New-York tribune., 1874-03-11
STEAM ON THE CANALS.
IMPORTANT HrhRISG BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY CANhi
COMMirrEE-MR BAXTEKs CLAIMS.

IMPORTANT HEARING BEfOltE IHF ASSEMBLY IhNf'"
COMMiTrEE-MR. BAxTEkS CLAIMS
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Albany March 10.--The Canal Committee of the
Assembly mot this afternoon and heard VIM. Baxter
and d. p Dobbn owners of tho boats Baxter and
Newinan IN reference TO the disposition of the State
award for the best plan of steam navigation of
the canals The bill before the Committee,
submitted by tho committee appointed to
siporinteld the trial trip and make the award.
recommends the payment of $4,000 to Mr. Baxter on
his actually placing seven boats on the Canals and
$4,000 to Mr. Dobbin upon his putting three of his
boats in operation. There were present before the
committee w. w. Wright, ono of the Commissioners;
Prof ID. VI. Greon. the engineer; +. M Peck OF the
Baxter Steam Canal-boat Transportation Company.
and Messrs MoGowan and Connolly of the Senate
Canal Committee
Messrs. Wright and Green were nterrogated at
length with regard to the particulars of the trial
trip and both gave their unequiyocal approval OF
the boats Baxter and City of New-iork, owned by
Mr. Ba xter. In answer to question by Chairman
Alberger Engineer Green said no further trial OF
steam upon tho canals necessary. the SUCCESS
of the aboye-named boats having been complete.
The canal however should be made OF uniform
depth of seven feet and tho bank walls removed to
secure the ultimate good attainabe. When this
WAS done he had no doubt tho canals would be
amply able, with steam navigation according to
Mr. Baxter's plan, to do all the work required TO
be 1One for msuy years to como.
Mr. Baxter in the course of his remarks. made a
strong claim for tho whole award of 100000 named
in the act constituting the Commission. The Com
mittee will consider this claim, and If the whole
amount is not appropriated or provided for, they
will Drobably eliminate from the bill submitted by
the Commission the provision requiring the success
fuI councillors to place additional boats the canal
before paying the award. The Committee is said to be
unanimously in favor of awarding the prize as
recommended by the Commission. aud fulhlllng tho
honorable obi cations of the State to tho men who
have spent their time and money III demonstrating
the feasibility and utility of navigating the canals
by steam. Anything short of this, they all admit,
world place the State in dsgraceful position.
CIrPR,,NT TOPICS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE APPROPRIATION FOR ACADEMIES - CURRENT
,rGIsLAuoN-ANoTnER QUICK TRANSIT SCHEME
ALBANY NOTES.
rrpou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THR TRIDUNEl
ALBANY. March 10. - The Senate to-day re-
s,ned tha consideration OF the Annual Appropriation
hill the pending question being the item appropriating
sl25OoO to acade and acadcmca departments OF
union schools. After some discussion. the Appropria-
tion bill WAS laid over account Of the absence Of
several Senators whoiwshed TO take part In the dis
cusson The appropriation for academies was stricken
ont OF the bill as passed the Assembly but is pretty
sure to be renstaed tho Senate. majority OF that
hody having expressed themselves in its favor.
The Assembly passed, In the order OF third readings
tbe bill incorporating the Maritime Association OF the
Port OF NewYork The bill for tho protection OF factory
cbildren was discussed in Committee and ordered 10
third reading without amendment The same Dill
passed the Senate several DAYS but with material
amendments which will render conference committee
OF the two houses before the terms OF the law
Will be liked ,.--,, -
Another quick transit scheme has been introduced au
thorzing the Harlem road Company TO construct an
elevated road its present track from the Forty
secondst depot Ann-st 1t provides that the road
sha be begun within six months and finished within
two years. This scheme Claims Commodore vanderbilt
az its backer," and Is supposed 70 be rival 10 tine
ouick transit bill introduced by tho Thrdaye. Railroad
Company Vanderbilt already has charter FOR an uIi-
darprouud quick transit railway from Forty secondst
no the CITY Hall Park hch not yet begun. while the
Thrd-aye Railroad Company has for years past fought
every scheme VI quck transit that has been brought Do
fore the Legislature I'm, a.,
Committee OF the Whole this evening. Among those
sffGoting New-York Mr.. McAfee's bill prohibiting
gas companies charging more Tor gas TO one class
~ cnstomers than 10 another Mr.. McAfee presented to
the COMMITTEES bills OF the Metropolitan Gas Company
IN which consumers engaged in the same business and
resdnc IN the same neiehb0rh0od were charged der-
ant prices for gas In reply to question from Col
encar he sa,d he could prove thing
done by every gas company Ia New-fork except the
Manhattan.
ffor regular rsort Of Lsgaf pro'tfns' "s Third PaseI