The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-19
SETTLING ACCOUNTS.

MEMBERS OF THE CANAL BOARD HOLD AN
ANGRY SESSION DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
MEssRs. REACH AND sCHooNMAKER-THE STATE
ENGINEER AGAIN 'HAULs up THE supER1N-
TENDENr OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ALBANY. Dec. Is. 1872
The Canal Board hada somewhat interesting meet
ing here to-day. 1t evidently intended as .
clearing up session. Good temper was not observa-
BILE ut all times. Old grudRes came to the surface
occasionally. which did not add much to the dignity
Of the meeting. Mr.. Beach handed in report accom-
panying deed favorable the sale of certain water
privileges on Crooked Lake Canal, near Penn Yam.
He said he had drawn up the document from the
statute. Some time in juno last deed drawn up in
the Office of tho Attorney General was submitted to
him and left in his office. One day the Auditor and
another person his Office to get 1t to read.
He had not seen the document from that day this.
few days later very neat copy of it came to him
from the Executive Office, with the signature of the
Governor attached. and request that he should sign
1t and seal it with the seal of the State Said
Mr.. Beach. knowing the history OF the matter. I
told the messenger that His Exceency had signed it
under Misrepresentation. and refused either to sign
or put the great upon it. Since that time have
neither seen nor heard of it,"
Auditor Schuyler then explained that man came
his Office and wanted to look the papers, and
he went in to the Secretary to borrow them. The
man said there were some alterations to be made.
and asked permission to take them to the Attorney
General Since then he had not heard of the matter.
tho nansrs wee not hronght TO him 1'0AA'e1
The deed conveyed the privileges to Reed. Carter
Mr. schoonnaker rather quietly intimated that
the deed was not honest.
Mr.. Beach said, with considerable emphasis, that
the decd perfectly honest; he had no Intention
OF being outdone by the Attorney General in poite
Mr. schoonmake, declined to enter into any con.
troversy and the privileges were voted to Reed Co.
", e., rIFr OVER OVER Ban , paArT;
ing adversely on the claim Of the Troy City National
Bank Tor SsoQo, the amount Of draft held by the
tract He thourht the bank was not bona ~
holder. and that the draft not, properly speak
mi r contepded that It was commercial
paper, To his mind i. was one Of the most extreme
ana nagrnms examples ns ever xnew OF tne STATE
essential that all payments for services the
u no tho ~ th re rte
Schoonmaier and Seymour voted in the Affirmative:
Mr.. Dorsnemer saia ana Messrs. beacn and
Among others a large number OF lawyers put in
bills for services and s Is Mr. ss
asked speedy payment but the claim OF one sttor
the at began TRADE saving there
to
when the Attorney General peremptoriy told him to
stop. LuaingIon taen apoiogzea IN MID way. Dus
- A coSyIIcr OF AUTHORITY.
State Engineer seymour entertained the Board
W ths sunssrntenent Of Pnbiic WORKS in references
70 the building Of lift bridge at Fort Plain. He
began III TINS way:-
Sis% the my t. ss nS an d the %nr
for discussion at this Tine In few days new Board
into that win have deeper interest than that
out OF wish 70 my Views on record SO nas
4. III sIo
Of Public to and maintain al tho
of the State lift bridge the Erie Canal Fort Plain
to BE- paid for out OF any for :rSn.
meeting of this Board psns and de-
ss tho
DC Gone IN e. s a delay ana 80 that the
to on On the %nr ss n had tn:
or estimates DEEM Il my duty to lay Seioss X:
bear upon this question II Is no: porsonn matter but
y the %hSs psc by the Ut IL
M With ss exscnton Of av rssnr
20 the Of
except SO far as the Of the law. ssnE to such
sas pc 81
use the san" Tho once Of canal
of Gsna . tho Board 81 n %
wise prSsidsd The Lsg;..ars Beside. the oss 2.
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aSs %o s and
q The same the Per rsss
,Sss the sss defining tho Sas: and
these several dsDsr.%sats should be clearly made
e learn wha; powers are given 70 the saporn.
the sS",,l.S,,S. r. these
Inas b vested !. the board q Canal
~ sh os "v "~ rvon 70 tbs
QUIET REBuKE TO SUPERINTENDENT.