The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-21
VOL XLlIl. A.
MORE STARTLING FRAUDS.
TUE NTTENTH or THE REPORTS or
mn CINIL COMMISSION.
s..,t, ry,o ,ii,iiop r,,,,nrs Expended In
md around Buffalo nnrbor w1tn,n seven
Years very Big bonanza for Mcssre.
George ". Lord and Tia addeus &. Davis.

..,,,,,,,s.,,, no. t,., ,oo,, mint, a and
50, .,,. ,..,,t,,i - ,,o In nf,rrn,,,on r,n !
!" ,,., ,., a.. 81, r,,,,,, .s ,,,,, already |
~ -, ,,.,.c nhtc, r., coded IL II, Iy-o the |
t..t,,,,r r, ,n,r,pr otcd s5b.co for protecting
>, , ,., ,,, .,.,.. ,h,,,o,,s IA, t,kc |
The Erie ''n"' iIom en- h'io ohmen's o' l'S'
Lil'' anu 'h' g. h''oc' WIS 'V' W N"u''s
Shl"E'' WI" N''uln ".n'" 'V",'t" w
Ir'lL. "' l. '"' '"e WIN ""' W '' "'"' ~
t""V h"' 'n contract ".' ''u''nN W ~ ~
mun'ra' w. was "o. mao 'u' anu VA rno''on u
John H. 7 then u Con missioner Il was /
cancelled An Jun,. ls73 tie work done up TO |
"' '' .... ...,,,,...,o,.,t,ooo ooo 1ha |
Le.i.i turc + ls73 maoo an additional appro- |
p..ti.n for III, same work II s25.OOo. and IN
- -, 500. 10, 20
Oct"h'r OF iha year c"htihVt was let W
Il rk & B,unett to complete 1t for the
ann, cf : s,n -on The Inct.l. ture OF 1874 Appro-
SUM q, t"''~'' "e 1000 w.,
pfia,,d the additional sum OF t"""' ana
-, II, =. -, ,,',, a., ,h, s,,,,, -, st,I
'"IS nav "''s""' " ~ -, ~ .
entitled I. e., to. AMI over sli.ccO In excess
n, rho on,o,,t actually anprnpri ted for tho
- '"N "'""'' "'' - "
,omol,t n OF the work. AT the past rate Of
expenditure" say the Commissioners, "this
'impro'ement VIII cost 'n' s'",e to'o"oV' ior
No part OF when h"vewo been able TO nnd any
good excuse. The facility with which
ho cot ~ this work ba a al, eady SWOLLEN 10
WV 80 80 - 80,
sn.,nar ,ll,str,t,on OF n ri a ss of canal phenon
va "'.N" " '''0''- ". ." ""' ~ '"'' ""'o
made familiar to you. The ontract was let
wlt,oxtany such surveys m aus. or estimates as
49,, =, -, . = .,.
'"e Jaw :, ai''.u' anu "'uou' an' o"nNe"len'
means " '''''''~ WV '''' " wv N"N'
neefs' .,-..,..,.. .o.-n
SKINNER 5 CONTRACT
On the same day mat skinner took the con-
tract f,r protecting the E-Ie Ca nal by extending
nav i'' P.o''. ''"H '"e - '0 """' " eN."u'N
the Blaca Rock oreakwater he took another for
deepening and imuroving the narrow canal in
a., - n, " n ,,cnsd a. 80 1rst contrac, 70 I'D
"a bhs' i vi, 10 ,ho secdn6 ,hs w@,k On the
ne ass'-.,u "iso w ~, ~ .,' V"tn ~" 81. 1
'A IN he ~ ~ Augu Isl Edward " vii
IN u ,s 80 "a - c,,tr ~ or fnr ~ o5l which
hauls " ~ " 1wa,uV ,,, , III, M ~ ~, =, ,r,a trd
sss,1,nru rr ",tnr r w S,d',stt eD Geo,ss n
H. I'd I'm seif. thc arst inst,,nce The S,retes
- ~ ,l seli ~ ~. w @ W.. "a 1 hns
- ,tr,i " ~ - I'D ~. rnntinuous niece ~
@ ~ ltnt osrf0rn'ed Tnrd mn
uVi tn,i a. pu"', i ,.voT 80 -
,e,s 49, ~ =, ~ Il ~ IT, ~. ,,i ur.rt -, ,.,,,.,i
.v''Vo ~. tl'h "sheN VI Nv .l =. a. ~, " W -
ms unhnl,L Ltn cYnu9V'' i t'quest 'ha' was u''i-
T hi' ,.o. to sevsn,L contract connected with
nls ""s t,e seNen,n OuhtI'.t pu ,eu ",.n
wy ~ 10, ~ prn"v - ~, y fi go" e ~
, a risli ~ ~, ~ r ri, ~ ~, ~, iJr ~ Ma"ch
~ ~ M ,,,, -, i,,, - d., ,i,., 49, y a h,, -, ~,
-, .e IN M p n Isi,as
~ i - ~ ~. 1 M daa,, . ~ a'n ni sain,s g.,
a. As,n' ~ ., a ,,u - ,'v & a,n ,tsn, 10 .e
Work md exceeded IN cost the amount paid for
- ny ~ "a 'n,', 4 - a " vi n st,o oau io M .eu
& 1' ly ''' vb ma r"n.tvsd he oniy VII
a'N o. -, i,,.d ,.ora in, ros,od 49, r,tnSS "a
- ~ ,,,. 'u -, ,,ii,h ~. 20 80, -, :. "u ,
the guN les ,ndInv 10 woi1h , tne 2mmittee at
tr,ner OF he claimant, who acn,ed i, tns ex9en,
The oM crs 4 the state
LORDS AGENT
c'e olSu W, ,oi ,I, az sn - nii ,hs
5 ate. hut ais, "a n agent of George D. Lord.
A -ftl p 70 ot ,ho report II testimony is in his
faudwriiine he drew the ward; certin-
apd.tgr; sub cqqently be negotiated for the
go. lfa.f th.p frt.p fha
uent when the were as > ct no funds available
ID Wis MAS uu. ble or unwilling t. explain why
wLv H., snnu,d consider hi, seiyi,r. In procuf,
ins the f. vnlcnt II "a la MI cclt from the state
WO.tu $500. rwhy. II 10 was not a lawful debt,
ls .h,il,' IA 20 any ndy,ntnue over Mr. Lord I'M
prot urine IL. anG Whl. when the funds we're not
uni.su i M +, r. ,ulpt ,lactt.v
On tie anth Of August, ls,3 few days after
r.nat C'n',. n,rs n.n,I. n e. intact Win I'd.
waid H. Van Dusen, which enii r4ced, besides
,"'iS.ll, an extei,siou Of ceriDi, clio wGrk
,lw fn. q rry Sileei hii cc in Buffalo His
blw s.LJG. In } inuar, OF TIE following
wear Dulen. after having expended only
slGitO Az. ! r,. 10 have nIs CONTRACT clnceIcf,
GrIC 1ef. wa. ersnied' But before
t.s NoIri uad taken action. how, ver Van Du
Sen al nIoncd the worh. A.r. Fay took charge Of
it.uuderth- pre- ext Of haylac 1t readv for spring
u4}l.ailon. ald ia the G. LTse ol tour months
-. tuaru upOu IL the sum nt 2tp,jp,;S, out II "a
fnd' 'vIi.I, md been aiil'r.,rr, [ If h., the state
for the ptn-ccu, ion Of th. work only under con-
tr ci- tu be iet to the lowest .drr. whereas 1t
va his dufy. .cc. rdingt the tcrli OF The cpn-
tfar', to cone from Van Dd en- tie $4,000 -
'.pena acs on li- work, II necessary. On Mr..
tay own m zion, Van D.sru wss discharged
irm is otNlaii to tue state without forfeit
Ing donar Inc testimony giv'n 1y Fay hum
10 uc oie the committee reveals a disregard Of
Tire night. anuI ter St. of tn ate, on IN part
OF he Commissioners, veigilg upon gross crlmi-
uality.
Vis pUsEN AND FAY.
The work 80 on wn..h Van Dusen and Fay OBJ
taiu,d .sl A.. 40 fro 80 the state tire isury was
% tIn ion o. %
aul ne drai iug au- Hing lncid9nt thereto.
Alter making tic amlle-t allpwa Nce for the
work done aud the material furnished by Van
- sen before .b ndonlug thc q, ntr ct, and by
"' Ha,V' ~ ,,ll9 IN. ~, ~ ~ ,, ~
ch,r e rnd ~. N mad h, the : ate al the priees
fxcd ~ N r contracts and tho Gi-cropuncy be-
tween I. g am mt expended by Fay on Van
DIsen's w,,h nd the amount Of work when
tpues r. 10 ave neen actually done throws a yet
dnrher shadow over TINS transactiOn. Oscar +
Nhtfofd DIVISION Engineer on The western
division II tue canal. Testified that he could not
rec now me seivce for Viii h tine state, under
Fay's diiecuun. was required 10 pay s19,5O1. ~,
co ID have cost even on a lit eral scale II prices