New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-12
CANAL INVESTIGATION.

MAYER could understand foJ what reason. ie following
letter shows his account with NcssTs Hi and Sr'u
and shows where the Sl5C0 put in the la" ONCE Oh
emith Uiu: AM. O, re-3
ToJANFs LOCKE, 'sg.: The following Is n statement
Of your canal matter in oar hands a. AS c5
amount OF award and interest 3sI5 -
DIR gees t- agreed to. ''''--''''-''
Usl,ece At the time OF award css interest $3.50 Is
oar ~, for services since IN, award consisting zoo m
Of man toms total. I.-Do W
,o, ........ $3.50 -
roT y On piesse fnd my check 10 your order m fun
1,clo,ci } hear you have been saying hlra tIhhEs.
Here go o. love over ,o S W rr Hi and myself
Nc have done an thai has been done, ana instead o.
,neaEins bitter words. wholly uuilst.nahic, should
l lant ,o ~ gun -''"> G.. L. Smith.
The witness was examined in detail the expenses
and losses he suffered from the flood and he Insisted nH,
his charges were inside the reality lie said he Jumped
many Of me items but 10 ws' ,e bis estimate, were
les. than the quantities Io pm ID SIX tors OF m.
spivfS So that he he'd 70 cstir'ty he had mat uuH
ttty he az before lie feshct. The Land was CARED
away END no iron W,th Was ~ e., tud anywhere after
he fre,a, There two tons % spikes anu l't TONS
OF 10 NC Il was stored or when ne bought il.
Mr. Ss.itn-Twelye acre OF land were carried away
wnT'e "i r NIX WAS from four 10 sS inches high
h.r smitl-That is pretty hi-t-.X ineAe. on tIe i'sn
Yes. ST.. would not have sold Is FOR that. mot q o.,
MI ST., h-Do you mean ta so there Is " ne i'o' oi
k3O per aprci A. On my land Il -. -, , -
Nj suui-Why, at that rate man with 100 acres acre;
can he done a. on my land could be done, 30.
Mr. SmEh-Were there any injuries mao Wl," .qnT
the appraisers a. TO these Gatntucs ana P''e'-'"'
MT Esmh-Yoar statements were taken as facts' A
Mr.. Smt-Did you ever have f,cshet before A
AS M. ~ u. simpiy ask You il son ever had freshet
before ana had yOuI land danaScdf ~ Aes' Sif' pu'
Nh. smth-Ncyer mind making comparisons A Well
we have had frcehets before this ana h9d d'aagts Do
The witness said the breaking up OF the hiiinlt Lh
would moi cause tue Hood that WIS caused 10y cutting
ont the waste weir near the first 'ock. g.,
MI Nfafff -
wears y0u did not know YOU had clam Tor your Coo,
sge4 A. had thought OF it, but can't tell why III" "0'
TSe WINS was then examined by Senator Cole a. 70
.bc win. al tc corn material. land. Sc. and tue witness
sesnove ID that be secured more the award than
he paid for tho whole property
NORMAN CROFUT's TESTIMONY.
Norman Circuit sworn Have known the section OF
country alluded to for 30 years know oil TIE
land. m question besides those who presented claims to
the state there were Is many more VINO were damaged
ty In, frcshet who did not make any claim; al
the time the freshet occurred, the supPc''tt,S ION
was that 10 independent OF the cana tne
canal lad been built "a 49, hut Ht' H,NVI
been broken through before ne frcshct n auction va
unusual one independent o. me caini 1.C ~ 80
generally we're washed away 81 FONTS i rTo -, ti
country should say the frcshe was increased some
what 6y reason Of the canal heard MI Aoches 'esu
nave run "fy m a 1 ,.j M, IGcEe's claim or fence,
was too high do not buid very good fences along
streams since they are Liable DC washed away every
year Know of The combination got ny to collect dam
ages nom the state | went 70 Eilnia and saw Pr
smith az the firm OF Smith iii spoke 10 MI ~
about hat was proposed be said II would DO rs the
rest dii he would see what ne could do for ue IN regard
70 my dnmaee asked him what we're he terms ne
vas vas rDGoyered he said thai weber was gong TO
bn lg, 1l 70 tt in Getting the 6 tor relief through
said could vote for him, since he WAS hrqnpcAH
other, ve Going to get the hl through smith SAID ne
sides taa he could get large cam, dnIosn pe,o. 'lI
could ! know the Sleeper pro'cfty ana | thhS lhii
Tor Fences read yesterday; they an too high; the
logs which BotsiOrd pat IN ri 4l1 per lOVy W. I1t
"played OUT before the r. iet; Boisord Pm,
in claim FOR SlC2 'y, S G'"G i9ip e yas
damaged any by the stoppagc; 0auuel n VOC to4 ne
that he ma MoTne to ~ ar 100 and tst he got 5j0
think that both COe and COstor got more damages thh
s s4eI 'h R s caS Of $50 for do3Sns Waited 52ay
was much too high; 500 vas ano9t ihe ngn, ns t
It was worth; Kelly got 49, da1agfs; hAS5n NIX
soua@ ye #, io mee I Gamac did not Exceed $50
and bs nee worth about 500 Meekcr gOi FiJO
damage tie award 90 PmHh was excessive; the al
that IN whole place never cost hm more imam elfOoi
Have heard tie amounts aiowgi by the @plrisgIs p.
these cases. some $4,000 IL an don't tiink an thc
territory covered by The claims would s,d i"r tHtt
cured independent OF the canal nave no mteles, IN
this matter and only came mere because Oh 9UOltl'
'' TO senator Coo%f heard Ia, last witness testify;
thins is com al the tAie beAON9u y! MN "' ''4'-
about 81 POI acre
EXAMINATION or GrorGG FROST.
Geo9gc frost reside at ,Iilport; think the
whole property covered 10y the cains Tor damagco would
not biiu as much the total amount awarded; heard
the last witness testify; had Lad leayy fall OF
rain aitef two or three dams had broken away; suf
cient volume of water had gathered 10 sweep all
before it; l think thet pG, encent OF the canal
the frrsEet had never seen the streams so
swollen had been DAMAGED, but old not think ,ne saie
was Iiab. Mr. smith Eiia wanted me % 20 on with
the other claimants but declined for The reason given
the zoe property Offered 20 nae az $500 he was a.
lowed 81 80 damages think that COc got more IMAM
double Che value OF ms entire t',S ma HT
pay az. The property damlgedi Mr. Brooks one 90
the appraisers is crested M two of the largest pieces
Of "a, property on which damages were allowed.
TIE ONEIDA RIVER IMPROVEMENT
A recess was here t8tou Uut' 800 D. ~ On re'sse'n-
bling Mcdaniel DeyO was called sworn, and examined
by Mir Peckham concerning the Oneida River improve
ment ~ Lad acted in the matter OF securing an award
b. Aaron r. M0gg for damage done by dam at Cik
Orchard he was 20 receive onebl the award aud pay
counsel auG all other expenses DE employed ID. wood
as counsel witness took charge ia that way OF some
fourteen claims growing Of the same matter; II took
about days for the hearing before the Appraisers
wac opoyed because had had some experience IN get
ting awards; had claim OF ny own, and thus secured
INV c,ner, noe these claims agrczated about $4,000
As to the damage Frenchmaus Island IN Oneida Lake
could moi say how much the damage amounted to; thJt
among his claims, and Ac never examined that
Hr Pcchham- Nearly $1,000 were awarded. and ,ome
people sly the island not worth over - 300. A
that is NOT the fact had Interest ia that island but
know that it was worth much more than mat
Mr.. pecth8m-is IL not fact that many ~ those people
who laid claim to damages hgcd above the rapids aud
not affected by tue setback oil the wateFf a. 40
To Nj 5mitl-D z. Wood did not share in the awards
he was my lawyer anI al"9ys settled with MIN at the
Conclusion Of his ser Nces No legislation was ueces
sary an those cases. never Was ENGAGED WIN
Oney Saye. with d. 2. Wood in the prosecution Of
claims never engaged IN the business Of hunting
up claims never sought Tor auy knew OF any clam
faSd III NV WAS pfstty Ee but that was expaiis6le
u the as at the owners pat hien estimate on lheir