New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
CANAL INQUIRY CONTINUED.
TESTIMONY IN REGARD TO PROBABLE
COST OF COMPLETING CONTRACT.

tracts under the 100000 scheme.
Resident Engineer Morris. Of the middle DIVISION
was the frat witness. Mr.. Blackmar' cou's-''
asked him at the beginning % the session whe'heF
~ not rock on the middle division was taken OUT
with pick ploughs. Mr. Morris could ho' lrn''i"'V1
that the rock 40 loosened. but M. ~" 'hi"0I
read evidence showing the fact Then Mr.
ea,d. WAS II your opinion that tie haruPA',
,,cb uas brought here when took me shape u
,na peper in which It had been placed. was ROCK
despite that fact? -, ..,.h, 1,
Yes. sir" answered ir. MOTIFS 9
was rock" l.,
-.-nctod 10 classify earth rock in contract 10.
, which had been previously classihed as ear'h'
eyes sir: ! present
.'yvho else was there
"siate Engineer Adams and Deputy state E"e'
neer Roberts
ROCK IN A TECHNICAL SENSE.
.,o, Contracts did you classify material as
L which was not rock except In techhlcai
sense"
~ think on every contract
..yvbat do YOU think about saddling any man
with the responsibility OF deciding whether mar
rial shall be classified as ear'h OF d. i
their prices vary so greatly , ...,o
"r have 81 own gray" answered Mr. Mor'1s' 0ne
last two years and my health mas p'oNe" w.,
under that kind OF work Ny experience 40 .
=. l., a,e,cul, for a resident engineer 10 carry o"'
..pTsctically. don't those specifications put IN
vonr power to classify any material little ""'''
than earth as rock 49,, .,o,,aer has
81 have thought that the resident ehsii'e'' ""'
. hard task 10 fulfil his duties faith1uiF,
.I not,ce" said NJ. Backmar. that you IN
.tructed the assistant engineer on one co"'iH'' ~
classify any hard material Is rock ,...o.. an
.,r 40 NOT remember sending sucf '''eI' an
..arod ", Morris. but l will say IN reply 'ha'
,aoo,ored TO carry out the letter OF the speoi'-
cations" -ao mara than
,arAcial examiration." said MI blacNnna',
"when YOU rode along the line OF INC co., .,
mad an assistant engineer get out ins'e,.,a
Ia tho water which you CLASSIFIED as rocA'
..prohoh,v the side banks showed the character
-, tha material" answered Mr. Morris.
vrAs1rRING PILES WITH TAPE-LdNh"
40, p,ackmar then questioned Mr.. Morris apou'
.ba nse Of tape-line in measuring the pies
-, Contracts IS and 49, of O'bTien " H'o'''''-
Mr. RIackmar said that there was an eN'e'S
q 745 lneal feet in the measurements o"."7 =.
aa ~ the tame as was at first done MT MOTIFS
,.orea. .T did not think this way OF measui''e
49, oyos WAS fair 10 the State and so lhlo'''eu
CO. rnqineer Adams but he ruled against me
think he made mistake in TINS ruI'ns
..put would YOU certify to the correctness OF an
incorrect measurement Il u'''
State Engineer! ,,. .,s tben
II obey orders, answered MI - 49,, o. I'D
added; This work has not yet been paiu io', a-'r
can be corrected the final payments. '.'''' =
State Engineer Adams made Hls'aAe' '"'
could not convince him OF II.
Iosenh II. Hunt a canal-boat captain was ca"eu
=. ~ ,r,,ness-stand for few moments lie sa'u
h rad = canal-boat on the Champlain Cana" Inc
improvements thus far made ne auueu, "",
feen OF great use. since the deepening ana "'
,,g Of the canal enables US 10 run al s'ea'e
snsea think we already go through the caha'
a. ,ass time by a day than did before THESE I'M
nrovements were made We cannot carry any
.iarce- cargoes however since good many Oh INC
contracts have not been executed. consequence
~ canal e no deeper at certain points than II
was before this Improvement was uhuer'"No"
CONDITION OF ERIE CANAL DESCRIBED.
Paul yandevoort captain OF canal-ooa' run
ming on the Erie Canal. gave description OF
.nert voyage through IT, He stated that the first
,mDrovement in the canal noted. going east from
Tunalo was that there was no current IN Inc
canal near Lockport. Some Of the canal was II
better shape between Lockport and Koches'e'
and some was slightly worse. On the JORDAN
Level there had been caving-n OF the oahKs
THE towpath in some places had not been restored
40 its old condition. The level between oyIaS Ise
ana Utica was in fair condition where II had been
an. sho,tomed out" Between Utica and Albany a
GOOD deal OF the canal had not yet neeh iIlpio.e
He believed that the Improvement had saved area ~
neariv n DAVIS time Of the canal-bOat men, =
cause the canal-boats could run that much fasitr
When the Erie Canal was cOIni,le'eiy lsi'Pi0
a. least a day and half would be saved.
.oswEGo CANAL ESTIMATES UNCHANGED
President Engineer Morris recalled. and gave
testimony regarding the cost Of completing the
canal contracts. He stated that on the osweFc
Canal the estimates had not been changed on th'
contracts which had been let. This statement sur
prlsed the Canal Commission. because, as some OF
them said in view OF the States experience Will
the execution OF the contracts which have beer
awarded they thought the estimates on the Us
wego Canal improvements would be changed
Then" said Mr.. Blackmar 10 him. these esu
mates away below Whdt they VIII o0NN"''
cost in your Judgment
II should say one" answered MI Morris
"Do understand you TO say" said MI Clinton
Not on inlet work" answered Mr. Morris
Division Engineer Gere SAID Mr.. t4aSKnar
the present specifications and in view OF his eX
perience this work.
And IN view" said Smith NJ Weed. "of the fac
that these estimates conan MUS any
The EN- members OF the Canal Commission wer
70 "n 6d prob b. Es' cost s oens
$4,000 eontact on ms Nr Worr,s WAS Gucsione
about his construction Of slope walls on the BERN
hank Of the canal M. North the expert eng
wall on the bernie bank would cost ~ runnii
foot and arcued 'hat rrohcX Cou ur De
o. the store val witch has tten CO. uI
Is 90 NJ WoFrs lad estimated for slope wal
which womld cos, S71.6N. and the probable COS
OF the , 6er roe D "a exSayans $50 cubic yards
earth and rock on those three contracts
CINDERs USED FOR GRAVEL.
In reply to questions about the use OF cinder
instead OF gravel lining for the slope wall o
Contract Q Mr. Morris stated that Division Enef
,aor Gore and himself gave this permission. II
a6 The clnders were supplied by the Sova
process Company. of Syracuse. Using the cinder'
Mr. Blackmar pointed ou;. saved the contractor
ne cos, OF Transporting the gravel Mr. MorIi
nso stated that cnders had been USED as MIN
so- slope walls on Contracts ?. s. :. 5 and i6 TIL
Hse 81 them ne said. Wa always the result O.
Ssn.c,el arrarcemen,.' MI Blackmar said. Al
<ta crntractors got their urcc for gravel i!HinS =
~. "yeS s.r" answered M. Morris
"1.his reduction in the width o.. the lining an
~ sS,bs,ititicr ~ other material for lining W
ccyta,nly a change N the nature Of the contraC