The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-10
the C4N.fI FRfUDS.
The Canal Board Voting TO Reinsiate the
Suspended Engincerr.

ALBANY, Nov. g.-The Canal Board to-
day took up the cases Of Engineers Yates and
Babcock, hearing arguments for the defence by
Judge Yates aud George N. Miller md In behalf
Of the people bv Deputy Attorney Gener. Fair
child. At the conclusion of the arguments See
Rotary Of state Wlileis offered a resolution re-
moving $. Z. Babcock. Division Engineer.
Treasurer Raines then said that the exposures
developed bN the Canal Commissi ncrs were no
near as bad a. they had been In times past. He
attributed nearly all the fraud and corruption
to bad legislation and the usases IN practice on
the canals These engineers had done wrong,
but they had followed the law and usage, both
Of which were wrong. lie claimed that Laws
We're passed, authorizing the Canal Commits
sioners to go on aud do additional work under
existing contracts. and the contracts themselves.
and the Deuson contract at Port Schuyler 60
strongly denOun, ed. allowed work, extra or al
ditiunal work to be done to an extent Of blank
dollars. wish such things existing. he asked
how IL was possible TO prevent fraud
A. to following the sDeciacations, II was a
fact that So far a. vertical walls are concerned
they have Mt been followed slice lsjl Those
specifications wera made for few pieces Of
such Wal at the end Of the locks, and II would
result IN losses to the State II they were applied
Strictly To the walls constructed in late years.
He referred To- the case Of McAlpinc, who, wn u
stat Encin, or, was reproved hv tue LeGislat IRE
ioi insisting upon an adherence 10 the specinfa-
lions. lie 4 10 hc would not vote for the re-
~ 'al Of these hircrs. but would vote for Their
reinstatement. tie concerned, utterly con
dcmnrd. the practices and rules governing the
engineers, also the acts 81 the legislature and
the construction gwen those acts by tho state
Engineer ma g nal commissioners tot know
Ing no act uf cotruptOn has been found az iiilst
these oficl.is. h. would not vote ful their ro-
movh. lie thought, however, the canal Bonrd
owed Ii 10 itself 10 rdurt some cxpr, S+iun, and
put II on record, Occl ring that the construction
put on the law by the anal commits sion was the
one We must come back to. lie moved a. n
subs liuie that Yates aud Babcuck be REIN
Ettitd.
The President decided the motion diysible,
and put the question un roiustatin- Yates, wnteh
WIS "a ried. hs follows:
AYrs- Me sra. HopHus Rlines sweet, stroud, and
N;is ,ie.sr.. Dorshcimsr Pratt, wnler., aud JacS.
son-i
This question was then ken on reinstating
Il .bc1rk. md was lost a. follows:
AYrs Ncs- ~. unes. STR ud and Thayrr-a.
Nay Ntf.rr. - r~fei'Ucr. Pratt, sweet, Jackson,
aud vi cr,--". VII. HoP-ins not voting
The question then REQUIRED on the motion Of
Secretary Of state Willers 10 remove BAbcock,
and II WAS lost. as follows:
AIRS ossrs. Dorshr,mcr AMI wllcrs-2.
NAhs-Ne.-f lopkln- H-inls, Pfitt, Ihayer Stroud.
JACKSON aud sweet T.
Commlssi"ner stroud then moved that the
charges against ates and IIabro,k he ulsiuis sed
which WIS carried. as follows:
AYrs Messrs noprns f,aincs Pratt. stroud, Thayer
Jac I'D aA1 sweet.
SAls-Messrs Dorheimer and wlcrs-2
Mr. stroud moved to Teinatata Is bcock A
motion To itvthis on the .hie vas l. ~, ana the
motion To reinstate Hancock Was carried, as fol-
lows:
AYfs-Nesrs HOPKINS I;alnes, Pratt, Ihayer stroud
sAYs Me, :. Dorsheiner and wnlers-2. sweet
not VOuns.
AR Jackson moved the appointment Of Chas
j. oimstead, DiVtsIun Engineer On the Western
D.tisioa LAID over, ana the board adjourned
III