The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-16
COSTLY CANAL DREDGING.
WHAT THE STATE PAID TO DELDEN
& co. FOR MUD.
Three Volumes Of Testimony from the Canal
Commissioner Coal Merchant WHO
Made Restitution Barkley's Certificate.


rhr.. volowe. of Tes,,mony from the Canal
Commissioners = Coal Merchant wno
, Made Restitution -barkiey's Cerhhc"'e'
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Commission presented their long delayed report
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can oehatofs "no "a'e O'a'ioieu % io"u' ~
a, claimant n, n raflc The report comprises
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t'OV pages, III thtee ihge Noiu"es' A"I VI" ,
have little time ,st, for legislative duties this
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p0'''o" So"a'oi 'o " - -. ,.....,,,
io'reu W 'ne i''n'nE N'''.'''''N' - 90
tions to inquire whether tue CONN. ssh" ""u
made any provision for furnishing all the COPIES
t"a' "ou'u pe ".0uvu' " 80. -, ,,t,,tn, 4,
would have TO 60 10 the expense " pi"'""E F"
Over aSAn. .no "'v'Y .e,or,s hoye ,nsde tho
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inquiry found In the volumes, there remain uni
on,shsd Investigations into the Albany basin,
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the Oneida Lake Canal Improvement, the uea'-
ings OF superintendents with the State, the
Jordan Level and syracuse Level contracts, the
Canal Appraisers awards at Rochester, various
small contracts, and general inquiry Into tho
Tns con,r.c, Tor dredeine Aibanv pas,n VIVA
ine confac. LOT ureug'ne Albany nas'n was
o ,.' " - aa'''. ' -, - -" ss
Other out OF ,Ss GSs for ' sSsTtS SSp'
~ co. OF ca nITany Of II I ~ Denso ~
James a. ana n ~ y. Dei9sn' anu G,nIIS ~ nv IN
aeo,,mnmy n, how '' Inc rst,,rns were ,n
creased, reaching In one instance $4,000 q
month, while dark hints are given, without &C
tual proof OF whole boat loads of material being
moved away at night returned, and then moved
quired a special Inspector. and Alex. Robertson
was the man. Robertson had been an Assem-,
among the lower elements OF Albany politics.
lie had an assistant Inspector. Hugh McCollum,
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~ 80 - $3.50. 81,
Somewhere IN the translt between NC, ollum
anu ,nc eusv ul VIII III , iV, e,s,',nsvs
Tue money wa paul thc , resuIhs MSrt enuI-
mOusly mcrel-cn; Robertson denled having
hammered with the returns and Seward de
chneu elther 10 produce ms BOOKS or 70 answer
crtson received rom seward 4 Co $1,000 which
ne clhlneu hbu ueen pare MN ~ IN ine bettemeht
'b gs2ute between 1 t ahe seward as 10
upon tne new apltol the contract having been
20 seward rms h3n ,u wa yen cents Yerd ior
each yard ~ SAND deliVercd ior me new ,apt3l
aud was paid sWd Robertson $50 that would
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Inc i"iuWlns extract from hopertsons testi-
mouy WI give partial idea OF the amount OF
tue irauI.
Q.-Wbat l. nc aggregate number % yards OF exca.
.eg Sginag tsifa BY NecoiumAccord'ns to his
,SScoHok nr,s vac Tue amount 'na' appears 10 DC
% Whft ~ he sr,oupt that a,ncars nv yopr es,,
w WhW f1ea appeSr, to lave Seen iie amount to
winch he acc NJ NUT have been swol' IN ,he nral
5i What sppetf thcp re 'u'A ''"'''n'H'' A.
COSTLY MIN
T,etes,imonv of .nr.,n sicLlas. an ossis,,,,
me- trS'iih1nN Hl Aoralh Hnches. an H. essis,nnt
~ ~ , '" "r,',,t 1, vi , ~ i IN -
20 II, ,i S,e, ~, e liz i,'' ot1i0
~ .i I .i, e,,iisd out nf sno ~ ~, th;
m, ei IN W,Ss,,har % 81 80 a,,, u'"
fre,nillenti" obtained from The state was Si0
rs a. u''''' '''"'''" '''''' '0 0'~'0 wa" eiV'
o'WiHTe, T. y ssuar, r.s c,l,ed unon 70 ,os,,,,
ne uccnn%n J." answer the questions pvt 70 MN
coe % s"I ', or TsJge o ~
room. hls cnsnt Io'Iowed MN. .o.,,.
Albany that npscruvnlo"s p on o., bot m
p htnss nave ts h the oasln as NINE Oh
men FAY be smirched with its mud should an
oiner commission complete tue Dredging.
,oy men ew benms'i; the nmMG e0ntsa6
Lord in charges Of bribery, the Communication
prI9hsed cnns lmmnniy from pun, nm
sary, in pursuance Of this purpose, to 60 TO Buff
minor na,.rrs 81 cane nSder nstoe in
clmd,nS re ,IanssGtl0ns OF John Kelly superin;
point OF his predecessor - G. Welch, and bis
rlerN, H. H. Ciryl IL was alleged that coal, de-
llyered 10y Els Webster OF buffalo TO these
,He sts,a l.li,,s ,,s,n'ry az, IN s,,ni.ct
was very detective Webster, however. acEn5wl-
edged tho wrong, and handed 10 the commits
sion a &c TILED check for secs the amount
paii by the state Tor coal delivered to Welch,
lhriL .ud Kelly. Kelly has been removed from
his position and indicted.
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,Ano'ner ,nStanSe 81 Iesttullon OF plunuer !.
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SeI,."citv u} ,nHtnaln ~ np"nlhn' VINO ma
neen eounse, iur IIe3rge , IoId anu John hil'y
VI tle iIhuuulent Jvnh manu- aW1Iu' hnu y u
IeVsiNeu 'ne ate as al, o. nls lets' Mr;
noWih"4i; III Ie.uI',4hs 'iie Ce'tlncalc' eApllneu
thSt ne nau hot oe1h ~ any hahher ADVISED
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sltherS Wuo VIZ, o naue ,ile Ha"u eMutd niso re-
'fsv ~ ~ """yi> as d ~ ~ oa ~ az
Sv" toa ~ sene ue Vvi meas t Wa lul
500 1 py 1haddems ~ nyis nj h ~ n Oh s,,-
iinVVpe ~ 81 ss,,i,', no, i, 40 ~, Il - 10
, ' ~ NT ua,lir aa.,iadt - W. DV"'
TIC hnnohf strnci mo in a nl,i.nt Ist thera Nh.
,oinetnins he matter Win the asird / went ont ~
dnd Dayis hut he hsd gone, cot a small envelope
Pu, te certificate IA H. ani oacked It 10 J. J. Bennc T.
bunAo ny s'anp on II, ana cropped II IN The leite
10y al we Den, , nsu 'he eelheAle In my
Odd you not asa Canal Commissioner Stroud thl