New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-21
CANAL ADMINlSTR ALTON.

Avn TIE APPOINTMENT by TBE GOVERNOR or |
CANAL OFFICERS SUBJECT III THE APPROVAL "f !
The SENATE TIIE BAsIs OF REFoRM-rhE AF- |
roINTMENT OF AN INSPECTOR OF WORMS THE |
RESr THING ~ RE DONE UNTIL CoNSiiio-
TloNAL AMENDMENT CAN BIZ RATIFIED
TO the Edttor OF the Trf6uhe'
SIR. There are now three Committees ana
Commissions engaged in Investigations mto the man 10
,nent q; The Canals Of state, and groai eNpe""s
srs entertained by the public that wonder discovers"
viii he made 10y some perhaps oish ot theSe ""''
Tho cn- appointed by tho Cual Board can ma '!"'
mani oite prodah.o in investigating the donss Oh 'h'
hoard away back the lettings OF pnblio WORK ohue' ua
soell Nine Million dill passed IN lSol, 10 compute o
onlarg lnent of the ETC aud OsWeso CaNl1s ana Inv
Jsin. legislative Committco will hardly fad Tine To
make proper exhibit Of the wicked legislation that"
scattered al through the session Laws for the last quar-
Ter of a century. TIE Governors Commission Wal nave
no unpleasant duty in bringing SINS ana dcIhtuenVs
into public view The Governor has qlsrsiue9 s"'r,''u
this point by going the extremes OF tho sIA'o !" ""u
p,rn who have no lccal sympsthes vita anybody along
the canals or anybody "A in thclr manaSHm ~
nl rcnort SAYS that this body IL about going over the
canal, TO gee with their eyes how things are man
AGED This is good move and when tbeS nave le"'hou
snebing tlS canal uley win b. ready To en'er upon
The grave dnly OF finding bow the pablie has heon
plundercd and who the guilty persons hw"Glu IN
yolve no gilt prophecy TO write ont The 0NGncs OF
tn report they VIII NEST ro6iby make hut III" "'''
come soon enough aud II any important Information Is
la dis means to the public that Is 50 Ha'n Oh h'
pablo lives along the l:Hes OF the canals We sn &C.
joiee.
hers e. one ipportent point that III gained by che
Governors Commits siOn-c history OF abuses that have
been growing for at least quarter Of century WILD
sprcad authentic form before the whole people;
and p1lc attention viii be called to the CONSIDERATION
OF s matter 80 that there Is great reason 10 hope that
remedy will DO found and plan adopted that shall
he adcorie to protest the public in the future. Now
that these three bodies Of investigators are beginning
their work It appears to he good time for MN who
have had to observe the workings Of our system OF
canal management for many YEARS 60 volunteer for pnbic
use such suggestions they may think will help to bring
about reform With this view venture to ask space in
The paper that has been more instrumental than all others
iaaSaxeninS public attention, and thus securing willing
iars to attend to information wLich year
go would have attracted little or no notice
leayc 10 these investigators the duty Of securing in
demnity for the past 1 shall only try to point out the
way 70 provide security the future and start with
this very radical proposition.
TIE MAIN ELEMENT or IrFORM.
Wemu,t give up the election BY the people OF The man
ayers Of the canals, must In the future submit 10
all that We have suffered in the past
More than this We must not allow tho Legislature TO
make Canal Commissioners. WIS done IN 1910. and
aitcrvarl until The Constitution OF lss made r,
The reason way We came" :" o'eS the gtnIos
is so great legislative bodies lvc bctn governed ny
corrupt Hobbies and the day has gone 10y HT rcscilS the
the better DAYS Of onr State. Mon become rich
ters o. the third Housc (soe1ed and The take thelr
paces in the second AMI forever aiicrwafd carry
the word Honorable In frOntof their names ana CANA
contractors hold seats Ia both bodies AMI Wielu great
Infucnce they Associates, who every year come
honest aud unconGlnJui. I'd from The body OF IN. pot
bat quite Ignorant OF the wliee ana la '"a "ou'o
about legislatures bodies a.,
had SUM kno%lidSo OF me aponucht OF or ~ o l
10 Ahily early in the session Of the Legislature; took
hnd worked N nat oa2{ ts %sS6 or lmf the e co
the IsCiSl -
was uiumphantly elected, and mad lhUut ~ poor
Commissioner the State had been afflicted with up to
thai time. Just think OF De Wtt Gino% G"% W,l
Morris, 'sphcn Ven Rensscia@r Sim ON Viii william
North. Thomas Eddy M Peter l. Porter hanging about
Albany DGainS n0IsJH sah S pe ee ap %n
The time has gone by Tor the legislative appointment of
eecTs who have vast Suns OF money to p} out Wien zen
kiud the whole matter IS reduced to tho Lowell Of state
,rsons who are to br served AMI they siul much in
the shade that their very existence IS disputed
thc aivco Of senate and he should have the a.~
party the right of hearns on written 99IarsSs
Would such power OF removal De 1oassud n W.
Of the Onondaga salt springs that may oe taken
to ihs question, The Goy "er vd G Jo
clsed 1897 TN now To-day Republican III most
% Let's Im lone and win unless some mot TO be
spIose4i strange thing shall happen ThTe Is no officer
in the STATE having executive duties to fon VINO Is 50
entirely Independent ls this Superintendent of salt
SPRING lie makes and removes at will nearly or quite
Gity surdiuae Off lie letS ont WORK ~ TIC Judges
bes-by public advertisement or not ju.t as Inc would
StCt
1877 uu now the pnnic has en- Wen 7eI' o. III Ems
ofoe and doctor. nwyi n, ~ iei ,t IN i az
the tlo received ito just dues ANA tho peoulatons II
any have small that they have passed uOtced II
isS,r 70 SAY that the STATE has al these years wen
served ia this Office any other, an the appointments
have been by Nomination or the Governor TO Che Senate
and the Superintendent h;s boon removable. at the VIII
OF the Governor. for cause and AFTER hearing Gov
rrner the absolute indigo OF tie and may and
should remove any oieer who may be FOUND incohpetet
Governors over the Canal officers, would have
known and direct responsibility ana eoYd a''ninStTa
worthless guides for the future.
pRFECrs OF IHE PRESENT SYSTEM
To mako such % change Iteration of the Coustitu
tjon Ia necessary and until alteration be had
the plan Of appointing Inspector Of Pub
in Works, with such powers be given
under the existing provisions of the Ceustitu
ton appears to the wlsest thls that can be done.
The preScpt plan Of managing the canals Ia defec
tye everybody admits WHO does uot pl0ht by IT.
nearly thousand miles Of canals ana Of necessity they
cs%not prfo,n their duties in person The Canal 3osrd
consisting Of tie Lieutenant Governor. Secretary OF
State, Controller. Treasurer, Attorney General. STATE
sioers what IL supposed 10 he very dIgnt
ned body Of who, with the exception of the C4nmis
siOners and Engineer. know 50 little about canals that
fey can DO very little good and much HARM If
commissioners and NJ for their places
We want, place Of these men, not less than seven per-
haps nine, COMMISSIONERS each of them u immediate
chare division Of the canals, with ample power
execute th- trust reposed in them They should go out
Office, each thus giving seven nine years.
as the unlers might he 6ed upon, the term of Office
unless removed These Commissioners should form
Board with all the powers that now gwen ~ tho |
Canal Board, and perhaps have all the powers. in li
gwen To the Board OF Appraisers OF Canal Dam
ages With many Commissioners. IL would Dc prtcti
cable t require each one 10 so 10 it own division VI the
canals and he should Le required 10 pui file report
actual condition Of every part OF his division in
detail TO BE- hcd and Kept in the central Office in Albany
and is report shoud bo made ~ oiIn rs every month
during the Oi navigation. With such rcSpOn-
sioty we Should have e.1aii ina. would pay ana carry
Of beee Commissioners would secure qualified men, and