New-York tribune., 1900-04-06
r,yAL BILL PASSED.
x,rF APPROVES THE 100000 EX-
>,nTTT-RF FOR A SURVEY.

A,ra : lspecian.-The State Senate
Ao-AH. nc morning the bill Of Senator Mar
passF' brooklyn. aPpropriating s2oooO0 for
5sH ne State Engineer in having made
ne .,snx and estimates for improving the
nrFesa, nnder the plan Of Improvement
s;sle -, Governor Roosevelts Canal Ad-
saEs r.zz,,,7iSsicn To carry out this plan II
Fisoss estimated that the sum OF SCI, 100000
.,a be required.
Fsaia :. a., the supporters OF the bill we're
Vh'I .,or- getting IL acted upon by either
ssp7. he legislature but Governor Roose-
tsass .s,e5 himself in the matter and finally
vah I :, pe+-ins the hill before the Senate,
sase' oo,or Was a test vote taken than the
vssr e~na-err that nearly three-fourths
% sa,,bers Of THAI body favored il Great
a,s senator Ellsworth. Ct Lockport.
rs1S -,,nrv. for pulling tae bill out Of the
Nss1 re members of the Senate Finance
sanls bz- submitting a resolution from the
cal--. ~ Rules relieving that committee os
c'1Al-'-.-s ~ The measure This resolution was
!. 5nse adopted
> -.ra+a took Up the oil to-day uTon meet
7-...-o- Armstrong. Of Rochester. said that,
Es re=;denr Of canal county. re must
BE- 70 measure. because ne thought the
oPe-s' .-.r5 believe the bill committed them 10
Psop-- n expendlng S62o00o90 upon the
-. and not merely for a survey.
'2-S- =, eav.~ sa.d Senator Rataes. that
+vvo canal counties but without regard
,ra neorle by q vaS majority are op-
e. . wasting any mere millions upon the
csnals .-,,,--,,- 49,. .,,.-,
s.---o- 81 sentiment in his Senate district
~ F,sFE
.rs. II wise to pass it, since it would be
se,llst 70 decide u appropriate S'i2,eh0o0o for
.- - tr-r-5ve1nents without first having a care
,-sr ,--1- made n voting fer this bill apprO-
.srg 5000 00) fer q survey he must not be
I-z--7 -sz-oo5 IS favorlng the SG2G;G0 0o0 PROPOSE
u.- s,ajlv sad. II think Of all III advised
= - legislation this yea~ this is the worst.
rsalass To say that This bill is harmless be-
rs i Only provides for q survey Nny. We
80 80 already had one survey which cost 500
- nave COST nearly 100000. This bill opens
- - m -i7e expenditure OF St2.og9,00e and
:. --o-ers II me S-a-e VIII 50 understand it
| "a hil vas then passed by vote Of y 10 16,
- Fellows. aves-Ahearn. COffey, COggeshau.
| c-rsr D F Davis .. A Davis. Donneny, Els
| ---F Fsbarg. Feeter, Foley, Ford. Grady.
c-ersv Haveus. la Roche. 2Iac1ey, Marshall.
,l.-se NcCarre- Mitchell. Alunzinger. Norton,
Persons Pluukitt. Transporter, Rice. Strana-
te- Sullivan. Wagner, WiIis-3l
NoA=-ATnbleT. Armstrong BOJce, Bracket,
rlgEaor GoodseIl Higgins. Humphrey, John
srT Krim 0laIbv. Raines. Sherwood. Thorn
fa- White WilcOX--l6.
| Tbe Bill thus passed provides for surveys.
-s.s s1d estimates Cf all extra right Of way re-
rgf-sd Of the cost Of charging the canal within
-h ritv Of Rochester. or Of passing 10 the north
| ~ ne south Of that city; CT charging and elm
| rst;ne locks Of building a new canal north Of
Syracuse and Of going through a large part Of
he BED Of the Mohawk River. The bill also
zys-
The surveys. plans and estimates for the
obstruction anu Improvement Of the Erie Canal
nal be for such dimensions as will give the
aid canal sufficient size 70 carry and lock
through boats one hundred and fifty feet in
sngth twenty-five feet in width and OF ten
. set 3-zught with 8 cargo capacity Of approx
mafely one thousand tons each.
10 action upon the bin was taken tonight by
he Assembly Committee on Rules. into whose
usi0iy il came after haYiTg passed the Sen
ae The bin, therefore. VIII not appear on the
Assembly calendar Tomorrow morning, and
mess Il is brought up sUmmarily during to-
nrr0Ts session the bill is dead.