Drl4llOus loI lut H>'il Ntdl N''''''" N'''~ WI 49,
october are not actually paid into the Treasury until
the next April THIS is the case each year II VIII
be seen therefore that these balances viii are unap-
proprq'cd on the 3Oh OF september, become apIopr-
acd the very next day by the general Appropriation
act passed tor the commencing ON the LIST OF
October and that they are the only means which tue
state has without borrowing from other funds, 10 carry
on the government for the space of SIX months that -
until the receipt of the in the next April 1t Will
.hus he that appropriation Ike the one m"dc
tor the new Capitol the last supply bll ont OF an
unapproprated balance in the Treasury Is based on
nelusiou. There is Incorporated balance on ana
after the LIST OF October On the contrary there and
must he a deficiency each year, to he met by borrow
ing funds in anticipation of the taxes which VIII be
received SIX months after tie payments commence IL
would he more consistent If the taxes could ho made
payable The Isl of October al the time when t"'
payments on account Of them commence, or if they
could De divided and one-ndf paid the 1s OF October
and the other half On the 1st Of tie following Apl
The present practice. hoSey T. has prevailed 50 Ions
pnd the operations Of the Treasury have become ="
accustomed 70 IT, that il is moi likely that amy change ia
that respect VIII be made huti' VII he seen fro" The
forcgoin. s4tcmout that appropriation Odt oi an U-
appropriated la ducc IN the treasury >h'bc omsica'
ana t'at such phrs~,oloty should b" avoided. Above
al let 10 never be- forgotten That ANY auVrnpIat'ho OF
any considerable amount must Dee PROVIDED t.r either
by sp c9I tax. ore-c hl increase 20 the amount OF
IL il tlc general taN levy.
CANALS.
The LEGISLATURE viii Doe 2sdldo! TO learn t" the new
system oi canal administration hos fully u.t iar most
sau-ufur expectations of us friends. The efficiency,
economy all integrity Of ON. responsible executive
head have been amply ilu,trtcd u tho dl-t year Of IT,
experiment. Tie superintendent OF Iuric Works en-
tered u.ou the duties of his Office the ~tId'y of
February last Ev Dis Iromp. and energetic * Tons,
favored 10y mid ~nriI- De- Was able open ihc pih-
ciual caual~ oY t. l5davof April and Kept them "r"n
uutl Lr = n day OF Dee. u"g Drius thc wLo' prIoI
fl- b tt.
der and m. boamrn have had very prosperous seq
sou The t1'l tonnage for tIc whole season n1'l-1-
ton am.lut"j 10 5l70 80 tons, a@au-t I955'63 tons
for the year So, shown, ncrcas" OF 2li~79 tons
At the time there has been large reduction III the
cost OF maintenance ana operation.
The entire expenses OF operating the canals for the
f-ca wear ending September 30 1877, "a, reported ny
the Auditor. including salaries Of Official. and msccl-
Iancou chare7be to the revenue of tie canals
gJ" c3rr,,Icniir 10 items for the fiscal wear end.
september so. ISIS. arglcedr but-'..' 1897 iS"'
Showing a decrease OF ................. $50 eo7I
THIS saving is the more gratifying since, Is above
stated the canal, tIa,crTed from the oomui>-
toncr- 90 ihr suoe!mtau,rut until February last
the had therefore been III operation less tdn
eight months at the close Of The fiscal Year ltSs bat
far to add that while the oApcuscs have thus been de-
creased than 30 per cent, the canals have been
kept m Leaf condition. and nave been open TO nAv
CATION - days during the SEASON Of ISIS, against 2li
in 1877 and 3i1 IN 1876
The net revenue for the fiscal ending September
80 ISIS %2i7""2 ~
90 l.77 ioi '.o .'. '' 1901 a3
Showing an ipci ease Of ......... <-!5~7l %
rbr, results have been obtained whilst the Supcuu
tenden was obliged TO contend with all the cmhurt~S
mcnts incident to the inauguration OF new sv-c!u as
wei a. the hostility of many individuals and interests
welded 10 the system bee us" Of the pr fit heT had
derived from is abuses Vow that the is fully
organ zad and has given such evidence Of It's value as 10
command The appreciation % all good men, there Is no
reason 90 doubt that another season OF navigation VAL
show sjll. more gratifying Results.
The following bret statement shows what has been
achieved since the reformation Of abuses IN canal
management vas undertaken IN 1870.
AMOUNT, LNrLNDEU F'R COLLECTION. ORDINARY RE-
PAIRS AND OTHER LXIENsL> PAYABLE FROM IEvL-
1874 - fe944eeee = = Is ~ g5Sa 39 g s
1873 ...... iiij.i9ii g.
FOR EXTRAORDINARY REPAIRS, IMPROVEMENTS. DAM
AGl, AID INTEREST rhII.soS. PAID FROM rRocrLDs
49, s53:} e ii5 'fi rs 55 80 80
is7G. ...... jlO,6JO Is
TOTAL rA,ur>r, oS Accor>r or Canals. EXCLUDING
PRINCIPAL AND INILFE,T. CANAL DEBT
is775 ' &7;i5}s e ,' 5555i7 y
These n.urcs are more eloquent than words ana NAV
be safely lett TO speak themselves No honest and
Intelligent mind can require any comment upon them.
or desire auy to the old and corrupt methods
Along with tuc results thus achieved TIE tolls have
reduced To point lower than ever before KNOWN
and great mauy articles have been placed UpOn tie
tree list though NY opinion the requirements Of
the Constitution render II probably dangerous To at
tempt further reduction OF tolls, IL matter for
graduation that they have been brought TO low Il
poiu that AN the advantages OF free canals are sub
stantay attained without the injustice OF taxing the
people iuI their maintenance.
STATE PRISONS.
learn fran the r.uprt Of the SlurrnfrudCut