Canal Steal

New York, 1895

(From The Jamaica Standard, May 11, 1895.)

Defeated by Assemblyman Vacheron.

Hundreds of Thousands, If Not Millions of Dollars, Saved to the State by the Assemblyman from the Third District.

ALBANY, May 10th. — On Wednesday, the gigantic scheme of F. F. Shultz, to appropriate a large sum of money for the building of a canal in Queens County, to connect Flushing and Newtown Creek, came up in the Assembly. The bill called for the appointment of six commissioners. This provided fat offices at state expense for political henchmen. Mr. Vacheron vigorously attacked the measure. Mr. Vacheron's speech was the effort of his life. This completely knocked it out. Those who witnessed this fight said that Mr. Vacheron did the work of a hero.

—Reprinted in The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 17, 1895, p. 1.


Wants the Decision Reversed

Clarence Edwards, counsel for the Newtown board of health, has prepared the papers in an appeal taken by Thomas Auld from a decision rendered by Justice Cullen in favor of the Newtown board. The suit arises out of the condition of the place kept by Henry Bosse, the horse butcher. Bosse is the lessee of the place, which was declared a nuisance. Auld was believed to be the owner, but he failed to abate the nuisance. The board abolished the nuisance and sued Auld to recover the amount of money expended in so doing. At the trial before Justice Cullen, Auld swore he was not the owner, but Mr. Edwards showed that he was at least in charge of it, and judgment was rendered in favor of the town.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 17, 1895, p. 1.