The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-02
10 DAM rBs oENE,Fr .tr,,
A Scheme to Provide an Untauine spcr,, =,
Water tor the Erie Canal


| AIplSY. Jan. 1.-State Engineer Scbarct ~.
| completed his report on the subject # imI,aa
! ing the supply 81 water from the rrnos..
| River TO the Erie Canal This report was -
| pared at the request Of the Legislature a.,
| state Engineer being asked TO dotcrmInsn.
| advisability Of carrying out the Ilan supro.,
| ed by Commissioners Evan Thomas Jo,.
| Bogart and Charles McI.outh, In their rot
to the Legislature in February last. TI.,.
Commissioners were appointed by Goy lovar
and made an exhaustive study Ut tho sul.,c,
The Invest cation was brought about throueh
the report OF state Engineer Bogart for lsgI
in which he said that the interests Of tina Stat.
and the usefulness Of the Erie Canal could 4.
enhanced by artificial means for storing v,,o,
I'm the Genesee liiyer during the Hood month.
and that tho natural decrease yearly in m.
flow OF water In that river could DO coun,er.
acted In this manner. The section Of thccanal
from Rochester west Is now fed from LAX.
Erie In his report Mt that time Mr. Bogart
epid that dam in the Gcnesee River aboy,
nUount Of water sufSlcient 70 suntiT "IIH ,hs
state roluirements for the canal. tut rCt
enough water for any private uses. \ dam
thus giving q water storage ample for bothths
canals and for power Tor the manufacturing
dam was advised by Mr.. Bogart il the expense
could be eduitably adjusted BY the state and
the private interests involved.
The report Of the Commission appointed hy
Cow Flower conceded with this report o,
Mr. Bogart, and suggested that detailed ca.
aminations be made at the proposed Sizes for
n dam, SO that close estimates OF cost could 10
secured. This has been done under the direc.
ton OF state Engineer Schenck and the resuif.
are embodied in his report, which will be pre-
scented to the Legislature this week
In his report Mr. Schenck says that detailed
examinations have been made at three loca-
tons for O dam, and one called in the report
l.ts I.i To- hAaN aNN Ia gNR r1NH. L..
the building OF dam 13O feet high which
would approach to some degree the absolute
control OF the stream and secure TO II large
degree the full benefit OF this most vaua6ls
foot dam could DO built in from two and one.
lie figures the cost OF building a 59-foot dam
at the site favored by him as Ss5O.UuO. This
would be merely to provide for the canal sup
py. For dam So feet high. but OF sufficient
to 1SO feet in height, he estimates the cost at
81, 100000 To build n dam at the outset 1870
feet high he estimates the cost at s., 100000
This latter would supply all the interests OF tho
facturers at Rochester giving them a reGu-
lated and eluable daily supply the year round.
Senator Parsons OF Rochester, who will have
charge OF the legislation to carry out Mr..
Schenck's recommendations, says:
The bill has not yet been drawn up. as We
have not yet determined which location would
be the best for the dam. on account Of the dii-
ference OF expense entailed In its construction.
As 1t will take from four to five years to con-
struct such dam. the bill will probably provide
feet high In such a. manner that IT can after
ward be heightened so that Sufficient flow OF
water may be secured for utilization by the
manufacturers OF Rochester"