New-York tribune., 1876-03-25
COY. TILDEN,S MESSAGE.

NECESSITY or DEEPFNiNG HE WATER WAY TO
SEVEN FRET-BENErirs 1T WOULD CONFER
UPoS CONSUMES, FoRwARDERs. AND BoArMEN
AN rxIsrING AVAILABLE FUND OF 81 ,G0i 900
CONTACTS FOR EXTRAORDINARY REPAIRS To
BE SUSPENDED.
ALBANY, March 2l.-The following message
was sent t. the Legislature to-day:
sIArg OF NEw-YoRK. EXECUTIVE CHAuBER,l
ALBANY, March -, 1876. :
To m, I,gisla,re The suit of the Investigations or
crd al the last ntO The work on the Erie and
other canals purpolng to be IMPROVEMENTS ana Known
rair-" have bcen submitted to you. They establish
FrJ Tue expenditures for these purposes during the
l, ave wears were directly about IL 100000, and
Jrectlv about - 900 900 making 4000OOO, and IN
yniy,, tixaton amounting to nearly slJ,UUo,OOO This
is in addition To vast sums expended IN former years.
Second: The of the work Tor which thcse cipcnd-
iuro. were made was of real utility To the public
Tne waste n construction, which furnished jobs to con-
lracor but Of IO value to TIE state has been even
larger than tie Illicit aud fraudulent gains.
Third OF the contracts were obtained by the sys
TEN o unbalanced bids aud other dishonest devices.
Fourth: Mach OF tue work wds executed III violation
OF he contracts aud Is worthless Tho advantages To
the the Investigations have not been limited 10
the discovery OF the particular frauds not even To the
destruction of system involving vast annual loss to
the payers demoalizngt to the puplic service ana
oI1uptiug to all gONerninental HE. -
Incidentally, III arrestng these practices fund has
been rescued from Hioilnon, out o when real import
ami and valuable Improvement can he ELECTED IN the
main truuhs the canals On the first OF Last month
there remained nearly as can ascertain OF he funds
applicable 10 extraordinary repairs anu new WORK Va
anpropriated to specific objects, S633,OGO; existing
ralons for objects not under contract S5bOOOO
estimated necessary Ia settle ehlstihg contracts 10
Canal S3l7 900; Champlan Canal, f5o.ooo; OheIda
Ike anal $4,000; balance sItrr setting contracts as
proposed, SbOO,OOo; sum aNallaDie ior new MoiA on
ChaInpla Cauai enlargement, S2'Oooo; oheda Lake,
I'll 900; total, 81 ,oOl,uoO.
yiding ior the following measures: -,
FIRST: Empowe erng and directing The Cana BOARD 10
close ali existing contracts Tor eNtraordluhfy rcuI h
ccpt those special where IN the Judgment OF the
Board. ii cannot De done wth0u. detIheht 20 the III
of STATE aud repeating All eAlslns aPpfO-
pratIons for extraordinary repairs. s,ooooo .,
.uch uavens as may bc Just ana necessary Ia close
existing contracts, but providing that no such appropra
ton 3.l become chectua III respect lo pay ehs on ANY
ottra.t until the shall he crrt1ed ny the state
En- lneer writing 10 the Canal Board, ana arterward
amy uuuroycd by the Canal Board and PROV ilnK IuT-
tcr Tia, such act oi appropriation shall
operate he ntrued to validate or con
tract tainted VITA cgaiy or fraud or 10 waive any de-
feu.c Oh ia respect 10 any contract or any Hght
nj action in State growing out OF Such contract or or
work done or required by same; and likewise appro-
ecig or finishing such work as IN tae Judgment oi the
Canal ua the interests OF the state may require to DC
So protected or finished :, ...oooo
ihird: Approprating not exceeding 100000, to be
exrudcd with approval OF the h;ate Engineer and
unier direction OF the Canal Board TO the Improve.
nc of Of the Erie Canal, with view or
giving feet depth OF water 30 Tar rs may be prac
Icabc a opening Of cation Iii the present year
A,.. .oaling GU. exceeding Slo.OUO ~. .Ilvey and
IL the waterway Of tie Erie Canal for the
purpose determining It's real condition anu the places
wheic II specially requires improie en,nt ana hppfo-
rtuy ro residue Of funds hitherto applicable 10
repairs Of the Erie Canal which are now
or may into the treasury, incnng moneys when
may withheld BY the State on existing contracts or
State IN respect to such contracts or
work undrr them may bc necessary Ia I'M
uroyc liz waterway OF the Erie Canal 10 dcpth OF
,c, bglf eight feet ~ such PAGES ~ may DC
found most useful or most economical go
Fourth AppropIiaiDg such proportion OF the nnex-
pended balance OF JOINER appropriations Tor The Chain
Isln Canal ~ may DE necessary u iuiproFo tno "uci
TJih: Directing the Canal Board, at the commence