New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-05
New.York Uarhor Masters nj albany-Cs,o.
NAL and Documentary History.

cogresg oB3eacS OF The ,. !. Erhans
ALBANT. Friday. Feb lso
Considerable interest is now existing in and
around the halls Of the State Legislature Eoatve to
matters Of interest to the Ci,y OF New York One Of
thcse the sppcinrnen, OF Harbor Masters The can
didaies for that Office and their friends swarm ia tie
lobby and the bars Of the hotels and oyster shops
and the buttonhoes OF members Of both Houses show
considerable wear Two weeks ago the number Of ap-
phcstons for the ten Hsrbor Masters berths in New
York and Brooklyn wasi50 OF course. eompetitioas
brisk Among the persons present to-day were Nike
Walsh and John GUN. Ilustrious lizards" in close
commune alton with Dan =. Taylor Herrick OF Tie
SNaday Ailas Captains Leonard OF the Second Ward,
and Freeman OF the sixth with Aid Doherty aud
others of New.York Nat Waring John Csvansyh,
Can't Graham and others, OF Brooklyn, are also baz
zing about the State House IL Is minated that Dan
TAYLOR will Introduce bill for the partial rchaf Of The
Governor by prosiding for eighteen Harbor Masters
for New.York and Brooklyn. instead OF ten, a. pre-
sent II il said that the Office q, present is worth 500
per wear 10 each incumbent and with the proposed in
crease will be good for 5000 10 each hsrpy clam
"sof she'll or hard" that succeeds in getting 0p
pointment
The States now printing the documents re,
listing 90 the Colonial History Of the State Of New.
York-which are more the material from which TO
pile history than proper for publication in exenso.
Under the present contract there $1,000 volumes to
be print, d which viii cost At least slo0D0-wih the
probability of future insresse. Mr. Brolhead, Il VIII
be recollccied, went 10 Europe In 1889 TO gather up
oil documents Illustrating early Colonial II story.
With Ut waiting to see whit already in the 20
tarys office he posted OFT TO Europe, ant after me
wears returned with about 80 volumes of papers In
foreign lansusge-much of which was but dupicae
of papers already in possession of the state and which
the State is having translated at an expense OF %
cents for every 100 words This Il the matter wach
the State Is now getting up and placing in covers Ey
In the session Senator Pierce opened war upon this
enormous extravaganza. But copy oil the cumorow
work has been sent 70 each Seuaowhether 70 paeiiy
them or IMPRESS them Oh the importance OF the pub
LEGATION the letter of presentation does not state IL
said that Mr. Brodheai on his own account aud for
his own benefit, is now preparing Tor publication
work 10 contain the cream and substance OF all these
documents collected NJ such exrayagan rates, and he
will antcpsc the State in it publication. The staie 10
probstly in for an expense OF $4,000 at least in this
matter That the drain ia destined to be stopped at the
present session, there is no hope. The Controller
made a report the subject yesterday (rhursday) in
which he states that the translator, DR. OCdiaghan
besides the 25 per 100 words, a. above named
appears to be receiving salary OF 1850 per year
from the Sta,e-but for what service the Controller
unable to state. The Legislature which ordered this
work to be done brought up TO the scratch by
section Of the BILL which gave copy thereof to
each member a savo to the pill which he was asked
TO swallow. The publication amounts to collection OF
supcrsnnuated old documents of little or no use to the
people further than giving fat jobs to our needy fellow
couitrymen. Cunt.