The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-04


canal certificates issued under tbs law Of 1851
or than b obtained for stocks sosy predcatsd upon
the surplus II II also provided ths the oe n
tracts for the work and materials shall b made with
those no shall offer to do provide the same ct the
lowest price, with adequAts security for their perform
A. the proposed amendment was agreed to With N
rnarkable unanimy BY the members Of the last Lsgs
tsrs representing all portions Of our State, and -
measure Of compromise between conflicting views and
sentiments recommend it, adoption by ron, and its
aubr1Rsisn early period II this II done, and the
people approve Of the Anendms,t the Lssshtcre osn
out III rsqurements The condition Of our canah rem
ders 1t exceedingly important that nxed and dsnniss
also earnestly recommend the measures for the tenn
porary improvement Of the Erie and Oswego canals
which urged upon the attention o. the last Lsgssture
spripg. They will chsapsn transportation facilitate the
rsrs Of boats in and ineucs the construction
the oontinuance q the diversion Of commerce from
canals which was pointed out By the Conn issoners
in their lsst annual report 70 the Lss.afSrs IN, a.
rvaspd osmpsing routes while dmD the revenues
stpcabls 70 the completion Of our public works 1t In.
our present Indebtedness that which may hereafter be
created It great importance to save the revenues
from the injury which weud - indicted .pon them ~
an insucisncy Of boats to transport domestic com
msrss appss from the report Of the State Engineer
that only about $500 required TO secure the sdvsn
ana 10 avert the evils with which threatened
less thsss improvsmsnts are made. on this amount
500 90 would Be 10 applied - % advance the compile
ton Of the enlargement The balance Of $500 which
would BE- temporarily applied, would b less thsn ons
years nsrest on the debt which IL u proposed TO create
while it, application would add 1T least half 10 the
capacity OF the Erie and 0swego canals.
II appears from investigation that the number and ten
mage Of boats navigating canals less Last year
than in 1e4s This alarming result demonstrates the
necessity for adopting immediate measures to admit Of
the new and enlarged vsssels Otherwise the cost Of
transportation WI be increased and business diverted
m other channels.
The Canal Commissioner, in their last annual report
that The trade during the past season has bssn
seriously embarrassed for the want OF breadth In the
nal at many points allow the largest OF the old cAss
OF boats to pass each othsr loaded and without the i'm
prcvements the enlarged boats brought into use
Il IL certain that these smbarrassmsnts will be mul
tiplied >
TINS work can BE- done ct moeerats cost so ~ to
allow the enlarged sosts not drawing more than three
and Q half feet Of water, 10 pass each other.
The ats has suffered largely in her revenues for the
last three -four years. from the uncsrsABv exi, ting
a. to the future conditions Of the canals and direct
this aggregate tonnage Of the boats has been
to do the business offered fee tran pcrta hen
For the want Of to do the business promptly,
sish have advanced for the last two years, 10 the
face Of reduction Of tols and large trade Of many
hundred thoussnd seas has thas bsss forced .o other
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Boats Of ~ old siss have not bssa built b sumcsat