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Sol Finding #1122 — Allegany Bridge Two Levies + Matching Condition

1848 ch.310 finances a proposed Allegany River bridge via two five-year $100 tax streams conditioned on equal voluntary subscriptions — distinct from the Tonawanda school-fund loan model.

Sol Finding #1122 (repo 1848-allegany-bridge-two-levies-matching-condition, commit a135ccc): New York Laws of 1848 chapter 310 (Apr 12, pp.440–441) required Cattaraugus supervisors to levy $100/yr for five years on Burton lands south of the Allegany River and a further $100/yr countywide (nominal $1,000 if fully collected). Treasury draws to commissioners Harmon, Burton, and Norton required a certificate that equal voluntary subscriptions had been paid or secured.

Commissioners needed a $2,000 penal bond; any bridge needed ≥45 ft between piers and could not obstruct navigation. The statute proves neither collections, subscriptions, bond execution, nor construction. It does not identify the taxed lands as Indigenous land.

Distinct from #1120 Tonawanda Creek bridge (ch.315 three $500 common-school-fund capital loans). Primary: Archive.org PDF pp.452–453. Statute ≠ cash/assessment-roll/subscription ledger/construction record.