The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-19
AFFAIRS I'm ALBANY.

AFFAIRS In ALBANY.
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| DOCTOR BRAHDRErH DEFEATED IN CLAIMING sENA.
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ALBANY, March Is, 1885,
Cne contested seats In the Senate was decided to-
day. The committee having the subject in charge re-
ported against the application Of Doctor Brandreth for
the seat occupied John W. Ferdon of the Seventh
Senatorial district. The committee was unanimous.
Senator Kelly (sof oemocra moved that the report be
agreed to- Mr. Brooks called for the ayes and noes and
every vote cast against the Doctor The majority in
the district was sxtytwo votes The other case, that
Barr VI. sicles viii be reported in day two when
similar verdict will be rendered. namely, vote in favor
OF retaining Sicklea which confidently predicted
weeks ago.
The purchase of the Albany Express by the State off,
GERS has been contaminated papers signed and money
paid Four of the patriotic State oicsrs-Messrs Head
ley, Gushing, stephen Clark and Burrows with James
KIDD of this city have given their notes at short date
fer $1,000 to the propretors the Messrs Edwards for
good viii, type, presses, &C. The editorial management
WILL ct present, be under the control OF Mr. snder
Mann, ef the Rochester american, old Fillmore silver
gray, and Mr.. Brigham, formerly Of the Troy Whig,
old Fillmore silver gray and recently Of the Regis
ter Mr. Carlton Edwards, editor Of the Eprcss silver
gray whg, and might have retained ha position the
rev organ, had he consented to join Know Nothing
w Tn,s nsr he svsr TO do Dc has
organization although sympathizing with most of the
principles OF the Order ae expects presume, to reap
rich reward for his consistency, should Mr. Fillmore
successful.
More tinkering Of the constitution few days since,
Mr. Guy ler in The Senate introduced outon amend
ing the constitution, that of color may With
out the restrictions now imposed This for dis
sn' nss Mr. 90 70
shall have attained the Of twenty-one years.
sided IN the ate one year next preceding, and in
good CT be able any article iu the
constitution or sny section in the statutes Of the State
be deemed elector Mr.. Ferdon proposed that every
cisztn OF the Of twenty years who can read and
wre and who shall have been citizen for ten days and
% 81 the STATE IT one year BE- entitled
greater part of the session to-day.
The argument in the Broadway Railroad case closed
before the committee Tonight having occupied from
I'll 10 O'Clock On the part of the against
the rosd, the committee addressed by Alexander r
stewart, Alfred W. Craven, d. q. HsiVnt, Francis A.
Palmer and James Irwin. A remoastrance was pra-
duced, signed by nearly all the owners Of property ON
occupants On Second, Third, Fourth and Eighth ave-
nues against railroads said avenues alleging that
they wers injurious to their property and expressing
the opinion that railroad Bosdway should be per-
mittsd. d. D. Field, for grantees replied to Mr. Hell
toms Argument, and the case finally 81 ,sed:
The Kansas meeting was we'll attended this evening.
The City Comptroller and tho City Tax Bali.
OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE.
ALBANY, March 49, 1858.
The City Tax bill before the committee Of the House ia
about ready to be reported Tho efforts to reduce
amount have proved successful In many respscts We
have taken some pains In preparing synopsis Of Mr..
Fiaggs testimony before the committee. Sufficient,
however, is given to present our readers birds eye
view of the expenses which actually incurred and
for the payment Of which the present tax bill being
ovsshAalsd sxaissd, and In many fnstAn $685. reduced
from the estimates.
Azarah G. FlAgg Comptroller OF the city Of New York.
appeared before the Committee the Incorporation Of
Cities and Villages and examined under oath
terence to the various items in the New York Tax bn
now under the consideration of the committee. Tie
items will be given in their order together with Mr..
FlaSg's expositions and sugges ions
AIMsHoUsE-$925 900.
In my judgmen. it will be necessary to raiEs for the
purposes OF the Amshouse, this amount In full. exa.
mined the estimates In detail 10 the fall of 1884 of
the commissioners under the 10th section of hs
1853 We recommended then to strike out ite
ing to betwy en- $3.50 600 and $175,000
O. BOW much, in your judgment, would fairly and suf
hcienty satisfy he wants of the poor this year ia the
city Of New York; A: shoald not like to say.
O. Do you not think that 5000 900 would meet at the
real wants OF the poor for 1862 A. system economy
might be matured which would reduce 1t to that sum.
But the Ten Governors have charge of all the city p
soDs, except the county all With the present arrange
ments for the coming year. they woud require the pre-
In Tie fail q 1884 when the Ten Governors called on
the Common Council for an appropriation of $500 ooo
advanced under Apesolutiun OF the Com Council
in 1866.
O. Did you expect to reimburs, the treasury out Of
that A did. The estimate Of ssl7, 900 contained in
the ordiB ance on page SO Of my communc alton to the
Common Council Of November 30, 1855, is not my est
mate, but the estimate of the Ten Governors.
AQUEDUCT REPAIRS AND LMPRovKMKS7s-$35o 600
This is q fair estimate.
BLASTING DIAMOND RErT@$35 600.
left this out Of my estimate for the year 1885, It
put in by the Board Of Councmen. They pretend that
!. already under but us, 90 not believe II s
The shaping OF the resolution to what the work
would cost without reference to It's being then contract
insisted that there should be sciendn, examination
survey. But the who made the survey, was In
my Judgment not at all competent for that business. Hs
the Battery Governors Island Ny opinion the
Common Council ought not into the channel to
make improvements They ought rs to go TO the Legsa
regard proper expense for the city Of NewYor for
the current year cid not consider that there was au
thority for II, or that IT was necessary.
BOARD OF HKAIrH-$40, ,000
1he ordinary Appropriation has been $40 O0 but Last
year only a BOO WOKE spent The City Inspector Was
authorized, BY resolution of the Common Council to
make . temporary arrangement for removing the dead
animals, ofal. &c. He accordingly made an arrange
nent with Mr. Reynolds for doing toe work tor s. 500
meet the claim In 1850 contract Was made to pay
equal $85 900 to Mr.. Reynolds. In 1858 refused
invalid contract. The matter contested about two
years. In 1856 person made an offer to do 1t for mo-
bpg He to do tor 81 500 the same that tue city
had paid SEQ 900 year for) But this temporary ar
rapgement with Mr. Reynolds continued till the close
the year 1885, Then the person whom depended
to do for nothing In January 1856 took possession and
continued until contract made in February or
March, to dead animals and pay the city for the
Isrgement wholly unjustiaable and unnecessary, and
fraud upon the city.
BUILDING COUNTY JAn,-925 900.
The Commission has advertised for proposals to build
county jail. believe they have been opened. The ap
priation WAS put in by the Council men, and ratified BY
The Aldermen.
BuIIDrNG COURT HOUSE I THIRD DsrMc-$30O0O.
can give information on this subject twenty three