New-York tribune., 1901-08-30
ODELL RESUMES HIS TOM
THE GOVERNOR AGAIN TAKES rrp
INSPECTION OF CANALS AM
STATE INSTITUTIONS
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIarxv !,

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRrxv1
Albany. Aug Ex-Governor OdeI began .
to-day his tour OF the State inspectfns ,sN mors
tutions and public works This peroa :. ',s - nsti
VIII be devoted to careful inspectio, !. oar
canals. ~ OF the
Last winter the Governor recommendea ~
pietion OF the work OF improvement bezr, e0n-
canals under certain plans with 50 Oo 0s, !" Ine
sum which was exhausted before tns @ SS
sketched out was completed The subiac. 80 'o'S
Improvement has lately been once rnora Sanal
by commercial bodies Of this State ana 0a'ed
tion or representatives OF these bodies -, eu-
held this fall for the purpose Of copsids-, - os
various plans OF Improvement sugges,sa 'ns
ernor Oden will put himself in a positio, :, '
projected tour therefore. to give personal or,,,
or the different canal Improvement proiec,. Nsn'Oa
The Governor arrived here from Nevb,,-u
afternoon and rushed up TO the canital - 'nis
swiftly examined a large bundle of stata - ne
requiring his attention and appended his s,.spS seS
to some commissions. Then he started for ..ars .
on the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Whit 'n ~
10 leave Albany at i:4O o'clock for Whitsb,u s az
,ninS my present journey will be far pleas,,..I
tnan my recent one TO the State institutions :. =
said. 'and that will be able to gather r,ucn Is
bic Information by careful inspection -, -.
canals OF the State. There were MANY ,,s.s,
sights in the State asylums; one can hardly, ,o
them. yet il can also be said that thesa ssru
are a noble testimonial to the States kind c.-s
of its unfortunate ones"
The Governor was accompanied on his tournsv r.
Colonel John y. Partridge. Superintendent n, D.,
lie works; State Engineer Bond. Chief Inspac,o.
Tubbs OF the Department of Public Works 4,
sistant Superintendent John Parker of the NJ
partment OF Public Works. who has eharya :.
the Champlain Canal and the eastern division, =.
the Erie Canal; James G. Graham, the Govar,o-,
private secretary; Assemblyman J. P Aids eh.,
OF the Assembly Committee on WAYS ana
che
bly, Committee on Cities
II should be stated that soon after the lsv,.
lature adjourned Superintendent Partridge invtai
Governor Oden to make this trip over the canals
and learn the condition. how their affairs are ss
ministered and the prospects of commerce uuop
them. The Governor last winter examined vr5
care. before writing his canal message, the staH.
ties bearing the present traffic on the canal,
and the cost Of their recent Improvement Hs
therefore, is well prepared TO survey CLOSELY n.
administration OF the canals.
The Governor departed for Whitehall ar ts
o'clock. and will remain there tonight at the Han
House. The Governor and those with him will boars
the new State boat built for such inspection tr,,
the State Inspector. and start southwark uuon M,
steam yacht the Champlain Canal to-norror
morning 1t is expected that his tour Of nspsction
OF the Champlain Canal will not end before ssrrr
day afternoon. when he will go to Newburg Over
Sunday. Monday morning he will again be in tbs,
Canal a diversion into the Oswego Canal will Ia
made at Syracuse. 1t is believed that the iusp4r
ton of the Erie and OswegO canals will be CON.
pleted in about ten days. Supernten Partrti7a
explained to-day that Governor Odell has one 1sf-
mite aim In making his journey in company viii
Assemblyman Aids, the chairman OF the Assembly
Committee on Ways and Means which chiefly
originates appropriation bills before the Legislature
One matter 10 which the Governor would give par.
ticular attention. said Superintendent Partrfige
would be the condition OF the bridges crossing tss
canals 1t will be remembered that trolley car
fal n SvrzauS
last April, and that many people were injured
Claims have been hled for damages against the
State. 1t is obvious that many OF these bridges
over the canal out OF date for such tra5c
There was a scheme which would come before tie
legislature for the State TO build larger bridges
over the canals in the cities
MY idea in the matter. continued Superinteli-
ent Partridge lis that the transportation COM
panies which use these bridges should be COM
PEELED 20 pay portion Of the cost of their
struction- As a matter of equity. all the State IS
called upon to do Is to construct bridge for gen
eral traffic purposes. 1t is not required 70 erect
structures of gigantic proportions solely for The
use of heavy electrical. compressed air and Other
IN each instance appropriate a sum sufficient 70
construct bridge for general purposes. and what
ever additional sum is needed for the constructor
OF a bridge required for railroad purposes snoa1
be borne by the transportation company enjoying
the privilege
II most Of the canal bridges in cities must De -
placed with heavier ones for trolley cars an *
penditure OF a very large sum OF money VIII .
required.