Receipts for the Fuel Fund, for the year 1846. Cash, received interest on loan to the Schuylkill navigation company, balance to the credit of the fund, January 1, 1846, $454 44 paid, Balance to the credit of the fund, December 31, 1846, Receipts for the Residuary Fund, for the year 1846. Cash received from real estate in the city and county, $103,760 60 Do. do. Schuylkill county, 600 00 6,815 50 $111,176 10 Receipts for the College Fund, for the year 1846. Cash received for sale of $200,000 Pennsylvania five per cent. loan, do. Receipts for the Fund for the Improvement of the Eastern Front of the City, and Delaware Avenue. Cash received for interest and dividends from loans and stock, Do. for lighting Delaware avenue, for repairing pebble pavement on Delaware avenue, for repaving over water pipes in Water street, Cash paid premium and brokerage on city loan, reinvestment of loans paid off, $6,330 89 Balance to the credit of the fund, December 31, 1846, Doc. No. 7. Annual Statement of the Affairs of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. READ-JANUARY 18, 1847. OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL. Co., New York, 15, 1847. To the Honorable, the Speaker of the Senate of Pennsylvania: SIR-Pursuant to the provisions of the third section of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed on the 9th day of February, A. D. 1826, entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An Act to improve the navigation of the river Lackawaxen,' passed March 13, 1823," I have the honor to report through you to the Senate of Pennsylvania, that the amount of tolls taken on the canal of this company, within the State of Pennsylvania, during the year 1846, was five thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars and eight cents, ($5,825,8), I have the honor further to report, pursuant to the provisions of the above-mentioned section, that two dividends of eight per cent. each, were declared by this company during the year 1846, to wit, in the months of June and December; after paying which, the amount of profits reserved as a contingent or surplus fund, was, as appears by the books of the company, thirty-seven thousand two hundred and nine dollars and fortyfive cents, ($37,209-45.) Will you be pleased, sir, to submit the foregoing report to that branch of the Legislature over which you preside, and believe me to be, Doc. No. 8. Annual Statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Tioga Navigation Company. READ-JANUARY 18, 1847. OFFICE OF THE TIOGA NAVIGATION COMPANY, To the Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: SIR-I have the honor to transmit herewith, to the Legislature, the annual statement of the receipts and expenditures, with the rates of tolls, &c., of the Tioga navigation company. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, A. G. RALSTON, President Tioga Navigation Co. Do. Statement of the receipts of the Tioga navigation company, from 1st January, 1846, to 31st December, 1847. For tolls on lumber, coal, iron, passengers, merchandize and miscellaneous freight, Less amount of offset by freighters on account of scrip of the company held by them, for 1846, $6,908 60 1,573 55 $5,335 05 $187 50 399 09 Amount of interest received from Commonwealth on ac count of interest for 1845, guarantied by the State, Less discount on $4,176 86 relief notes, 18, Paid agent for bringing relief notes from Lan $5,721 73 $57 43 The expenses incurred by said company for the same time have been: For repairs, Taxes, $6,729 92 46 87 444 31 1,150 00 9 26 Postage, Interest for 1845, on loan for $150,000, remitted to London in part payment, £116,225 sterling, at 9 per cent., being equal to 377% per $100, 100 Balance deficient to meet expenses in 1845, per statement rendered, 5,655 65 560 58 $14,596 59 A. G. RALSTON, President. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, City and County of Philadelphia, ss: Before me, the subscriber, an alderman of the city of Philadelphia, personally appeared Ashbel G. Ralston, President of the Tioga navigation company, who being duly sworn according to law, doth declare and say, that the foregoing statement is correct and true, to the best of his knowledge and belief. [L. S.] Witness my hand and seal, this sixteenth day of January, A. D. 1847. CHAUNCEY BUCKLEY, Alderman. RATES OF TOLL. Motive Power, and use of Freight Cars for Lumber and Merchandize on the railroad, from Corning to Blossburg, for the year 1846. Each passenger over twelve years of age, per mile, three and three-fourth cents, and under twelve years, two cents. Merchandize, and all other articles not herein enumerated, per Coke and mineral coal passing over the whole distance of the railroad, Coke and mineral coal to any intermediate point between Persons for whom coke and coal are transported, to furnish their own cars in all Corning and Blossburg, cases: Iron ore, brick and stone, Pot and pearl ashes, per 2,000 lbs. per mile-5 cts. Iron passing north, Lime and gypsum, Beef, pork, flour and salt, Staves and heading, Shingles-twelve bunches to the ton, Raw hides, "2,000" 66 5 66 Sawed pine lumber from Blossburg to Corning-distance 40 miles, per M. feet, $1 50 |