The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-22


ALBANY, June q, 1851. .
SESSIONS,
Mr. BABcoow from the Judiciary Committee, reported
favoraby the bill in relation to Courts Of General Se
sions the Peace in and for the city and county Of New
York Read third time and passed.
THE CANAL BILL.
The Senate then resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole Mr. Brown in the chair, on the Canal bill, the
question pending being upon the amendment offered
yesterday by Mr. Beekman to the seventh section, to
provide fer the completion Of the Black River Canal by
the opening Of navigation in the spring Of 1853.
Mr.. Lyon explained the reason Of the amendments
being offered and urged at this time.
Mr.. OWES offered an amendment to the amendment, SO
as to include the Genesee Valley Canal with the Black
Biyer Canal. Lost
Mr. Lyons amendment then lost, by s to TO-
Mr. BApcocK offered the following amendments 10 the
twelfth section of the bill -
Strike out the first four lines and the word to" in
the fifth line and insert the Board Of Canal Commits
and the Division Engineer having charge OF that portion
of the canals where the work is to be let and In case OF
the ability neglect refusal Of the Canal Commissions
ers to act then any of them together with the State
Engineer and Division Engineer aforesaid shall contract
for the completion Of the Erie Canal enlargement, and
the Genesee Valley and the Black River Canals upon
such terms said board shall direct and approve,
Officers or such one Of them as thew shall direct for the
time and in the manner now specified by law The con-
tracts for the work shall require the jobs to be completed
before the first day Of May, 1854 Contracts shall
be awarded such parties shall propose to perform
the work terms most safe and advantageous TO the
State wing due regard price and the ability of the
parties security offered for the performance thereof
Such contracts shall contain stipulation expressly
limiting liability Of the State to the payment thereon
only of such surplus shall be constuonally
applicable TO the completion II the said canals and Of
the moneys realized from the sale OF certificates au-
thorized by this act; and the Canal Board may autho
rze the payment for portion Of the work performed
under the said contract by delivering to contractors,
with their assent any Of the certificates authorized by
this act ut their market value, not less than par.
Provided however that the contracts for the completion
Of the whole Of the work sucn canals, accord
ing to the plans and specifications adopted by the
Canal Board shall not exceed to the amount OF
ten per cent, the sum Of al, being the
amount q the estimate for completing such canals,
except for structures and work not Included in
the specifications and estimates as contained in the
report Of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the year
1851, exclusive OF canal damages
Mr. CARROLL moved to add to the end Of the twelfth
sec ton the words but such structures and work shall
event exceed in cost the OF u 100000"
Lost.
twelfth section -" The contracts for the performance
of the work authorized by this act to be done shall be
made by the Canal Commissioners, under the following
restrictions, and in the following manner They shall
in any year for the performance Of
greater amount OF work than can be paid for out OF
moneys actually received for canal certificates
sold year provided in the seventh section Of tins
act and of the surplus 81 the canals aecruing
in said fany mentioned IN the third Of TINS
They shall let the contracts the Erie Canal
the passage Of the largest class Of boats through
the entire length Of aid canal at the earliest practi
cable period They shall give public notice OF the letting
all in the and for the time pre-
s.ribcd by law They Shall not contract with any
person. any single association Of persons for the
Torrance OF amount Of work exceeding the sum Of
100000 They shall award each contract to such party
will agree to perform the work specified therein for the
lowest sum- and with in the shortest time provided sueh
party will furnish to sad commissioners obligation
executed by said party and by fo@r or more sufficient
suretie dwelling in this state conditioned for the faith
full performance Of said contract ard the payment of all
laborers employed under the same-said sureties
TO be satisfactory to said commissioners and to make
oath that they jsintly worth deuse the amount
sgreed to be paid said contrast AMI above their
debts All contracts sb all contain stipulation expressly
limiting the liability Of the State to the payment thereon
only OF the moneys realized from the sales Of canal
certificates authorized by this act and from the
surplus revenues IL any, mentioned in this section.
Within month after the making Of any contract
der this act when II equals or exceeds in amount the
SUN Of fifty thousand dollars, the said commissioners
shall cause T. be published In the State paper a
! brief statement Of the work to be done under the
! contract together with the Of all persons
| who proposed to perform the same, the amount Of
/ their respective bids, and designating the person
persons with whom the contract made, and the
Of their suretjes All the provisions of the Revised
Statutes in relation to the making and letting Of
tracts for the performance Of work the canals Of this
State. and contrary the provisions Of this
shall apply to contracts authorized by this act Lost
Mr.. STANTON moved the following us new section
No member Of the Legislature, member Of the Canal
BOARD and State officer shall be either directly in
directly interested in contract job TO lie perform
ed by authority Of this act and such contract
job, In which such shall be thus Interested
be declared forfeited In the discretion Of the Canal
Commissioners; II they be interested then II is at the
discretion OF the Canal Board without subectng the
State to any obligation to pay damages on account Of
such forfeiture Lost
The question was then taken on the twelfth section
and IL was adopted
Mr.. STANTON offered section providing for drec-
tions to the Canal Board 10 each aborer dollar
per day for ten work ing hours
The Senate, at this point, adjourned till Monday.