New-York tribune., 1876-07-08
GArHERING or THE CANAL RING.
SCENE AT THE LATE MEETING or TIE DDAED-
CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE ACTED UPOS.
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SCENE At THE LATE MEETING or TIE BpAED-
CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE ACTED uPoS.
lfRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS of jHT rsInuNf.l
ALBANY, July THE asscmblagc Of the
contractors at the meeting Of the Canal Rim yesterday
was the rs gathering Of the Canal Ring IA force since
the Fall campaign Ol last year. q "ts dismal conSie
CATION. Its leading champions absent, most OF
them being under indictment and at Least one awaiting
sentence. Those present were Of ths mid-manuc''d
order, and seemed In the majority Of case, eel
pleased that their cCntr.c,5 were TO D"
compromised and Cancelled inatead Of Themselves
being indicted and tried John Brown S oac oi IA" Old
contractors who has modified hs prc,cnons .uinonsy
few years ago hc had hs foreman order Horlto soy
mour jr off his work HuseFs Farm, West Frankfort
because the estimates were not increased he wished
and Mr. Seymour was disposed TO require better work
than was customary Yesterday lie urging the Canal
Board settle with him at almost any terms a. lac was
embarrassed and the Board refused TO do 20 because on
other contracts he already owed tie state more than >
Van Burens estimate upon hts pending contracts would
have yielded him. lie is about the Department to-day
talking Of litigation.
Charles Nichols late one OF the princes among the
canal men, was there, attended BY the venerable
Attorney General OF last year his counsel He was
suing for a compromise upon the State EngnreFs
recommendation OF further payments, for 30 per cent
O; the amount which he had claimed and refused ~
the Board L. b. Van Duscn, JOAN Reilly, aud John T.
Hursch, all ambitious members short Is months ago.
looking hopefully TO the success OF the Bedens Dcsons
aud Lords for themselves at near future were all
there awaiting anxlOusy to know the extent OF Their
ruin But Bcdcn, and DenisOn, and Willard johnson,
and Thomas Gale the great leaders OF the party, were
not there The Board took action upon the following
individual contracts:
+ b. Van Dusen, for removing remains OF the State
dam on Scayaquada Creek There had been an apr"
prigIcn Of 81 25O upon this werk OF which the Auditor
had paid $50 the contract was Cancelled with no
fba he
conseEtng
Daniel T.. Mcqueen, for dam across Moose RIVER
This contract was cancelled with the payment OF 500 10
the contractor; John Brown had three contracts The
final accounts upon which amounted to S20s33 H. and
upon which the Auditor had paid $l7,G29 The state
Engineer recommends deduction Of S3,522 %, which
IL s3I more than the amOnnt due Brown, while upon
another contract, in which Brown ~ partner with his
brother Valentine Overpayments have been made of
Sl1 1876 05 Brown present to urge the payment o
small sum, the Board concluded to table the qes
ton until it could passed upon by the AttorneyGen
era.
G Smith for slope and vertical wall upon this con-
tract amounting on T. original estimate to $4,000, the
State Engineer recommends reduction OF S2U l2' 10
which Smith objects, and will 20 TO law aDout H.
Charles Nichols contracts, amounting, according
to the Engineers original estimates to $il 80: Pay
state Engineer recommends reduction 0 t6,IS6 o..
Upon the amended estimates IL appears th"t o',rpS-
eits amounting $2,G73 have been made, ana u ID
recOnmcnde deduct this amount from tie securities
To this Nichols Objects and offers To compromise on re-
duction hall az large that made by Mr.. Van Buren,
THIS the Board refuses, and the matter Is lad on the
table.
Bcckwth Ford, bridge at Pittsford The recommenda
ton that contract be not cancelled but that the con
tractors be required 10 complete II or forfeit ther
scGIrity, agreed 10.
Nan Eranken a McI3nrove for removing wall benches
al Schtucc tady which Illegally let, Is Cancelled with
payments of such amounts may he certified ny the
Division Engineer John Phean, bridge at Albany, was
disposed Of in the same way. -
A. NJ. Ross, bridge at Rochester. lhe contract WAS
cancelled, and the security returned. . . .
The remainder Of tho contracts VIII probably be dis
poscd of at The meeting on next tuesday.