New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-04
FOR ECONOMY AT ALBANY.
GOVERNOR MORTON'S POLICY ADOPTED
AFTER MANY CONFERENCES.


ALARMING REPORTS OF INCREASED EXPENSES
MADE TO HIM BY LEADING REPUBLICAN LEG
IsLAroRs AND THE coNTRoLIER-w;IL
TUE GENESEE STORAGE DAM
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traovrgr rrGr1 AR con RESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE.l
Albany March S-Governor Mortons policy o:
economy as enuncated In his veto message on the
Ogdensburg AriAory bill. was rot one haSnF
adopted. II was a policy decided upon after soo'
many consultations with the leading Repuh'cahs
in the LEGISLATURE and especially with Lieutenant
Governor Saxton. Controller Roberts. Senator Null
lin the chairman Of the Senate Finance Committee.
and Mr. Answorth. the chairman Of the Assembly,
Committee on Ways and Means. These men, as Ke-
publicans aad taxpayers. informed the HoVeI'oI
that the number Of appropriation bills INTRODUCES
IN the Legislature aad reported faYorably by us
committee was appal.incy large. and that II THESE
measures should be passed. a. seemed likely "e
would he unGor the necessity OF vetong tEem or
OF seeing the State tax rate go up TO alarming
figures.
Mr.. Ainsworth reported to the Governor mat 'ne
ex,ra annroDriation bills in his hands as chairman
Of tho Assembly Committee on Ways ana means
amounted to over 100000 Senator MUM repo'te"
that the extra appropriation bills in MS possession
as chairman Of the Senate FINANCE committee
reached a total of over 100000. This was sum
ciently drcary prospect and then Controller hoo-
erts stated that the receipts from he lndfeCt
taxes of the state had fallen off S6""N' ana that
this loss would have to he made good by direct
taxes Con,ro.,er Roberts further said that the
members Of TIE Commission on Lunacy and hinseh
had recently had conference with the authorizes
NJ Kings Comfy in reference 70 the transfer OF the
INDECENT insane Of that county 10 the care or the
State and tha: this arrangement had substantially
been consumma ted. This transfer. he added. would
Impose about $4,000 yearly taxes upon the tax
Ohrla nd a
as proposei from Kings County by the State. an
additional Of perhaps 100000 will have 10 ne
paid this year by the State, or 100000 in all, 70
complete the arrangement for the transfer Mayor
Strong OF New-York also negotat ting for the
transfer of New-Yorks INDECENT insane 10 the care
of the State 1t had been estimated by the State
Commission in Lunacy that it would cost New
York State S,Oo0O0O 20 support New-iork Guys
INDECENT insane. Moreover. $1,000 yearly renta
would have TO he paid for Wards Island and N2-
900 yearly rental for the Central 1sp property or
$4,000 rental in all. Added to this. the General
Appropriation bill of s9794lec 81 was larger by $780,
900 than last year.
Governor Morton. therefore before he sent TO the
Legislature mis- veto OF the OSdensburg Armory
bin had knowledge of the fact that there would
be the following demands upon the State Treasury
which did not have to be met by Governor Flower
a year ago.
Deficit in indirect taxes S,., o.,
NeN-York INDECENT insane. l1sd 10
Increase Of General Appropriation oll.''.'.. loo'o
Total o'4'oV
There was an increase OF nearly $i@00OO III de-
nands upon the State Treasury as compared with
year ago, and it is not surprising that Governor
Morton was distressed when Colonel Ashley W
Cole. his private secretary, handed MN paper
showing that there were olls oelCre tns heSS $500
ture making the following additional extra appro-
priatons
For repairs armories sd SS I
For rmai school buildings. .............. AZ eco
For Hospital buildings .....'..''''''' L'''oV
There we're thus spread out before Governor Nor
ton proposed appropriations amounting 10 M'V yi
Contain at least si5oSGo additional the canal man
tenance $S09cu and other canal appropriation DiliS
ton bills amounting 70 Sl95OOOeO. In such circum-
stances, Governor Morton, as an EXecuuve ees sI
compelled to send to the Legislature his message
Members Of the Legislature are now wondering II
the Governor IN view of his exhibit Of the eS'Taya
storage Dam act This biz approprates s5oo,e
and commits the State 70 useless sXpen1uTGe D
OF Public Works. favored the bill when Mayor OF
Rochester. and of course he favors it now HIS IN
doubtedly will force the bill through the legislature
Governor Morton therefore is the only defender OF
the taxpayer from this piece OF Jo1oery ne et ~
dence Of obbery patent upon The aCe Sa ' he
IS feet in height. but be so constructed be
oapabe Of extension TO 100 feet In height c,..
The engineers say thal a oo-lOot uAiil wiz 81,
the Erie Canal al the water it may need
in case Of break upon it, All the dam above IS
feet therefore is 10 be constructed by the State
for the benefit OF the millowners Of Rochester. The
cost of building dam IS feet in height, without
thought Of extending IL TO 1870 feet, would be slHD-
600 II built TO 5S feet TO admit Of being ex-
tended 10 1870 feet. Il viii s2230oO Thus mill
lon dollars viii he expended unnecessarily for the
benefit of the mowners Of Rochester. The final
cost OF a masonry dam 100 feet in height would be
Sc 23l 900 State Engineer Adams says that there Is
no necessity for 5S-fOot dam. so far as the
Erie Canal is concerned. Practically the mIOwners
OF Rochester want the State TO build dam for
them II is hardly possible. II Is believed, that Gov
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