The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-19

The forthcoming Reports Of the Canal lnves-
tiVntina Commission.

ALBANY, June 1S.--The Canal Commits
zion will forward to the Governor IN a few days
the two special re ports upon canal frauds which
were referred to In their general report to the
Legislature last winter. These reports will be
on the subject of certain awards made by the
nal Apr Users ~ 1873 to parties IN Rochester
for alleged damage 20 ice houses and loss Of ice
by break in the Genesee river feeder. and on
frauds IN the construction Of an enlirged lock
ovor toe Glenn's Falls feeder. They appear to be
small subjects. put they are proli0c Of that Law
ish style OF plumber which Characterized the
boldest of the Ring rascaliies.
The Toe ird case Is one In which Hiram II.
King aud Eliza G.. Hotcnkiss of Rochester pre-
sented claims, aud received from the Board Of
Canal Appraisers then composed Of V. w.
Smith, Charles O.. NJ, ers, aud Thad-
deus c. Dsvis-arge sums for damages. IL
was shown In the evidence Of John Bis
good, an engineer who drew a map Of the
break, and took measu emeuts of the wa
tor with view to contrasting the claim,
that the overflow was from tuC river ~ muCh az
from tue feeder, snd That The water did not ut
any time reach a height sufficient to damage the
Ice houses To the amount allowed. he evidence
Tor the claimants was put la SOLELY bv King him
SELF aud W tue husband and sou Of Mrs. HOtrh-
KISS, tue other Claim ut. Upon their evidence
the Board oi Apr isers allowed KIM 81 go Tor
the loss Of .6DJ tons Of Ice. and Sl000 Tor DAM
age u bis ice house, aud Mrs. uuLcnkIss slg.yl0
for the luss II 32S9 tons OF leo, the price being
put II O.. Tbis excessive pric. WAS cliio ed Dy
~ ,dJeus &. DAVIS to have been greed upon rs
equitable, after cpnHultition with hOtei keepers
and Ice dealers In Rochester, who united la cay
lug TN 4 II was the price paid curing hat We Z
for ice Ny tue ton. luz Try of regular dealers
b, tue commission, however, showed that It
was mucu lower.
ihc other case Is one In which Henry d. Deni-
son obtained "A contract for the puildiug Of a
lock over .he Glen's Falls feeder wncn he as
signed % Jaues J.. Buck. After the work had
prOsre sed some distance a change Of plan was
procured from the State officials. aud the con
tr cor oiled up his prIces to suit the enlarge
nieut at u most Lavish rate. itw Is SHOWN 10y the
evidence Of the cOnlrdc or himself that the
price Tor Olilins and uraiuing WIS Increased
from SlUO to SiJO; for excavati N, from IL To -
cent? tOt 'n.U.nNnent, ftom 10 ~ cents; Tor
pudding, FROM ~ 10 % cents; for loose styuc,
frOm " cents " Sl.JO; for vertical wall. from
u 70 20 90; Tor masouiy from 80 To Sl3; ana fur
coping, nom $l2 els. The q iantilies IN some
Instances were also ingrease1--vortical wall from
10 Ndrus to 5yc. ana concrete ulazUury IRON 3OO
yards to 1901. HIS income having been en-
b need 10y these Increased CHI 'rres upon the
variOu Items for the construction Of the gates.
the contractor further increases his store Nv
putting IN round suu! for the RaLes "a whole
The comments OF the commission on these
Ingenious frauds Is not yet known, as the re-
ports are stil Ia their hands. To meet the cOul
meDis' wHich re sure 10 be made 10y tIose
newspapers which see only electiODeering doc =
ments Ia tue reports Of the commission upon
tie delay IN tue prom ulgattuD OF these speCi j
re-, Orts, II may be said that the work OF the
commission upon them was interrupted ~ the
close OF the year 10y tue cxausttOn OF their ape
prOp1au ~ 81 fJO,O3J Tue great expense accru-
inv At the close, wnen the ex animation OF Au-
ultOr liaves gong gu. lett The commission
considerably Ia debt, and II was only 10y tue sur
render Of their salaries by the Commissioners
that the attaches Of lhe commission could he
Daid. Ii became necessary, TO secure the at
tendance Of witnesses and to mest other
pobs-s, fur the commissioners 10 draw upon
tnelr own funds or OBTAIN credit upon the al
most hopeless Cuancc Of the Republican Legs
laturs Glowing them new APPROPRIATION. Tue
INVESTIGATIONS consequently Jagged until about
tue end Of Aar, when au ADDITIONAL S5,cOO hav-
ing been granted them they pushed tneir M
iries RAJ tdiN 70 "A conclusion. The result Is
tue forthcoming reports, which await ouly a
slight rearrsngument verbally before preseuta-
tiOn 70 the Governor