New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-28
THE CANAL BOARD.

THE STANDING COMMITTEES APPOINTED-A Plan or
RRoRGANzING THE CANAL DIvIsIoNs-THE NAVI-
CATION OF CHAMPLAIN CANAL.
PROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRBUNtl
ALBANY, Jan. 27.-The Canal Board met
this afternoon and held principally devoted TO
a report from the special mntee appointed 10 con
slider the general reorganization of the administration Of
the canals Mr.. Robinson. the Chairman made the re-
IT. which recommended that the canal I've subd'ided
80 "a 10 make Division extend rom the south
end OF the Albany basin 10 the east bank Of the Chtnango
Canal In Utica including the Champain Canal; the
Middle Division 10 extend from the east bank OF the
Chenango Canal iu Utica the easery line Of Wayne
County and include the Black River anal in addition
to the canals already embraced in that divisions
the Western Division to extend from the eastery line Of
Wayne County Buffalo, ana to include the GcneSee
Valley Canal.
The Committee recommend the following arrangement
of superintendent sections;
Section J. from the south end Of Albany basin TO west
end of Lower MOhawA Aqucduct, including west Troy
and Port Schuy Ter side and Cnanplan anal from
It's junction with the Erie Canal to point 200 fect north
guard lock az Cohos, the north SIDE OF me MOHAWK
RIVER section =. west end Of Lower Mohawk Aqntdpct
TO lock p section g. lock y 10 "a including scnohare
feeder section lock 81 to ea-iery BANK % the
ChenangO Canal IN Utica; section ., ehsttily bahk ."
Chenango Canal 10 Canastota; section .. CannSt0n TO
and including Csmiiil. leedef section :; oa'nn'
cIly 10 wcstcrly line OF Wayne Comfy section :" eas
erly line Of Monroe County &" BIockporl 'rct.on TO-
guard lock west of Lockport TO Buffalo
The Champlan Canal will still constitute three super
ntendent sections in 1875. The O-wego Canal IA to
DO divided sections, the first tending from
syracuse to Three River Point. and the second from
Three River Point to Oswego. including the Oneida
River improvement. In relation TO the superintendent
sections Of the Chenango. Crooked Lake themung and
enesee Valley Canals. the Committee recommend that
no action taken until the manner OF their hnal DISCO
sition as latorals shall be decided Tho Black River
Canal 10 TO have superintendent ~ in 1873. They
I'm Ia. uSsl
with at Utica Syracuse Rochester and Waterford TIE
subject OF dispensing with weigh locks referred TO the
proper Standing Committee OF the Board The change
In the Middle Division adds TO II 80 miles on the east
taken from the Eastern Division and the Black River
Canal and Is made because in the probable event Of the
abandonment OF the lateral canals the Middle Division
would be left without IT. proportion Of the canals The
rearrangement OF the supclintcnd effects reduc
ton Of one
The Chair appointed the following committees:
IN, canal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bigeow. tarchlld
Canal Commissioning Ihayor; ,o
On c0nStruCtOn -heesIS' an bui'" i'o''' ''i '''"
missioner Walrath
on Commerce Mcs-rs. Dorshe Robinson, Canal
Commissioner jackson
The schedule OF collectors and collectors offices which
the Committee recommended to retained did not ei
feet much reduction their number, but arranged
chiefly with view to reducing salaries and general eN
pcnscs. In executive session the report Of the Commit
Tee reduction Of the canal force was adopted.
In open session, the Hon. Emerson T. Davis asked. on
behalf Of tho people along the line " the Champlain
Canal that the Canal Board request the Legislature to
take such action would permit the expenditure OF
$4,000 already appropriated To the enlargement OF the
canal aud in the Treasury. Nj. Davis urged that
the work can under the supervision Of the state
Engineer and surveyor and the Canal Commissioner, and
be without the delay Of contract, in order to
give the canal depth Of seven by the opening Of
navigation. Mr.. Henry g. Burloigh, Chairman OF the
Assembly Committee Canals, also spoke in the same
/ strain The matter Was referred.