The New York herald., 1868-03-24

Incorporating tne HUDSON Hlgnanu Suspension
Bridge Company; providing for the incorporation of
dental societies.
The Senate adjourned.
ASSEMBLY.
ALBANY, March 2s 1855.
ARTICLES or IMPEACHMENT AGAINST CANAL Coar-
MISSIONER dorm.
Mr.. Jacobs, on behalf of the Special Committee on
the Canal Investigation, presented articles of i'm
peachment against Robert c. Dorn,' Canal Commis-
sioner, as follows:-
Whereas the Office Of Canal Commissions Is office Of
c s
deeply interested nasmuch the general and
m
s Of Sana ns ssa of n s
one having been en- duly elected 70 said office s On the Tues
@a ss en ss
nd hs n s By the % ssS os s he
to the best Of bis ability and then and there entered on the
Whereas the said Board of Canal Commissioners did, in
the month OF January 1866 and again In the month Of jan
the 'aa @
ext @ from NM Albany The
Lake Canal in length 1875 miles; chamPlaa Canal a
Pond above roy dam length three niles Black River M Ca
BY which Aa DIVA duty Of he
said Robert G Dorn,s such Canal Commissioner
frequently and carefully into the Of the and
70 ss $ his rspa as e he and
TO be necessary supernend be such
By % the Iessars nsps II the Jansi By
the repair or o. all neces
ance of labor 10 inquire into the Official conduct
.os ootHsepsrs and other subordinate agents. and
and hear all COMPLAINS .ha, might be b
faithful execution By al persons employed 10 the manage. %
which he was specially Charge to ys and essmas every
in every thirty days during the Of ay
ssa'0n sen notice G Of such visitation and faithfully PER-
onm menSer Canal member
s q s people ne by
and eco1oca y S, 81 money By ssn and
and materials favorable terms for
S iss in ne For
works.
C. Dorm Of the Canal commssionsrs aforesaid under
New Ne aWs q So
AZ Ard If Y he % s.s and o s M OF sna
he act: a%enda.oy thereof 70 act As ne NIB q
neers as required BY law Of he work,
manner required 6 sw such
and materials @ s to keep the canals Of the
Of with the person persons who shall the
or provide the materials at the lowest price, with adequate
ties assigned By and laws amendatory
to such parties as should propose perform the
toned In most safe and advantageous to
s es ana for the thereof in such
under such regulations said Contracting Board
And whereas the contracting did the Goth day
con,racsing Board to contract with bidder when
in the judgment of said Board said bidder had the ability
for performance Of The same ne and would IN the jaas
speched in said &C. aud ndaiory thereof.
Ace THAT in the 1865 It became necessary to let
sS1sss s%a Sessions ami q iSs E5Is Canal
auIv de
Of repairs said sections up TO the sh day Of Decem
ber. 1885, at the city Of Albany, wrongful, an, s
s% and anG oGS Oe an@ the u
said sections above mentioned Tor the purpose
o. buying r as up ana @ and FOR
wrongu unlawful and corrupt purpose o. uia,ps inter.
proposals made offered ai reasonable Or ad:
rates sr sRs e dRassss sT @ 's Years. Paa including
@ r. ay ssrrr Of s a and u saa na
Of al % Is % e a.d Tnda 5 ms a.
erase and cause to made Informal the bid bought 10
and Obtained the further wrongful, unlawful and
awarded @ tie highest proposers in causing
bids or made "a hs a 70 be- reseaa a
for nausht being Informal and n compliance Of law
a ns Board That the said Robert G. Dorm Canal
soner and member Of The Consracsg Board win ia Know
c"mbinaton 10 cheat and State
s ss & hs s % s,
lawfully and corrupy vote to award and dd award ssia aid
tie repair sections Aforesaid the highest bidders
sssous ss' asd 70 he State with scrsssid
rfu unlawful and corrupt combination That by
thereof the State was ou. Of large sum Of
70 the asns ss ae asd s Of the
the sad Nd EoSe Z n9rn Cana commls a
knowingly wroGgay and sSaP heses, % and rs,."f hs
Cana and for The Of the Albany basin in said
lion for the years from and including the lst Of
January ans yonsrsens ,Ds Board and did knowingly and
p a
most safe The State having due regard
10 Rtss 1Refeo "a Of duty
FUZZY and sna made sS e az
aid wronsuly and u1.wfully vote TO award, and s ad
sss ss' Ms s %
rsetsd and and agreed % PAID was s.oIS
an saa woh and greatly IN Of other BIDS
proposals duly lawfully % q the es
nnse Sss of law thai By randed
e e peO OF The and 70 their and
against their laws and dignity; 80.
came o et hs eoprsc. the q
s s Ss n a 5.San esna es S sesS o s
day Of p,sembsr s0s as Aforesaid sae s ssia m a9n
was duly regularly awarded . John Charles Van
A. ss % @ dS inc Of ss ssn q s'
rules and regulations Of the Canal Contracting Board Iha
gommoner On and member Of Canal Contracting Board
AID wrongfuy corrupty and with the intention thereby u
deaud the State the said Board reconsifer and
aid reconsider said award 80 made aforesaid u
vandekar and reject and did reject the bid OF
proposal OF said Charles vanderk for said work and did
rnnguy and corrupty work and his Official innuenct
and dd member OF said Contracting Board TO aware
ard award said contract for the repair OF said Section No
price OF $3.50, and did wrcngfaOy and corupn,
aipn and the contract said Briggs OF
he part the State herefor that said contract M
awarded Brigss let at and exofbitan
pcc rate vastly than said labor and cost
repairing sd section was worth, and at price very disad
vanaeeo,ls TO the state, the said Robert O. Drn .Nna
knowing the same, bu. wrongfuy aud corrpty consplrn
and Intending TO cheat and defreud the State; tina
by rsson thereof the State derauded OF large
mo ney-to w.t. the Of f000to the manifest Injury
ih people OF state of New York and against their law
rnd dignity. ..,.,, -, :. -. -, o..