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closed, wheu at a meetiDg of the Fish Commissioners of different 

 States, Mr. Bracket doubted if a fish ladder constructed on that 

 plan would work, but expressed more confidence in a new fish lad- 

 der, then just completed. Your Commissioners at once concluded 

 to wait for the results of the newly constructed ladder. In the 

 last report of the Massachusetts Commissioners, this ladder is 

 highly recommended, and the Commissioners hope with the con- 

 sent of Mr. Bracket, to construct a like fish ladder over the Paw- 

 tuxet dam this spring. 



In 1872 the city of Providence appropriated $500 for the con- 

 struction of a fish ladder over the same dam ; but this sum would 

 not be sufficient to cover the cost of building a suitable fish way 

 for shad and salmon, and taking into consideration that this first 

 fish ladder, when properly constructed and proved to be a success, 

 Avould, as a pattern to go by, be a benefit to the whole State, the 

 Commissioners Avould most respectfully recommend your honor- 

 able body to appropriate an additional $500 to be expended solely 

 for the purpose of constructing this particular ladder over the 

 Pawtuxet dam, under the condition that only so much of the $500 

 appropriated should be be drawn from the State treasury as would 

 be required over and above the appropriation already made by the 

 city of Providence. 



FINANCES. 



State of Bhode Island in account with the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries. 



Dr. 

 Labor on Hatching Establishment, - - - $268 35 



Lumber, - . - . - - - 24 84 



Coal, - - - - - - 18 22 



Sundries, ----- 5-62 



Robert R. Holmes, travelling expenses, - - 27 46 



Commissioners, travelling expenses, - - 96 07 



$317 03 



123 53 



Robert R. Holmes, travelling expenses in prociu*ing shad and 



putting same in three rivers, - - - 99 90 



One j^ear's rent of land, - - - 10 00 



C. G. Atkins, salmon spawn, ... 400 00 



Travelling expenses for salmon spawn, - - 25 00 



Extra ex]3enses for salmon spawn, - - - 7 00 



Robert R. Holmes, 82 black bass and expenses, - 103 40 



