New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-17
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
ALBANY, Friday, March l6, 1860.
HAsTY LEGISLATION.
As we approach the close of the session, Legislative
business is growing lively and bills are rushed through
without having their merits or dement's impertnenty
scanned but the fate of most of those bills which are
general regarded as "big things" isyet to be de-
cded and 30 in regard to the Revenue measures of the
session.
THE CITY RAILROAD SCHEMES.
Notwithstanding the fatal railroad disaster IN the As
sembly the other day. there many here with rail-
road schemes who still have apparent faith in their
success which is really refreshing to behold. think
there cannot be now less than thirty bills before the
two Houses for railroads in the City OF New
York several of which have been introduced within a
few days. One Of the bills, the PROVISIONS oil wn'ch
have not been published to any considerable extent
facetiousy entitled An act TO to facilitate the carry
ing of passengers parcels, and letters in the City
Newly York"
can hardly see why the projectors of this plan
should seek TO hide the objects of their bill by such
title since as compared with other schemes Tor city
roads il possesses decided merits inasmuch as 1t pro-
poses to pay something handsome into the city treas,
ury as condition of the grant asked at the hands OF
the Legislature. The bill proposes 10 incorporate
Messrs Clinton Gilbert ate of the firm OF Stokes Gil,
bert g. Col, Benjamin +. Wheelwright president OF
the Greenwich Bank, and Henry A. Hurlbut loi the
firm of Swift Hurlbut q Co.., and their associates,
nnder the name of "The NewYork Railway and
Stage Associaton, with authority to lay railroad
track commencing at the corner oil Park row ana
Broadway, and running thence, by single irach, W
Beekman street, thence TO South street. thence 10
Coenes clip; thence to the center OF FROM s,eet
thence in the direction of Front street. to the westerly
side of Coenes slp thence along the westerly side
of Coenties slip, to South street; thence t1fough
South street. TO Whitehall street; thence TO Broad,
way: thence by double track, along broadway ana
ninth street. the eOuLu-
west corner of the Central Park.
The bill provides for the running OF cars every tniee
minutes during the day and evening, hall hour uarg
the night much oftener as the pubic convenience
NAV require The fare the entire distance Is n&ea
at five cents and three cents between Fourteenln
street and Park Row. The Association is required on
all DAYS of the week excepting Sunday, to carry In OF
upon certain of their cars conveniently h Uh
lie may deposit letters for delivery at the several sta-
tons hereinafter provided for and one such car con-
spicuousy labeled shall leave either terminus OF the
route as often every hour between a. M ana sun
get And such letters shall be conveyed to their re.
spectiye stations and delivered as called for, Tree OF
charge These stations to be established ut either
terminus of their route, and intermediary wthih
mile Of each other, where letters may be depoted lor
delivery at any other letter station on said route Let
ters not called for within thirty days OF their receipt
are TO be sent to the Newly Post-O Office.
Another section provides for the conveyance Of par
GELS TO be received and delivered along the line OF the
route at charge not eXceeunB Ten ceuts ioi ny POI
eel of not more than wenty pounds weight. The as
socation re required TO provide vehicles at the up
town depots of the Hudson River, New-Haven, ana
Harlem Railroads. at the times appointed for the ar
rival of their several express and through trains to
convey passengers the line Of their road at charge
of three cents for each passenger.
The bill further provides that all Omnibus INES any
part Of whose route lies along Broadway between
Park TOW and Fiftyninth street, may cell all the
property of such lines to this Association; ana when
the parties cannot agree as to price, the properly small
be appraised by disnterested appraisers and the Aso
citation shall add 10 per cent to such appraisal then
the property Of such stage lines with all their rights
privileges and franchises shall become vested In the
Association, The omnibuses, when 30 purchased,
sha be entirely withdrawn from that part OF Broad
way trsyersed by the cars of the Association, but may
be continued on the other portions OF their routes az
3 cents fare.
Provision is also made for carrying letters free on
these sas lnes and for carrying packages al chage
not exceeding ten cents each. The ROAD Is 70 pe COM
menced within four months after the passage OF tni1
act aud finished within twelve months Thereafter.
When the road shall be completed, the Associauoh
required to pay into the City Treasury two mills on
each passenger conveyed in their cars ana one NH i0r
each passenger conveyed In their omnlbuses'
There IL another bill in the Assembly, introduced 6y
Mr. Fisher, believe, TO establish Hoboken and WI
lismsburgh Railroad Company, which incorporate
John r. Hayward, John Murphy, Stephen bogarI,
States Bell and Moees Corney, with power to construc,
a railroad commencing at the eastern terminus OF
Grand street (near the Grand.sreet ferryl ruinir
thence, by double track, TO its junction WIN Eas'
Broadway thence through Grand street, ny slDg,e
track, TO Elm street; thence through Elm "
Canal; thence by double track, through Jana