New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-06
ANOTHER STEP IN CANAL Reform

AN EXTREMELY IMP 1RTANT P@PF.'--i"f l>F A''i'
CHARACTER or TIE RING CONTRACTS.
IFROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TUE ihla. No
ALBANY, July 5.-The Canal Board viii hold
,,.,tn,, to-noriow when state En- Inocr Van Barren
will submit the most important paper VIII N; roar"
has vet bad before it for cOnsdcri Ibis 4tT upon
tbc peplrc contracts for extraordinary work with
recommendation for the final settlement ana a1r'sal'
NJ cach This action taken under act OF the lar
Ioo turc apprcnriating 100000 for the p1rrOS, AID
II is an ev lsnce not oHy of tn extent 70 Wtc nos,
contracts were managed for the robbery az the t''e .
of tbe care ana attention wtFi tr. N"d
Bnren has given TO the oquia1lG 'JH nc
of thcri that in the settlement on lh' hia'7 4i,t
down nv Eru tire larger part 81 tai SUI IiI Hl"''n
urexuendcd o. course IL cannot De ass ,"d 49,
That tine cOutr tcts Will all he setted NiIn h 'u
made as the contractors may resort 10 ii-allb II.
Whole amounts claimed; hut In I5ost Instance re
amended final accounts are So falr ava ~ '' o. ,.
Contractor will be Inclined t. bear re dd,''A
Ian risk a verde; aud SITS Mr.. Van Buren, Ia, rH
steadily at WORK upon this report r. ~. L,'t Nv
I'm lie ~ lort prrl mnary u TIE list o. contracts 80
recOmmendit ons upon each contract S''A''' '.' "'
HE betting Of many of these contracts we u'dgr
strict Interpretation q ne stlnlrs' men -. 'iU-
however, auth riL d by the Caal l51fa a II ~ o. -,
OF Canal CllnmIs 'ioners The informant q ''l..hs
these lettings are not considered IN ~ t OF 49,.
by act. chap. 4?J of the Laws OF lO'N - '."t @
to make q settlement Of al penhhS contracts az u"
equitable basis without reference to tochntH N p.r
tatiOns Of law In almost an tne casea oi' -. t'''
have be allowed ana poor work accepi'd ~ t' i}i-
mcr officers Of the safe. In making mp ID. omah"e1
eFtimatps all over snJes, as lar "a discovered HLl
worthless work. have been thrown 0u, dal .'r ii.c
la len, thOu-N lD' o. tllt quantity
required ny the contract Is sl'i "i 49, ".i .'sN
serve the purposes for which IL was designed Undrr t'
FIST and tnird clssS WleIe ma "''.'i'S A'v .l
approved, riOns LEGAL question Is pits,", - l" ~"
extent 10 Which the state is bound by tue acts z" ac oil
who pied the WORK and agp.o,.& To- hno az
counts Tue Sat, Ensneel anu surveyor Nc, .'N-'s'
III these well as In the others hdel lis recon-
mCntations simpy upon TIE srit o. it -'s, i.ou
reference 10 tns legal Question: Whch s',hls 10 DE- -
settled In Of these cases, where MAUD OF 80" ou
cannot be char ell VIII no doubt be found advisable 20
effect compromises with the contractors Ia order to a-od
uncertain and expensive litigation. An Nnud'oG Cf
aupronratel lO? tie settlement 0f tags, con ll.ts -
justly due, aud l. 70 10 hoped taat to larger part Of 1t
can be saved.
Foiown. /, a synopsis OF the contracts with amounts
Of cn.1nears o.ignal estimates Tor tie WDi6. aud the
amour. OF reduction recommended by the ciue Engl-
Thomas Galc-slooe wall on Jordan Level Engineers
estimate, 80 1000; payments NV thc Auditor SlT4OS
Recommend mat no further payments nr made,
James YIckcruau-Dm at Aaoarn Eag.neoI's estl-
f. b. Van D.usen-Fec'icr Channel at Port Byron
Enguccrs estimate, >! 100. Rcduc Il $3.50 H.
mate, $4,000. No reduction.
Z b. Van Dsuson-pam on scoyuqnada Creek: En-
ginc Rs csiim 10, Sl250. No lrH ciuA.
Howard SCIt', jr.-Bridgr IN syracuse: Engineers
estimate $4,000 No reduction.
Patrlcs IL 90 wall EisineerS estimate $1,000.
Danle C"@c.rctical wall Engineers estimate,
SlG 900. EcdBrr 32G1 90
Daniel Cande,-Ncrucdl wall: Estimate $4,000. r..
duced Sl.lOi
Daniel Caudge-yertical wall Estimate $4,000. Re
duced sl,5-V
Daniel Candoe-wan: Estimate, $4,000 Reduced
1907 50.
j; v. B9oner-Loek at West Troy Estmlt" $4,000.
Reduced S3O,GO5 %.
p john agi yai; Brown-wah; Estimate $4,000
John Btovn-Grldsc at McnanGs: Estimate 10000
J In Grovn-Eridge IN Albany Estimate, 5000
Reduced :. ,0Gj %.
s. D. Keler-Wall at Syracuse Estimate, Tl.107 30
No reduction except allowable as an offset 10 loss On
siNS f. L 0sJo.n-ch,mp'ain Enlargement Estimate
Sl316J "a. Reduced S72ll AZ.
A. L. Osb'n- Enlargement Ch1mpain Canal: Est.
mate; Sl1a6s. E,,Gced Sl2, 100 20.
mate, sioO73 % Reloccd 800 TO-
John Hcinuoc Jr-WalI: l.. innate. $1,000 Re
John MeLacroe, jr.-wal: Estimate 50 600 Reduced
John McEucroc, jr.-wan: Estimate 81 900. Reduced,
I'D D,nison-Lock at Glonn's Falls Feeder: innate.
@SbJll -. Reduced, rs O9l.
II d. ID u's1n-@a l1enc1es at Utica No rccoimneI.-
asA9n a. SUIT Is pending Same with the POr, Schuyler
I'll ID, ID Dnison-wal on Lower Mohawk; estimate,
S'I'12o, ieaacsd' Sl1'Sl5 A.
AL ~ Smi'L-Mail; estimate, $1,000. Reduced, 81
o6p "sIsr helly-Wal at For; Pain estimate sIs
s, tHSef heiiy-Wai; estimate. $4,000 Reduced,
Charles NicAos-wau benches at Nonrsc.. c,,, os,,.
mate, Sl9Asl. Reduced, 50 OGG '' ''''
tma1a - % Nv benches at Frankfort Locks es-
od6 TeIt x1o 20 ~ On jordan Level; estimate, Sll3.-
$4,000 Reduced, @13979 81 i-'''""'c'
T. W. Wiliams-WalI at CLYDE. Psti,,.,. % o-o
Reduced, SGD n"'o' f0'o'o'
Reduced. 81 ,s2f h'e' @-'Voo'
N; j. Monr-Deepeuing at Black Rock Estimate
1000. Reduced, S2s 200 H. h'''haVc'
- " Quickegbr sh-Bfidge at Mohawk T. t..
S|oVo Reduced, $s.9Sl 10 ''''ih"te'
No reduction. '''""Ve' SIl,OO0.
a 9oIe OF ts reductions recommended among these arc
SvVonIadei ny Qualifications upon which lcts 49, or
ions viii probably be required I'm rrati" 4, s" ueeis-
%sos Noik outstanding, but hitherto rcfIs, d nav
renor+ ~ a'5or On account OF alleged fraud tHe
following: r"'''"' W SusVehuou ul on The
side ent W MN. Tor work ON the Lower Lock. upper
Rsr,S,.T west Troy, amounting to qiy1J6 30: I AZ
t$eSss s 20! val at Fe,gasons aqueduc Amounting To-
amounting 10 1910 GI and s. ID Kr,l"r to mo-, Ia
"'"eso Canal, amounting " Sl,lO5 A'' wan III