The Regents of the University are the Trustees, pursuant to Chap. 255, Laws of 1844. Trustees of the Capitol. The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Attorney-General. Trustees of the New State Hall. The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Regents of the University, with the dates of their appointment. RELATING TO CANALS. COMMISSIONERS OF THE CANAL FUND. [The Fund Commissioners have the care and management of the Revenues of the Canals, after their collection, and of the canal debt.] SANFORD E. CHURCH, Lieutenant-Governor. HENRY S. RANDALL, Secretary of State. JOHN C. WRIGHT, Comptroller. BENJAMIN WELCH, JR., Treasurer. LEVI S. CHATFIELD, Attorney-General. CANAL COMMISSIONERS. [The Canal Commissioners have the general charge of the public works, of the construction of new canals, and, through the Superintendents, of the repairs of the completed canals.] JOHN C. MATHER, Troy-In charge of Division No. 1, as follows, viz: Erie Canal from Albany, including Albany Basin, to the east bank of the Oneida Lake Canal: Champlain Canal and Glen's Falls Feeder, and pond above Troy dam; Black River Canal and Feeder, finished and unfinished-305 miles. HENRY FITZHUGH, Oswego-In charge of Division No. 2, as follows, viz: Erie Canal, from east bank of Oneida Lake Canal to east bound of Wayne county; Navigable Feeders; Oneida Lake Canal; Oneida Creek Feeder; Oswego Canal; Cayuga and Seneca Canal; Chenango Canal; Seneca River Towing Path; Oneida River Improvement; Chemung Canal and Feeder; and Crooked Lake Canal-321 miles. FREDERICK FOLLETT, Batavia-In charge of Division No. 3, as follows, viz: Erie Canal, from east bounds of Wayne county to Buffalo, including Basin at the latter place; Genesee Valley Canal, navigable, including Dansville side cut; and Genesee Valley Canal, not navigable-273 miles. STATE ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, WILLIAM J. MCALPINE. [Prescribes duties of, and assigns divisions of canals to, Engineers; visits and inspects canals; prepares surveys, maps, plans, estimates, &c., in the construction or improvement of a canal, &c., &c.] A 2 AUDITOR OF THE CANAL DEPARTMENT, GEORGE W. NEWELL. [Invested with the powers and duties formerly belonging to the Comptroller, in relation to the canals; draws warrants on the Treasurer for all canal payments; audits all canal accounts; instructs canal collecting and disbursing officers; keeps accounts of canal receipts and expenditures, &c.; ex officio Secretary of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund, and of the Canal Board.] CANAL APPRAISERS. [They appraise the damages to individuals growing out of the construction of the canals.] [Office, Albany, State Hall.] WILLIAM J. CORNWELL, GEORGE H. BOUGHTON, ANDREW H. CALHOUN, Owego, Tioga Co. CANAL BOARD. The Canal Board is composed of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund, the Canal Commissioners, and the State Engineer and Surveyor. [Meets at the Canal Department during the sitting of the Legislature-fixes the rates of tolls, appoints the collectors of tolls, superintendents of repairs, weigh-masters and inspectors, hears appeals from the Canal Appraisers, makes extra allowances to contractors, remits penalties, and regulates the police of the canals, &c.] CANAL DEPARTMENT. [Rooms in the State Hall, in which the business of the Fund Commissioners and the Canal Board, and the business of the Auditor of the Canal Department, is required by law to be transacted.] |