New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-20
cRo1oS WATER At SING SING.

WI L. DUNsCOMB. Controller.
CROTOs WATER At SING SING.
Mr. SPEsCER this morning handed up memora
signed by Myndert Van Schaick, President of the Gro
ton Water board asking for payment furnished Sing
Sing Prison from May 1851 to May 1857, together
with interest on annual payments Except for the Las
year aggTegating 81, 1877 30. The amount claimed
Exclusive of the present year, . s6,4sj The first con-
tract for supplying the city with water was in 1916 for
FIVE years, al $50 per annum: the second contract,
commencing in 1851 for five years, for 81 $780, at
which time the Board notified the Prison that upon the
urese contract they would charge the state one cent
brewery 100 gallons furnished that being the minimum
price the city in where large amount Is iur
uished d. The Governor AID Controller not having signed
the second contract the Controller has refused to pay
ANYTHING beyond the original contract prce-S11O per
onnum. Dir. Van s. says the Prison consumes lb6,J2O
gallons day for 300 days, not counting what 10 con
sumtd the remang days of the year; and that
therefore the amount hereafter To be paid by
the State, should the Prison continue the use
of Croton water, will be oi,9s9 % per an
pum Two individual establishments IN the
cty last yea. paid for water, the first 1897 ~, and
the second s 81 ~. Since 19jl the prison has used
100 coo gallons per diem; and he estimates that when
the steam engine for saving marble shall be IN opera
tiOn tie prison will require 97,32s 81 worth Of water
annually.
oUR EASTERN BOUNDARY LINZ.
Tie following resolution, conformity with the
recommendation Of the Governor, was adopted:
b Of The state Of Connecticut sundry differences ssd
disputes have arisen among ne n5soan resident rear ca s
r .s diTi6ns ne aud hat most Of bounds aud
rr,s erect. on ond aorg dividing line have been
800 or destIoyed rendering il erisin which Of sail
States sundry resident aforesaid belong nov" there
PtlrtJ az the Assembly concur) That the Governor ap-
toiu th &c Commissioners TO be duly commissioned by him TO
the Commissioners appointed by the General Assembly OF
the state Connecticut and with Them as soon as may be- 10
ascertain boundary line between this state and the state o.
Connecticut, and to erect suitable monuments AZ ucn
they shall deem necessary TO prevent any future mistake con
cerrg the ssme ad COMM TO be authorized TO EN-
poy necessary surveyors snd ehammen 10 asSst as
md 10 reqnired report their dOngs and the expenses AZ
- L 5esb on resignation OF sai Commissioners the part Of
this State either Of them the Governor OF this STATE IS here
by empowered to oil the vacancy or so
Rssfd That Governor OF this state be requested 70
transmit duly certified copy of the forging resolution 70 toe
Governor Of the State OF Connecticut to DO a'd oeiore He
Ger eral Assembly Of that state.
I.TrREsT os DEPOSITS MADE BY FOREIGN BANKS
Mr. BROOKS also moved the adoption OF the fol-
lowing resolution, which lies over:
Pe7ed That the Committee BANKS be directed to report
.Te d 5eIo.s made 10 tie Bank Of this State by bank
ing institutions Incorporated elsewhere and that they report 10
% ana reeulstons in the payment such interest does not
sey lead TO great expansions or coIecuon' N te
reney and result nrrousy 70 the general monetary Interests
80" PRorFCrIov TO TIP INVESTORS.
Mr. BROOKS moved the adoption Of the following
resolution, which lies over; ~, -.
hereas II believed the obee, Of our present Patent Avs
protection The inventor End not to the
monopoly tha may tax the industrial pursuits Of the country
at pleasure; and,
rstent Woodworfs Plaung Machine would yio,ae tne
spirit design OF all Just laws relating TO patents snd hS an
ard tax upon ths pursuits VI
country; therefore, .-,p.
Congress be requested 10 all honorable eH
eou. prevent said patent whether apped
for W. Wcodw ORTIZ or BY other person OF persons
his behalf.
CANAL sUPERINTESDESTs.
communication was received from the Cana
Board advising a reduction of the number OF engl-
neeIs employed the State canals, instead OF abolish
irg the Office Of Canal Superintendent This was
majority report signed by Messrs burroughs, Gardi-
ner Headey Seymour and Stephen Clark.
minority report, in dissent from the above views
and recommending the removal of the Superintendent
~ necessary the suppression of corruption IN the ex
penditure Of money! was also received. T1ey also
strongly urge the adoption OF the contract system win
regard to all work TO be done on the canals. They
say that if the contract system u TO be pursued the
Office of Canal Superintendent should be abolished;
not adopted then they agree with the majority report,
and advice the retention of the SupenntendentS'
This report is signed by HeDryJ. Raymond and Henry
Ftzhugh.
A debate here sprang up, which was participated IN
by Messrs. BROOKS and NOXON the former sus-
tanning the majority report and the latter the minority.
motion to refer the commentators 70 the ,onh-
mittee of the Whole having in charge the OH aooso
ing the Office Of Canal Superintendent was adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
Regulating the salary Of the Judges OF the Court OF
Appeas and of the Justices Of the Supreme Court.
Relative 10 the Flushing aud Newtown turnpike
Bridge and Road Company, to reduce Their rates oil
toll.