The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-13
From the state Capital.

From the 0Got0 Cop1M1s
nEw YORx CITY cHARTRR-LNQUlRY INTO TIE Pro-
PsIsrx or DLscHAR6ING CERTAIN CANAL OFFICE
HoLDERs-xEP6kr OF THE cASoAL AUDITORS
ROCHESTER, CLAIMS ETC.
ALBANY, Feb. 49, 1856.
IN the Senate TO- day Mr. Brooks presented bill pro
pcsng 10 amend the charter OF the city Of New York
Is TIA bill prepared by the aldermen He remarked,
be did not apprtve all its provisions and In the
DAY two shouid present amendments proposed
by the Board Of Councilmen By extracting the best
provisions contained in both prosots he thought the
oouid nded conducs to the better
government Of the CITY.
Qats little fare up took place between Senators
Vpssm and Brooks upon resolution offered by tbs la.
ter asking the opinion Csnsi Board ~ to the pro-
pety and interest to the State passing Law dispens-
ing with the services Of canal supsrintendenta Ths
oiscussioa pert lively and interesting. Mr. Upbsn
~sa;sd intsrmaton stin, majority decided in favsr
Of sskiDg for the information.
Hr. Arthur Woods appeared in his sea. In tina H,use
lois morning, having recovered from his recent illness
The canal appraisers the Senate their annual
report This branch OF canal department is becoming
one OF a most Interesting features account of the
astonl hing increase Of claimants for canal da uages
DURING the last year there have hundred aud
eighty eight new claims pIesrred amounting in the az
gegste to 81 I64, SIT 46; lS9 of thu above claims
nave been heard ano ava d. oeen mace in hundred
e2eesn o. AN these arise from injuries sustained,
Ancied or real from the enlargement of tn, cansls.
v OF the last session authorized the board of appraisers
TO take testimony aud mare awards Ia the well
Rochester cases The committee say, "Much Of the time
CT the present board occupied 10 the takiog
testimony AID hearing the large claim Of the
hydraulic power In the city Of ecneser for civer.
sion OF the water OF the Gsresee River from their mills
BY the State, to supply Erie and Gennese Valley
nals The act required complete the
and axe up the awards b the first day Of 0cto5er last
but ~ they sere MT submitted until about the
nrst OF December, IT impossible to com ply
with that part Of The sta rute. Tie claims
are large, amounting 20 $23S $50 S. and many iupor
tant questions Of aw and fact involved in their dec
sion" The Board pr mise = special report these
famous Rochester caees, in the Of few days
Nov, So the la impe atvey commanded them to close
up the matter by the L., cay of Oetober Is question
able whether the asers authorized to take
the subject 10 that period The Canal Board
were instructed revise and decide the 3is OF De-
cember and the eUte proceedings presented to the L.
gisatuie the opening of he present session. Have
the appraisers obey ed the legislative noandateS
Il has been rec mmenced by high authority that the
state should ey staining counsel to defend the tres
sury before the Board OF Appraisers This they emphA
cslly condemn. Ia these times of economy, the Ap-
prasers ask the Legislature to add oar hundred dol
lars TO the salary OF Their clerk While ths olicans
alias whgs, tor striking all the Know Nothing
officers the canal out OF existence, IL Ia not very nike
ly that the clerk in the Appraisers office, rampant
Sewsrdite will obtsin increase Of salary 1t ought t.
have been attended to last year, during the general
scramble in the treasury.