Public Papers of GovernorState Printers, 1911 |
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administration Advisory Board amended amount appropriation approved Attorney-General Auburn prison authority and responsibility Barge Canal Act believe Board of Consulting Canal Board CENTRAL ISLIP Champlain canal chapter 147 charge Civil Service Commission claims completion Comptroller Constitution construction Consulting Engineers contract contractors cost crime criticism David Bennett Hill December 19 December 31 delay Department District Attorney division of authority dollars donation Dutchess county duties Elmira Engineer and Surveyor Erie canal exempt class existing fact final Fishcarrier GLYNN Secretary Governor hereby HORACE WHITE improvement increased indeterminate sentence interests judgment lands Legislature Lockport machinery maximum ment North Carolina Bondholders November October original estimate Oswego Oswego canal Parole Board plans political assessment position Poughkeepsie present progress Recess appointment requiring request result Sing Sing prison six months statute succeed Superin Superintendent of Public Syracuse tendent of Public term tion tract William YORK EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
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Page 71 - ... of the value of the work performed, and such certificate of the state engineer must state the amount of work performed and its total value, but in all cases not less than ten per centum of the estimate? thus certified must be retained until the contract is completed and approved by the state engineer and the superintendent of public works.
Page 12 - ... directly or indirectly, use his authority or official influence to compel or induce any other person in such service to pay or promise to pay any political assessment, subscription or contribution.
Page 13 - ... and no person shall prepare or make out, or take any part in preparing or making out, any political assessment, subscription or contribution with the intent that the same shall be sent or presented to or collected of any officer, agent or employee, subject to the provisions of this act, under the government of the state of New York, or that of any...
Page 11 - Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs had been established, to adopt such a government as should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and of America in general.
Page 13 - ... enter the same for the purpose of therein making, collecting, receiving or giving notice of any political assessment, subscription or contribution; and no person shall enter or remain in any said office, building or room, or send or direct any letter or other writing thereto, for the purpose of giving notice of, demanding or collecting a political assessment, nor shall any person therein give notice of, demand, collect or receive an}' such assessment, subscription or contribution...
Page 51 - He shall be charged with the execution of all laws relating to the repair and navigation of the canals, and also of those relating to the construction and improvement of the canals, except so far as the execution of the laws relating to such construction or improvement shall be confided to the State Engineer and Surveyor...
Page 54 - Within three months after issuing the said bonds or some part thereof the superintendent of public works and the state engineer are hereby directed to proceed to improve the Erie canal, the Oswego canal and the Champlain canal in the manner hereinbelow provided.
Page 70 - The superintendent of public works may, in the performance of the duties devolving upon him by this act, rely upon the certificates of the state engineer and his assistants as to the amount, character and quality of the work done and material furnished.
Page 55 - Before any such contract shall be made the state engineer shall divide the whole work into such sections or portions as may be deemed for the best interests of the state in contracting for the same, and shall make maps, plans and specifications for the> work to be done and materials furnished for each of the sections into which said work is divided and shall ascertain with all practicable accuracy the quantity of embankment, excavation...
Page 12 - Every said officer, agent or clerk, who may have charge or control in any building, office or room occupied for any purpose of said government...