[3] The previous reports of which this is a synopsis were made to the Legislature.
[4] A striking illustration of this may be found in the first report of this commission to the Governor, on the Port Schuyler and lower Mohawk aqueduct contract.
[5] See statement of Professors Michie and Wheeler, of the United States Military Academy at West Point, on page 12 of first report of this commission to the Governor.
[6] Cost of extraordinary repairs made since the year 1867, including the year 1875:
| Erie and Champlain | $6,602,858 60 |
| Oswego | 583,555 22 |
| Cayuga and Seneca | 163,480 76 |
| Chemung | 220,328 34 |
| Crooked Lake | 74,145 93 |
| Chenango | 255,073 77 |
| Black River | 120,410 22 |
| Genesee Valley | 369,478 20 |
| Oneida Lake | 50,063 60 |
| Baldwinsville | 5,432 70 |
| Total | $8,444,827 34 |
[7] See Exhibits D, E, F.
[8] See first report to the Executive, pages 15, 16, and 17.
[9] Mr. Sperry was Mr. Henderson's son-in-law, and at the time managing editor of the Evening Post.
[10] Charles Francis Adams, our minister to England during the Civil War.
[11] Mr. Horatio Seymour having refused to accept a nomination for Governor to succeed Governor Tilden, Mr. Hand, a leading barrister at Albany, was urged by Mr. Tilden and his friends to accept such nomination.