The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-24
| IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY.
TdE IET SUsDaT LsQJ)R LAW
The HssdsOD River Railroad
Freight Tariff.
Report Against tia Harlem Broadway
Ra'tr DAD III tbs senate,
TEX ELL TuRss UP IN TIE AsyENBLy
The MetropOaitaM Underground
Rs;tways
YrObaale Defeat Of All tho Citv Rail-. !,
road ProIects,
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The Metropolitan UMde~groyMd
Rs;rways
hinA,;Y. March ~. 1869

hnAi;y. March ~, 1900
AnsweipAr0a RAILWAY COMPANY.
5caates L~ImbcG gave notice on Tuesday tsst In
tbo state scaaty OF bill providing that tho Metro
potan Railway Company ocspcretioa whose articles
or sssocation wcrc Died In tho olcc OF tho secrc-
tsxy Of state tho ED Of MaroA 1854, arc hcreby al
thorzod ard empowered 10 mako construct opeataaDd
use arAroad with double " sDsIe track and 70
vcy Passengers freight 40 tberco~ Tor Compensation
upon route TO be constructed underground In tuBnel
under aud through tho soil beneath The following
s%ee anc avenues o.. tac CITY o. now YORK
Broadway under ncar tho Bowling 0roc0, thcnce
northerly direction under Broadway or 10 limo parallel
with broadway 70 p0int or place underneath
the place where Broadway inteseots ke Sixth avenue
along line parallel thereto TO apout place tudor
under ground by such route line - may be
venent and on ethes side OF the Central Park 70 tho
northernmost extremity Of Manhattan Island with two
branch routes or lines from tho point underneath
tho southernmost extremity Of tho Central Park from
such other pon. along tho above sloeed route = may
10 most convenient, branch leading 10 tho uudsoa
River Railroad aud the otber branch leading 10 tho
Harlem Railroad, together With tho necessary connections
mediation Of said road and on enc routes with power
TO lar single double track above ground Dorih OF tho
por,heriy line or boundary Central PARK through upon
and along the eighth and Ninth or Tenth avenues c the
northcrnmost extremity Of Manhattan Island.
r we IN III rs " 1,ol ao , sS
and into the sol OF the me under the surface Of sed
streets and to construct and maintain tunnel undor the
the construction OF railroad tunnels for tho sufficient d.
menson for the purposes OF tho said road such
below the surface and in such manner as shall eectray
prevent Ary injury interference With the surface OF
said streets and avenues or the use OF the
used except n tAe avenues whore snAn 20 lawful ior
may be necessary for the said railroad and except ur
Their that during the progress Of the OF tho
aforesaid tunnel and for tho purpose OF such construction
II shall be lawful Tor the company &C make ouch exoava
ton openings the said streets and may
be necessary, under the direction OF the street DEPART
mcnt.
the following arc tho articles 0. association Q this
We. Jonathan Ssurses, Simeon b. Caittsnden, Dsnford
n. Barney, John j. Iisce william Osborn, Luther G
Clark, John Z. Agnew. Urle A. Murdock, Samuel Msrsh
francis Skiddy, John Tay ior Johnston Nehemiah knight
Edwards Perrcpoat, David Dovs, Abel A. low Nathan
Tel Marsh, James b. Johnston, Samuel ssan, Edward
Isaac Bell. Robert s. Hone Henry + Vail. Charles H.
Russell, Sheppard Candy, William Il. Kirkland, Edmund
Poor, james Bryce Henry WILSON, John Iowery, Geo
A. Townsend, lillian Butter duncan, John a. VAIN
wright, iawsrd Jsnrsy yas Sapford William =.
Brodhead, George Bliss wyllis Blackstone, Wilson q.
Hunt, couItandt Palmer, hsha RIGGS aud Ihom,s sio-
structing and maintaining and operating railroad 70!
public use in the conveyance OF persons and property
State New York. entitled Gan act 70 authorize the
formation o. railroad corforaoas aud e regulate ,he
tory thereof and for that purpose do make and sign these
articles OF association
The name Of the company shall be the Metropolitan
The same Is TO continue TO- one hundred years
The road is to be constructed in tunnel under ground
from place at or near the Battery 10 the city or New
York following line under Broadway 70 Thirty
fourth street, and then following line lrder .. near
branches from the last mentioned place. ono branch
ning TO place nesr the Harlem Railroad and the
other branch running to place ct or the Hudson
River Railroad, all In the county Of New York.
The whole length Of such railroad near a. may be,
The amount or the csptsi stock Of the company .ha
be I've millions u dollars IS 900 oo0). which said capt.
tai stock shan consist Of one hundred Thousand 0O0)
shares. Of NIFTY dollars ($j6l each.
rBR SUNDAY LIQUOR
The bill prohibiting I'LL sales Of liquor on sunday,
making complete prohibition OF the sale 0. oil kinds OF
srrituous and matt liquors that day, which passed
the Senate, has created considerable excem here
is passage is protested against BY the GermaDe &c well
by large and influential class Of other citizens. The
bill, before TIE Assembly committee this after.
noon. J. II. Williams, r. W Engs aud a number 0,
others appeared before the committee orpcs ton 10 Il
i win be strougS contested every step in the Assem-
bly,, aud will noe pass without bitter contest, The fol.
loving is the oll:--
SEcIoS l. II shall net be lawful for any person or uer
sons 10 purchase, sell dispose or 10 publicly keen or
expose lot sale or to trade or ssr,er 10 any spirit
nous, Intoxicating or malt liquors on the FIRST day OF the
week, commonly called Sunday.
s,. 2 Any person person. violating The provisions
o. the first section or this act shah be deemed guilty OF
msdemeanor, on conviction of which the offender shall
be iapreo for not less than i've and not exceeding
forfeit aud pay nfy dollars, which forfeiture, when he
offence shall be committed within the Metropolitan p0
lice DISTRICT may be susd for aud recovered and collected
by and IN the name Of the person who shall from
time TO time be Treasurer o. the Board OF 70.
lice, Tor rc bcrelt OF the Police Life aud Health nsu.
ranceivnd and elsewhere may he sued for and collected
by aud ~ the name or he Of the poor OF the
city town superintendent Of the pocr Of the county
wiiiu which the offence shall be committed Tor the
benefit Of the poor provided that any person persons
may complain 10 such oyeTseers Finten Tents or
treasurer Of tue Of any such o1encs ard on
no r.Ce tOFro II
they ne ssl ray the uerson parsons first
planning not members OF the police department I've
one .halt Vi the forfeiture so recovered.
SIC :. II shall be tas duty Of every sheriff, deputy
hesS, constable, policemen or officer Of police whom
hs provisions OF this act have been being vio
lated TO inform OF the poor
superintendent, snd 10 enter any place where vrors,
rest sill parties found engaged in the violation VI s act
and 10 take such person OF persons before any
magistrate Of he same city or town 10 which the offence
cha! he committed to be dealt with according 20 the
provisions Of this act and any such mag strate having
jurisdiction who shall neglect refuse 10 hear the
guilty Of misdemeaAor
Sac. 4. This act snail take eGec, Immediately.
sFsuIluoS o. n,rs sbnsoAp YnScus gAsrr.
Tbs bill TO regulate the tariff on freight the Hudson
River Railroad came up in the Assembly this morning
its nDal passage. motion was made 10 recommit and
amend tie bill This was favored by several members.
Mr lngfshsm thought the Legislature had no right 10
Interfere with the regulations Of any company. The
ton was Lost and the bill passed The bill adds some
twenty-five per cent TO tue rates charged BY that road
under the tariG Of November OF 1862 but the other
hand forces an enormous reduction from charges for freight
this winter Take for instance, class OF freight which
the company charged In November, 1902 fifteen cent,
per hundred between Albany and New York. For
this they now charge about y cents per hundred. The
bill provides Tor tweutyfv per cent increase over the
rate OF fifteen cents per hundred aud reduces the tariff
that has been charged this winter some three hundred
per cent also nxes the rate FOR passengers 81 TIVE
cents per mile.
INCORPORATING ROTH ooxrAsB.
The Grand Hotel Company and the Central Park Hotel
Company bills both passed the Assembly this morning.
STATEN fsIAND Yyggy.
The bill authorizing the Mayor, Comptroller, &c, to
nave new torry landing for fcrry between New YORK
aud staten Island came up on ih Anal passage this
morning, and was lost BY vote a ~ 20 g.
AoADxAr sesGa
Tue bill relative 20 the Atsdorny Of Design ia New
York came MP for third rcadin md Altar