The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-08
THE CANAL BOARD Nv SFs,,ov
stopping Work on the Binct Rock Ii,,h.-
Contract No More PAYMENTS f., 60,
Work Except for the Ordinary Ert..,.'

stopping Work on the Biack RocL u,,.
Contract-NO More PAYMENTS a., 80,
work Except for the Ordinary Evrans.
ALnANY, sept. THE Canal Board b1t
special meeting to-day. There were nfe.,,,
Lieut-Gov. Dorsheimer. Attorney. Co,o,,,
Pratt. Secretary of state wlllcrs, Canal Con,ri,
sioncr stroud, Treasurer Raines. and Conn
iroller Hopkins. Owing to the CLOSING ~ ,bo
New York and Eric Bank, Buffalo, tn, State IA,
| posits wore ordered TO be distributed to IN.
| other banks II that city The hearing of tho
| IAN inst VI"
ON motion of Mr. willete, tho Aud.i1r,ya.
directed TO ascertain what ace ion had boon f,a"n
| ny the bnnaio elevator owners relative 10 tho
] increase Of charges, to the end that tic hotpy
may T, exanine it, action upon thc qlc- ION n
rates OF toll upon grain or other articl uI conn
| nerce ahec' ed by SUCH increase, aud NAV take
| such measures as may be necessary to protect
| the rights OF the state.
Lieut. Gov. DorShoimer offered the following.
which Yves adopted 81
Resoired. That the Auditor he and he s hereby A.
naSs ~ al ,y p,s ", q, W. n' ~ M jug thd
tloners who have been employed Tor eacn DIVISION 81
mcncment Of the prcs,n sca year together WIN tRs
p9Iicult clhai or location OF the pIb1c wurA for
each ny The Jay and month. aud from what epoorris
lion paid and that lie furhtr report to ihc " "a
whether such specal agcnte or deputies to tanii
omnlsslonefs, OF any Of them. have been app0.niri
att or acts a such appointments have been made al
N'i"t'"'eti'h thN"'iiN-hs
Mr. willers offered a resolution that John ~
Fay be removed from the Office Of division en-
eineer OF the western division u the New Hoik
state canals. Mr. Willcrs said That the appoints
ment Of Mr. Fay, IN tho frat place, one un-
ht To be made, and that the testimony before
the Canal Commission had convicted him Vt
neglect Of duty while I'm oflcc.
MI Pratt moved an amendment that Mr.. FAY
be notified 70 appear before the board AZ ne
next meeting and show cause why he should
not be removed; aud In the mean time 10 10
suspended.
The amendment was adopted by the following
vote Ayes Hopkins Raines. Pratt, aud stroud,
Noes -Dorsheimer and wicra. The resolution
as amended was thcn adopted unanimously.
Lieut.-GOv. DorsneimOr offered the following.
hesolccd That the Sotk now going Ia bla. I..ck
harnor in ihe city Of Buffalo. under the CONT - Z
hore0y air ctod TO maze no further payments
Respieed, That the Cana Commissioners Of the s,,,.
eIn ,iytlon anu We state lngnecr anu surveyor an
.hs s. usni c TRa o 9pG 5n witch ns mors noy
contracts covering said WORK.
Mr.. Dorsheimer read the resolution u lorted
bv the board, specifying tho work to De lone
means aud authority to 90 on and cnfnpi'fsa
certain piece OF work from one point t0 an
othcr. nut the contractor bad gone on viii
| ibe work beyond inc point To which 1t MS
| limited about two-thrds OF mile IN dclllnrs
| Of the Consututien, as such extension igi nos
| been contracted for, and without the auihtlitv
| OF tie Canal Board, and was backed uu hytis
| opinion of tho Attonc -Goneril, obtained n
an erroneous statement Of ftctl. For na ~
| vices in procuring the passage OF the resouiirn,
| The sum OF $500 was paid To Canal Aptr 80
| ID Wis. who telcgrnphed ~ nave the money a.
posted Tor him just "a soon as the Ie,ouilan
was Passed.
Mr.. Hopkins said that when the resolution
came up he had asked hi- three ategcotr ed
questions, Had there been au approtnati0ai
W.s there monet in the treasury N.. ia
contract approved lie understood tult 20
Auditor had stopped payment ON the work.
Mir. Dorsheimcr replied that the Won, listt
should he stopped
Mr.. Raiucs said that the Canal BOARD as Imea
that the contract was rightly advertised dnu Pei,
They mad light thus to assume. aud ans Al
tempt, therefore, to shoulder the resp1u.ilihtT
on the Canal Board IN the present instance ~
unjust. He had never seen the work In Max
Rock harior bat had been assured 10y ertrg
member Of the board that 1t was well d .e.
Mr.. kancs added that when he returned o. MS
ONCE lie would give orders that not one do.lar
should be paid on canal work saw Tor ordinary
repairs.
Mr.. Dorsheimer denounced the proceedings n
monstrOus. and Insisted that the board shug!i
not only stop all payments on the work. tat ,top
the wort itself.
His resolution was adopted.
Attorney General Pratt offered "A resol .iion IA
appoint a committee OF three to investigate tha
disco Lake Reservoir affair, winch vs. I'D
over for the present ana the board al ioufned
till the lith inst.