New-York tribune., 1901-11-09
RIG CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE.
vERP1ANcK coIv1N WANTS NEARLY 800 600
FOR ADIRONDACK SURVEY WORK

Albany Nov fspeciaD-Verplanck Cov:n. OF
.hi. city fled claim against the state to-day
with the Court OF Claims for SSIIz4l 81 win ~
terest upon $4,000 OF this amount from oc'ouei
g. 1901 and On 81 Oh II Of it from April ls'' Nif'
Colvin bases this claim upon his services al0 20
bursements as superintendent OF the Aoirohoaoh
survey In the brief u his lawyer the stateine. @ - -
made that by Chapter 4s9 OF tho Laws Oh is'' .i'
superintendent Of Adirondack survey "ae uii
TO make surveys OF State lands IN various eoui'
ties of the Adirondack region, but no pro-
vision was made for compensation to TINS oitili
for his services" 1t is added that ior - -.
years from 1885, the claimant oheyed the ofeotiois
Of Chapter 4e9 of the Laws Of iBsS. ana cali.e1 o
,ha survevs at his own expense except In 1885, ana
ooIected memoranda Of the value OF $l4ooU. 1ho
brief then says:
That on about July lso large rssRDntatons. IS.
5es sr9s RroPSnrsy PS1axnRs maps pos
session Of By EawsTd q 4 ,hs bens State Of
and then and pToseedns ss S4sion laamt Of ,s the
formed and beexss ua6sF Of the state
Of SeWYorl. and that on the Sth day OF October, a
the Df seS
In said rooms in similar manner nm IA an9 FdwaTd
e II Bond ass asa
Nswxsrk sg sDd and owhsrshp fHa shs of
then and shs5e ;se e Of and to
said property. notes memoranda o9mRn1authhis a fhis
records drawnss s5 msPs sfste s NeWYork and tho
compensation for claimants work ser sesvsess' ssfs Prop
& neys ano noten ee memoranda Computations records
drawings, maps etc TO me fInmediateiy due ana
$4,000 aforesaid. became ilhie'
paya BILE to this claimant
Mr Colvfn also makes'claim TO payment ioi 80
r-or, 70 the amount of s17seco. and the oriel oe
ctares that the taking Of the maps, RECORDS anu 10
Suits .'of this claimants private WORK HAS .''1
tne claimants practice as pracucai SUI -
.ha Adirondack region by making Puoic piop.''
~ his data records of courses boundary my
marks monuments, maps showing errors III a, ~
s-revs and the accounts of magnetic variation 10
ra ,,sed In retracing ancient boundary ihes seii
erallv in sections vast areas OF lanos III 'is
S,,+a oil o- which were made and received az
claimants own expense-thus taking from cialn-
ant the information. data. etc. upon which MS
prtvate survey practice based and giving 'he
same TO the people OF the state ol 1>o'
through their State Engineer and surveyor, anu
that claimant has been further damaged thereby IN
OF 10000 no part OF which mas oeeii paiu
Stat, Engineer Bond said tonight:
sion as state Engineer i will gladly surrender 1t
To him CHAPTER 66l of the Laws of 1900 says: Inc
office Of Superintendent OF the S'a.e sd been before
the Court OF Claims and certain sum nao oge ba
awarde, for his services The ieglslasara Ssi % aso
lieve appropriated less sum chapter Dol "as 5 ao
nsssed Under 1t Mr. Coivin turned over to super
infendent Bender of the Department OF bul5dings
two rooms containing State properly. anu anu MI MI.
Render then transferred this property 10 my GUS
todv I wrote Mr.. Coyin requesting MIN 10 sepa a.
these two rooms and he did There was leit
small room. also containing docutleils e
the Adirondack surveys Ihis Iaii t & Mtpt IN IN this
snail room / have not received any letter from
reply on the subject me AR al SrinterSent
Render To another room. and then transferred TO
myself they under lock anq Key, Ill anu It ny
offer fo Mt Colvin still holds good II he Will point
out his individual property he shall have every par
ticle OF it