The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-20
HOW TIE STATE is ROBBED.
MonE LIOHT ON yHE CHEMUEg
CANAL CLAIMS.
No Aftompt Made 10 Procure Witnesses Tor
the stntc -The Cases Virtually GoirE by
Defaull -Other ESeeseIve AIIeMRncee.

No Aftnmpt Made to Procure Witnesses for
the stntc The Cases Virtually GOirE rs
Default Otber Excessive Allowance.
ALBANY, Nov 10.-The Legislative Joint
Committee on tho alleged canal frauds reassem-
bled this morning IN tho appraisers room. "
Boardman Smith ApDeared To make a state.
ment, ~ he had acted as counsel for the State
In the Chemung Canal claims heard In 1850
Judge Brooks called en him and asked bin to
appel for the State Mr.. Smith testified;
ne understanding Was naL WAS togo @ lhs Court
aS Cd to cfsHs i S Ge Tba,s E'y y pr y ei
orc f,y oeioro he eIamlDailop, jldgo gr5Gss gave
9tts sIsWs M ~ 3 vi eoad 6e
these claims was never gocled ~ my neiilng aud
4sn SS aSd bm ei na s2 Sc s Sa 5 ~
Ilc interest OF t!e state were b"int guarie by Ell.
expected 70 never made abriei aud va. expected
ssdteaso SIN TIM mace asrsnerS 70 Saes
siinessc, could be lou VIC SsGi resuea these es,i
mates o. damq9es.' Judge Biooss reDllcd ,hM hs
SiG so%, rea1rss s9spi lPe sSssas % osgg
SAFE [" ioI ' BY qYfii'S sst aeSSSs'
As 10 ne amount 81 The claims. delgctlng the tsely
c redaee ON o, he'I1 ns Sac sy R SSgs
ow ed no prapclt tncre al TIC tmc, N law #
now the STATE WAS R.pRHsENrED.
DR.. Peokhani the substance Of your statement q
s ~ ma, your ,e.ln.r wa Simply = go there and
9 Aud you ucicl on that suppoeitiOn and therefore
W. not srs %as s ae az Se iHT o. ss ssc
the fet II the eutx oat the waste ers and ehutng
Ssaa,oa iof s ss ssI tse s @S
ny Nc. Colc-lfyou had been employed In the orll.
hay M.N NOu wOld nave Thought II necessary to pro.
/ hsd undcrs,ood Gagh had been looking ior w,t,
nrH.c. II La lad any euch infurhauon would have
dtef1cd ~ ne c-rnrY.
ny AR, reesSsa, l'cso.ctlee men Yay al times set
witncse- could be- procured At ali times 10 reduce cti.
To Mr. Pyceham II the nood was 50 grc.t as to cary
ava! the hanks oftic cnua below down the summit
ton Of aet whether the Stitc VA. ii. dc
toe vsier not materially rsised IN The sonilit
witne.e-But the Testimony shows that the water
Neirs we're cu on The sumnlt level.
M smi n weM sahorl,, DO you assume the
we're not cuesn tSpI lse eSsc . JSS H. ,ss
Curtis Miles testified that no was acquainted
with the section OF country where this Hood oc-
cutreui and knew VI tho food. IL passed down
the creek into the canal. lie continued;
y Jad;s si ss testimony Sss,erday We 10,
Sni gu,. II Is wa. Il 1eaa NJ esaso damage. There
6o1 .wo-,h,is Of ,He water N .He summit ieyci The
v Ss aver ss 400 e ,SS ss Ga s sS% s
Down, overlooking the l,ni tareabou at Il is ini-
ta.esri-e, esyek souid have been oyelnowed without
tlf lai bVlhR tlert 81 All ~ would NOT have been IN
ean1i ~ wv ''' ""''' 'u' u wv
George Burr anl Rensselaer, Brown gave SINH
| lar testimony showing that the state was not
MIR smith, counsel Tor the committee, said
that 80 far IA Iha Chrmuns Canal was con
ccrncd, The case wa closed.
hr. ID. h. Hiii asked what was done with HE
apphcgunn IA To sdmmouing witnesses. He
was informed that unything nHVing reference TO
| canal frauda, anN thing llsitim tie within the
2 oylnce II tho c"mmittee would be reu.iy d.
| IL Yas UNDERSTOOD that VT. iiill would be given
an opportunity to produce testimony.
ina VALUE or FRsScns ISLAND.
The Oneida Lake Improvement was then taken
| NY, nd IL Hart was examined as TO the vaiue
| 81 Frcncn's 81 ~ lie had kept hotel ,hcie
and paid $aO to $50 rent yoariy he bank hud
breu washed away. ~ " was said. by the water
Oneida Lake one azure was wished away. Tint
was all the damage He DIDN'T think the whole
Lrop.ry was W 'rtn over 5000 At this time. Tue
building IA tNo-stOfg WOODEN house.
ny Mr. sinf;h allowance by the appraisers wAs
| t5Olo Vow, wha' do you ,h'nk TIE dalnaEe wasp
| Al tank /, would be-
| Is. A. Clark did not think the island could be
| dsmagei, ~ It ted, /. any nppreciablo degroe.
re would not want to give S5,vo for the whole
Daniel voorhees WIS examined 90 tn the value
o. rI u.s., '4.ds -i"ssiie tns ssneeA r'ser lie
we're low b 10 swa,ripy. lie would moi want rs
ave mere than SO Der acie for Il.
ltuids Is Pettitt tesulei that he paid - TN
worth more than 80 - 81 an acre.
Andrew Bank thought tho land worth t9D or
| $50 per ere. lie thought the allowance Of $50
! an ere rs damage was aDgut twice the value 81
| the lani.
The committee then took a rsces. until $3.50
4. 81.
MORE EXCESSIVE DAMAGES.
At the afternoon ssiOn Sa nuel Kent wRa ex
! ann ci con 'truing the ralsnI Of the h1uNs Of
/ the os~ego canal aud tie damage 20 CooLcy's
SAT- block. lie said CoOney's hlork was not ~
N,luauic - those on high ground don't KNOW
whti II cost Co1ncy to raise me- riOck.
BY Mr. Peckhani-no yol know RI II oSo yards Of
eiru lrlnt "a" ON tuoncYs nOcN is nliu-2 A.-No,
az. II W.s not done. fnege wa- no nlhhg OF ttat
anornt II hc did nut in any don't Liin< put ia
40 yards.
Il. l. Chapman said that all these blocks were
o. low ground. SD.1e could be raised for iro ~
! $50 O. tlsDj each. TO raise others. and IN ko
them com ni-tc. would Cost all the way from
flWo . S3ia0 10 simply raise enc IL " luld
cost 500. Aiter raising them they would hn
worth much more, hcC.use they would Mt be
| Halle To he oyeinpwed ever~ wear from the LAKE.
| Jeremiah h. Barnes trsti al bhlrk. On the
sane cVol with tooneys trltlats % some S1ua
or th~A AoobrA damage WH .ODat tac raIno amount
Tails nnuc fr two r. 4suns. w to ncrra-, tns4r
is aud 60 iht capaciiy. / La,la claim
tae biuvks uaI my eilim L. yneh a MARE. | was o.
GET tllrd ~ The allowance alter all expr go Vert
! pad. Wv sh re- came <s.ui7 1 ala Il { get aaite
nv damAR's. bat got "a third ot the allowance att
d"duciiae xpenies was not GATED j. o WltneH /
| .uphn g. IN ma n' rr on9' Tue aAaFd Wa tr,Sss