New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-06
MILLIONS FOR THE CANALS.
PILING Up APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
STATES WATERWAYS.
ENORMOUS SUNS FOR SUPERINTENDENT HAN
NAN TO DISTRIBUTE WHERE IT WILL DO
HE DEMOCRATS THE MIST GOOD.

NAN TO DISTRIBUTE WHERE IT WILL DO
THE DEMOCRATS THE MIST GOOD.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE Tribune.
Albany, Feb. 5.-Asscmbyman Loder. Of Monroe
County the chairman Of the Assembly Canal Com
mittee subntted to the LEGISLATURE TO-DAY the canal
appropriation. bills Much praise is deserved by Mr..
Loder for presenting these appropriation bills 50 early
in the session Of the Legislature. sunlight is what
is needed these bills; and may they have pub
Lefty! Their enormous amount will starile tax
payers. Here is what Mr.. Lodcr desires that the
Legislature should appropriate for canal purposes;
Canal Sin king fund canal C63 $50
Total si772,o 900
But this IS not all the money that canal men de-
sire for the canals. There is Canal Deficiency bill
10 be met, caused bv the 1wo-Dolar a Day law,
amounting to 100000. Then the Canal Union has
d bill to continue the work Of cnstheniny tho locks
and bottOming ont the canals They ask 100000,
Mr. Harwood, of Niagara County pre-onted bill TO-
day appropratinc 100000 for the purchase Of six
state floating elevators Then the extra canal ap-
preparation bills, for the construction Of bridges and
cllverts, threaten to equal ter total Of h-t year.
namely 100000 The legislature, therefore IS asked
this veal to levy taxes to meet the following aDpro
priatIons for the canals:
LotE lSagtaeni .......... 800 Ooo
lanai brdacs, etc. 100000
Total - 272 900
This is an increase Of the canal appropriations
his year, compared with last year, Of 100000 And
what is one Of the worst features Of th- proposed
increase, every penny Of il is 70 into the hands 0f
Edward Hannah. Of Troy, who has been put by Gov
ernOr H at the head Of the Department OF Public
Works for the purpose Of anucNus that department
TO the Democratic machine OF tie state. in other
words, Mr. Hannah = to bring polite, into the man
C~
dollar. therefore given 70 Mr. Iiannsn bv the Re
publican Legislature may be rightly regarded it,
contribution to the Democratic campaign fund next
year.
There is some surprise expressed that Mr. LOder
should have accepted without question superintendent
Humans estimate Of the cost of operating and main
tanning the canals last year II IS truc that the -
day law has increased considerably the cost Of sus-
tanning the canals in good condition, but then SI1OJ,-
900 an enOruoIs 10 be paid for that
purpose. some leading Republicans suggest that Mr..
Hannan's estimates should be critically Inspected. Is
il positively necessary 10 employ all the that
employed on the State canals? James >anahan,
the Democratic superintendent Of Public Works in
october and November last pat full force of canal
workinlmcn lab)rng upon the canals, although ne
knew this would a deficit IN hi, accounts, Ila,
IL occurred t. unsU- picOus Republicans thai
these hOTdes Of hbOrtrs were put at work, and Tn,
on election day marched to the polls and gwen the
Democratic ticket
Ausuh y. 1dlcS, tllc dcIcdtCd ~ publican candidate
for Assemblyma last fall i'm schenectady County. con
triDutcd some interesting tc- tmony upon TINS point
while here few daNo ago. g0i /.
cambridge bin through u. last l., -isoturc' said lc
and thought IL would rc-eicc but v hat d IL,
Democrats DO Shalalan delay Cd building tie bri-,
until near election um", and then poured Democrat,
wor8ngmen into schenectady. out i'm the country
though. they distributed circular among farmer,
pointing ont my extravaganza in the matter OF III
bridge, and, between the additional democrats of
schenectady and tie Republican farmers WHO wcr,
diSpleased with my acuOn IN passing the Bridge bill
they defeated me-
The appropriation bills continue 10 BE- numerous
Mr.. Guenther persuaded the Assembly order o Z
third reading bin appTOpratine $1,000 for "A stone
arch culvert at Tonawanda. This bill ought 10 b,
included in the Canal SHppy bin suggested by Speac
Hustled, wherein should be massed all The cana
bills. Mr. GucnthCr is Democrat and represent
one Of the Erie County districts lie has been herr
for three years bids fair DE here for three year
longer If The Republican Legislature continues #
present practice Of permitting him 10 plaster his dl,
trlct with canal appropriations. II is trick O
Mr.. Guenthcr. and OF "A great many Other Democrat
In the senate and Assembly, 10 TIM, Obtain
aDprOpriatons 10 he handled by Democratic
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Works. The Superintendent
conveniently uses these Apr pration> by cmp'oyia
lborers in MIR. Gucnhcl', favor 40 election
time Meanwhile The Republicans 0i Erc County ar
wondering why il }. that they no longer carry via
was once Republican Assembly District II Mr
Gue.ther Is permitted w Republican legislature Z