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For expenses incurred in introducing the

Schuylkill water

Apothecary's salary

Ground rent on Dispensary Lot

Amount of orders drawn last year and paid this

Collecting subscriptions

House expenses and medicine

Balance in treasurer's hands this day

-568 84 In submitting to the benevolent public the foregoing statement of the condition and operations of the Southern Dispensary, the Managers beg leave to call attention to its usefulness, and its wants, unquestionably among the best and least abused charities-the benefits of a Dispensary are applied to such persons as were relieved by the "good Samaritan." They are sick and helpless, and poor and friendless, and are our "neigh bours" both as to moral claims and local residence.They live and they pine within the sound of our rejoicing, and within sight of our comfort and our profession-shall they be denied the crumbs which fall from

our tables?

Such an appeal is made and justified by the wants of the Southern Dispensary, which, with an increasing list of patients, sees no proportional increase of the means of relief, but is yet compelled to rigidly economize in the application of even medicines; and is unable to supply wine and light food, when the most urgent calls for them is made, and under circumstances where their application determines the conflict between recovery and dissolution.

Donations and Subscriptions may be directed to the Treasurer, Robert M'Mullin, No. 62, Swanson street, or to any of the managers.

C. PENROSE, President.

Attendant-P. WILLIAMSON, Secretary.

Election of Bank Directors-On Monday 21st inst. the house proceeded to the election of bank directors, on the part of the House of Representatives, viz

For the Pennsylvania Bank.

*Benjamin W. Richards, had

Robert Brooke, Joseph Strahan and Jacob Ballinger, City Commissioners.

Robert H. Smith, City Clerk.

John M. Read, Esq. Attorney and Solicitor for the Corporation.

Peter Conrad and George Beck, Clerks of High-st. Market.

James Gillingham, Clerk of Second street Market.
Benjamin Duncan, Corder at the Drawbridge.
John Kline, Superintendent of Southern District.
Jacob Lawrence, Superintendent of Northern District.
Abraham Yates, Captain of Nightly Watch.
David Thomas, Lieutenant of Nightly Watch.

John Rugan, Collector of Water Rents for Northern District.

Armon Davis, Collecter of Water Rents for Southern District.

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Thomas Cave,

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Whereupon the speaker declared that Benjamin W. Richards, Thomas Cave and Henry Toland, were duly elected.

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John Diamond,

Samuel Black,

Andrew Hooton,

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John Johnston,

May 6,

July 14,

Oct. 8,

Dec. 1,

Dec. 10,

Dec. 10,

Dec. 14,

6th District-Blockley and Kingsessing.

Henry Leech, *Mr. Frederick returned his commission to Governor Shulze.

Theological Seminary. The committee appointed o nary of the Lutheran Church, met in Gettysburg, last select a scite for the buildings of the Theological Semweek, and determined upon the ridge of ground near the western precincts of that borough. Adams Sent.

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DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE.

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The third is Taxation

The taxes at 86 cents in the 100 dollars
produce

Making with No. 1 and 2, as above stated, a
nett revenue of

From which we must deduct another perma-
nent charge-The interest payable to the
holders of the City Debt, amounting to

21,628 24

208,500 00

$254,870 81

104,776 00

Mr. READ remarked that the object of the Bill was
to secure a strict accountability on the part of some of
our principal executive officers, and also to place be-
fore councils, and our constituents, at stated periods, such
accurate information relative to our city expenditures, as
may enable them to understand our real situation and
duly to appreciate the manner in which the public con-
cerns are managed. Secrecy ought not to be encour-
aged or allowed in our municipal government-and a
stated publication of our financial and executive opera-
tions would be satisfactory and instructive to the people
-and have a very strong tendency to decrease our an-gle item of paving.
nual expenses. A careful survey of our operations for
the last few years will convince us all that the time has
arrived for the Legislature of the city to look warily at
the increasing demands on the Treasury, which if not
narrowly watched, and restrained, must lead to a vast
increase of our public debt, without a prospect of pro-
viding our successors with any legitimate means of dis-In 1830 it will be 1,937,400, the Sinking
charging it.

Leaving a disposable income for 1830, of
only
$150,094 81
For all the various expenditures of the city. More than
one-half of this sum has been expended this year in the sin-

An examination is first necessary into the sources
and amount of our annual revenue with the permanent
charges on it-in order to shew the means upon which
we depend for the payment of our ordinary expendi-
tures. Let us for example examine the revenue for
1830; and the following estimates for that year, are ba-
sed upon the known resuls of several preceding years.
Our corporate income is derived from three sources.
The first consists of three items-
1. The city rental,

2. Contingent monies received from City Clerk and City Commissioners,

The state of our Debt and of the Sinking Fund is a with our Water Works and amounted in 1800 matter of serious consideration. Our debt commenced

to

In 1819 to 1,234,700 and the Sinking Fund
was 240,261 25, leaving a real debt of

72,497 80

994,438 75

Fund 367,028 11, leaving a real debt of 1,570,371 89 The interest payable on our debt in 1830 will be 104,776 dolls., and the amount of debt has been already increased this year by loans to the amount of 102,400 dolls. and a sum varying from 35,000 to 40,000 doilars, must be added to supply the deficiencies in our appropriations. We are also to consider, that we have to pay off of our City Debt,

1831, 1833,

50,000

149,600

70,000

On the 1st of January, 1830, $30,892 47 Do. do do Do. do May, 1,200 00 The debt has generally been incurred for proper objects, such as our Water Works, Market Houses, Cui850 00 verts, &c. These facts, however, relative to our incomes and our debts are startling, and a short review of the past will shew the absolute necessity of retrenchment, in certain branches of the city expenditure.

3. Fines and penalties received through the Mayor,

32,942 47
8,000 00
In the year 1802 the whole amount appropriated for
24,942 47 all our expenses, was only
96,281 75

And the interest then payable on the Wa-
tering Loan was only

6,102 00

The income thus appropriated, was composed as fol

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Rental of Corporate Estate,

11,404 00

From which deduct the actual expenditures on account of the Water Works for 1830, independent of the iron mains and pipes to be laid during that year

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Year.

1813,

1814,

1815,

1816,

Taxes raised.

129,691

154,302

129,069

138,549

Interest on Debt.propriated for this purpose was 15,000 dollars. In 1819 the amount expended was 22,155 dollars. We then had 38 loud watch and 8 silent watch, making together 46; the number of lamps was 1378, anl the average number of lamps under the care of each watchman was 36.

29,913 30,100 At this time the item of New Paving Appropriation No. 1, became a matter of considerable interest and importance as will appear by the following Table.

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Whole am't

Interest.

Of which were cash loans free of interest

1818

148,549

Of which were cash loans as above

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tion No. 1-
Appropria

27,698 35
8,700 00

18,998 35

24,421 47
8,104 00

16,317 47

15,035 (3 7,523 48 5,606 86 13,931 56 14,052 35 11,788 63 17,706 76 32,180 36 55,933 71 71,862 03

200,000 208,500 And we have expended already for New Paving appropriation No. 1, 80,860 30 dolls. and the orders yet to be paid will certainly raise it to between 83 and 85,000 dolls. before the accounts of 1829 are closed.

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The lamps were then 1801 in number, making an increase of 423 lamps since 1819, of which 105 had been put up during the year 1827.

The average monthly wages of the Watch were 2300 dollars--27,600 dollars per annum.

In 1828 the expenditure was 38,662 48, and in 1829 we have already expended 46,300 77-which at the end of the year will be enlarged to at least 49,000-making about 7,000 more than any preceding year. The cleansing of the city is important and necessary both on account of cleanliness and its certain promotion of health. In 1802, 5,000 dollars were appropriated for this object, and in 1817, 21,202 dollars were expended. In 1818, the contract system was adopted, and the city was cleansed for 6,000 dollars agreeably to contract. In 1822 it was reduced to 2,500 dollars, which continued until 1826, when the evils of that system became so great that the present mode, framed upon the experience of Boston, the best cleansed city in the Union, was adopted, and every public and private street and alley has since that time been cleansed by persons in the employment of the city and under the immediate care of the Mayor. The system has worked admirably. In 1826 the amount expended was Deduct sales of street dirt

Mr. READ said he would call the attention of council to appropriation, No. 1, which has increased at so great a rate for the last three years, as in the present year (1829) to consume more than one half of our nett reven ue. All above 35,000 dollars of this item, has been done by loan, which of course adds to our debt and annual interest. This must and will necessarily raise our tax-In 1827 the amount expended was es, unless speedily checked.

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tion for that object to perform, all the paving necessary In 1828 the amount expended for the actual wants of this great metropolis.

Mr. READ said that he believed every public street east of Thirteenth street, with the exception of Cherry street, between Tenth and Eleventh streets, was paved; many of those between Thirteenth and Broad streets are also completed, and four complete avenues, Spruce, Chestnut, Market, and Race streets, have been finished to the Schuylkill, crossed near the western water front by Schuylkill Front street, which is paved from the Northern to the Southern boundary of the city. Much work therefore of actual necessity, does not offer itself, during the ensuing year and the interest of our constituents, demands that no additional burthens should be kaid upon them.

There are two other important items of city expenditure, which depend mainly on the annual amount of paving, and which if permitted to increase as they have done during this year, must absorb a very large portion of our revenue. Mr. Read said he referred to appropriation No. 5, for lighting and watching, and No. 3, for cleansing the city. The increase of pavement necessarily enlarged the demands on both.

The lighting and watching of the city is one of the most essential duties imposed upon us by our charter; it cannot be dispensed with; and must keep pace with population and improvement. In 1802, the amount ap

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In 1826, the assessed value of the Real
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In 1829, it was

Being an apparent income of

Northern District No. 3

Total

The expenditure as above stated was

17,900

70,055

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71,862 03

In 1829 the whole amount ordered ( and which may now be called finished) as appears by a statement of the city recording surveyor is as follows, with the number of cubic yards of earth dug in each district. Cubic yards Square yards of earth.

Southern District No. 1
Middle District No. 2
Northern District No. 3

11,171

9,290

6,927

Square yards

of paving.

29,545

22,145

18,913

70,603

$22,369,800 Making only 548 more square yards of paving done than 24,202,786 last year-and the amount now drawn on this appropriation is $80,086 30, which will certainly be increased to 83 and perhaps to 85,000, being from 11 to 13,000 more than the expenditure of last year.

1,832,986 Mr. R. said he called it apparent, for as long as the anti-republican practice was legal, for the assessor to These facts show the imperious necessity of constant return himself to the county commissioners, as a col- and regular information relative to our expenses, and lector for the District he has assessed, and to be ap- the impolicy of legislating in the dark. Quarterly repointed by them, it is impossible to say whether the in- ports such as are proposed in this bill, from the city crease at a triennial assessment, is solely caused by an commissioners,city clerk, city treasurer and city recordactual increase of taxable property, or by merely an aug-ing surveyor, would have put us on our guard, and so mented valuation of estates whose condition has not extravagant a waste of the public money would have been materially changed. The temptation is still greatbeen prevented. er, when the collection of the city taxes in that same ward can be obtained.

In 1828, the taxes were $200,000, being at the rate of 88 cents in the $100 on the assessment of 1826, and in the present year, (1829) $208,500 having been raised, being 86 cents in the $100 on the assessment of 1829. Our taxes have therefore increased, although the rate has been reduced. But it is perfectly evident that no increase of taxation can take place until 1832, the next triennial assessment, without raising the present percentage on the 100 dollars, which all must agree ought not to be done.

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Which will be increased to between 35 and 40,000, Making$1 38 in the 100 on the assessed value of before the financial year is closed, all of which must be real estate in the city.

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We cannot, therefore, resort to taxes, nor can any one say that we should use loans as regular and permanent means to pave, cleanse, light and watch our city. If such were to be the case, we should stil more contract our income, and hamper ourselves and posterity. There is one particular method-reduce appropriation No. 1, to its old standard. We cannot be called borrowed merely for the ordinary expenditures of the upon to expend more than 20,000 dollars during the ensuing year. The paving itself will be done better and last longer-and our paving stones will be the real hard Water Pebble, instead of the brittle and perishable Land Stone. We must and ought to retrench this branch of our public expenditure.

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We have therefore no resources to meet such extrayagant expenditure. A main object of this bill is to prevent this growing evil and to make the accounts of our officers exhibit the state of our concerns more accurately and distinctly than has been heretofore done.

The 1st, 2d and 3d section are copied from similar provisions relative to the Treasurer, and are intended to form a record of all monies received by the city com. missioners and city clerks. The 4th section takes its origin from a dispute relative to a bill or account of Thomas Allibone mentioned in the report of the joint committee of Paving and Accounts made to the late Councils, and in pursuance of a recommendation made by them. The 5th, 6th and 8th sections are particularly intended to inform councils quarterly of the state of our new paving and its cost-specifying particularly the cost of each street, with an account of the different items of expense making up the same. The 7th section requires quarterly reports from the City Clerk, and the 9th section directs the immediate publication of these different accounts and reports for the use of the

Councils and the immediate reference of such accounts to the committee of Accounts.

Little Lehigh Creek rises in Bucks county and running a south-easterly course receives the water of Cedar creek and Jordan and falls into the Lehigh river at the borough of Northampton. It is a beautiful stream and has a number of flour mills upon it; but is navigable on. ly about half a mile from its mouth.

Mr. R. said in conclusion he could merely suggest two improvements which would save money, and in the last one add materially to the comfort of our citizens, and particularly of those located west of Broad street. The first was that the digging out and filling up streets The Jordan rises at the foot of the Blue Mountain in preparatory to paving should be done by contract. This Heidleburg township, and running a very crooked course can be done in some cases as low as 8 cents per cubic to the S. E. falls into the Little Lehigh about 100 perchyard, and yet it has cost often during the present year, es from its mouth. The Jordan and its various branchsix times that sum. The other would be instead of leaves turn a great number of mills but is not navigable.ing our unpaved streets west of Broad street merely The waters of the Jordan are much affected by wet and marked lines on a common, gradually to make them dry seasons. good roads by the use of a good plough and oxen and a large scraper. This could be effected at very little expense, and would save heavy expenditure for digging out and filling up when it is deemed expedient to pave and would add materially to the comfort of our poorer fellow citizens to the west. Phil. Gaz.

[For a table of city expenditures from 1816 to 1828 see vol.3p. 352 and for a table of taxes for 1829 see vol. 4. page 265.]

GEOGRAPHICAL

(TES ON LEHIGH CO.

A friend has placed in our hands a small manuscript volume of Geographical notes on Luzerne, Susquehanna, Northampton and Lehigh counties, written by Isaac A. Chopman, Esq. in 1817, in reply to queries addressed to him as a "contractor," by N. B. Boileau and T. Leach, Esquires-when materials were collecting for the State Maps. I he information was very correct at the time, and in the principal particulars will apply to the present period. Some towns have of course since risen up of considerable importance, and parts of the country then a wilderness have yielded, to the industry of an enterprising population, fruitful rewards. We hope to be enabled in pursuance of our plan and by the aid of gentlemen of intelligence in those counties to continue the account to the present period. We commence with Lehigh county.

LEHIGH COUNTY

Was erected from the County of Northampton on the 6th March, 1812. It is 28 miles long and 15 broad in its widest part,& contains389 square miles,or 248960 acres. The soil of Lehigh County is of an excellent general quality and perhaps two thirds of it 1st quality. It is in general much better calculated for grain than for grazing; wheat and rye are the staple productions. I should estimate that seven-tenths of Lehigh County are improved and the wood-lands although they are the spontaneous production of the soil and are composed principally of the timber found in the soil by the primitive settlers yet they are cleaned of logs and brush wood, and carefully nursed. Along the foot of the Blue Mountain and in a few instances on the South Mountain, there are forests in all the wildness of nature.

Nine tenths of the County at least are fit or proper for cultivation, and there is now (excepting the two mountains) as much of the land under cultivation as is perhaps proper so to be, making sufficient provision for the necessary supply of timber and fuel.

Lehigh produces no mineral springs, and no minerals but iron; and that as far as present knowledge extends, only in very small quantities, although there are indications of some good beds of ore.

The mountains of Lehigh County are only two; and lie upon the north and the south boundaries. They are the Blue Mountam upon the north, and the South Mountain or Lehigh hills upon the south; both of which have been described in the preceding notes. The county although not mountainous is very hilly.

The Rivers and Streams of Lehigh County are the following viz-Lehigh River, Little Lehigh, Jordan, Saucon, Trout, Antelauny and Ballicts or Copley creeks; Lehigh river has been perhaps sufficiently described in the preceding notes.

Saucon Creek rises in Upper Milford township and running north-easterly falls into the Lehigh river on the south side about four miles below Bethlehem in Northampton county. The Saucon which gives name to two townships has a number of fine mills but is not navigable. Trout Creek rises at the foot of the Blue Mountain, and running easterly falls into the Lehigh river about two miles below the Water Gap. Trout creek turns several mills, but is not sufficiently large to be navigable.

Antelauny or Muiden Creek rises in Lymm township, and running westerly along the foot of the Mountain passes into Berks county and eventually falls into the Schuylkill. It has a number of mills but is too small in Lehigh County to be navigable.

Ballicts or Copley Creek rises in North White Hall township, and running south-easterly falls into the Lehigh about five miles above the borough of Northampton. It turns several mills but is too small for navigation and fails very much in dry seasons.

The Little Lehigh has a branch called Cedar Creek which rises from one large spring in Macungy township and turns a large flour mil', about six perches below the fountain. This stream in running about three miles falls into Little Lehigh.

same size, not varying with the wet and dry seasonsIt appears always of the never freezes and the grass which grows to the water edge looks green at all seasons of the year, the water melting the snow away and keeping it uncovered.

Some distance N. W. from the fountain of Cedar creek, is a stream which runs a course of about three miles and sinks into the earth. It is probable that this water is the same which forms Cedar creek fountain.

A Canal navigation might be formed between the Lehigh and Schuylkill, by the Jordan and Antelauny; but as this work would be expensive, there is no object which at present would justify the undertaking. Other water communications between the two rivers, I consider impracticable,

The Towns and Villages of Lehigh county are the following viz:-The Borough of Northampton (otherwise called Allentown,) Millerstown and Emaus. Northampton formerly called Allentown, is situated at the junction of the Jordan and Little Lehigh creeks about half a mile from the Lehigh river. The town is situated upon high ground, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country. The town was laid out before the erection of Northampton county,by William Allen Esq. from whom it received its name; and except Nazareth

is the oldest town above the south mountain and east of the Schuylkill river. Its form is a square with the streets at right angles and a public square nearly in the centre. It contains a large elegant Court House, built of hewn limestone, a spacious prison of the same materials, two churches, and 112 dwelling houses besides shops and other out houses. Northampton was erected into a Borough,March 18th, 1811.

On the main road to Bethlehem and in view of the town is an elegant Chain Bridge over the Lehigh river consisting of two loops and two half loops and suspended by four chains. The bridge is 230 feet long and 30 wide. There are also excellent stone bridges over the Lehigh and the Jordan. Here is a Bank called the Northampton Bank.

Millerstown is a Village situated at the foot of the

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