The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-05

bess VIII sssra.ss, having hii rsssips spoa paass
anetAoe omee,
D u: e s ssr !. !. sa a'
The Abssnse Of tie colchester rscsptsd $780, ths
slsazaAss nut who rsssived only $50 from the msst
and forged upon the name Of the collector u Koms
Of his elcrhs Ths master passes the k0as oos
without szhsitns his clearance and deoeves ne iosk
tender of Rms with the forged dosmsnt Of the
L. alton to Albany .ar K Is required 70 deposit hs
), pas s r.. &C.
Hare, win DO seen, that The comparison made 1t the
auditors Once between the account Of the collector q
not detect the maud for the $40 not sntsrsd upon
either. ne original clearance not referred to- bsoauss
ss' = 70 :: :sa And the s
TWEEN tbs master, Who y owner Of the boat and In the
case supposed, Of the clerk st syrssuss each making
The Investigation into this dsserpti m Of fraud has
not - ye reached bog ond or eocs, but u has bssA the
cause Of The dstssion and rssuon TO the treasury Of
similar frauds at the same ONCE In 1851
PrspaSstions hsvs bssn made for further invsstga-
doa comparison Of the original ssaraness isstssd
Of the eh.cL sccount with the returns Of collectors
Tho dstsetioa ibis season 70 ar 1t one ONCE about
sSOo which b: been ps.d into the tssssury In reply
It to BE- sths aoses" Whsths the practice has Pre-
bs told By an examination Of the original oIssrsnes:
And here dissection vin fan the original elsaranes has
1Ss ben :. sss siy; been 'a'
A evidence that detestioa merely. and the impo
stion Of penalty and treble ton doe: not prevent 70
Bot that the iss which vss dsssetsd in
Nay, divuged undiscovered malsiAetions made resttu
Il 4 ,sss:s g .'s s =:
boats epgassd With colssc clerks IN the ass described
las: q .uds I. =. .:r: shs same Ess'oss .ho
,isuds nrat described In July The infsnes Il that In
beth the ffsuds we're committed With impsnity
sun another description Of fsaud has to Hight
Information has been received Of 1851 the faots
in relation TO which are stated 70 v e sollossA mas
ny, having four separate ard distinct bills Of adag
which statsd the wheat ct the different amount and
bushs to clear and pay toll on the second oas st SIC
buahs the actual quanty the third ons ct 2el8 1870
bushss the sctu. rscept the fourth ons 1t eA0 AGO
The facts appear to have coma to Hight on IN invss.
cation By the ocndgnor against whom the master
mahss the statement under date Of April, 1868 says:
"This kind Of fraud practssd to extent by ship
psrs and masters around here"
The extent to which these depredaons upsn the reve
niue have been carried can never b known In the vast
business upon the canals amounting to 5000 900 In
reach $40 600 $50 600, or 500 600 in single season
depending upon the integrity and Vigilance Of the canal
collectors and moro particularly Of the psrons employ
Cd BY them. Whore both are wanting the part Of
clerk and whore the collector falls In the Latter It
that It ID not the State alone which suffers; the col
soor must answer for the eenquencss of the persons
It NOS supposed that any further legislation ID neces
ssy to cetect or to prevent these abuses The Canal
Board has ample power 10 make all nssdul rsgulatons
and to enforce their observance BY adequate penalties
Tho only remedy for thee various and extensive frauds
revenue, commanding with the auditor who has the Inn
mediate supervision Of the collectors Who instructs
them in their duties to whom they render their
counts, and who nay remove any one Of them Eat .
pleasure and al the vacancy until the next meeting Of
The object sf this exposition wiz have been accom-
plshed, IT. In giving Eotorsty to the manner in which
some Of these frauds have bean committed public attsn
upcn the parsons engaged in their psrpsraon and to
quicken the vigilance Of those whose duty It Il to pre-
vent and detsct them.
ORIGINAL OF EIARGNo TIE wu CANAL FROM I'M
met PRcczDs OF TIKI TOLLS oonrRAsrkD PouoY
OF unAISo A Dxm FoR THAT PURPOSE
Tor Il: Ssdns Ii. u: SEQ. sss. .ss
nearly provided for from the surplus tolls and from the
ssctoI and salt duties which the eoAsdutsa Of 1891
about this psod 1885, altar the Erie canal had been ten
years In operation that it considered nsoessary to
Ing business Of the State ard Of the great west which
must 9 sk the ssaboard through 1t
In that .ar the Assembly (Doo 1884, 81 referred to
ship canal from Oaweso to ths Hu son river The answer
Ct 'he Canal Board (ssned By VIM. O Bouek, Sic phsa
,an wn %,S. .ns s sSs1 1ssa soa
adverse to the appcstisn and In favor Of the enlarge
ent Of the Eis CANAL closed With the tws following
psrsgrapbs:-
In ursnr upon q consideration Of the legislature the In
portas OF auhorzing at the session. such
Of the Erie canal e conceived DO
70 to the Increasing trade Of the country The Cas-
Board desire TO have II distin oily that
end such expenditure Of msney upoA this
q viii interfere with the srrangsne.ts
seeumulstnE sum sufheisst the Krs nd
canal osit and for restoring ths and ss duties
ss Fund The seeds Of the Casa runa for
Of the canal debt and the
tracts ioubling the locks.
At the clese Of 1897 the aucton ana salt duties will b
stored e the General runa The prepsssd q
Ter TIE psoa alluded shs nst presssa Of shs eaa tells
prevsg AID snlgaG the canal without having 70
new loans for that purVeea.
Tor the Durpss Of ssssg what the policy rsoommsndsd
By the Canal Board at that early day Of spsncng ony
the met Of oeaal tolls would have plsk-
Cd II he'd been steadily adhered TO- the following tabs
has bssn prepared showing the actual and ssnad nst
posssts OF tol to 1855 inslusvs the side and
the other the estimated cost ol the Erie canal snarge-
nent, Gssssss Valley canal Black River canal 0swsgo
salArgsnsnt, and the unpaid debt n 1885 -
T. ~-VI-