The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-23
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MORE PUBLIC PLUHDER-AEOTHgR LEAK DISCOVERED
INTEGRITY OF THE STATE ENGINEER-BKAY DICK
INsOE-sNOw AND ICE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BANKEI.S AT ACCOMPLISHMENTS BIRTHDAY
AN INTERESTING REPORT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
EXPENSES"
ALsANY, Feb o. 1858.
The State Engineer and Surveyor Is commercially mi-
Eating the Comptroller in endesvorng 70 ind out some Of
the leakages IN the treasury The Engineer has exposed
one of the most barefaced record appears that
Division Engineer named Hartwo took the responsibility
of certifying that contractor for building locks the
Oswego canal should be paid four thousand dol
lars for clearing away and ice that had accumula
ted and about bis works In looking the accounts
OF The Office few days since, the State Engineer made
the discovery and being satisfied that bis subordinate
had most papaby overresched his duty in certifying to
the account, very justly removed him. This fact he
communicated TO the Canal Contracting Board at their
meeting in the following terms -
This case will be taken up by the Board at its meeting
the 4h Of March, that BODY possesses the under
the &C, Of 1857 of confirming rejecting the action Of
the State Engineer II is understood that this is pioneer
case that should This State officer not BIO sustained
In dscharging Hartwel and Hartwels conduct be ap-
proved By Contracting Board then similar claims Of
more than one hundred thousand cubic yards OF
and ice removal excavation the canal term is,
will be immediately presented for payment The action
as il will establish decision which will either tt
Treasury Eof immense sums or allow to be red OF
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars Inc people nave I'M
pct confidence OF Mr. Richmond and Mr. Ben
ton. Commissioner Sheriff. has generally pursued an
economical course and have confidence In the belief
that Commissioner Jaycoxl will not among his first acts
disappons public expectation This Hartwel political
westhercock-c in as Know Nothing under Seymour
went with Seymour W the republican camp, and
since tae last election has been q flaming democrat
Everybody Knows Bray Dickinson.
The anniversary OF washinston's Birthday was duly
.nhc TarU bme
streets aud proceeded TO tho Capitol where an Grafton or
something answering to the purpose, was read In pre-
day extremely nne the sleighng excellent and the
general suspension of business gave almost every body
opportunity OF enjoying the occasion.
he Canal Board has been called upon for a report
speeding the financial Affairs, the present condition and
future prospects Of the canals The document is IN
state preparation and will shortly BE- presented TO the
legislature The fer the utter failure 20 finish the
canals under the Nine Million law is hxey TO form
highly interesting item in the report
II "a expected that the Comptroller will the in
curry the Senate the G few days ia relation
20 the sums Of money drawn the treasury without
color law by Supreme Judges and the names OF them,
the amounts paid to each. The Attorney General
opinion that tho Legislature have the power TO give the
Judges additional thousand, added to the three thou
eand i've hundred received by them, by calling It
Aofce expenses" With salary equal to the GOVERNOR
A thousand for incidentals and Their fifty or hun
dred 10 addition Tor each case where criminal evidence
furnished the Governor no wonder Senator stow wants
10 amend the constitution
The reports sent TO the city OF New York respecting
meeting OF country bankers this city last week. stating
that An Albany clearing house is TO be established, Is
matter OF email account 10 the city banks Of the meropo
lis All there is Of is that two banks IN this city have
agreed 70 receive country bank paper at the usual rate oil
a quarter per cent and for the trouble they charge the
country banks dollar q thousand. There Is no
truth In the report that the city banks 10 receive
tenth of the country discounts under the arrangement
The talk ipjurng the New York banks Is all moon
shine everybody knows that ninety nine hundredths
OF county payer doss naturally into the great CON-
ercin metropolis that Fries mighty torrent leaps into
Nararas fathomlcsv All the rvulets o. paper
run into the great reservoir a. naturally As the impd
sreans tumble into the Atlantic. No, no; al the Albany
clearing houses and redemption shops which may be
rented cannot weigh feather against the New York Nc
Sropolitap or Exchange banks.
A calico dress ball. "A charity ootecs, announced IN
This city but parskes Of dark lsnternsm viii un
doubleday be confined TO alternating the distress OF that
How Is that the present Contracting Board advertise
only republican and Know Nothing papers. where are
Richmond aud Jsyooxf
OrT1cx on THE STATE ESGiSxxR AND SURVEYOR
ALBANY, Feb. IL, 1858
To INK CONTRACTING BoARp have the honor 20 inform
this Board tia, by virtue OF section chapter ios Of the
we'll Eq IRON tho performance OF his duties ~ Division
Fnrnccr on the New York State canals My reasons for
such suspension foowsOn the 18th and Both OF
December said Hsrtwe testified 70 the correctness Of
two 6na accounts Of A. D Dickinson, Esq, for the
tructou OF locks NOS IL and IL on the Osxcgo canal
knowing nj the time that said final accounts contained items
Of snow and ice amounting In the aggregate To thirty hou-
aand cubic yards for which items there was allowed the
these certificate. were made notwithstanding the Resident
Engineer L. Kimban fsq refused TO classify this kind
OF material and did except the same 10 hs AFFIDAVIT 70 sad
nal account would also respectfully inform this Board
shst have this day appointed orvile W. Cnlds tsq TO
perform the duties OF Division Engineer during the
pension OF said Hartweii. All OF which y respectfully
submitied VAN r. RICHMOND,
state Engineer and Surveyor