New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-01
From the Albany Argus.
EHudaon River ISniIroRI.

In relation the card OF No Leonard Iii Saturdays Ar
gus and bis misunderstanding OF Mr. Vasar as 10 the con.
versaIoH held n Nevfork, would beg leave 10 say mai
The controversy between lhc'n cannot In any degree meet
he mos, udicisus and proper OF the R,troad be-
tween Nsw.Yok and Abany-the River or the lni, r!o
rorte The Alderman i'll discover very essential daer
eoce etween what Alderman said before l1 Common
Ceunc and what Mr.. Vassa! says he said 10 him. Before
the Conmoa CouRcil the Alderman says, Iha MI as.
had recently told him that tte3 ad Rsstion 10 con-
srucl Railroad along the River, but they merely resort
ed to This movement in oTaer 10 p.ose. @ s Tw
MIR VasSar says he told the Alderman hat tGe ieho' o
The Hudson River railroad would pfooauy no hasc nioveo
IN making survey of route, had not one been III pro-
gI ess some twenty thirty miles east The construction OF
Which would seriously impair lie value OF properly o m
river Towns nor indeed grade tor road deeneu
practicable on The eastern margin oil the river III Inc a
OF IYIl on account the Highlands, when preliminary
srvpy was made around those pronon;ores ad On peiS
Cnni nsr,ecIIy feasible is friends Immediately set 70
work and made surrey OF The entre !ne i'o.H
10 AIh.ny and if The same be correct and roal 10 pe
hn, thev believe il will be the interest OF tie slocA
hoders 10 adopt the river route. Al az elsnt, ; y
asked and that at the request OF seseia an h c3nmee
of ,be honorable Common Council, OF The merits Oh tneif
road" TIE Alderman considers these versions S
! bsye no douht Mr. Vassar told the Alderman as Mt
yssar SAYS be did; and have no doubt lhe aasnlan M M
honesily supposed giving true versioa Oh tne cor
xersaoo But be thai as il may, II has nshing 10 90 WIN
the MERITS in question; for rrih. hr. ASA ~ rnn IN
Mr Leoparl's opinion tends in lie least degree 10 aen.
,e ,S of The respective Ibis is matter
10 be established by surveys and estnass OF nons ho
con,neen engineers Such survey and tslate nave Geen
of he river route responsible contractors have
.errd 10 cousruc, road according To those
by addicc thereto the duty iron which congress a n
nos, d since The estimates were made IL coacrusu ia
Tho river rouIe is miles shorter Than thsn Tue Cisl a
cs hp nm over an hour than The ot1e' auu WIN
heavier loads the the rive1 rome De!hs oiy
9l feet while The elevation 10 be passed over on "a
1nr ro,e is admitted 10 be 769 feet TO pass hee eievd'
lions on the inner road So miles OF grading al hs
n; of So feet 10 the mile; and the oiner as
ouy &, miles graded and that al 6 or u ieet 70 the
M grade in e whole distance rising blghe! tnah
and ,he line from NeW-iork 10 FIshhhi Lanalhe oThs
almost level The lowest curve required on WE I've
ard that al single point, will not be o! ies 'daus s
feet while on the interior line some OF lne curves
as low as $50 feet radius and those mostly al ne eho VI
descending grades OF so feet 70 The mile ,,.
Viii such ascer.an.d facts, application was lsaoL " 49, I
Cemmoh Council Of New York tas he estuaie ol te
of the river read doubted Dy me
of The interior route Tor the appointment 81 JouIoI
aua c. peiss, conmee OF investigation 70 90 ovei
n u,ss and repoTl which route, apoi he Whoie ~ |
best and could be constructed at tss least
vss ultimately proposed fat the expense Oh h.s
tsn should be borne equally bT The frleHos o oon
or that that party should pay The expense IN mhes
the report was. that the expense saonid % Pfa as
Somnsn couIcil should direct The friends OF the inner
yi~orousy opposed the applicaton-.hey wanted no
sncf, Alderman Leonard WAS oeGeoly
noed 10 lie iuysss atom The reasons why, he mas no'
.piei 10 stale Is public IL Is hoped tha Mf.
Var and Mr. Leonard will cease these personal aelca
which amount uo,hugi aud that lhey "i eeSoe
their ,ire ami talents advocdug theif
thn, only will succeed The conhdesce oil
shall be most clea'ly asu sdtsastoi"' ~ r. r.
albany, MaTca, ls4S.