New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-12

The connection of railways. the enlargement of
the Canadian canals. and the development OF lno
Mississippi river route, are important cohslHelIa-
tiOns with re erence to The iuture capacity OF tuo
canals to earn the necessary revenue for ihhlhI"-
CO. II, added to these, there should be Slha ler
foreign demand for bTcd list is, or reduced pTOuu'
uOnln the Western States. 1t Is pam To DC Sooi
that under the present constitutional fesIlclioH ""
canal eXpand res the uiGcSs OF the canals may
be seriously imprinted II not eh,lIeiy ont a.
unil relief be secured through an amendment 10
the Constitution In view of tne time required l"I
this process your consideration OF the Pen'hIB
propositions Tor CONSTITUTIONAL dmehuH'cuu - ~
specially suggested.
CANAL APPRAISERS.
There has been large falling of in tie nnmheroi
claims for canal damages filed with the appraisers
a compared with tne preceding year. and q proper
Tomato diminunOn in the amount OF damages
claimed. Eghty-nine new claims amounting 10
$500 wern presented last year, against 70
claims, dggregdtlug S42S,N2O, the year lieElouHi
One hundred ana seventy-two cases were nttu
and determined 10y the Board 81 canal AppIdi9cI'
during the year. On those considered the damd9es
claimed amounted 10 S4lS,775 whilc the awards
allowed thereon were MY SlO635 ~. me mum
Der 81 claims awaiting adjudication. ana on nc III
the Dtpa tmcnt at the end or the year. was ~
The appraisers entitled TO crtdit LOT lhe c"ic
WI,A winch "a - have Kept their important lIuN,
an GUARDED the interest, OF the state committed ~
thelI charge.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
The most notable feature respecting the interests
Of public education, Is presented by the haThcu "0
crease in the number OF children attending pubhc
schools during the past year, ~ shown 10y ports
made to tnc Superintendent OF Public Instruction,
IN which the numuer is stated at l,02l,2o2. as
against l03l .J93 Tor The preceding year. IL i nos
easy TO determine what has caused tIls notIceapic
difference, unless possibly, it be attributable to the
increased demand for labor, by reason OF Whicl
children may nave been Withdrawn nom he schools
g. engage IN various enpOymentr. Wha,eVer the
cause Is sincerely TO bc regretted, as IT cannot
but prove unfortunate TO the wel-Deing ana use
fulneSs OF the using generation.
Ihe constant decline of the school district libra
re> affords strlNiug evidence OF the necessity Tor
more liberal provision Tor their support. The mum
Der bOons IN these libraries last year Il reported
al 1O7 LOO. when, compared with the previous
NeaI Is a Gvcreas" OF 2S,JOS. In 1860 the number
was 2sG, $50; and gradual but certain reduction
has been gong on each succeeding year. these
Libraries atUTu many tacilIt tor informat ION. not
only 10 CAldTen, cut likewise to auu t.; ana they
sdOulu MOI be permitted 10 deteuOIate or vase
away. Perhaps a change from the district system
10 that OF tOwU liOrdrcs might he adNan. age ,uSiy
made But i, IS clear that some well tim Il ana eN-
pe,uent method should he adopted to arrest me
present downw,rd tendency O,h'rwISe the T5O,OOO
under present laws annuahS APPROPRIATED 20 hDialJ
purposes 10y the STATE, might Detter he directed 10
some other object