New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-07
ASKING FOR MORE TIME.
CANAL COMMISSION WANTS GOVERNOR
BLACK TO USE HIS POWER.
REQUEST MAY NOT BE GRANTED-How LOCK
PORT GETS IT'S WATER sUPPLY-EXTRA
1ABoRERs ABOUT ELECTION TIME

lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEl .
poches,er n. Y. June e.-The Canal Commits
.,on's members have applied TO Governor BLACK TOT
an extension OF the time Of their investigation.
when the flrst act was passed IN relation to the
canal investigation 1t provided that the inves-
,,sat,on should end on July l. and that the report
which the Commission should make should be sub
,i,ted 10 the Legislature OF 1899 These provisions
led 10 the criticism being made that the time was
insufficient. and that to Suppress the report from
July 1895. TO January 1899. would oe wrong 10
the voters OF the State.
These criticisms led to the passage OF e supple
mentary act authorizing Governor Black 70 extend
the time for the completion OF the investigation
MI August I. ard providing further that the re-
port as soon as 1t should DO submitted 10 tho
Governor should be made public. The members
Of the Canal Commission. at private meeting
they held here last week. passed resolution FOR
nally asking the Governor 10 extend the time. ana
this resolution was forwarded to the Governor by
President Clinton of the Commission No reply
has yet been received from Governor Black II is
hoped that he will reply. because II he Is not
going TO grant the extension Of time desired. the
Commission will modify It's plans and abandon va
rous researches that 1t desires TO make in the IN
terest OF the people of the State. Governor BLACK
possibly thinks that he would like 10 have the re-
port Of the Commission before the Legislature. II
re should call special session Of that body IN
July and thus afford that body chance 10 sub
NIT 10 the people this fall the question Of appro-
priat,nx s7OoOcco additional for the completion OF
the canal.
LOcKPORTs GOOD THING.
The Canal Commission devoted It's work OF In
yestigation to-day chiefly 20 learning the facts
about the diversion OF the water from tho Erie
Canal at Lockport for the use OF the city and us
manufacturers. II was shown In evidence that
rock cut in the Erie Canal 10 the westward OF LOCK-
port was 10 be deepened for a distance OF TWO mics
from the average depth Of nine feet 10 an average
he
oeepening was 10 get larger TOW OF water through
l.ockport SUFFICIENT water does not flow through
me celebrated Lockport locks TO supply the eastern
Levels Of the Erie Canal and. therefore. some water
must be diverted from the canal above Inc locks
and conducted ground them 10 point below 10
supply the Erie Canal far east as the Mon
tezuina Marshes. While making this tour the
water is employed 10y manuiactllieiIs IN Aockpor'
This however does not complete the story. IT
vas Stated by a witness to-day that water is also
Eighteenth Mile Greek, and is used by ten or twelve
factories along its banks. Within few months
one open culvert which used in dlverting this
water 10 Eigh,een-Ale Creek, has been ENLARGED
superintendent who the order for this enlarge
ii was also apparent that the Canal Commission
suspects that the rock-cuttng west OF ,LOCkport
sfen te feet ore for the purpose Of helping
tactgrers Of Lookper to set free water than II Is
The contract under Avestigaton was that OF
he EIss canal As for ssis tar Of FIVE miles be-
Lookp9t and I9nswanda sc. SgesF The s sSp:
s,Ensineer Adamss estimate Of its cost was ssi2,Ooo
5eS were Unable To- execute It 10 the
zion OF the State authorities and accordingly the
%ere .et al work 10 put the canal that point in
condition for navigation tins yea nerssr testified
that the contractors received $1,000 from me hotR
S canal and for maintaining il source Of water
supply during the winter Of 1885 MI BacKinaI
evidentIy put with the idea OF showing that the
city OF Lockport had been getting the better Of me
sTom ~ TO Is feet increased the flow Of and
practically made reservoir from winch the m wat.r
SIMPLY ME bsehm.r took up some of the items charged
ny as 81 s. 20 Tor removing refuse from the
s sss repair s5 f Sa e i6s TSs,s
seaeu1 ;"t that Mr. Biaeknsr thought were prop
Valentine F Whtmore. Of Roehss!ye ,:n ms ini
Of the firm Of Whitmore Rauoer Tic ana * sx
tending from the Pltsford locks through re CITY
Of Rochester He an unsuccessful b'ooer on
Contract No. e.
PoLrTYCs IN CANAL WORK
Mr. Blackusr then questioned Mr. Whitmore
.hou, N. .mnloyrpent of politica! workers a. Ia
bor,rs at "rnuckng" just before Election Day
IN 1897 Mr. Whitmoro said shat Inspector Burk'
OF tho Department of Public Works' had come "
him and asked him TO put men at WORK ana 'ha .
var,ous Aldermen also asked him TO put men az
various - tSass renuests came from Alderman
Csrahan an influential politician OF Rochester: =
sI1id Won employ these men because you "hh'eu
them aueried Mr.. BlackInar. ,,su .oo,,.d
I've had had all the men we desired 3D., =, TeP 3sse
any men on who came from the Aldermen ana oio
HE The vines acknowledged that he reduced his
force Of 'rnuckers' as soon a. Election DAY hao
passed . .~.. .a,d n. bs A
charge OF Contract No 2 owned by the BunaIo
Dredging Company. and extending for at ,u 70
NJ tive turn mi
Tonawanda He testified that UP to May l. !s,'.
the sum OF $44S150 had been EXPENDED upoE ii q.
contract and S10442 must be expended 10 coHp,e.'
81 making grand total OF S6S.5s2. Tho state I'm
gneers estimate Of the cost OF this work "a'
tn9l ess
TRANSATLANTIC RATE WAR PROBABLE.