Ripton v. State

On April 7, 1915, the claimant entered into a contract with the city of Rochester for the construction of a sewer tunnel under the surface of Main street, extending from the intersection of Caledonia avenue on the west to the intersection of Front street on the east. The work was done in the years 1915 and 1916. In its performance, the claimant drilled six vertical shafts and then excavated the tunnel between them. Shaft No. 1 was about 148 feet northerly from the Erie canal; shaft No. 2 was about 387 feet northerly from the Erie canal; shaft No. 3 was about 425 feet northerly from the Erie…