Gardener-Dennis Coogen. First Class - Henry R. Selden, Myron H. Clark, Edward Roggen, Elijah N. Smith, Samuel W. D. Moore. Second Class-Orlando Hastings, Jacob Gould, Elias Pond, Samuel Richardson, John W. Dwinnelle. Third Class-Isaac Hills, William A. Reynolds, William Pitkin, Heman Blodgett, Addison Gardner. Acting Committee - William Pitkin, Elijah F. Smith, Isaac Hills, Elias Pond, Orlando Hastings. Visiting Committee · William A. Reynolds, Addison Gardner, John N. Dwinnelle, Elias Pond, Edward Roggen, Samuel Richardson. Discharging Committee · Orlando Hastings, Jacob Gould, Sam uel Richardson. Building Commissioners - Isaac Hills, William Pitkin, Daniel C. McCallum. NOTE. The term of office of the managers of the first class will expire on the first Tuesday of February, 1860, and of the other two successively on the first Tuesdays of February in the two succeeding years. F. W. Hubbard, Isaac H. Fisk, Willard Ives, Milton Clark, James M. Clark, William H. Angel. LADY DIRECTRESSES. Mrs. R. Lansing, Mrs. I. H. Fisk, Mrs. R. D. Murray, Mrs. S. Haddock, Mrs. W. W. Goulding, Mrs. A. W. Clark, Mrs. J. R. Bates. NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. OFFICERS FOR 1859. A. B. CONGER, of Rockland Co., President. Corresponding Secretary-BENJ. P. JOHNSON. ASA FITCH, M. D., Entomologist. NEW YORK STATE CANALS. OFFICERS FOR 1860. COMMISSIONERS OF THE CANAL FUND. [The Fund Commissioners have the superintendence of the Canal Fund and of the Canal Debt.] ROBERT CAMPBELL, Lieutenant-Governor. DAVID R. FLOYD JONES, Secretary of State. PHILIP DORSHEIMER, Treasurer. CHARLES G. MYERS, 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.] WILLIAM I. SKINNER, Albany-In charge of Eastern Division, as follows, viz. Erie Canal, from Albany to east bank of Oneida Lake Canal; Albany Basin; Champlain Canal and Glens Falls Feeder; Black River Canal and Feeder, and Improvement of Black River Reservoir-315 miles. JOHN R. JAYCOx, Syracuse-In charge of Middle Division, as follows, viz. : Erie Canal, from the east of Oneida Lake Canal to the east of Wayne county; Butternut Creek Feeder; Limestone Feeder; Camillus Feeder; Oneida Lake Canal; Oswego Canal; Oneida River Improvement; Seneca River Towing Path; Baldwinsville Canal; Cayuga and Seneca Canal; Crooked Lake Canal; Chemung Canal and Feeder; Cayuga Inlet; Chenango Canal-310 miles. HIRAM GARDNER, Lockport-In charge of Western Division, 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-278 miles. STATE ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR. VAN R. RICHMOND. [Prescribes duties of and assigns divisions of canals to Engineers; visits and inspects canals; prescribes surveys, maps, plans, estimates, &c., in the construction or improvement of a canal.] AUDITOR OF THE CANAL DEPARTMENT, NATHANIEL S. BENTON. [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 distributing officers; keeps accounts of canal receipts and expenditures, &c.; ex officio Secretary of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund and of the Canal' Board, and a member of the Contracting Board.] CANAL APPRAISERS. [They appraise the damages to individuals growing out of the construction of the canals.] ASHBEL B. PARMELEE, WILLIAM WASSON, THOMAS B. CARROLL. 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 Canal Appraisers; 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.] Resolved, That all persons presenting claims for damages in all matters relating to the Canals, before presenting the same to the Legislature, shall obtain from the Canal Department full printed or written information in relation to such claim, so far as in the knowledge of said Department. SUPERINTENDENT SECTIONS. The Canals of this State are divided into the following Superintendent Sections: EASTERN DIVISION. CHAMPLAIN CANAL. SECTION NO. 1. Extending from the foot of the Guard lock, south of the Mohawk river at Cohoes, to the first lock north of Fort Miller bridge, a distance of 28 miles, and includes the dams across the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, at Cohoes and Fort Miller. S. C. AMES, CONTRACTOR FOR REPAIRS. Under charge of H. V. B. BARKER, RESIDENT ENGINEER. SECTION NO. 2. Commences at the foot of the first lock north of Fort Miller bridge, and extends to Dunham's basin, and includes the Glens Falls feeder, seven miles in length, to the feeder dam and pond above, five miles, making total length 24 miles. EPHRAIM OWENS, CONTRACTOR FOR REPAIRS. Under charge of H. V. B. BARKER, RESIDENT ENGINEER. SECTION NO. 3. Extends from Dunham's basin to Whitehall, a distance of 22 miles, seven of which are in Wood creek, with towing path on bank. HENRY HOLMAN, CONTRACTOR FOR REPAIRS. Under charge of H. V. B. BARKER, RESIDENT ENGINEER. BLACK RIVER CANAL. SECTION NO. 1. This section extends from Rome to Wells Creek aqueduct, a distance of 10 miles. REUBEN H. BANGS, CONTRACTOR FOR REPAIRS. Under charge of E. W. BUTLER, RESIDENT ENGINEER. SECTION NO. 2. Extends from Wells' Creek aqueduct to the Black river at Lyons Falls, including feeder from the State dam on Black river at Williamsville, to Boonville; also the reservoirs above the State dam. EDWARD H. EDWARDS, CONTRACTOR FOR REPAIRS. Under charge of E. W. BUTLER, RESIDENT ENGINEER. |