The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-21

view of the foreign complications whichemay
follow. calling for capable military leader at
the head of the government when the rebellious
States shall have been reduced to submission
aud peace. General Grant is the man to re-
establish the Union in its territorial integrity
and the man to settle our outstanding balances
against the Western Powers Of Europe Presi-
dent Lincoln has failed az military leader
aud General Grant ia the man to take his
place.
COUNTY BouNrY TO RE-ENfIsrED VOLUNTEERS -
The utmost confusion and delay, we learn
exists in the payment of the county bounty of
three hundred dollars to the rc-enlisted vete
rans in the field owing to the neglect or the
War Department or military officers in com
mand to furnish tue properly authenticated
papers to the Supervisors committee. 1t must
be clear to the dullest intellect that the Super
visers cannot pay the bouaty to every soldier
who comes along aud claims it. without the
necessary proofs to show that he il fully on
titled to it, and tkat he will be credited to our
quota. These gallant soldiers, before reenist-
ing, were promised almost everything by their
county bounty Of three hundred dollars on
their arrival in this city. Yet they seem not to
have taken the least pains to furnish them with
tue proper documents on which to secure their
money. These brave fellows come struggling
on to this city, some with regimental officers
some without and few Of them have any more
idea of what is requisite for them to do in
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the moon II ia cruel on the part Of the War
Department, and shameful Oh the part Of the
regimenta! and company officers, that they
should have allowed these men to come on
here without any papers, instructions or infor-
nation as to what course to pursue. The Su
pervisors' committee have a very important
and delicate duty to perform in reference to
the payment OF The bounty to these re-enlisted
soldiers. M. Blunt. the chairman, must
know that they are New York soldiers.
He must know that they HAYS been
mustered out aud have re-enlisted. He must
be assured that they will, on the payment of
the bounty, be credited to The quota Of the city
and county Of New York
To be certain Of these facts the committee
positively require certified copy Of the master
in roll ION file in the War DEPARTMENT., signed
by the Commissary of Muster. This. properly
authenticated, tells the whole story. and on such
paper, and that alone, will the Supervisors pay
the bounty. To pay without such muster in
roll deposited vith them would make the CON-
mitIee liable to the severest censure If not per-
sonally liable for the amount thus recklessly
paid out; and why these papers have not been
sent on here with the regiments Is Incompetent
sible. But it is all Of a piece with the shilly
shally way Of doing business in the Washington
departments. They are literally tied up with
red tape, or too ignorant to understand how to
perfect the most simple business transaction.
Some two or three regiments have we learn,
succeeded in procuring their muster in rolls.
deposited copy with Supervisor Blunt, and
have consequently been paid the bounty; but
many others are floating about the city or have
gone to the country to visit their friends. with
no bounty, no officers to make out their papers,
aud their few days furlough rapidly expiring
Is this the way our brave soldiers should be
treated by government authorities. Is this the
manner officers neglect their mem
PAVING or BRoADwAY.-AmonQ the various
plans recommended for the Improvement OF our
great central thoroughfare that which proposes
to substitute broken stone or gravel for pave
ment is, we think, entitled to most attention
After similar experiences TO our own some Of the
leading European cities have finished by adopt
ing this system. which is found to work we'll
The Boulevards in Paris aud Oxford street and
the City road ia London are laid down on this
plan. II must not, however be confounded
with the ordinary road making Of the Macs-
dam system, of which crushed stone forms
the only material. For streets a substra-
tum OF cobble stone with layer of as
pbalte is employed before the small stone
is laid on. This prevents the causeway sinking
into ruts, aud IL ordinary care be employed in
keeping il in repair, which can be done by
simply throwing loose gravel upon IL when it
shows signs Of wear. IL will form a surface as
even and durable as that Of the present pave
ment II will be objected that IL will create
great deal OF dust aud will spoil the goods in
the stores. This can be easily obyiated by the
street being kept regularly watered. which will
also serve to hold the surface well together.
Next TO this system we believe tho Belgian
pavement il the best. Il has this to recommend
il that IL can he constructed out Of the present
pavement, thus saving good deal OF MONEY to
] the city,