The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-24
Our Albany Corresuordsnce

Our Albany Correspondence
ALBANY, August ~, 1857.
Grants or Land U, der WatA LiJel SUIT at the Capital
More # the uwyup< legislation Of Last W.n.er-fAe
Railroad Interests Versus The Ti1 Payers.
The regent OF correspondent res pecang tho
applications Tor grants Of under water has been pro
ducise Of good the Commission ,rs OF the Land Ohce
have held meeting despie he absence of State En-
gineer; the Lieutenant Governor himself who ez ocio
Pre- ident the Beard having visited Albany for OK
press purpose defeating the schemes shade forth In
your columns and doing justice to the applicants che
quorum Board consisted Of the Lieutenant, Cover
mr., the Comptroller, Treasurer and Attorney General
some applications were granted during the long
eessoB the Com nssionera, among the most important
Of which the following
To Robert Journey and Others for Land al wessneld
To Davo Van Name, for land q. Northnsld, Richmond
COL Lily
10 ( bert q Bogr', for land a. Hampstead HArbor,
To Joseph Hicks, ii same place.
To Peter g kfsver, for land the west side OF Ron
dou, creek, Kinsston, Ukter county.
Ohe. applications we're returned Tor the correction OF
Iape's and few we're laid over Nearly all the business
beiae The ard was disposed OF
A. proof that come decisive action was needed
ihe matter Of these srAnis, may Gle the instance OF
Jpl cat N vi Oh scieu rome NO months
since All he apI cs'ions nov passed upon have been Ia
he bands OF The stats Engineer SIX eight months On
e 2b Of lone lss that officer reported fsvoraoy TO tho
nnis toners the application Of William Bear and valen
IRE Hsl for forty or LAND immediately ada
cent Ia New York Barbor roeigant made by the
sscpe tue recoumeu daton Of the State Engineer,
aud ssey proper one But the drss notice OF
the ~ Vicati' publirheS ABF1 % six
week. required by las had only just expired when the
picaon ~eS reported, while scarss of sppisAnt had
been alt Twelve months for Their grants The Bssr
and Hail grart may d. rorth 20 the graateea
b pdred tnourand 90 lars
We are PROMISED law su at the cap,t, 10 snuse IN
du leg the I'll term The Evening Journal ha wing caargea
hat specifically that $40 o00 had been by the
'be AveriIl ore bed al Clinton prison to
its purchase by the SAte, and thai the Attorney General
had bribec 10 the natter that officer has the
p'opri' tor OF the Joua'. syng his damages, believe
q $50 tO.
In OF course noto-isus tha, the Legislature o.
ss winter controlled by the pulous lobby
gang ho have been busy sooui the Capita, Tor the paa
years, and 10 whom s desiring Legislation
bavs heeJ lsieo 10 pay srbute The Dum VI umss
the Cent sl Railroad COMPANY mas been before the Legs
lature made al The lesfef, OF this gang holders
Cent al stock and hss interested Thorn In all mea rrel
tending 10 the sdvsp,age OF the Company OF oourhe
easy alter To crowd through the Central RjroAc
b Ia winter, 18th L. gsstu-e entirely Ia TIE po
of ibe lobby ne 81 tho nfsnnour tricks or tho
zion pAss nter buo aod false title
the b,h TO su borizc the le.rening of the draw u
Albany bridge Bot this trife compared with
MEASURE .hch has not yet received a. great snsre
public attention IN richly deserves 1t Will be found
cl apter $50 OF the lass OF 1857 send yo,
q copy, 10 order that you may place before the pabl
through your ~ioey ccula Cd Journal II !o1 zee IT.
Tbt law gives TO railroad corporations the authority
az their valuation heir property, real and per
ssna Ia al the cnnes Of the State They require
to make statement Dot under cath Of The value, Hrsi,
their land though private individual property
Improve mt. ia the share of embsnkmerts bridges
csva ions, sc escape asses,mcn. altogether Secondy
OF ibeir superstrucure, which lie ued 10 ties
chairs, rails ,pk.s, frogs and switches Thirdly, OF hei
builoir Is, with oepfecai
The Va pat upon these by the ooraton is to
taken BY the Assessor % the basis OF asissment Their
Is, TO be sure, provision that the assess may, disss
tsned avail himself III other additional Information
der oath, but 10 only blind, and amounts 10 Dotbin
II all The assessor has power to subpoena oompe
the attendance Of witnesses and even 20 unlike ihia
should happen that the corporation should s to salts
~ him. he DOLLY obtain volunteer test mony nva
ldae the valuation of he company
The sugar coating spread this pill 10 order 4
In the Drst sec ion, which provides tha. the taxs
accruine from be property Of the road eha b.
divided ana pao 10 the collectors OF the several towns
wards hyor gu ~hich the road shall pass In proportion
the length Of the track such town ward Bat this 4
ory whenever the "nnancal CONDITION. Of the road shal
subject to assessment personal estae and against THU
coutir gepcy the CORPORATION will carefully guard.
Now for the practical op ration Of this Law The return
Of valuation by the Central Railroad corporation In Ii Wing
stop ard Monroe counties are put 81 one third the
at which The yeturns were made by the Les
was - made By the sssossors last year
win be cut down ., least two thirds from last years Va
luAuon. With the taxes upon the AMOUNT thus thrown
Of assessment the people viii be hardened. viii react
nes'ly bali million Of dollars on STATE county, villa
and city tAlaton
The amount thus saved by the corporation will enaSI
the company 70 reduce the tolls The freight convey
The road They will not make any reduction pas
sepser fare, OF This reduction OF freight -
benefit the Of the peole OF the State who have
Iay the taIes evaded by The road bu, win hclp th
downward csrcey OF that unfortunate work sometimes
known ~ " C1ntons Ditch" and the upward career
future taxation
OF such character was all the legislation OF last yer
essaon p-o,tuted individual al tse expens
Of the great mass Of the people or the State.