The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-10
IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY.
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xRE u6Y0ACH16IMy CASE.

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AFeAsaes Dxhihated by tbs Assembly, In Lee
Respae or NE STATE 81 New Yosk Against
sansssEs, I'm Maintenance Of shl. Impe acnmsnt
Against Him for sAsSh Crimes and Misdo-
meanoxs
In ssdsr that our readers may tho more fully under.
stand the important movements going among the
lawmakers and politicians II this State dee it
ay give place the folio wing articles Of mpeach
msnt sgaiast Canal Commissioner MAther which were
agreed TO in the Assembly last Friday Afternoon BY
vote Of SIXTY nine to twenty eight and afterwards
transmitted to the President of the senate which latter
body connection with the judges Of the Court of A
pesis win Try the case
The preamble the Importance Of the Office Of
Canal Commissioner that John O. Maher his election
to Office, peIform his duties faithfully but that
he neglected to do and therefore the Assembly formed
the following articles =
ARTICLE 1.
That the said John c. Ma Eer did, while acting sach
Canal Commissioner the month of December 1851 al
The city OF Albany, corrupt combination aud
colfedeTacy with Hezekiah c. than being State
Eppr Ger And surveyor and Nth Charles Cook AMI Fra
derrick Folett then being Canal Comm ssioners pg
the wosk for completing The Erie Canal enlargement and
tho enlargement OF the locks OF the Oswego Canal and
the works for the complercn Of the Black River and
Gepesee Valley Canal by which large proportion OF
said csx al york amounting To large sum Of money-to
wit millions OF dolsrs-was be corruptly distr
buted among some Of the members of the two political
parties, known the wing and democratic parties
Aather and his said associates violation OF his duty
Canal Commissioner ard Of the entitled an act to
and the Genesss Valley Black River Canals passed
July TO- 1851 and OF certain resolutions of the Canal
Board, adopted the ed day of December, 1851.
Ana the said John C. hstner CID, while acting such
Caoai Commissioner, knowingly, corruptly violate his
duty Canal Commissioner and the provisions of said
statute and the said resolutions of the Canal Board and
did, BY concert and agreement with the said Hszekah
seymour State Engineer and Surveyor, and Frederick
Foett and Charles Cook then being and acting Can
COmmlSelO0trS,
ton ot the work Aforesaid to certain parties without
the security for the thereof and did not as
his duly contract with the lowest bidder for
work. when in the Judgment of the said John c Msther
and his said associates lower bidder had the ability
to perform his CONTRACT and offered give satisfactory
security Ior the Of the the said
JOnn T. Mather and his said associates did the said
twenty ninth day IF December, knowingly ad c0rrupty
let and contract with parties large amount, to
lowest bidders and did have due regard price,
ability OF the parties, and the security offered for the
perform thereof the snest injury Of the people
Of te state Of New York. asans. their lava aud
d,spiy
ARTICLE II.
That the said John Z. Mather, acting such Canal
Iomminso.er, member of the Board OF Canal Gem
mssoners ard in conneston with the lid Frederick Fol
lett Charles Cook AND He7ekh Seymour State Engineer
and surveyor asd the divion engineer Of
and western divi-ion CT the canal who ituted the
Letts ard, when work be let dsreg ardiog his
DUTY aforesaid, DID knowingly and corruptly neglect
refuse contrade the said eAstern aud
western division Of the Erie Canal and the Black River
"a ths Canal Boaid sIrected ard did knoxins, ~. c.
rupt neglect and refuse award the the
On t.rms most ,afe and al ,bs st,s
das regard to price ana aby of the bidder, add
OF nj. dutv did knovnuv and corrnnv ns~lac and 70
fuse 10 for ssd works with the lowest odder
ma ioFitv of the nembsrs of aid hoard there ..re
biocess who had The ability perform their
trscn and who offered 70 give adeop.ra secu
ritz for the Performances thsreof. and the aid
john c. MAther IN CONCERT with the other member, Of
ana in VII a,p of he .t,nrs and Of the dirscions ~
the Canal Beard DID knogipcIy and corrupIy award
of ,hs 60 1a,,,icsI nartss Lnon "a he h;, ~ d.on
cratic rarties vnuut reference m and In az
the infere,ts OF The STATE and did kno ynyv AID cor
rupy enter into contracts In ont of hs pson of The
State with parties who we're NOT the ssst bidders who
had the ability 10 perform the work and VINO offered
sufficient AID satsfa: security for the peo:
thereof aud did aad CORFU ptly asard ntracts
for works to rarties wao did not pro
pose to ferform the rks upon term most safe aut ed
OF tn. parties and security the serforn thereof
to the great wrorg aud injury Of the Of ths ssts
and cOLtsm pt Of tne.r laws and AUTHORITY
ARTICLE III
scper and As member Of ths hoard for I-ttinp tina
work for epargine me ddIe division OF me Erie soaI
ana for cna,pns the locks OF the Osx-zo ca nal con
s,nar,s. Coos Canal Commissioned and He,ek.b g
seymour State Epgineer and Surveyor and John r
Cagk Diyu EDel eer DID kpo xiprIv and corruptly
o.osc a. refuse t. ara ire sorks for enlargement Of
tbs middle dyis on OF the Irie canal and the work for
the locks Of canal several
p.xeon. Who propo,ed 70 perform the work On .arm,
m,st safe and adv eou 70 the state having aue r.
gsc price, ability parties and the security
offs rea Tor the performance thereof but on the con
trsry ne the said Jonn Hathsr acting a. such
canal commissioner and a. one of the aid let.
ting board did kuovineIv and corrnp,ly vote 10
reject, and did by this vote assist in reject
ing q programme or award OF said work
made and pr esened bv the sad linn C.rk IN tho aid
letting board he the said Joha Aather being present
by which award or progr anime 20 10 de and oy
the said John T. Clark the sale wor on the mid d Vi
sion If the e canal and the ena cement Of the locks of
Oswego caDa could have been awarded asd let on
terms equally safe and t, The state aud to
parties equal ability and Offering sooa aud sufficient
security for prices which the quar- titles contacted In
which ;ugs were ioanded amo mt
ed to the estimated sum of two hundred and seventeen
thousand five bundied and ninety dollars less IN a the
sum at which by same estim stes the said John c.
Mather Frederick FoDett Charles Cook and Hszsklah
Seymour kno wpgy and corruptly awarded contracted
ana let same great wrong add iDiury Of the