New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-25
PREPARING FORCANAL WORK
WHAT MUST BE DONE BEFORE THE
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEGUN.

CONTROLLER ROBERrSS ISSUE OF BONDS DE
LAYED BY THE KINGS COUNTY SALARY
CRABBERs-pLANs OF THE STATE EN-
c1NEER-suRvEYs TO BE MADE.
frRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE THE MI
Albany. Nov. 24-Three Of the states oiHcei'
Controller Roberts. State Engineer ADAMS anu
George w Aldridge. the superintendent oil fu"-
lie Works-are busily at work these Gays pre-
naring to begin that great enterprise 'he III"
movement Of the States canals Controiier
Roberts will have to float the state pohos ~
the amount of s4.OOO,O0O, but as the state IS OUT
Of debt. this will be an easy TASK ana vi, l.
Roberts IS confident that its credit Is ~ ms"
he Will be able to sell the BONDS at SUCH a
,,,,r, thu, the actual rate of interest wnich
he will nav upon them will be only 2l2 per cent
Roth nolitical parties in New-York state nave
nronouuced in favor of the gold stahuaru an"
AGAINST the free coinage OF silver, ana thereioio
II can be predicted that no one Will OBJECT "'ii'
The limits Of New-York state to MS s'anip'ns
the bonds as he purposes doing, payapie' p'i"-
cipal and interest. in gold
DELAYING THE BOND ISSUE.
T. NOW looks as though Controller Roberts
would have to defer asking for BIDS Tor 'he
bonds two weeks later than is necessary. o"iNs
m the intentional slowness with when the BOAR"
If Supervisors of Kings County is canVassihs
tho election returns Of that county, for the pur-
nose Of giving SO a day extra to us fnen'oeiS'
Thus the Kings County returns VIII DE III '"e
hands Of the Secretary Of State fortnight ia'e'
than those of any other county IL may not W
until December Is that the state ooafo OF IAN
vassers can meet to proclaim the result u TIC
,o,a on Tho proposition to expend s9,O0O.O0o in
canal improvements. But for the ihactloh VI tue
Kings County Supervisors. the state boaru Va
! Canvassers could meet as early as DeceuiDei l,
and announce the result of the vote on the canal
| Improvement scheme
This DELAY will deprive State Engineer Adams
- ,.a,uahlo time which he would like to use
next month in making surveys for the great
work. 49,
Controller Roberts under the terms OF the
Cana, Improvement law must advertise Tor plos
for the bonds twenty days. II the state boaru
NJ C,anyassers could announce the result OF the
election on December l. by the Zoth lie cou'.
have in all his bids for the s4,ooo'ooo OF cana
Improvement bonds which he Will issue ''''S
wear. and could have the bonds sod. Inc" '''
| State Engineer would have ten Gays OF De.e"'
her I'm which to lave extensive surveying uoiie
December is a comparatively mild winter 'ho'''"
SURVEYS are possible in 1t which cannot De ''ia'e
IN the colder and stormier month OF January
Thrown OVER INTO JANUARY.
| Deloved by the Kings County Board IL ap-
! nears that Controller Roberts Will nave 10 uete'
| advertising for Lids until December To- anu '"e
Issuing of the bonds will be thus thrown oNe'
into January by the twenty days provision io'
their advertisement. great public work OF '''e
state will thus be delayed by the GRAB OF Ger
tain members of the Board of Supervisors OF
Kings County for 81 a day compensation. M
one will dispute that this year they are members
Of the costest Board OF Supervisors III TIE
State
! state Engineer Adams as soon az he gets th'
funds will put thirty parties. each containing Ten
surveyors rodmen and Jewellers. or "Vo men III
all at work at designated places on the H''e' Inv
! Oswego and the Champlain canals. Ihey VIII
make surveys to guide him in preparing ms sps .
hcations for the contracts 10 be given OUT ~ NV
/ Superintendent OF Public Works
NEW DATA MUST BE OBTAINED
There are no data in the State Engineering
Department" he said TO The Tribune correspond
ent Yesterday. upon which can rely In making
7 preparations for such a mighty WORK as tha' o.
deepening the Erie Canal to a uniform depth o
nina foot Of lengthenirg such OF its locks as have
No, ve, heen lengthened and OF improving ant
deenenlng the Oswego and Champaign canals
For instance we shall have to determine IN
,lepth OF the canal at various points. the heigh
OF canal bridges the height OF aqueducts abov
streams which they cross. and other essentia
facts before W. can safely make any plans
Have you any specinc IDEAS yet as 10 cana
| improvements?" ne was asked
Yes" answered Mr.. Adams. quite number
Two engineers. not connected with this Depart
, ment are now hard at work preparing plans 70
gigantic uftlocks at Lockport and Cohoes. on
OF these gentlemen Is a hydraulic engineer Tn
State Engineering Department already had pre-
pared plans for these canal elevators as the
might be called. but considered that too grea