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Public Works of Pennsylvania.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
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HEVENÜE AND EXPENDITÜKES,
PROM DEC. 1, 1850, TO NOV. 30, 1857.
A. Boyd Hakilto.v, State Printer.
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COMMUNICATION.
Audito* General's Office, )
Harrisburg, Marek 30, 1853. ^
To Ho.n. a. Brower Lo.vgaker,
Speaker of the House of Representatives :
Sir:—In compliance with a resolution of the House of RepresentatiTes,
adopted on the 17th inst., requesting the Auditor General to furnish the House
with a statement of the receipts and expenditures on the Delaware division,
Susquehanna division. Upper and Lower North Branch and West Branch
divisions of the Pennsylvania canals, from the year 1851 to 1857, inclusive,
I have the honor to transmit, herewith, a statement giving the information
desired, in addition to which is appended the cost of construction of said
divisions. The cost of the works embraces everything in the way of con¬
struction proper, as well as all other items properly chargeable to that account.
Whilst the expenditures, ordinary and extraordinary, as set opposite to each
year, has reference to the amount actually settled at the accountant depart¬
ment during that year, and it frequently occurs that a considerable portion of
tlie amount settled is for debts contracted and due prior to the year in which
such accounts are settled.
The revenue comprises the amount actually paid into the State Treasury.
ITie receipts and expenditures at the Collector's office, Northumberland, are
ap|K)rtioned to ihe three lines terminating at that point.
It may be proper to remark, that great care has been taken in the prepara¬
tion of said statement, and that nothing has been omitted, or erroneously
included in the same, to render it other than a full, fair and unreserved expo¬
sition.
I am, very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
JACOB FRY, Jr.,
Auditor Gentrai.
TA.I3LES
BIHIBITING THE
EEVEUTJE AND EXPENDITUEES
•F THE
SEVERAL DIVISIONS OF CANALS,
Delaware Division, Susquehanna Division, and North and West
Branch Divisions of the Pennsylvania Canals, irom Dec. 1,
1850, to Nov. 30,1857 ; Also, the cost of Construction
of said Divisions from their commencement to
the close of the fiscal year, 1857.
DELAWARE DIVISION OF CANAL.
Ltngth 60 of Conttruction $1,543,762 83.
TEAKS.
Construction.
Expenditures ex¬
traordinary.
£ X per. d i tures,
ordinary.
Total expendi¬
tures,
ordinary and ex¬
traordinary.
Kerenue.
1851
$11,171 13
1,976 15
11,877 02
15,000 00
2,636 80
1,597 37
2,456 00
$38,185 55
38,720 84
74,969 70
60,979 11
68,454 67
81,561 51
58,274 06
$49,356 68
40,696 99
86,846 72
75,979 11
71,091 47
83,158 88
60,730 06
$256,212 52
260,036 98
247,918 52
377,662 98
392,673 42
349,922 29
224,329 34
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856....,«
1857
$150 00
70,179 67
29,944 52
191 47
9,163 73
49,526 48
•159,155 87
46,714 47
421,145 44
467,859 91
2,108,756 05
* Tbii amooBt «labrac«! in tbe gen«r»l coat of eonatrnction of aaid Una.
SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION OF CANAL.
Length 41 Miles—cost of Construction $897,160 52.
YEARS.
Expenditures ex¬
traordinary.
Expenditures,
ordinary.
Total expendi¬
tures,
ordinary and ex¬
traordinary.
Revenue.
1851
$5,461 50
$17,906 71
$23,368 21
$32,422 30
1852
15,991 35
17,085 69
33,077 04
33,547 81
1853
9,907 40
15,713 07
25,620 47
38,927 60
1854
2,874 35
24,872 94
27,747 29
42,235 84
1855 -
1,286 36
38,377 92
39,664 28
75,623 33
1856
2,329 51
42,904 56
45,234 07
64,662 15
1857
1,535 78
51,442 63
52,978 41
59,368 05
39,386 25
208,303 52
247,689 77
346,787 08
NOKTH BRANCH DIVISION OF CANAL.—WYOMING LINE.
Length 73 miles—cost of Construction 1,623,117 04.
VRAR5.
Construction.
Expenditures ex¬
traordinary.
E.xpenditures,
ordinary.
Total expendi¬
tures,
ordinary and ex¬
traordinary.
Revenue.
IK.")!
$6,583 31
1,574. 96
3,405 62
3,988 74
4,178 61
1,714 20
4,942 39
$19,913 83
27,386 99
23,483 25
41,255 86
43,520 92
51,578 47
52,434 62
$26,497 14
28,961 95
26,888 87
45,244 60
47,699 53
53,292 67
57,377 01
$149,683 45
136,621 31
234,589 99
225,971 92
251,992 43
270,355 00
162,081 29
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1857
$5,0,38 25
i;3,693 52
6,005 92
•$24,737 69
26,387 83
259,.573 94
285,961 77
1,431,295 39
* Emliraccd in ^D«ral cod ot coniirnction of laUl Un*.
WEST BIÎANCH DIVISION OF CANAL—LYCOMING LINE.
Length 76 miles—cost of Construction $1,833,183 28.
YEARS.
Construction.
1851.
1852.
1853.
1854.
1855.
1856.
1857.
$18,310 DO
500 00
500 00
100 00
»19,410 00
• Embrac«d is the general cost of conatiuctlon of said line.
Expenditures ex¬
traordinary.
$250 00
11,650 32
1,002 35
715 00
28,278 74
41,896 41
[ Total expendi-
Expenditures, ' tures,
ordinary. ordinary and ex¬
traordinary.
$30,397 96
33,593 60
42,555 52
29,798 52
35,107 06
28,533 71
58,789 14
258,775 51
$30,397 96
33,843 60
54,205 84
29,798 52
36,109 41
29,248 71
87,067 88
300,671 92
Eevenue.
$52,641 92
55,950 90
68,329 20
62,816 54
86,960 91
91,688 33
64,035 06
482,422 86
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UNFINISHED LINES.
.Vort/i Branch. Extension of Canal from Pittston to the ^'exo York Statt
line,
L«igth 94-,'y'\j miles—cost of Construction, up to tlie 30th November, isri?,
$4,643,491 1-2.
Cost of construction up to Novem¬
ber 30, 1850
Do. .paid in the year.... 1851,
Do do 1852,
Do. .paid, per special acts
of Assembly 1852,
Do. .paid in the year.... 1853,
Do do 1854,
Do. .paid per special act8,1854.
Do. .paid in the year.,.. 1855,
Do. .paid per special act, 1855,
Do. .paid in the year.... 1856,
Do. .paid per special acts, 1856,
Do. .paid in the year. ... 1857,
Do. - paid per special acts, 1857,
Deduct amount refunded into the
State Trea.sury at several periods,
from 1851 to 1857
Construction.
$2,617,449
93
442,169
00
549,778
00
5,161
14
450,222
00
206,043
51
2,570
00
87,487
12
20,000
00
122,492
27
11,793
95
137,642
60
6,359
34
4,659,168 86
15,677 74
•4,643,491 12
Ordinary ex¬
penditures.
$309 25
333 39
'"¿óéóó
2,303 25
3,751 89
Revenue.
$67 29
130 03
2,234 55
2,431 87
• It is proper to remark, that $15,000 has been drawn from tha State Treasury since the
close of the last fiscal year, towards the completion of said extension not embraced in the
above table. The North Branch exten.sion is nearly comiiloted for navigation, and all iumi«
•f expenditure before the completion of a line, is construotion proper.
WEST BRANCH EXTENSION OF CANAL,
From Farrandsviltt to the moiuh of the Sinnemahonin^ creek, and embraces the
Tanguascootac and Sinnemahoning Unes.
Coat of construction, (leng-th about 33 miles,).
$353,574 7«
Notb. There has no work been done on this extension since the year 1841
HKCAPITÜLATION.
Statement showing the aggregate amount of Revenue received at the State Treasury, and amount of Disbursemefits on the several
lines referred to, during the last seven years, to wit :—From Dec. 1, 1850, to the 30?A day of JTovember, 1857, inclusive.
LINES.
Construction.
Expenditures ex¬
traordinary.
Expenditures
ordinary.
Total expendi¬
tures,
ordinary and ex¬
traordinary.
Total revenue.
Delaware division
Susquehanna division
North Branch division, Wyoming line
West Branch division, Lycoming line
Lines in operation
Unfinished lines—North Branch extension.. .
$159,155 87
24,737 69
19,410 00
$46,714 47
39.386 25
26.387 83
41,896 41
$421,145 44
208,303 52
259,573 94
258,775 51
$467,859 91
247,689 77
285,961 77
300,671 92
$2,108,756 05
346,787 08
1,431,295 39
482,422 86
203,303 56
2,026,041 19
154,384 96
1,147,798 41
3,751 89
1,302,183 37
3,751 89
4,369,261 38
2,431 87
*2,229,344 75
154,384 96
1,151,550 30
1,305,935 26
4,371,693 25
' This amount is included in the total cost of construction, as in the following statement.
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COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
^iatemtnt showing the total cost of Construction of said divisions, ujj to
vember 30, 1857.
Delaware division of canal $l,.543,76'i 83
Susquehanna division of canal 897,160 5'i
North Branch, Wyoming line 1,623,117- 04
West Branch, Lycoming line 1,833,183 28
Lines in operation,.... $5,S97,223 67
Unfinished lines:—
North Branch extension, (Tunkhannock and
Tioga lines,) $4,643,491 12
West Branch extension, (Tanguascootac and
Sinnemahnning lines,) 353,574 78
4,997,065 90
10,894,289 57