New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-16


THAN sI7,OOoOOO.
-.,, ruy REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.)
Inany Feb l5.-The leading members of the Legs
,,n,e had better begin to keep record OF the ap
ronr,aton bills which passing through the senate
80 tbe Assembly or otherwise they will discover soon
.h, the state taxrate has been largely raised Inc
grsnd total of appropriations under these bills mas al
r.sdy reached formidable figure, namely Sl''''i'
aas 67 and the introduction every day the LeEsdVuo
"a in session OF of other appropriation biis ~
a warning that this grand total is likely to be SUN
larger The Assembly has already passed the 1e''-
erl Appropriation bill, which contained appropriations
amounting to S9.142 3O6 e. which is an increase OF
about 100000 last year, and OF course tne 0on
ators will add good many appropriations lor "ion
constituents. Then the Assembly has also pas7o" I"
hill creating state Printing Office ana mas appro-
prsted 100000 for its maintenance the hrst Year VI
its existence. Still another bill which has met wlul
+he Assembly,s approval is the bin appropr1atne
s4bx 600 for the care" of the uper insane LOT
the enlargement of the state insane asylums' IL is
also appropriated 100000 for new buildings 1or 'i
ton Prison or
The present week the Assembly will be called upon
IN act upon the general canal appropriation bills Inc
chief Of these bills apprOprates SoO9oOo ior te man
+enance Of the States canals second bill appropriate
for the payment of the canal debt SINKING ihu
third canal appropriation bill OF importance Is ua' "
the Canal Union, apprOpriatng $ooOOoo Tor ens'nen
ing the canal locks and deepening the ETC. ''0
Champlain, and the Black River canals. All uiese
canal bills will undoubtedly be passed. lhey dsA a
total canal appropriation amounting to Sl,''o''i.
Rut besides these legitimate canal appropriation DIN
there are the canal appropriation bills winch iiAo
legitimate charges against the canals; such as lo'
building canal bridges in the cities. IL was 'C",,
in The Tribune fortnight ago, that there was pii
appropriatng $4,000 for widening and deepening 'no
ChanpIain Canal, and 100000 for CONSTRUCTING a
tate dam
bridges and culverts, for the deepening anu ""oie
of the Champain Canal and for the state Gam AT Io'
when massed together produce grand to'ai VI Pi''
$50 But since that total was made there nave Deen
other canal Appropriation bills ana also DIS i"ae
onnronrations for arnores and normal schools have
been introduced The canal bills have been so
numerous that senator McNaughon has introduced inc
following burlcsque bill -,
For the maintenance. extension. deepening ana ID aii
respects simplifying the Erie Canal ana all OF us DIP
the approaches thereto. the bridges thereon
the cuIverts hereunder and the boats thereon there
hereby appropriated all and singular the real ana psoh
property of the State NewYork. the same to be ex-
pended direction Of Superintendent OF fuole
Works with without contract
There is little probability of this bill passing. al-
though the greed of the canal men sometimes seems
amply justify the introduction. If not the passage
OF such measure.
Senator McNaughtOn has introduced two more canal
bills:
To rebuild cuvert under the Erie Canal in am ooo
To A S S5 a6ando1ed canal in Farport Monroe
County 4,VVo
ro.a, ...................s12, 900
In the Assembly the following additional canal bills
have been introduced:
By Assenbvman Dempsey-To reimburse Augusta.
Oneida County. for repairing the bridge across The sOa
doned Chensnqo Canal, $1,000.
BY Assemblyman Commando build sewer unaer the
Erie Canal line of the State ditch IN the town
Of wstervlie $4,000; for lift bridge over the Erie
I'm
BY AssembIyuan Nott-For automatic spllway IN
the State reservoir West Eaton S.. 900.
BY Assemblyman Goud-To extend the Black River
Canal 5000.
By Assemblyman Truesden-To repair Mad Brook Dam.
$4,000.
By Asse,nbyman Green-To build 200 feet Of vertical
wall along the canal in Herkimer County, 10000
By JuddTo clear the channels OF Pckard
Creek and Murray Ditch, Pendleton, $1,000
BY Assenblyman Gallagher-1O drcd5e Black Rock
Harbor and the Erie Basin, 100000.
These Assembly make total OF s96, 800.
This adds Sl05, 10 the canal appropriation bills,
which raises the grand total of the ilegmate canal
appropriations to 81 BE- 80 As shown above. the
legitimate canal appropriations amount 10 S1,73654O.
The legitimate and Legitimate proposed canal appro-
,ration bills therefore, amount to $3,329,290
But this does complete the list Of appropriation
bills The list of proposed appropriations for nor
NAL schools and armOres is as follows:
Nv Assembyman Gillctte--For amory at Niagara
Falls $4,000.
Bv Assenbyman Sage-To make improvements 70 srmoly
at Catskll. $4,000
BY SentaOr McNaughtOn-TO put new ROOF on The
armory Rochester, %. 500.
BY Assenblyman Peck-For an addition to the Normal
School at Cortland $500 for improvements and repairs
to present buildings, $4,000.
Assemblynan NICK enna-FOr a Norman SchoOl ~
Jamaica, 100000.
BY Assemblyman w, c. Stevens-To provide for the
Industrial education of deafmutes at the Malone School
$4,000.
BY Assemblyuan Bradford-For giving instructions In
agriculture In the various State institutions, $4,000
These make a total Of $2l ), 300.
But the LIST Of appropriation bills is not ended yet
Assemblyman McCelland has introduced bill appro-
pating II 900 TO allow the superintendent Of Educa
ton TO make arrangements with the American Museum
Of Natural History for free instruction in history Ill
various institutions in the State.
Assembyman smith wants fshway built in Cat
taraugus Creek and he asks for "a 900 to do the work
with.
From Asscmblyman Holcomb there is bill appro-
prlatng 1900 TO be used by the state BoaId of Re
gentS IN purchasing books at the sale OF the library
Glen Creek, at Watkins, Schuyler County, NJ to be
cleaned out by te STATE at an EXPENSE OF 10000 If
for that amount becomes It law.
Five thousand dollars Is asked for by Asaemblyman
the inland lakes and rivers where there Is no Govern
ment station.
same bill which Senator Fassrtt intrOiuc in the
senate approprating 100000 10 deepen the Chemung
Assemblyman Moves asks for appropriation of
$4,000 TO deepen the outlet Of OwascO Lake and 10
protect the highway along the lake.
Senator Laughlins bill making provision for the State
notification OF school books and asking for S2JOOOO to
ise i'm starting the work has turned up in the House
in the hands of Asscmblymdn Guentler.
Assemblyman Norris want; the state to spend
sl5OOO in constructing a bridge across Great SOdus
BAY In Wayne County.
senator 0ConnOr has sent i'm measure appro-
priating 10000 TO be spent by the Commission Of
Statutory Revision in republi,ng the statutes of the
State up 10 the time OF the adoption of the first state
Constitution The original spelling is to be prcserved
messenger for the second DIVISION OF the Court
of Appeals is wanted and senator ln,on introduced
bili taking $500 out of the state Treasury for that
The suffolk County people want some experiments
In agriculture made them. and senator Hawkins
asks for the expenditure Of $1,000 for that purpose
These bills add $4,000 u the list oil apprOpi1l
lions. ~ - ,,.a-.- -, -,
annroprating 81. 100000 for completing the Capitol
The annual supply bill also VIII undoubtedly 80 up
TO III. 100000. A.. A., ri,a+,,r, g.