New-York tribune., 1876-02-16

SUITS AGAINST CONTAGIOUS.
The facts which have been brought to light In tho
course OF this investigation constrained already
to recommend rigorous proceedings to he taken against
the following parties:
First Against Denison. Belden Co. for the
recovery Of large sums Of money which they ap
pear 10 have received uulawfully under their con
tracts for work between Port SCHUYLER and the lower
Mohawk AqueiucJ and for work east Of the city OF
Uica hoth IN TIE Erc Canal The claims OF the state
against parties fnv set forth in the first ana
second REPORTS ~ This Commission To the Governor ana
suits ere in progress.
SccOI,d George ID. Lord has been indicted by Grand
ur. ~ Erie County upOn the facts disclosed by tins
Commission. for bribery IN procuring on ac OF the eg
'ature for the relief of one John Hand Ihc hls"rF o
his case will he found IN the lh report OF THIS COmiis
Tird: ThaddoIis G. Davis late member Of the Board
of Canal ANpiaisers, has also Oecn indicted Tor con
sliracy 10 cheat lie STATE. TIE circumstances which
made 81 anenabc the criminal courts set forth
the fh, seventh and Eighth reports Of this Commits
sion 10 tie Governor. civil suit has also been ns
tuted agans Davis 20 recover moneys frauduenuy 90
tanned from the State by himself in conjunction with
Fourth: Indictments have also been found upon the
testimony furni. he'd nv the Commission against the fo
Comlns>ion John Kelly ate SnI"rntnient oi 5es
ton No. IL OF The Erie Canal; j Frederick G'6n. D-
Welch, eN-supcrntenicnt OF section No; l..
FIN Upon testimony furnished h. TINS Commls i'n'
The ssioncrs OF the Canal Fund made eqnSli"n
upon TIC Governor Tor t'' removal Oi frahels
late Auditor OF the Canal Department. and on me 2Sth
charges of unllwfuy tralcking canal certificates and
violating his duty as AUDITOR IN Iesp's TO ~, punic
charges preferred by the Commission upon which IN"
Commissioners of the Canal Fund and tn Governor
acted. together with their proceedings thereon respect
lively, ale hereunto annexed The testimony by winch
thcsecharges were established viii be found IN Volume
III. Of the accompa ying testimony. tn" following
sums cash, evidences Of Indebtedness. obtained
from the State through fraud. have already been re-
claimed 10y and restored through the Commission 10 INC
treasury:
Canal Commissioners certificates Of Indebtedness L.
sued on account of the second join Hand award
The ACCOMMODATING table shows that i've ccrtlhcates
OF indebtedness issued account of the second John
Hand award, 10 the amount or SlS.Sb0 nNe
been rcturned-fOur OF them ny Lows D. Ben
nett and one by william II. Bowman Bennett al
so returned 23,lo9 80 cash, and EllS Ne1sicr r
turned sjs2 &c The certificate Of Feb 10, 1872 for
~ 900 delivered as g1t by Bcnn g. 10 Canal Appraiser
Davis wg- cancelcd by the CommsSlon The cert Hcae
for $1,000. delivered 10y Bennett To G. d. Lords Sei.
Is Cancelled Tie total amount thus recovered, WIN
-, ,2J9 II accrued interest, amounts Ia @i2s3p ~
IMPROPER PAYMENTS.
The following sums are shown by the reports Of
this Commission to the Executive 10 have been cstma
ted to the contractors for work that was never per
formed. or was improperly paid for through Gro
neus classihcaon aud which the receivers should
hc required To make restitution:
Dcuson. B'iden Co.; Port schuyler to lower ,o- 90
Deison Brllen n Co: Fast Of The cry l6l2l 35
willard johnson: Lower side cut loc.' "os' .o- ,
Delsan DeGcn e Co: Buard- BEND contract sl.,f7 62
T. " .iliam-. Bl.ling Ntitlra walls AT Homc 3h4l uH
Flagler Reey Fort PLAN conrlc''''.'.-- .'15 90 90
\ Cirrr Jordan Level contract .......... S9Ol
Tlom7s Jordan Level contract 1bI ~
Hiram Candec jordan Level cOntidct.-..... ,5bf SO
s3Cs0g3 GJ
Add to this the balance vet due for money paid ,,
undfr the rst john Hand award ---.-...- 3of72 80
s39s s75 90