New-York tribune., 1873-04-11
ALBANY.
,oNCERNING THE CANALS AND TIE CAPITOL.


EuIT-rIiE NEw-YORK POICE JUSTICE mfL
PASSED BY THE AssEMBLY-wEsrCHEsTER AN
NEXAuON-NOTEs.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO TRinuvEl
ALBANY, Anrl 10.-lt is stated on high au-
thorIty that would than SO00OO to repair
she breaks by the present ireshes in the Black
River Chenango. Crooked Lake. Chemnng and Gencsee
valley Canals. These known rs the non-paying'
lateral canals The tolls collected ON them do not amount
toanetenth Of the expense keeping them IN naNiga-
BILE condition.
Ibnow seems probable thai The great fresnet OF TINS
srriug of little hen,ti 60 the state hince y
not likely that this any other Legislature VIII app
pirate money % repair the portions oi the
canals which are washed n this course is taken
She canals Will be practically abandoned, and
large mart Of the money which has heretofore
been wasted on them aHId.'y will he saved.
APPROXIMATIONS for cana. purposes VIII he
heavy enough this year without putting an army OF men
20 work 10 reconstruct the Chcnaugo and Crooked Lake
Canals The senate this evening passed the hill appro
nr,tinR sg0Oo expended in 1873. and s2500O0 In
51 "a continue the Cnampain enlargement The open
ing of canal nav CATION will be late this year, as was
last mouth least from the present date viii he
required 10 put the EriC and Cbsmplan Canals in order
and it quite possible that damage may be done
rs the high water than has get been reported.
TIE Committee o. which Mr.. Rose of 81 Lawrence IS
Cnairmau appointed TO whether The new Cap
o We but cheaper by contract than under the
prescut syetom has taken some Important testimony
According u the statements made oy John Bndgfcrd
the builder aud other practical men who have charge OF
the work II would appear that the present Commission
s not as Efficient might be. Men have been put on
for politieal purposes whom the Superintendent. Mr.
Brdgford had 30 for and did not want As an ~
stance of stupidity. large number OF men were sent
from Albany TO cut Yarmouth, Me- by order OF
the CommiSsoners and when the men got there they
found uO stone 10 cut, and had 10 come back
xvIlgI fla Me- Wy
Company consisting Senator JARVIS Lord. contracted
m furnish proved to unfit for the building and could
not be had in sufficient quantities In several Instances
tour or i've which had been laid had e. be taken
down agan TO Get out bad blocIs OF the Yarmouth
granite which had been placed IN the walls In order
10 supply the stone winch the original contractor failed
IN furnish the Commissioners compelled TO resort
% the ouarres of the HauOwei Granite Company.
gincc then there has been difficulty in getting stone
but owing 20 msuanagemont blocks e stone nave Deen
sent which cannot for several months az they
belong 70 another story the building ana the blocks
which are wanted Immediately GO not como to hand In
consequence the building makes slow progress
The premises are incumbcrcd with loose stone, and 1t
has been necessary vacant lot 70 store granite
TO- and to waste great deal OF time dragging blocks
Of granite from place 10 place 10 get them out OF the
way For these reasons tue completion OF the mnding
Is delayed and its enhanced Tho amount of money
70 far expended building s. OOOOOo The walls of the
basement abou half completed bot there II
considerable quantity granite hand which has not
been laid The appropriation recommended hy the
Committee OF Ways aBO Means tins year - Sl5tVWO
Five OF SIX wears least will be required 10 complete
the structure, surposing the work to be emclenty
prosecuted.
Both the senate and Assembly engaged tlhs
evening the third reading and passage Of hil, Amsng
those passed by the Assembly war The new Police
Justices bl for New-York City.
The Assembly speut the whole morning session IN dl~
eusSiug tbe b portion OF NestcheSer County
% the City of NewYork. No new arguments were ad.
yanee1 or against the measure and II received the
support of about half Of the New-York delegation.
There no provision in the bin for obtaining She con
sent OF either Eew-York westchester County 20 the
unon and although the Assembly ordered 1t - third
tsadng the conclusion Of the discussion there very
little likelihood OF its passing the Senate
tGENRRAL PREss DIsrATCH]
large delegation OF members ~ the Legislature, at
the invitation of T. Kerkhardt visited Troy tbi after
noon to examine system Of heating eaTs by steam.
IL is done by connecting the 20 the engine with
hose for supply Of steam which completely under
troll ia each car. aud can be regulated at Will II ls
amed that by this system all danger OF fire i'll of
accident Is obviated and that uniform temperature
can be The delegates were unanimous 10 their
approval OF the system
IL ts announced tbas the Committee Ways and
Means will report bill naming new Commission lor
the new State CAPITOL and will fix the appropriation
this year at Sl5O0O0O. Visscher Ten Eyck, j. Wesley
sUtb and Charles r. EastOn, all OF this city have thus
far been selected for the Commission. One more mem
LIFE ~Rtbert II Waterman is the fourth New Capi-
tol Commissioner agreed upon by the Ways aud Means
Committee.
The following is the bill to widen Ann-st. agreed on
BY the property-Owners who have had hearing IA the
matter;
ACT alter the Ds.s5, plan Of tSe Sy o. S,tseen
sFcTIOSI r. ID. Morgan, Henry Bergh, William II.
Tseg. VIM. Hussy, ana Alfred Craven are hereby ay
pointed Commissioners, with power and authority to
determine npOn the expedency OF opening more drect
communication bV street or avenue IRON the CITY Hall
Judgment afford the hest public accommodation at the
least cost and the said Commissioners shall be at liberty
widen Ann-gt present termination or 10 widen
and extend the SAID street., or TO widen, or TO
extend any other street IN the said city between
Fulton aud Chambers-ss from the City Hall Park TO
sOuthst 10 open and lay out as street any other
territory between the said points Tor the public accom-
aforesaid II their Judgment, after hearing all the
parties who desire 20 be heard, and upon
all the which may come before them on the sub,
1ee the public interest shall require such Improvement
or alteration provided that street shah be made
over 100 feet in width
sEc q provides for giving public notice Of hearing
Witnesses 70 be summoned and sworn, clerk provided
for commissoners 10 receive $40 per day and for
Ienses not over $1,000 all 10 be pad by the controller
SIC 8 provides the commissioners shall make a map
plan of the alteration and the property proposed 10
assessments and report to the Mayor and Aldermen.
Sac. ( provides for the application TO the supreme
Court for three commissioners OF estimate ana
ment 20 be appointed by the propertyowners one
BY the Mayor and one by the Judge.
SEC. provides that 40 days before making the report
10 the Court copy Of the estimates ana assessments
shall pe open to public inspection, aud be advertised IN
three daily papers within 80 days objections may be
made, and persons representing majority OF the
gross amount OF the assessments and awards snail ap.
pear and object 10 proceeding with the report the Court
snail order the same discontinued; u otheFWlse IL shall
SEC. c provides that majority Of the Commissioners
sha be quorum The Court may I'LL vacancies in the
Commissioners.
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