The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-10
OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENTS.

ture Vds Fortunes for The Lobby Ven-7ts Brcdticgy
Froneiioe A1po,t:o,.ed at Huy Mllio" Over and
ALote ne Necessary Cdpitoi- Proportions for the Poll
hcaus, for the Soge Interest," Dc lioieral Msasue TO
he Passed az his itcyes 1dctics g The Democracy lie
Based these Contemplated Explosion and Des
hncion Ct he Republican Managers in the Nezt State
CaptTaigH-How Mayor 2lemaan and MS Municipal
Rights AgstatiOn Disposed 0f-Tae Street Cyuamis
sisner and The Corporation Co,asel-7kc Iron Interest
DC, &c.
The construction Of a Broadway railroad has grown 10
be monomaria with rharow Weed and with certain
Clique Of wirepuers from tho different political factions
Of New York city. Upon this one subject they have
grown be organization by themselves without regard
their other affiliations They well kn0xn tde
broadway railroad brother hood" and upon that plat
fol- have carried their operations into bearing upon near
ly every important legislative for years.
with determination and UNITY of purpose which amounts
almost to fanaticiam. They have just nov attaiaet
stiensth and sway which seems to promise qua
success. The passage of Broadway Railroad b ,
either alone or in connection with other char
teTs, has been the sole object which the Legislative
machine intended TO achieve under tho discipline OF
Weed this winter At the close Of the session it will b.
that all others have been kept subsection to this
end the various representatives will return
answer for the expulsion OF Vaudeville that the requisite
majority might be secured and ascendancy establish
upon when 10 base tue coDoatols requisite Tor en-
forcing the passage of the city railroad charters, together
Win such other measures may be necessary 10 put
through with them for purposes Of compromise and COM
b,p alton.
Everything is ready row. and vast lobby in attend
here for the ne effort The pressure has been
euuaed At the early New YORK parallel
rafoad grant WAS for cub division amongst the
Clique valuation Of some hundred thousand
dollars for their private profit and conecura balance
TO reimburse Ceiian election expenses Incurred LAST
fall. This was before the Legislature met VITA
the discovery of the project by the stage interest,
opposition oi the most strenuous nlure ut
up that quarter. Various other parties including the
other city roads, took up the matter also with
It's Gefcat The result il, that each interest ndvidull
ss they appeared were compounded with, until The orgi
bal idea vi valuation for the grant has been expanded
somethng like It's real and enormous value. The comb
naon which the plans are based for ING the mat
ter have toeir yanncaions far and in the State, but
chiefly comprise The following, which goiog through
y tide
seventh avenue, or Broadway Parallel Railway BILL the
grand dee itcIalun.
Fourteenth street, the diagonal rold, with the
brothers Brennan and Sweeney for conductors OF the
fch,m
Avenue D. or Dry Dock road with the Dry Dock stage
line people aud Assembly man Reilly Tor managers
The proposed extension Of the Corporation Counsels
Term, and thereby that also OF the Corporation Attorney,
Mr.. rmser, with view To their "sood OPINION" &c.
The extension VI the City Cbamberlau'B term and the
cntheance o The CITY deposits N the Shoe and Leather
Bank, with view 10 The 'Leedi lfthe expenses of the
tty government being volunteered by them, VIII LIST the
levy continues to embargo; IN view thor pay
ng TIE police nearly bail million during the recent
bankruptcy OF the COMMISSION.
The extension of the Street Department, to shut up
Lowell satisfy the Cooper nterest anu render the reelcc
non Of Mayor nemann OF less consequence.
The extension OF the Cioton boasu Tor purposes OF pc
puar expectancy.
The addnon cI a single bureau with half dozen other
appointments to the Finance Department provide for
lew party hacks exploited In tie las. county CANVASS, aud
now IN the lobbies here as corporatos in uureported
charters.
The abb ogaton Of the Board of Zen Governors and the
restoration OF that province Simeon Draper comprising
ais the Cancellation Of B. f. Manniee certain OK the S-
pervsUs and Ji,e host Of pranis ooomed for csap
l,0lDf n
TIE conchiaton Of Mayor Temann is more especially
sought through the provisions IN regard to ais hooDy, tile
Board Of Health
The Aldermen and Councilman are promised their
salary OF 81 zoo each prov1ed they shall go home
agree TO shut up Their hcaos.
Besides III Sc points, there are variety Of Others
plsyed III the same direction and for the end. Ho
Greeley anu the Governor for Instance, pornt
ted TO make their trade on he nomination OF Dr. Gun Tor
Heath Officer; and, indeed the Governor has a similar
charter in other cases. without dictation from
Weed or the other erewokoTs now absorbed III tue city
railroad fever.
As tho pressure Of the lobby has increased the valul
ton Of The proposed grants has rapidly gone up pro
pose 30 send you sloek eU before the bills signed
III which the OF the corporaofs and lobby shall DO
set down, With their respective proportion amount op
poe. The parallel road alone pporoned 1T $500 600
VI ts one hundred thonsaud wall he PAD into The hands
If certain agents the cay before tue bin signed, the
money berg provided by noted capitalist already
deeply embarked Ia city railroads. This amount is
deIstOod 10 be devoted TO he great pU loses OF the
of fie,dom ana 10 reimburse certain subscrp-
lions fail carry the STATE OF the ente
Bopdway grant, valued above, the stage companies,
through their able and ingenious COUNSEL secure one
bait The balance 10 divided out for the lobby and less
iasve work. ill doubtless be necessary wait until
The legislature ~ dissolved before the bearings OF this
lobby work can be freely discussed with respect to the
members.
IbeIe are good many prominent democrats in colu-
sion ior the spos Of this job. They the high
es, glee. at their prospects. Besides securing their
liberal share, they are keeping close tally aud when
they have pooketed their gains, you may look for
grand explosion III which IL asserted that large
Der of republicans from the Executive down. win be
haa no ~
gone that there is retreat from Us moral eoct
public opinion The democracy have seized upon the
puson Of Vaudeville ana are already coming capital
of it, which they very pausiOy assume will Do vastly
harced IL the railroads shall pass in connection with the
proposed charter job Tney arc poelsve that material
enough Is SOLICITED already 10 destroy the repu ocan
managers ana carry the State nex fall particularly # the
exposition OF the work now going on here Is properly
nispaged and clearly set forth pamphlets news
papers, to be disseminated ndustT ousy through the State
It would seem actually, by the excitement and rcck-
lessness oil this railroad MANIA that the was
Of madness. There q disguise, hardly an
attempt 10 conceal the employ ed the wrangles
about the division anu appropr lln o the profits There
IL daily crowd before OF executive chamber
az large rs any stuck Exchange assembegc In Wall
street, and conversation open and topics little
concealed here in respect to shares interests and
the apportionment The franchises the means
of passing them, as might be In regard to their sale ut
auction by Simeon Draper.
The charters their passage are ''quotcin AS
worth over million OF dollars. In my "5t OF stock
holders, 10 which am making daily additions, the names
concerned and the services rendered are quite startling
York and three Of this city, latter being active lobby
men IN ihc interest," ana hard at worK every day.
But the most curious phase OF the city railroad cam
papn Is tic naDner IN which the MUNICIPAL opposition
has been cbokcd or IL Is constantly asked, VIVA, has
become OF Mayor TcmaBn and the vtuops nnd indignant
defenders Of municipal ghtsS And here Is the Legend
Meyor Temann cauvased every possible means 80 bead
on the procuring Luese grants without their
sale at the OF ferry leases, for the benc
1T OF city. There private caucnsscs and public
meetings, from the AldeImen's room up stairs down
TO Juogc Weshs apartments ia the cellars OF the City
"A a IN To-
stutc great municipal rights demonstration
EIom the street department especially there a big
gup III ed at the Law Department, which IL commonly
derstood 10 be the buifs eye or aaiaing OF the
railroad combination.
The consequence adverse report from The Senate
and the temporary rejection Of the CITY railroads. bill
at The came time started IN the Assembly abridge
the Corporation COupBeis term 10 tho first NAV uoxL
There was, accordingly, general stampede tho obpy
end the whole combination was apparently abandoned io
TIC session.
But the managers and wirepullers not 10 be so
easily defeated. They feconsu acted their scheme aod
took their next effort that the representatives. OF
muDlc'iai murtts, II DOT fhote iberests should have