New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-19

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for the pupsse Of providing means fer the laying OF,
| construction, government. ard Improvement a ths
Central Park, TO be Demonstrated "The Central Psrk
Improvement Fund for s'pn the annual inssrsss
of which shall not s1ssed Siso co. but no. taa
sued IN any one year from the date Of the passage Of
this act This stock is made redeemable IN thirty years.
and the Park Is pledged for s redemption sod the ga
seryisors Are required TO levy tax for :hs Psyns6
a bs sanps interest The oi s go susnoiscs me
Commissioners 70 appoint Iorv. q. - ,,.sss
hs Be- st e ppssery an o rnt Ne Ps
1ne loan provided for in this bill, If negotiated al
per CEN, would give the Commissioners million
d dOr ;rsee years sed n negotiated at per cent
time The bill further provides that the Commissioners
shall send in to the Board of Supervisors annay an
estimate Tor the expenses for taking Of TIE Central
fsrt, NOT exceeding s@e0Oe, which the Supervisors
MI. WaIshs bill amends section Of the act of AprI
1857 for The government Of the Central Park, 90 thai
it shah read as follows:
Boar Of Commissioners to consist n0t less f e1sa ss
sn eleven pesons-s majority u shn DDS sonsas
Board shall be hna binding atess .E have Iecss8tts
Or q .ss = NJ
Of both branches Of the Co0es c0uncn aHs the Aprons
another section Of the bill costumes the present
commissioners ipefcs three years, and provides that
no member of the Beard iall receive any comPon1a-
tioa for services except the President nd Treasurer
but thet each memtsr may receive 500 TOR any Pof-
sonaI expenses. Vacancies occssoned by death or
rescnzsion are to be flied by the IemanizB members
of the Board. Vacancies By expiration Of ssrm to 30
filed by the Mayor and Aldermen
Another section gives TIM Commissioners eEfusive
power in the government OF the Park, sach so ap-
tointment OF laboTers, engineers, surveyors, clerks
and all other Offices except Police. also authorizes
The Board to exact all needfu erdnences for the reg
ation and government Of the Park The wages ssd
salaries of employees are, however TO be liked by Or
6inance Of the Common Council. -.
II il made rnisdemeanor for any Commissioner TO be
work Of any Kind whatever connected rith Tie Park.
Both these bile have been referred Cthe Committee
on Cities and Villages.
AMESDisG Tx CRY cHARTRx.
Mr. Arcalarius introduces bill in the Assembly,
which ads the New-York Charter so as to give in
creased power and patronage to the Mayor. allows
the Mayor, during absence or sickness, TO appoint
Alderman to act as Mayer. In the absence of such
appointment in OF any disability OF Mayor, the
President of the Board of Aldermen is to flthe Office.
Gives the Mayor power to appoint such clerks "a he
Mayor elective for three years, the Corporation Coun-
sci for four years. and the Cotroller, on SEPARATE
ballot, for Eve year,. The other heads OF Depalt,
menis 70 be appointed and removed BY tue nayor and
Controller jointly The heads Of Departments to hare
power of appointment and removal OF all chiefs o. Bu
reaus clerks and subordntes in their several DEPART
ments The bill crcumsoribes and defines the powers
of the Aims House and Croton Departments; GUS on
all fees and perquses of all officers except IN the
case of the CITY Inspector and substitutes salary TO
be fixed by the Common Council; and fixes the ssia-
RES of members of the Common Council az u 900.
When this bill becomes law, l will LOT the public
know tie facts through THE TRIBrSE.
CITY RAILROADS.
Mr. Webster of your city to-day gave notice In the
Assembly of bill for q railroad on Grand and other
streets in NewYork The route is from Che east end
of Thirty fourth street. through Thirty street.
First avenue Seventy third street. Twenty hirdstreet
Avenue A. Fourteenth street, Avenue c, fenth street.
IL. on1f ~rr. llra.pA
street ferry, through Grand, Centre, Canal, West
Broadway College place, Barclay, Greenwich, Bat
tery State and Whitehall streets to South ferry. Tho
are Thomas n Ferris, NJ; I. brennan,
Co0ns, David Verssner, and Anthony Dugro, and Ae
rate Of fare is limited TO three cents.
Senator Hammond of SteuBen has also introduced
another bill into the Senate to authorize the ccnstruc
ton Of railroad in NewYork, through the following
streets From the south side Of Twenty third street. in
Avenue A. through Avenue A. across Houston, through
Essex, Division Bowery 10 intersection OF Pearl aud
Dover through Dover, south street, Fulton and Pearl
Also, from intersection Of Broadway and Park row,
through Park row, City Hall square, Chath sm street.
East Broadway, Clinton street, across Houston 70
Avenue b. and Eighteenth street TO Avenue A. Aleo,
double track from intersection of Division and Canal,
through Canal TO Broadway. The corporators are
james S. Sluyter, James NJ. Mcclure, and William s.
Nichols.
THE UNITED STATES DEPOSIT FUND.
Mr. Fuller also introduces bill TO amend the law
relating to the United States Deposit Fund, by prove
ing by the appointment OF COMMISSIONER 70 loan the
fund in each County of the state, whose bond shall DO
approved by the County Court Judge aud County
Clerk, and reduces the percentage heretofore allowed
Commissioners one-half.
UsURY.
The usury thinkers commenced their work to-day, by
the introduction of bill by Mr. Milliken of Westchee
ter to regulate the interest of money Mr. Milliken
proposes TO abolish much Of the law works for
FIXTURE of the principal for the taking of Illegal interest
He would still continue per cent as the legal rate.
and authorize suits the in where
parties have paid higher rate There il, think no
good TO suppose that this act viii meet with
any more favor at the hands of the Legislature than s
annual predecessors Of the past dozen years more.
THE COURT or APPEALS.
The bill for the reorganization of the Court
of Appeals by proposed amendment in the
Cor stiIation is the subject of much, discussion
here in various circles. It is asserted by the OPP
ponents of the bill that the Judges bdtton-holng
members and lobbying for tie bill whenever and
wherever opportunity offers. 1t may be well enough
to state for the benefit Of the taxpayers of the State
that in addition to the expenses of the elections in
yoved in the success of the that the people
will be called to pay TO the judges for back pay and
pre- spectve pay the following in addition to what
they will be entitled to receive under the present laws
The additional pay is made TO extend back to 1859
1924 Judges $1,000
l8Se2i Judges 81 800 each. E4eo
l860-l5 Judges $lfOo each..................s ls0o
lc6-l5 Judges $50 l3poo
lsoZ-S Judges iEV