The New York herald., 1875-11-20

He did not think they very valuable they were
low swampy take the land at any time would
not 70 give than $50 per acre for III there
has been good deal sad about the Phosnix Dam caus
ing damages, bnt can't see now n has
Mr.. Smith-You know The value oi these lands ano
know they had not been ploughed and ticdY
Witness-Ies. sir
Mr. smilh-The testimony or one witness says these
lands were good iillable lands
Wltness-rhe witness might have thought 50, but
do not.
Mr. smith-Walrath the engineer, says he found 22l
acres of land All wet and saw no good grass on ~
witness contlnued-Ihe Golfer dam ls ahout three-
quarters Of mile on cutting on one third OF The river;
that put ia 10 enable the STATE TO excavate the
rocks could not tell the effect Of these cotlcr dams
am not al engineer have seen the water run up The
river ana into the lake but that thirty years ago.
" thore were obstructions which prevented the water
from going out Of course It would St back; we had
quicker ana our hats were dry sooner rise IN the
contractors built these dams enable them set
back the water so they could work.
TESTIMONY or b. PErTiTr.
kutus Petttt sworn and exam ned as 70 the Joseph
iettt arm HE PAD or ! - per acre y was swamp
land never was cultivated owing 70 the water on Il;
never was worth more than S. or So per acre; can't
say whether they have been damaged by the works
referred to- think they valuable now as ever;
shutting oil onethird of the river would tend to injure
the land above the dams.
The committee then took recess till half past three
O'Clock p. N.
The committee re,lssemblcd AT quarter to four O'Clock
William H. Carter was sworn and examined with
i
done 10 Il lie did not think II was damaged quarter
o. the allowance In twenty two years he thought tnS
\ island had been washed away about twenty feet
| EVIDENCE OF SAMUEL KENT
/ samuel Kent and examined concerning
the raising Of the banks Of the 0swego Canal and tho
damage TO Cooneys salt block. Witness said CooneyI
| block was not as valuable as those on high ground
/ don't Know what II cost Cooney TO raise his block.
Mr. Peckham-Do you know Of II. 0s0 yards OF earth
/ beng used on Cooney's block hllingy
Witness-No, sr; y was not done; there was no tlL
ing Of that amount If he did put any don't think
he put in 250 yards. Witness said II this block Was
situated alongside the canal and # the canal raised
three feet which he denied the water would run into
the block but he swore positively that Cooney did
I OH IN his block
TESTIMONY X p. CHAPMAN
~ Chapman was sworn and examined on the same
subject He said that all these blocks we're on iow
ground they could be raised for from $500 to 81 SOC
each-at least some Of them to raise and make
them complete II would cost all the way from 81 900 to
So 600; simply raise IL would $500 after
raising them they would be worth much more because
being low they liable 10 be overaowed every year
from the lake the water did not filter from the canal
II overflowed IN times Of food. aud there IN
place leak the overflow occurs II he spring, before
salt making commences.
kyIDENCR v. BARNES
Jeremiah +. Barnes called and sworn, aud was
examined on the same subject saylng:-l had blocks
the same level with Cooneys; was damaged sons
$700 or $500 Cooney's damage was about the same
amount; raised mine for two reasons VIZ to IN
crease heir height and TO increase their capacity;
made clam tor damages, but sold out before getting
any; sold the blocks and my claim 10 Lynch and
Mare; was So get third OF the allowance ater all
expenses paid; my share came 10 S72O II; did
not get quite my damages, but got third Of the al
lowance after dcductcg expenses was not called az a
S2,973 and interest .o6l 96; total 81, ga ga
Adjourned