The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-11
DEFRAUDING TIE STATE.
THE CLAIMS ron THE OVERFLOE
OF THB CHEsMUNG CAN1L.
An word v xcecdina the Value Of fbc Entire
Praperty in the VALLEY Damages for which
the stntn wna In no MnY RcapnnsIblc.

I'm hWrrd v Ncecdtn0 thc value Of tbc Entire
Properts in the VALLEY Damages for which
the State was In WY Rcaponsiblc.
ALBANY. Nov. ID.-Thc Joint Legisii tive
Canal investigating Committee met Mt the stat
Hail at IL A. VI. s,nutor Cole, Chairman, md
Assemblymen sewurd aud Sherman. aud the
counsel OF the committee, Henry Smith uud u.
W. Peckham. were In attenG ance.
Mr. Peckham announced chat the committee
would proceed to examine tie awards made Inv
the Canal Appraisers under chapter S0l ~ the
Lave NJ 1870. entitled IAN act for the relief of
Ovid Plumb Freeman u uks. aud others" This
law authorizes nd requires tho Cinal hppr u
ers To hear and determine the claims Of OVID
Plumb and others for damages alleaed tO have
been sustained nv them in consequences OF tho
letting NJ the Wrtcrs ~ tho Chomunc Canal into
CaharIne creek 10y cutting out tho waste wers
and breal,s in June, 1S99. nnd In case liability
should he established sGninst she State which
could create aloeal Iiability against oorpora-
ton or individual, the Appraisers were 10 award
to the above-named individuals respectively
such damages 10 each had sustained by reason
~ the prcri 90. subject 10 nppeh to the Canh
Bn1rd ~ IA nthor sees.
Cornelius Glen, chief clerk In the Canal An
praisers' office, recalled and produced the
record ~ proceediosa IN the Domd Of Oin !
Appraisers making 1wnrds under MS hrt. no
read IN cl~tns nut IN amounting ~ tho rg 'yrs
cate to S,tr.s with twelve YEAR int.rcst. wntch
lowed.
5000, showing that the CLAIMS, ~ IN number
were cut down only $jI72L He read the to i
mons OF the witnesses tcsIiIing before ihe
Arpr isers. who said the Hood wac caused hy
the neg &c OF the canal of, ials to open the
paddle gates IN tine locks.
Ctarlgs ~ sl,eper teslinel ! live IN Miilport. che
have lived there snoc lsid. with my falh"r on the
cost 1s SS o. i ST lH d ' va b a A aS 90
overflow e rented aud yielded Income Of some
,nny Or fny no lrs 4 car; ~. " n ~ n.n worm
through tho farm rccollcci thc nnud Il occu red On
mil dam arpurtrnaaccs 70 IN Jaw mil crofs f'nccs
snd h.. yard shpps, which were swept away. II c'r
away I've alluyis fon. The land Is worth from fioo
TO ~. sherman That y what It wa worth e 1877;
To- Mr.. pccthan' The who'o fartl was Worth $1,000,
four or nvg acre vcfc ryntrrd w6rinie.' worth $40
(, my fa,hSr was Snou, onS CIV va Worm
MA sc1us "a , sa'ee az 10 oSs s ya min 1 a.. ; aS
r.rs esrri gvsy hns IN. e4g 9s w., P , re-
a,ou, 81 hiei Tnen ne crops snd fences carrici
Away Nen' Of CONSIDERABLE van'.
sward e ss.VJo2oP A.--une.halt -, ,,,,,
Qawho got the restP A.-Ih' hwyer-D u. ii'n
90 Gahrie asoko tins claim. nd your ,athcr 90,
tees tees a. ;i6ooS &.S-Weii SSrpcs~ i rcqa6
sailed Dor"to gc' II. Lawyers ehAr'n h.gl sSm
o-Do you know how the I.erisiaiur, came to take
A. ccii The hearing AFTER ha' apscJ2 A,I
noting 10 wHh IT, We waro N @row half
cl " 10 y cot. aud unthius 81 not ~ ru-cfi
To ,ir. shrrinan wac memb,r "a thc Ice'sa.
& n m e psds sd sns ~ "4 ,n % 9i iGS,
nav prevented the nu"'' II opeu,d
Aftsr reress Minor L. Sherwood was sworn,
and tcstincd;
reside IN Montotr, schohs-'. county. abort . mite
ard AZ Iuln ere the e. shet "cesrred. he'd old
thou 1T mat iur price al. Of time think b. farm
" inst" ie'pl.s N INC impaete s1ts ,nink
S"u,d nave tren i"s o. oui ~, nu s's.a 'r ~;
Ry Vr. snhtn-w'y 500 ~ put down In tho claim f.r
ttc bu'shca ai'nc7 A. M mil Ws quilt forty six
Of tes da e ,i,sH REQ lIo'n IN f';ii9'eay ,sfS,c
her plsnA WIN Two pourwsys aud aprols. and uiney
Q-whyP A.-rncrc ,- too much Oft.
Mr. Smith ad other items whirn witncss said
were exorb'tan ~ extray cant. Inc eubapk-
menf instead II beng twenty feet wide. war
yard was word abOu; 90.
o-Tr.re wss a sop wotth s4o, accounting ~ ihe
nr Hp and 81 1--WE" @oS NE 20 ' aoss aroua vs. my" ' nv
ssr DySr ne s s y . re- 81 %
a The nm OF t1e irs;h tia. l.n Va - ABOUT
y NJ u.s., ~ MA IA above IN,
not ihcrc I remember wne .hia rss va. 6ifore N,
idegns far any vine tresac,s hsss c.hrr'd
s9re eeieIe m ga The L ID + ,o, ,ins To
Shat yauus Slee0er ssil on the 81 ,ad ~.
Q-NhAt d. yuu think tat ro.tP H. put A. down
81 sSlO. Al thinK Il eonid nav" Dsen Ouit Tor tOi.
witness cut down other Items In this fill He
r~duc q 4 rnFrge NJ $40 per d1y cnmlrd for
Is nksr mlil lvloR IDLE 10 aoout ). pcr d.N.
Q.,Da hugu.tu. Boltsicrd haye mn ~ herr 4.
lie had un ciu tang up there watch le didn't ''o much
with.
o How that2 Tie hiss Kots bul IA here for 81 n-r
d. lyns iuleY Al never saw the Jay iLat he could
M h ihii.
Q. y 'sford haa some land there whai Vac It
Nogih7 As-AhaLl 500
y Ncf, u' DO va, aNuso ftci, on. pShaw'
A..
land worth tina
O-rhsn he got for dtnare- th-n all he ian,
wolt ia Do you AnOw uiU ilOusli proper;s A.-h go
o The MI y naide onf ~ heh3 ~ Joseph howell
epi alI helr. MS father hcri pai Maa the unlf
hrrg A-No, sir. BE- isft two ,onr and tire" dalgi.
q -In.enh al Ell Ia tahi ~ hiins,if IT, COT
ESQ IN dock What Was Il ~or,hT A. Ah.ut g..
Witness w's exaninGd az l"ngth in regard -
all The claims, ana told the same story through
ca, thdt ho ~ mrs Vei' eX'ls,Wrl9 sYiraVa-
gint .nd wonud a. nv saylng would not pay
tn" amount awarded for tie entire property Ia
the iliov.
Adjourned til to morrow morning.