New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CANALS
BILLS REPORTED IN THE ASSEMBLY.
THEY CARRY 81 .25o54O-PRoPOSED APPRoPRIA
TIoNs FOOT UP OVER 50 2Oo,O Oo-A CHANCE
FOR THE PRUNTNG.KNIFE.

THEY CARRY 81 25o, 54o-PRoPosED APPRoPRIA.
TIONs FOOT UP OVER 50 200 OOO-A CHANCE
FOR THE PRUNTNGKNIFE.
FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE rRIBUNEl
Albany, Feb. 3.-Assemblyinan Guenther, of Buffalo,
the chairman of the Canal Committee Of the Assembly
did the state good service today by submitting to
the Legislature the bills giving the legitimate expenses
of the State in supporting the canals for the fOrthcOm
ing year. BY contrasting the figures OF these bills
with those in the bills for extra canal work. which
are largely Legitimate charges against the canals. or
at least unnecessary, the public and the Legislature
can determine where the pruning knife Of economy
shall be put to work. Mr. Guenther's bills take out
of the state Treasury the Of 100000 to pay for
the maintenance Of the States canals, and $ti7540
to make the annual contribution to the canal debt
sinking fund. This is total appropriation, for which
taxes must he levied. amounting to $l,256.540. There
will soon be introduced and unquestonaby it will be
passed. bill apprOpriating 100000 TO continue the
work of enghenng the canal locks and deepening the
canals This would raise the total amount Of the
legitimate canal expenses" u Sl,756,54O.
But then there the illegtimate and unnecessary
canal appropriation bills for the construction OF canal
bridges a state dam the Hudson. an enormous
appropriation bill for deepening the Champain Canal
and bills for canal cuvertS The total amount OF
appropriations made by these bills thus far in the
Assembly is s1.440.7jO Dcducting the canal ap
preparation bills Of the Senate which are included in
the Assembly list, there remains $4,000 appropriated
in Senate bills which is not appropriated in Asoem6Iy
bills Adding this $1,000 to the total of the Assembly
appropriations one finds tlat the gdnd Olhl Oh !Io
proposed appropriations Of this class is ~ 4d423O
1t would therefore appear that the canal approprauo
appropriations Sl75G5lO; Legitimate and unnoce,
sary canal appropriations, Sl4o4,21o' srahd to'al'
This is big amount and one which will not be
approved by the taxpayers Of the state Ana H. can
be predicted that many more canal Appropriation
bills than these mentioned will be introduced
1t might be we'll to give the Of the legislators
introducing these bills. The Assembly canal and
kindred appropriation bills are given below:
BY Assembyman Haley. Of Oneida County:
To remove canal BRIDE at Ireeze-st Utica. 20 oS
TO build canal bridge at Geneseest.. Utica. $4,000
To build bridre at North saiina.st Syacuse 10000
To rSplr ryor highway at fowyllle u6oO
10 BY Ra "a ' JaGd o Niagara County
To Snd yga wa Po at EeySq Monroe
70 S S"i , y5if sss TH Ess d55S
To S S%d SsRn G Stg S osS 1903
To repair canal feeder at Rochester LOO
BY Assemblyman Johnson Of Oneida County:
To clear flow ground the Black River above :, mn
FOrStpOit lO,UOO
BY Assembly German. OF Albany County:
To construct canal bridge at Nineteenth-st.. 1900
To canal at Watcryct 10000
BY Assemblyman Denniston. OF Monroe County
To RqS eaas v Sggt at oP s5 COUNTY 10000
Canal al Coming '''''C.'1 1000
To improve oak Orchard dc Greek 40 900
BY Asscnblyman Dempsey. OF oneida County:
Rome ........ 5000
ly Asscmblyman Riley, Of Rensselaer, County: 1890
To widen and deepen the Champllin Canal. 7j) 900
BY Ascend ynan Lane. II Jefferson County:
Yer River -. 1000
BY Assemblyman QuackeI bush OF Schenectady:
ncciady -. ...'.........'.. 1900
BY A-scHblyman Green. OF II rkrn-r County:
II construct vertical canal wall at Hcrkimer. 5000
BY Assemhlyman tiuenther OF Erie County:
TO improve Black Rock channel '.......-.... 5000
10 built iron bridge over TOnawanda Creek and
Erie Canal at iona wanda 10000
Total f49 $50
Add Senate bills not In above l4.JOO
Grand f04. $50