New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-20
May Sides with BenSeI, Peck and
Kennedy in Opposing GIynn
and Army Engineers.
BANKS ARE CALLED SAFE
Barge Canal Cannot Be Built
Within S101,000,000 APP
preparation, Assert Mi
nority Members.

Albany. March BY "A vote Of 10
the State Canal Board this afternoon APP
proved several contracts for strengthen
ing the banks Of the barge canal with
steel piings. This action was a victory
for State Engineer Bensel and Duncan
Peck. Superintendent Of Public Works IN
the Canal Board deadlock, which has last
ed since early in the year. The victorious
element OVERRIDE the opinion Of Colonies
Lucas and Symons. army engineers. re-
Gently called I'm by Governor Sulzer AZ
experts to report on this matter and
other canal affairs.
After the test vote had been taken
Attorney General Carmody who has been
siding with Lieutenant Governor Glynn
i'm blocking these supplemental contracts
advocated by Bensel and Peck, demanded
that the work be- done after public let
ting.
1T cant be done any other way under
the canal law sneered Peck
Is this piing a patented article?"
queriod Lieutenant Governor Glynn.
1T j.. replied Rensel.
But any steel manufacturer can make
# and any one can bid on work calling
| for its use" Peck supplemented.
! The use of patented articles on which
/ royalties had TO oe paid was feature OF
/ the good roads work which was attacked
/ IN the recent Investigation. Gordon Rec
/ ousted A. Superintendent of Highways.
/ insists that Bensel and Peck were jointly
responsible with him for all that was dis
closed there This was commented on by
/ Glyuu who said
! Since the policy OF the state is agaiust
using patented materials for road building
| the same policy should re'ail 10 canal
work
Even II YOU cannot get good ma
/ terial.' asked Secretary of state MAY.
I'm against giving this work 10 ;
/ trust" Glynu retoucd. adding that we
are not made members OF this board FOR
/ the purpose Of being mere rubber stamps
Then the Canal Board adopted reso-
luton To- Investigate and 20 ascertain Just
who would furnish the steel piling con
t.mplated In the contracts and how the
price would compare with that for wood
pilng
Glyun and Carmody argued that me
contracts under discussion shpuiu i'l "r
executed as it wouln then Boz impossible
90 build the canal within the original
SiOl. 600. 600 appropriation. To-day Colo
mel Symous and Lucas reported TO the
canal Board that they Thought the canal
banks reasonably safe without this p,iins
Bensei Immediately entered on the rec
ords report made in 1910 by Symons
then member OF the canal advisory
board OF consulting engineers in which n
told of leaks iu the canal banks which
were likely to become worse when The
water was at us full height Lucas said
10 would be good thing 70 strengthen 'hr
bank, II the money were available. but no
didn't think it absolutely uecesssr'.
on this showing Secretary Of state May,
hitherto ou the fence. joined With b'nse-
Peck and state Treasurer Kennedy
against Glynu. Carmody and 'ontroIier
>ohmer in approving the contracts. They
also voted 10 build four bridges az Medina
Lochport. Brockport and Middleport no'
contemplated In the original estimates