New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-14
NatH.al History of Newly rk-Mes-nse OF
The s,cyrruor


To TIE LFsisLAruaE In the Sprog Of l-s7 the a.
propr.at icr toe yubcst N % ne Natural b story
81 the STATE being exhausted and TIE Arrangement.
which had been Esie under former laws with the &C.
oogsts engaged In the work srrg IpIred Ire Legis
lsture passed Al set Lave l-is Chap 2.l authorizing
toe Governor 10 continue 10 employ the (ieoos
then engaged upon that por.on % the relstnz 70
Agriculture and PaeuntoogJ Tor pcTiod exceed
ing years from the tile when tner salaries had
then ceased under previous Arrsnge nents ani appro
priang $1,000 iCF The puFPofes OF ne set i Eas not
supposed that this appropriation would 5e Suci-ut %
complete TIE work learn from the Chairman Of the
senate 20 whom the subject wss then committed and
by whom the sc: referred % Tss reported n
the estimates for the COM elon OF the WORK q, that
time Amounted - about so 900; 20 which In mailing
toe verbal report which accompanied tue BILL the Com
miteo added 3 per cent for contingencies thus repre-
sentng the probable expense as not exceeding 500
600 learn from TIE source that the time limited
y the for the coutI ued employment Of tho Geolo
giss was considered by tie Committee, and o. repre-
ssnted b the Legislature AZ ample Tor the completion
% the work then corten plated
Al the time II tne pas.sgs OF this act Prof Emmous
lad been engaged on that portion Of the work relating
70 Agriculture and Professor Hal "a Paieontoogy -
The salary Of Professor Emmons under tie previous
engagement bad ceased she lat Of October $40 sud
that of Professor h- raS ceased on lst April i-i- DR.
Emmouss salary under tire eugass n nj made n par
suance OF the act O. 1877, erased OF the LET Oct asst
and Mr. Halls VIII cease on the st phi nert
The sPpro praton - OJ made By the act Of IA has
been exhausted Tor several months snd large amounts
are now claimed 10 be- due for Tork sad q be com
pittllf cihliltl Tor
said o. De IN progress An appr p1sion = necessary
20 meet the obgatiCusnuW resting upon the state. and
IS much Of the money claimed has long since been
payable, The importance well a. the justice Of your
early action on this subject become apparent
The amount Of the appropriation 20 b. made viii IN
duhtedy be the subject Of careful examination by the
Legislature. The amount claimed as now due for sas-
rice &c and for engraving snd col0ring complete but
not pad Tor exceeds 500 while the engrsyings sad
% be 10 progress 10 the hands Of tue onsrayers and the
co0ring OF plates sad 10 BE- commenced will exceed
>71jJ Thls doosnoi include any charge for printing
binding &C. nor for any cngrsvngs not yet IN the hands
Of the eugravers.
Ia addition to the above ] am Informed that there
claims being held IN reserve for damages sssinst
the state for alleged violation 81 former contracts Of
the nature extent of the claims have co means Of
Judging
Ths completion OF the Natural History Of the state
hss been deaye very far beyond tbs expect
alton OF the Legislature. or u those who urged u upon
the legislature. And the incresfed cost OF the work
beyond the original estimate IL greater 10 proper
ton than the difference between the time th, has been
actually COZ sumcd and what supposed 10 De ss1
cient for its completion.
The gina estimate Of the expense OF the work was
$4,000 About sil3O00 have already been expended
Even this large expenditure II properly applied would
have been Justified contribution TO Science and o.
the development OF the resources OF the state.
In the completion Of so large and costly an undert.k
ng as this mas been. engaging AS Il has done, many
persons aud various brsnches Of the Arts and Sciences
and OF mechanical pursuits II l. perhaps scarcely 10 be
expected tuht Tue state tuoLl4 On
10 dlsburse larger amount than vas actually neces
sary thatmuch labor should not have been bestowed
which might well have been omitted
When the last appropriation OF 60 700 was made Gn
$40 the whole work with the exception OF the depart
ments OF Agriculture and Pseoniology, was complete
Il understood that these two department.. would
require shout two years longer to bring them u close
nOw learn from Mr. Hall that the completion u bis
work will require three years. longer slihougHhe thinks
i've years migEt be sdsanisgeOusly expended upon Il
Dr. Emmous inform. me that be hopes to complete bis
work IN the course Of the next Winter
Al immense increase Of expense Will result from the
very large addition which has been made 10 the
Der VI plates for illustrating the work beyond wba Vas
represented IN ISL 10 the Committee As requisite -
That COMMITTEES informed that the Department Of
Agriculture would require nifty plates averaging twenty
6gures 10 each plate mosy for the representation Of
insects And that the Department OF Psieontoogy
would require 80 plates averaging twenty hsufes on
eac b for the representation Of the fussls.
la the Agricultural Department there have already
been placed In the hands Of the engravers lj plates,
Jntsuing about AZ nzures, ana am informed oy Dr
lannon's that to complete the chronological part ~
plates averaging ~ cures per plate will be- required
or in other words "dssuabis' This will make l-O
plates instead OF 50 and AZ figures ins,es al Of 1000
the lf3 plates given out some complete and
others are 10 progress Only 10 OF these plates repre-
sent lnsects-9l given u Frutsls to Vegetables,
Grains Sc-7 10 Wood Structure, and IA to Tables Of
| Temperature, &c
placed Ia the hands Ofthc "a plates containing
about $50 figures Mr Hall estimates that about IL
plate containing 30 figures remain 10 De prepared 10
addition to which he proposes map and sections TO be
colored These maps, with the sections he estimaies
As equal 10 p plates making the Illustration Ia this De
ysrtment equal 10 ~ plates instead OF 30
In the Agricultural Department, all the impressions,
soon printed are delivered to be coloTed Inc
charge for this cooring Is 80 per plate.
understand that none Of the illustrations for the
PaeOntoogy 10 be col0red. with the exception OF
the maps aud sections above referred TO- DO not mo
any contract 10 have been inside Tor this coong ah1
as the pumoer OF plates has increased 90 much beyond
the estimates submitted 10 the Committee 81 leii,
nave given directions not to have any more colorne
done Heyoui what In hand until the pleasure Oh
| the Legislature shall be made known
The difference 20 the state between representing luVO
figures 20 plates and the same number OF hsures on
,0 plates a 10 be colored) q, the prices charged Is
about $50 OJO, OF which sly so would be Tor cOorns
the additional 100 plates
Written contracts made by my predecessor with
II Pesse and with Gavitt and Duhie tor the engrsV'
| log and the printing Of the plates.
As the appropriation Ahsusted before the com
mencement of my Official service have not been
called upon TO recommend the payment OF any ois Tor
work done and desire TO abstain from the expression
| OF any opinion IL anticipation on claims "hen mHy
% advanced The only action nayo felt authorized
10 take has been above mentioned OF directing the as
continuance Of the coiOTing of the Illustrations
have received communications from the BIOLOGISTS
and from several Of the persons employed on various
parts OF the work which 40 not think II necessary 70
transmit but which will be laid before the Leg,atufe
| Or any COMMITTEE thereof, II desired.
This work has made too much progress 70 o. 80
rupty discontinued sud the state appears 20 be no"
liable under the existing contracts for the greater pof
ton Of the smount necessary for It's compmuon' ]
therefore recommend an appropriation OF an amount
sufficient 70 discharge the existing Aabites 81 the
state and 70 meet those claims which Will accfue IN
der existing engagements entered into on oohAi ti the
STATE Also that the Legislature should prescribe the
manner In which the work shall BE Continued and
brought - completion hANiLiOH ri9u-
So ths ~. ~n-u a. ne nat ~ PRE-
s,s.or has rsrtsy s-nsist NJ ko-l-f-f knuns ~ -
r.faa f~.f - - = d
s.-..aD 10 ihe oisnsai OF Nsssrs. hal iud kmnioas
The House OF ASS mbly have appointed tho following
select Committee The subject aud given them power
70 send for persons and papers viz Cornell Of New
York Fiizhugh Of Oswego Sweet u Ioga. Ederkin Of
-. Lawrence, and Wing Of Albany.
CorRr 81 ArPEALS- Ihursday, March $40.
lO5 Joseph j. Sherman aud others, appellants, CO ste
oh N A Dagser snd others, respondents. hOuon 10
Dismiss appes Tuesday granted without costs de
cted yesterday) I. Henry II. King, appellant
=, Joseph Dennis respondent The Argument Of this
c.u.e which was commenced yesterday, concluded.
Not on Calendar Ellis A. Nfooman, appellant, IS
lame. Jones appellee. A motion VAS made In this
cause BY appellant on Thursday sst 70 open detsult
t,san by appellee a. the sst January term. Granted
az tern. - No : Francis Armstrong. et al plaintiffs
in er,or r. Livingston Compton, defndsnt in error
The default Of the defendant In error entered and
plaintiff in has leave TO furnish The cases and ar