REPORT, &c.

To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New-York.

In obedience to the sixteenth section of Chapter ninth, Title tenth of part first of the Revised Statutes, the undersigned, the Superintendent and Inspector of the Salt Springs in the county of Onondaga, do

RESPECTFULLY REPORT:

That during the year 1832, there has been 1,625,985 bushels of salt inspected in the town of Salina, as follows, to wit:

The same was inspected during the year, in the several months

Total,... 866,836 40 293,034 52 291,158 25 201,956 28

8,254 12

12

38,594 41

29,522 42

15,242 42

7,536 6

The manufactories are substantially the same as at the time of our last annual report, although there have been erected during the past year two or three new manufactories, and the same number have gone to decay.

The public works or pumps for the raising of salt water, are now in good repair in the village of Salina. The steam pump purchased of Joseph Jaquith and others, in the summer of 1831, was not required during the last summer by the State to raise water for the use of the village of Liverpool. In the fore part of the last season permission was given by the Superintendent to Messrs. Brown and Paddock, to occupy the same, for the purpose of making coarse salt, on their stipulating to surrender the possession thereof in as good repair as when by them taken, to the said Superintendent whenever requested. They made some improvements by adding some vats. Shortly after they put the works in operation, they had the misfortune to burst the steam boiler; in the bursting of which the small edifice in which it was placed was demolished. It is believed it will be unnecessary to rebuild the same, as the pumps at Salina are abundantly sufficient to raise the salt water or brine required for the villages of Salina, Liverpool and Syracuse.

In the month of May last, a contract was made to rebuild the water wheel, and to make the machinery for propelling the pump at the village of Geddes; the same is to be done on a more simple plan. It was expected that the materials would be prepared during the past summer, (which expectation has been realised,) and the 'work to be completed during the present winter, at a time less inconvenient for the manufacterers to suspend their operations, than any other season of the year. The mechanic, Mr. James J. Rice, is now engaged in completing the same, and it is confidently expected that it will be finished and again in operation previous to the first of March next.

The amount collected and now collecting for the raising of salt water during the past year, is $3,305.97, and the amount expended during the same time in tending the pumps and keeping the same in repair, amounts to $1,992.51, including the amount now expended in rebuilding the works at Geddes. The amount now paid Mr. Rice, on his contract for the said work at Geddes, being $750.

NEHEMIAH H. EARLL.
M. V. VLECK.

IN SENATE,

January 14, 1833.

REPORT

Of the joint committee of the Senate and Assembly, on the New-Jersey boundary.

The joint committee of the Senate and Assembly, to whom was referred so much of the message of his excellency the Governor, as relates to the disputed boundary between this State and the State of New-Jersey,

REPORTED:

That in the opinion of the committee, it is expedient that a law be passed, appointing three commissioners on the part of this State, to meet commissioners to be appointed by the Legislature of NewJersey, in order to terminate the dispute pending between this State and the State of New-Jersey, in regard to her eastern boundary, with full powers to settle the same on equitable principles.

The acts of the commissioners, however, to be confirmed by the Legislatures of New-York and New-Jersey, before the same shall be binding on either party, in case the commissioners shall agree. The commissioners to report to the Legislature on the first Tuesday in January next.

The committee would respectfully refer the Legislature to a report made to the Assembly in 1827, which will be found in the Journals of that House, at p. 615. And also to a report made to the Senate in the same year by the chairman of the judiciary committee, which will be found in the Senate Journals at p. 165, as affording to the Legislature a full view of the whole case, and the necessity of legislative action, and also to the reports of the committee appointed by the act of 1827.

The committee are satisfied, that the Legislature of New-Jersey, now in session, will meet the overture of the State of New-York, in a spirit, which it is hoped will lead to a final adjustment of this vexed question, so peculiarly desirable between States, situated as they are, upon terms consistent with the honor of both; which your committee confidently believe may be effected by commissioners to be appointed by the respective States, without calling in question the title of either State, and without reference to former negotiations on the subject; and they have instructed their chairman to report by bill.

IN SENATE,

January 14, 1833.

OPINION

Of the Attorney-General on the eligibility of members of the Legislature to the office of Senator in the Congress of the United States.

TO THE PRESident of the Senate:

SIR,

Albany, January 12, 1833.

In pursuance of a resolution of the Senate, I transmit herewith, an opinion upon the eligibility of a member of the Legislature, to the office of Senator in Congress.