The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-01-02

executed the City of Detroit and received by the State Treas
be by him taken the City of New York and delivered
TO f. H. Hazeon Co. upon receiving the hundred thou
sand dollars and premium provided for the said bond
cued by E. H. azeton and his suetics did accompany
the Treasurer the City of New York after the bonds
delivered To him. for the that the contract for the loan
had already been made and the only remaining duty to be
formed deliver the bonds receiving the money and
by the law other officer but the State Treasurer author
lied to receive it,
On about the 20i Of December 1859 learned that the
State Treasurer had deposited with said Hazeon Co fifty
thousand dollars the said loan This the first norma
ton that had received upon the subject Except that heard
effect in the latter part of November previous
On the 29h of December 1859 officially informed by
the Board of Auditors (wo had then Just closed their
nua settlement with the Treasurer that in their settlement that
officer had presented them receipt certificate of deposit
made by f. H. Hazcon Co. for fifty thousand dollars dated
July LIST, 1882 which they deemed Insecure and which they
could not regard cash III the State Treasury" Upon
ing this information the Attorney General and Immediately
the New the purpose obtaining
Ii Hazelton Co security payment said fifty
sand dollars We obtained from them security mortgage
upon their real situated III Michigan describing i'll
general terms nracticahle the time describe it
otherw ise luis mortgage am advised by the Attorney
General (wlo has obtained abstract the different Reg
ster offices the counties where these lands situated
thousand land In addition the mortgage
received transfer of the the Flint and rec Mar
quette Railway company the fifteen thousand dollars
Also two notes executed by Pratt amounting FIVE thousand
eight hundred and eighteen dollars and sixyine do
consider these last mentioned of much value The
foregoing the only could obtain and have
entertained doubt they received that they
amply sufficient the State against ultimate loss
They all due and unpaid and advised by the Attorney
General that he has commenced foreclosure of the mortgage
At the opening of navigation i'll the spring of 1859 the
Board of Control Of the ST. Marys Falls Ship Canal Composed
OF the Governor State Treasurer and Auditor Genera visited
that work for the purpose examining condition and
determining the OF the expenditures be
made i'll order put beyond risk Of accident. Before
leaving Detroit the Board employed three competent Engineers
TO accompany them each Of whom requested
the work and furnish plan and specifications of the
ments necessary TO be made together with estimate of the
probable expense We found the Canal in unsafe condition
much that there imminent danger o the works being
washed during the and the entire of
Lake Superior hereby eopadized The plans specica
tons of Joseph B. Walton ESQ., zone Engineers who
accompanied u.s. for the Improvement of the Canal the
approval of the Board and by adopted and he
subsequently employed the Engineer take charge of the
improvements.
Upon the eth day June 1859 the Board Oh behalf the
State entered into with as Holmes and Nelson
W. Clark for furnishing the materials and doing the
work under the direction Of according the plans and
specifications of the said Engineer duplicate the
entered into with the plans and specifications file in the
office OF the Secretary of State which You respectfully
REFEREED The price agreed upon with Holmes and
Clark sevenywo thousand dollars and by the Of
the contract they have possession of
and after the 18th September and necessary during
remainder Of the wear
BY the law the responsibility the prudent manage
ment and Of this great National work
entirely with the ard of Control and upon their fidelity
and watchulnes protecting against accident depend al
most wholly the millions Of Commerce that yearly pass through
it. The Board felt the full weight responsibility award
the contract Holmes CLARK" and governed
by the known reputation these for perscve
whatever they undertook the price agreed
paid for the work The Engineer employed by had
ted the expense Of the improvements thousand
dollars and the Board unanimous awarding the
tract to Holmes and Clark srventytwo thousand dollars
The contractors Immediately entered upon the work
the hrst OF August had tar ccd spel all fears
serious accident occurring interrupt navea-
ton As the advanced became apparent that the clos
ing OF the canal by the 18th Of September in
time before winter set would prove disastrous
merca interests upon Lake Superior An unusual quantity
IRON ore had accumulated at Marquette awaiting shipment and
the fall and winter supplies OF the whole mining region upon
that Lake would be ready pass through the until
after the 18th Petitions signed by Of the vessel
and masters navigating the canal and by the principal bIs
ness men OF Detroit Cleveland Buffalo and Chicago and 9th
doing business upon Lake Superior presented urgent
y requesting not to close the canal ALL bn make
arrangements with the by which the work should
be deferred until the navigation had closed
The Board felt that these had right be heard and that
their interests should be consulted nasmuCh the
pense OF making the repairs upon the canal must under the
law be borne by those using tta additional expense
OF doing the work in the winter although might be great
was nothing III comparison the injury that commerce might
receive by shutting the canal under the circumstances
for one month After consulting with the Engineer
ting his views 10 the feasibility of doing the work III the
winter that cold latitude the terms the contract
10y the consent OF the cOnactors changed
qure them 10 complete the work between the closing of navi
CATION OF 1872 and the opening thereof in the Spring of 1850
ana as compensation for changing the of the contract
they We're to he paid the additional expense Of the work by
reason OF the change in the time for doing This additional
expense to be determined 10y the State Engineer compe
tent person selected by the contractors and they could
not agree then they select third person familiar with
the work. and the award 81 the majority be conclusive
IL Is que 10 the State Treasurer that should here remark that
he md not concur III making the change the contract