The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-06

want ne .ne 20 a S for
on Of csns sns an last two IN the Of
s'R tons =, has e. thus a,S been forced
ber wants Of the trade because the paSo
pectation that canal would soon have CAPACITY for
useless ENLARGED boats have not been built any
@ ~ PIE Of the uncertainty that exists
Widening as % .nsy can e brought into
ended merely Temporary relief to the trade by
ns pPsn % the canal sufficient number Of boats
% 4h Tan;pt ane S.a'e ,Ehgneer says IN his report
an Of sasDr s % the
entire length of the Erie Canal where the enlargement
nas Ss to obtain depth Of five feet
proyement i as foows '0'' o' 'ne proposed I'M
M;Sd,a ai,;;o .sso oaS @
Wests,n a;wisnn 90 oV0 oe
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the use OF ENLARGED boats will require enlarge
f H. ama M ven OF the channel way The elevation
additional width On the strah Wouia iHrhisn an
enlarged size drawing tbree feet of
could pass each other At the curves at some
where the width Of the present canal been contracted
Of This e the width to permit two boats
ally introduced to replace those annuv Wv w M De d
tsm tna these in the channel
reduce the cost Of uns th anu @ 20
be completed, =
The state Engineer also states
That the Of this will reduce the cost of
OF sne enlargement about 800 O other
for the emnorary wo%id % 70 regprsa in this plan
eplargement Is in prorress " "ouiu anord whie 'he
It appears from Mr. McAlpines statement that the
expenditure of sum for TEMPORARY nurnoses iess in
posed to create for the comnletion nS on n'h - t Pr
will double its capacity-wil admit of the introimcon
Of the enlarged boats-w cheaper transportion with
out creating any additional hurthan of deht ard ;il
obvate the danger that the Of the canals
be injuriously embarrassed ii not disastrously Or
structed, during the coming season "
The State EnUiu ale ;Ufor
The following required for the safety Of the Canal
WHINE construction of four aqueducts In Montgomery
u eyr e the Locks at Nos
feeder ~ Ron,a Isrs ana cuverss Dam ana
Oak Orchard creek nd tbs at over tho
The opinions which are expressed by the Canal Com.
mssioners the State Engineer in their reports and
the recommendations which submitted to tie Ieusla
ture at the opening of its session. in favor Of
egsa ton to secure such nf tha Erie and
Oswego canals that they could be navipated bv the an
Iged boats are strengthened bv Tho rsnlt of an
nation made during the winter to ascertain the number
Of boats now used upon the canals
H8ppears that their number in 18l7 was 99l while
their present number is 3404 showing dminution of
$751; There has also been falling of from fine tonnage
This alarming result shows that unless immediate mea.
adopted to admit of the new and enlarged yes
sels the cost of transportation must be increased and
business diverted into other channels in of
the want of boats. large portion Of those now in use
were built In IS47 or prior to that time and are becom
% pg S.a anu oua Gm. Tn, .o ,e purpose Q.
me iaaa nu aonnage nepolt prepared Dy the Audtor
contains much interesting and valuable information upon
'n1s -, suDJeO.. !. -. a.,
IL. n.
- Ir ~ anu oswego cana uemahd tne immedate compieuon
" r he . ; Mn.ch f & nave oeen recommenueu
ne ainounl iequ,reu or ths purpose cal only Dc op
y some moae OF aAaion. me revenues OF tne
canas nave seaoy Deen anucipaeu or other purposes
ana Ialee amount OF drafts upon them are now out
sans . .s anu uusr plo'es.. .ne cana revenues Mers
~ nv mus Hpso peu Wy ooisueu.'oh "ouiu hot aanis VI
ther Tl. application I.t to these purposes. ;. .
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1 f b no 81 as pay .o .he aIens .
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sr;ant ss &c yha onieaaa VII aJ. h ~ wy ; Io.
lion and urn,ent ;ts cSuarca f th s ~ 90
mt;a IN ~ rt; ~ r. th .; IL, afu r a., .e nSo. ~ aI
iSed to Nv tba state Fna;nsar Iyst tIonsanS ao,,a
will in l;ls monnar mnSnra the chynai ~ sha 0sao
Canal Tic nrs of sereutv ave , thn,and dnI1s hi
connect The Rlack river CaEi with th p,I ; ~" 81
H;ab Falisa;ii ena h,e ,ha inbh;tant oin os. s
miles of the course Of that r;xer a~d 4. ~
for Of