New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-25
THE Assembly CANAL REPORT.
SPEAKER sHEEHAN ENUMERATED BY HIS sPE'i"i
coNMITTEE-TTrE RECOMMENDATION.


SPEAKER sHEEHAN ExoNERATED BY HIS sPECiAi
coAfMITTEE-TIIE RECOMMENDATION
Albany Feb. 24.-Mr. Gould to-day suom''.0u -
the Assembly the report of the Assembly specia i"
vesrotlnr committee appointed last spring by Lieu
tenant Governor then speaker, Sheehah 10 ih>o'o
the charge of mismanagement OF the canals ana ''o
administration OF the Canal Department The report
which is rather long, reviews the testimony OH .''o
sueclnc charges which were made, ana c''o
several recommendations. The report Is sieheu y,
NJ r. Mcmahon chairman Grant B. Taylor w. H.
Could Edward b. Osborne and owen V. Sage' ni ''o
nomocrotic members of tie committee. Assembly meh
Gallagher of Erie, and Brodsky, OF New on.
the Republican members of the committee nave ~.
sicned IT, The report exonerates Speaker eheeha"
from blame in relation TO the Black ROCK H"rooi
CHARGE and In the matter OF the permit gnhoeo 10 WIZ
scanlon at Tonawanda, to erect buhdlhs o'o. u.
STATE ditch: finds that canal contracts were i'.i''
awarded ia all cases to the lowest responslpie o.
denies that politics entered into the letuhs Vi '
tracts or the hiring Of laborers praises 'no h'""oO
ment Of the canals for the last eleven years Us VI
a superior character; suggests that much .'on.S
might he saved TO the state By the adoption OF soc
Uniform and practical method Of ascertanmg '"e
reasonable requirements Of the canals In tile duieioh
localities asserts that the public interests diu hv
eours tho repairs provided for by Senator Shearu
hill directing the building Of retaining wall az on
and closes with the following Recommendations
rpon the facts shown stated heretofore your COM
-. =, 49,. ororo,cd "a recommend at this time anv IN
,r,erenco whatever with the system OF granting permits
"a exercised by the Superintendent OF Public WORKS ee
for water privileges, railroads or for crossings anu
% o a, these purposes the crossing Of State lands Is
an absolute necessity. for others IL Is very sreu' w
,,cncs In no case does Il to have been abused
Tho matter OF action upon this question IL suDm'eeu W W
BODY without further recommendation
A 4, GO. be.n for humber Of the settled poicy
Nd tba
OF the improve the canals ana Ie Sson
mas been made for that purpose. which appears =" nav"
h,ostv and fairly expended and to have Deeh OIL very
great benefit to the navigation OF the cSoS Sou, ~
mtee recommend the continuance OF the appropr'ao W
the lengtheniug Of locks and deepening Oh c' c.
inc that IL is in the interests Of the commerce OF 'ns
49,. cb ,nnrovenent OF navigation should DC msue d.
sraodnv n, possible by Of reasonable eNpenN"
each year , .s,, o,ao,., care
your committee are Of the opinion tha1 sre"'ei 'e
bould be exercised In the granting OF special approp
49,. D., h,dro. building ot retaining walls, and the ike;
and tim. N some extent cost OF expensive
required by municipalities should be borne oy io s
rather than tho whole burden shouiu DC ps'o p
h s,a,e "A n the matter Of retaining walls and improve
n,nts to the canals in different localities your oo'
can only urge that the Legislature should require on
d.ncc ot their necessity and should provide ior Une
work in the most careful and economical MANNER ~
believed that all the bills providing Tor epproplaoa
for such purposes relating 10 the canals couu w
,,o-o tho LEGISLATURE in a single BILL similar 10 the Ap
,a,o ~ SUNNY hill IL would tend to bring the at
tonton OF members the amount OF the eNpehui,up, or
cau,e closer and moro careful examination Win fs"u
TO the Items 81 Ia bill .
yor conul,,eo recommend n careful inquiry as TO tho
.osv and ,eourements Of the Black River and chan-
main canals Tho Black River Canal douDuess requfe'
considerable improvements and extensive repairs IN orer 10
be kept in condition carrying on the necessary BUSINESS
ond there exit necessity FOR the complexion "
the aecncnne OF the Champaign Canal for portion OF inc
d,.,,pc. The evidence reference to these canals I'M
pressed your committee with the necessity Tor AZ eas'
thorough and catefu examination OF the suo'ecs' anu oy
rgommend careful inquiry by this BODY throush ~'
proper committee. as TO the necessity anu pps " S
s,ons 20, the purpose Indicated IN order tat de-
termination may had to the desirab''y OF putting
these waterways in condition for properly carrying o."
the business passing through them.