New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-19
THE GOVERNOR MISREPREsES1S Mr.. cOLvIX
From The Albany Express,

From The Albany Express,
some one has been misGfOrmng Governor Hin, for, IN
his remarks at buffalo, he that the Republican
candidate for state Engineer and surveyor Is not
nract;cal engineer and mover pas BEEN lie 40
mas never constructed piece OF engineering work.
Now, this Is mere play upon words on Governor
Uis uart The engineer and surveyor does not con-
struct' he makes with transit. level and t-s
OdoHt. and from the surveys prepares maps or plans
and on these maps as a basis the superintendent Of
public works constructs suDer1ses the construction
Of whatever works may be proposed. Inc enEineer
only mahes the measurements; he does not 90 inc
work he does not build or construct. That Is the
province Of the superintendent Of TIE WORK ana low
ernor Hill must be very ignorant OF botl engineering
and public works If he does not know GhS 10 DC inc
In regard to the professional sdlI Of the gentleman
who is the Republican candidate for state Engineer
Governor Kill - cODuted By experts rom COLLEGES ana
by leading Democratic members OF INC LegisAtaIe.
few wears agO tbs question started bV an enemy
and was settled By an nvesuEa. lon conducted by a
committee OF the Assembly on which were sucn n0aoe
DtmOcrats as the Hon. W. Caryl Ely ana Il. n. r.
Gonld The committee employed 40 experts profess
sors from Columbia College and mon COliege-PlO-
fessor Trowbridge and Professor Chaphn-and after
thorouch EXAMINATION with their experts. made their
final report against the arguments OF Ihe tHea Demo,
MD that the pracUcal engineering and surveying
work which Verpanck. COlvn had been personally con-
Quoting for the state was oil US se@hy Ann.
ment 1877 OF 1851, the committee says OF Mr. Colvlns
surveys for the state nav D se
he instruments and methods employed have been the
hest mat could have been adopted, and the final Ne
suit attained Will bear comparison NldAont damage
With work executed under similar coalitions BY tho
United states Government. ms was the tesuia9ny
OF the expert professors from Columbia and Union
colleges also The report OF tht committee Is very
emphatic I'm favor OF Mr.. Colvlns great state work.
and + unanimous report signed by al the members
Of the committee. Democrats and Republicans alike.
headed by the present Collector Of the Port OF New
York the Hon. Francis Hendricks. who was then a
member. II is well 20 remember that Governor Hlu
himseu has In his messages recommended that these
surveys be conducted by the State Engineer. and that
the proper way for the gentleman now nominated %
eondnct them Is 20 become State Engineer The people
Will tsk1 Governor Hill az bis word and give the
direction OF the surveys to Verpanck Colvn, the only
man who ever conducted state department at his
private expense for years without salary or other
even without appro prations and they are documents
far more sought By the people than the Governors OWE
IN Governor Hiu had signed the Appropriation
made years by the Legislature. hindeas on Door
men could have had useful employment on the surveys
of the state that are much needed, and the maps
now 80 greatly wanted, would be completed As tns
as Governor Hill vetoes public works neitneT NJ;
Colvin nor any else see to their eonstsueuoa