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sometimes Mr. Basselin would say what time would suit him, etc., and 

 .they would ask' me, and the meeting would then be called for any 

 time that they agreed upon, for I would tell them that any time would 

 suit me. 



Q. When they named a particular time did they generally meet 

 upon that day ? 



A. They would generally, but frequently meetings were called when 

 Mr. Knevals or Mr. Basselin thought of something important to have 

 a meeting upon, and they would tell Mr. Train to send out the notice. 



Q. Pardon me, but you were the chairman and you had the absolute 

 right and the prerogative, and no meeting should be held without 

 your authorizing the secretary to call it ? 



A. I told them I would agree to it ; I told them that I could attend 

 at any time. 



Q. You were the chairman and every meeting not called by you was 

 an illegal meeting ? 



A. Then we have not had any legal meetings ? 



Q. When you were summoned to come to Albany were the other 

 commissioners in Albany; did you find the other two commissioners 

 when you were notified and attended ? 



A. I saw it in the Herald that there were two or three meetings that 

 I got notice were to be in Albany ; I came to Albany — it is almost 

 just word for word as it was in the Herald — that I walked into the 

 office with my little gripsack, as they said — I didn't have a gripsack 

 there, for I left it in the Delavan House — and I walked into the office 

 to attend the meeting and Mr. Train, the secretary, now dead, said : 

 " What are you here for ? " I says, "lam here to attend the meeting ; " 

 " Why," he said, " the meeting is in New York ; " I said, " I didn't 

 hear of it ; I had no notice of it." 



Q. That was an illegal meeting, and you as chairman should have 

 known it ? 



A. Well. 



Q. When you were summoned by the secretary, who certainly 

 seemed to be the commission, to meet in New York, and you went 

 with your gripsack, did you find the other two commissioners there 

 in New York ? 



A. Generally they would be there. 



Q. Were they always there when the meeting was called for New 

 York, or did you sometimes find them in Albany ? 



A. I don't remember being changed from New York to Albany. 



Q. When they notified you to come to Albany you invariablv found 

 the two commissioners here ? 



