The New York herald., 1862-02-20
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.

NEWS FROM The STATE CAPITAL.
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The Breadw v Railroad Cowtroversy-
Who are Here Before tho Committee
Another Private Circular T0sws Up
The Broadway Property Holders Rasse
u Fund-A Tax OF Twenty-Five Cents
Levied ON Every Thousand Dollars OF
Pr0perty-M0re Work for the Counmit-
tee On Privileges and ElectiOns--Mili-
tia Bill-Report OF Alderman Brady's
TestimOny-New York Corporation Adj
vcrtising, &C., &C., &c.
ALBANY, Feb 10, 1884,
The session OF tho Committee ON the Broadway Ra4l-
road was held this morning in the Assembly Library
ana after settling tho question that further Shouts
be given for argument Mr. Haght made the following
statistical statement
Tho Sixth Avenue Railroad employs 6fyav cars, and
its daily receipts thousand dollars That would
give 900 passengers being five cents per pas
senger 1t is stated by the stage interests that 900
passengers carried through Broadway every day
that rate 1t would take two hundred to accommodate
the travel The length of the line asked for under this
bill is five miles. One hundredcars would therefore be
obliged to leave each end Of the line svery hour; that
would be a every three.fourths Of minute. The
cars would be obliged to pass each other every twenty
seconds.
tracy dSk6u II tneB0 statements COud DO COrrOOO-
rated by official records, and SCI 10 desired that they
should be-
Mr.. Haght replied that they would at future day
cords that would substantiate them all.
Mr.. Wood then concluded his remarks commencei last
evening. He held that nasmuch would ac
commodate as many persons as three omnibusss,
tainy that fact would not increase the obstI uctions
to that street. The Legislature could not compel the
city to sell this graut for stipulated sum. The
bill proposed compensation TO the city and such pro
perty holders had titles to any portion Of the street
be ascerained and allowed by commission appointed in
loyal way and to pay the stage interests hard dollars
in full for their property. Ii tho opponents would give
tho amount that tho incorpOrators would havo TO-
pay the city for the right Of way, the property
holders and stage interests and the of construction
he would have no objection to placing that the
bill as the capital Of the company Since auson had been
madc champagne dinners &c he would read private
circular showing that somebody else have some
thing besides the friends Of this bill The circular
distributed by certain gentlemen - raise money pre-
vent a road being constructed in Broadway 1t was
printed form and the following is correct copy
las hds %n on Snssyp ss the held e SsaS
appointed executive committee to prevent
s Mathew of as. railroad pdIs in said
John Brooks Edwin oy Nicholas LUDLOW John Astor
as'
miee have concluded TO make a small assessment
each lot on said street pro ysta according to its
sesseu vhiuc LOT 1Naton Tnls assessment the com
mitsee deem to be the equitable in order to pre-
ysnt the D"r.heq from falling upon
de,lirs Csc on every $1,000 Of appraised value and the
S II IN sps fsss s:v
Nr~ York, March Il issi ii HS'"oS' Tor the committee
The reading OF this circular caused quite sensation
Mr. Wood added that il these gentlemen had expended
Albany all Of The that assessments Broadway
property would amount to, there have becn
thing else done than giving champagne dinners.
Hr. Hight replied that projects for railroads had been
argued in tho courts, and had cost large II had
hitherto been borne by few persons this
adopted remunerate those who had expended their
money as no considered thoy had a right TO do There
had been large amount OF litigation tho original
grant and The parallel roads, which somebody had 70 pay
| for
Mn Wood said nc thought the explained itself
With tnis tho for tho day closed and further
hearing put down for next week. on Thursday. la
tho meantime Brady remains in Sou quo
The Military Committee reported this morning tho bill
TO in my despatch in Sundays HERALD There has been
change u the general feature Of the bill since that
notice.
The Committee Privileges and Elections this morn
ing, through Mr. St0tson, reported Alderman Bradys
testimony He stated that although he admitted that
brought from to thousand dollars here with him.
he il s back except what he expended for his ordn
AIRY expenses and when they questioned him regard
his speech in tho Board Of Aldermen ho put himself his
dignity and claimed his privilege Of not answering tho
ground that no could not be questioned elsewhere or
words spoken dobato in the Board Of Aldermen The
COmmittcc uOWcVcV, privilege not
benefit him any for he had mado his statement under
oath in regard to the mattor before hs claimed his
privilege, and left Mr. Brady before the public other
tho position Of sandcrcr while in the Board Of Alder
men, q perjured man in his testimony before ths
committee Which OF the two positions he occupied the
COMMITTEES did not propose 10 argue decide but dis
miss him as having already received more attention
from the Legislature thaa hc really worth
Mr. Coddngton introduced bill, requiring the Comp
trollor by tho testimony OF publishers pro-
prietors and editors of tho in the city tho
thres daily papers Hyng the largest crcustions and TO
hereafter give the advertising Of the city and county Of
New YORK to those papers.
The Senate was but n short tm0 in session this
ing: adlourning at twelve clock until next Tuesday