New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-16
THE CANAL FRAUDS.
nyr1CIAL REPORT OF ALLEN c. BEAchs
TESTIMONY.

ONLY A TRACING-THE PLOTTING AND 'o""O'i
DrsIGNs OF THE CONTROVERSIES IkslihoN'
VERBATIM. .
A,n.Ny NY. Aug 15-The Canal Investigation
Permission subpenaed Allen c. Beach, Lieutnant-
Governor in 1869, and President of the Canal Do"tu'
nv which the contract was let to H. IL. Dei'Soi ~.
Abe Port Schuyler and Lower Mohawk hqueu"N'
and Van r. Richmond, State Engineer III ioo' S"o
q member of the same board, as SUN "' ~
learned from the published 'arus Vi '"o',
femon that they had cognizance of maps ana plans
80, s,,nosed "a. have been submitted to the
po,rd At the time of the letting. Mr.. Beach was
fopnd at Saratoga and the subpoena was scrVed upon
rim Mr. Richmond, however had left Tor ms nome
IN Wayne County. The testimony submitted peio"
IN aho,y what Iieut. Gov Beach had to say re-
liz, the napers submtted to the Board on that
accession The examination was conducted D! MI
Nagone
Mr.. BTACHS RECOLLECTION OF The MAJ
Won we're tho Lieutenant Governor from the LIST OF
Seminary 1869 to the 3lst ef December, 1871 a Yes
Dir. - ,,, ,,.t
O. And during the first six months tha' you menu '.'
soce YOU were familiar familarzed yourself win 'e
statutes relating TO contracts for canal lens "" n The
mott A. endeayored TO, but my time was tHh.n uP'
Erst four months good deal in legislative matters %
q. Being Lieutenant Governor maze you hi'"'''' "
se canal RoaTdt A. Yes SIR.
present at the meeting gi Of t6e ianai fU %as
keid at
O. And in the proceedings of tho Canal Board we III"
'n, e M Bascom to the Canal BOarde Canal Commits
soers examined the maps pan ana tr he con
:,1@e, Of he following WORK to w
Alter reciting several other works. the l3th para
For removing wall benches and slope pavement
vertical and T 1 aSS MCs%t Aqaeucs Chap
81 Laws OF lSO9 Estimated cost sS4'54o
O. Arc you able to say that any map plan or or
specification was lied or presented l" 'hS NG DO ur
that y. 4
Have Won my knowledge of the character OF the
nan ihat was nyes.ptedf A. don't think have seen 1t
since and don't think have any recollection 60 as 10
s,v could give You the character OF it. A.. ..o
should rolelnny that none was maze "ouu sou
,se1 tn ard si TrssssD D% ia A. should
O. And that You have sufficient knowledge o, ne un
ference between the map that would DC ~ Ir h ,'
particular structure and any other map lhas hen, 1,
been pre- scented of that section OF the lamar a. "o"
O. suppose map OF that particular section o. the
canal had been presented 10 The Canal Board without
rt~renee 10 any survey whatever but map OF the
canal enlarged, would you DC prepared 10 sTv"i 10
day tina such map required by the statute lf
The canal letngi A. could not swear positively as 20
that. ann =, ,,,. Gam.
mission i that the evidence before them u all the per
sons interested that work engineers is that no sur
yey was made preparatory TO that lengt A. VI course
9nn Stot 70 ace If Won can You have assumed that
Won could A. | don't wish to be charged with assuin
Ing until have chance Of saying something dohl
that haye Sssmsd any n"e Of Tead s ro inc
statement OF Mr.. Richmond as follows: 49,,
Processes about these maps the existence o. he n
sTS S &c e S sS and he has NO, he viii probably explain
Il means Ia his Letters. 49,. ,..
I'VE hard you letters which We desire published in
, ns1 ssq ss o. T sTs rest IN Seh gross injustice
90 the canal Board Of $50 demands PROMPT attention ara mn,
1 X.,t R. i Ri CHM
Among statements that purport to be III those let
ter te following from the witness 60 n. ,,s and tuv
have
in lis statements ,o, ... .,,os NTH ret,
snec T. The report Canal Commission That The Tesolg
Vas fraud upon tie Board that there to i'm
Yeate the sse5e'aI' OF STATE con
eaLot accept that decnse Ii TIE Commissioners stated
caGa PREPARED il the duty Of nyse and
Eitnss criticisms the Of The Comm. ion
S s gf nsp ~ sfi
TS arr not Only not well founded but they
AIRY, I'm ut and entirely without foundation n, ,,,,
A. Yes 1 know that.
q: That is the paragraph called your attention TO-
O. asked you for what information you are able TO
give the Commission, that such map plan, specea-
Ton OF estimate made as the law requires Iepara
Tory canal letting presented 10 tho Board aud use
ile word SUCH" intending to call your attention dis
O. A. the law required A. Ny recollection is that
they were such as the Law requires.
& The question is tails A. don't mean to cay that
have at present personal recollection OF what is there
but allow me and will tel you what do mean.
q. Certainly. A mean when the resolution OF the
banded to Ine President Of the Board read the
luon in The frst place to see what was there and
there and then stated TO the Board what the
zen 81 1ne an at anu .g were % b ~
The papers there because there could not have boon
al instance when resolution pulpored to refer TO such
papers being submitted they were not there, but
That would have known 1t, and II would have made an
members OF tic Board or not they can speak for them
selves ana Tue eco.ds Oh the Canal boaId also state That
there and all these circumstances and facts make me
know that the papers submitted that purpolted to
They were what they purpofted 70 be- to wit: map
Plan and e =, NOM " Shat the pariieular points
ieannot say from recollecon that is just ait is.
by Mr. Bsewd DO you know hn what The law
GG Ge2nf wire s e49sv to the Gsva l TaS Of
wish 10 say further, right here Oh This subject, il may
be permitted, that have caused an examination to b~
Of papers found pu1portng to in reatfon to this
work and designated on tue outside Maps, plane, and
estimates OF the work Oh the Eastern Division that is
also the that makes say have doubt that
those papers were there and were filed
BY hr. NsgODc-Is that all the explanation you
want make about ii A. All al the present time.
want to cay something else further along
WHAT TIE AUDITOR AND ENGINEER SAY.
The Auditor has been here sworn and says he could
end no such maps his Office such the law requires,
nor any other pertaining to that work that there
indications there the idea that any such
FED The Engineer charged with the special duty OF
making the survey and map that none were ever
made. A. That is Crockett
q Yes, Sir, and that he knows that were madcf
A. notice another statement from him this morning
that varies il little
Y Fiji varies any from what this Commission say,
Will submit We subject TO correction. A. lie does MT
swear under oath.
Y hh not criticism upon yoni A. want 20 help
you 70 get at the office.
" when We said that none was made, We said II In
Idth NOW va have exceeded the subject ST. far IA
SmehsIlne the state Engineer and Surveyor, in whose
SpSe tne law requires they should he fled We have