New-York tribune., 1891-02-05
THE ASSEMBLY PASSES AN AMENDMENT MAX
ING NECESSARY THE APPROVAL THE
sUPEEINTENpEXT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Albany, Feb. 4 (spcciaD-Mr Deyo and Mr.. Acker
rendered the state substantial service to-day,
representatives Of the Republican party. by persuad
ing the Assembly 10 make amendments to several
icgtmatc and unnecessary canal appropriation bills,
which will deprive those measures Of their harmful
fcaturcS-and perhaps cut OF the appropriations con-
tained in them. The Assembly discovered quite a
batch of these bills when it reached the order Of bills
upon third reading There bill of Assembly
man Dempseys, appropriang 81 900 for board walk
across canal bridge in Rome; bill of Assembly man
Gormans, approprating $4,000 for canal bridge at
Nineteenth-st, Watervlct and bill of Assemblyman
r. Johnson's. appropratng $4,000 to clear flow
land on the Black River above Forest Port"
Mr.. Deyo attacked these measures as unncces-
sary canal appropriations. lie then Informed
the Assembly that while the state had
legally bound itself keep open highways, such As
county roads which crossed the canals. 1t was not
bound supply costly canal fbrdgcs for the streets
of the growing cities Of the state. Mr.. Deyo might
at this point have pointed out that the wealthy
city of Rochester, which formerly built It's own
canal bridges was now attempting to shift this burden
upon the state Treasury, and that the prosperous
canal cities OF Utica and syracuse were also attempt
ing TO extract money from the state Treasury under
the same pretence Mr.. Deyo denounced this class
Of canal measures. Most Of them he declared, had
been int oduced without the approval Of the super
officer Of the canal system should have some control
of such expenditures. lie therefore proposed That
each one of these bills should have added to 1t tho
following amendment:
But no work shall be done, money expended
under the provisions of this act unless and until the
superintendent OF Public " Orhs shall have hed WIN
the Controller his certificate III WlItlng cciui!I IhE
state under existing statutes, thal u!c same pc
necessary. and that II can be completed Wlmh INC
amount hereby appropriated therefor.
This puts upon the superintendent of Public Works
the responsibility Of using the appropriations made
in those bills If the superintendent is loyal to the
state large proportion of these appropriations Will
never be used by him, and the money Will lapse into
the STATE Treasury Mr.. Deyo's amendment wa.
adopted by the Assembly and not only added 10 the
canal bills mentioned, but also to Others passed
during the day being presented by Assemblymah
Acker and Assemblyman W. c. stevens Of Franklin
County.
The Deyo amendment was accepted by Assembly
man Mr.. Celland, the Democratic leader who III
support of it said: Mr.. speaker: YESTERDAY toCK
An armful Of these canal Appropriation huls down 10
the Office Of the superintendent of Public works, ana
submitted them TO his examination, ana nave ~
report that only few OF them mad ever Detn SUI
mtted to him. and that he apprOvcd OF very ltn;; n;
In my opinion therefore, Mr. Dcyo'e amendment siyuiG
be INCORPORATED in these canal Appropriation DIS.
Assemblyman .. +. Lanc.Of Otscg0 county aud. hcu
the canal appropriation bills crcely declaring ,haI
they mere raid upon thc Sta'e IIga'u I ] % 1
there is no excuse for passing them MI Lane come
from farming district and therefore may De .i
cred TO speak the OF the farmers upon ts
unnecessary canal appropriation bills I,Ven Mr'
Dcvo's amendment, he declared. did not recbcllc hi
to these bills. he moved that Assemblynlah DSnP-
seys bill should be killed. but ne was deeaeu p{ In "a
vote of As 10 So Nevertheless the large V0tc 10 MI
the bin makes evident deep hostility ID tho Lcsls,
Iaure TO thc extravagant canal appropriations proposed
by some OF the senators and Assem6ymeh.