New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-03
THE CANAL FRAUDS.
HOW THE HAND AWARD WAS MADE.

HOW THE HAND AWARD VINO s1Dns
An AWARD EQUAL TO THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT PAiD
THE AWARD MADE on THE TESTIMONY OF
THE CONTRACTOR AND THE xSGISEER-so RE-
BUTIING TEsTIMoNY-MR THAp. c. DAVIS AS
COUNSEL FOR THE STATE.
lyRox A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or rHs RIBuNE.l
AIpANY. Sept. 2.-Below is full abstract
NJ the evidence taken before the Canal Commission In
Buffalo, Nov. "a, 1874. upon which the John Hand
award was based:
In the matter Of the claim of John Hand agt the
Commissioner Barclay stroud, and jackson pursuant
30 Chap. 5s5 OF the Laws OF 1871; W. H. Bowman ap
nearing as couus sci for claimant
Tbad a. Davis counsel for State Contract dated July
H. 1869 between claimant and the Canal
altered and received in evidence marked A. TINS con
hact the price for dredging at per cnolc !aia
Lewis J. Bennett sworn for clamant-Resde IA b s
nlo since general CONTRACTOR have charge OF te
work known in the contract as the Black h1ok sa dor
conrDed 70 July 80 1873; the material dredgcd was
generally sediment that was washed IN, mxeu VITA
a os feet mixed viii c beer kegs sunen boats
Sound tmbor which had sunk, ana OAK pies me
nrb work which was the water near the foot OF the
Island and running down 400 or 800 Ieet Whcn ha1 20
n renewed and was not for the most part visible
his Increased the cost of the dredging by reason OF
making it necessary to suspend wSrk WIN soin Ine
sso made t necessary work with great care or me
strain would break the machinery; tins class OF WORK u
aways destructive of machinery and makes IequenI re-
pairs necessary the material was dumpen INTO poa AZ
the logs were claimed by tne 40 than WAS e"
s,nlse1 IN the contract and all the material had 10 be
taken through tho lock; the current OF tne river WIS
very strong, at least hTe nilles; Inc huntoai hhe
greatly increase dtEe expense for ue s we ha 70 KEEP
IN high rate of steam; IL increased the Time also, as
there was in passing through the lock; we "oheu
two drrdxes of own, and borrowed some from Cfh
Douglass the actual cost OF eredSing ihein's "ei
and Of machinery was - cen,s per ca1iG yaae
thiuk 81 cents per cubic yard would AFFORD iaT edso
sbe and lust compensation for dong TINS wOIA ana
allow the contractor profit OF about cents per yaru
determine the actual cos per yr ara
from bills paid by and estimating the wear VI ma
phncry when took the contract was tolu We coIu
dump in Niagara at the shortest distance possible
Ne had occasionally 10 employ other TUGS IMAM ouf o"
kept an account az the money paid out the LABOR aho
D,s have the books in possession; there mas Deeh
mid ON account OF the work S391oo e amount OF inc
work done contract price OF 42 cents per YARD;
had general suspension OF the work the iaDor ron was
,e.cnte0 10 me every month by the foreman and paid
the money. ,.-. p...saa 4.
i Frederick Behn sworn for clamant-Resided IN
Euao for the last twenty years was assistant anu
iyisiop engineer the employ OF the state curing Tue
.ragrrss pf the work saw IL every week; know the
character material 10 be removed 'oesefioes ~
siovts witness made all the estimates except Two OF
lhe INV inspector made his return from ga! 70 0h or
Ia week of the amount allowed, ana Iiolh uis
r~I made the estimates the largest haul was 1oar
md a half miles, the shortest tive: The scoNs were
dnmued about half q mif below the ola dlsilllefy, III
stead OF whore the contract hrst eontenpa%o usnla
esp dumped because the deposit threatened 10 hh up
Pratt Co.'S dock, and they complained about IL
anned-L base my Judgment as 10 me value
NJ fins work Ter ward from prices known Dy me 10 DC
paid Others for similar work AND rom mp d @
= an engineer know of 80 cents per yard aud more
bng paid during this time for similar WORK D! he LILY
Of Buffalo
Attached TO the testimony and admitted In evidence is
N, following statement made by Bennett, OF the ex
rrnses OF dredging the haibor. claimed under the
ponrsct with John Hand during the years 1863 1917
And