New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-08
ALBAN Y.
The Broadway, Cross-Town, Parallel, and
All Other City Railroads
CONTEST OVER THE TAX COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
The Manhattan Land Bill and Other Jobs.

ALBANY, April ) 1865.
THE BROADWAY AND CROss-TowN RAILROADs--
NEW TRICK TO CARRY THEM.
The Broadway and Cross-town Railroads have
not vet recovered from Your attack Of the 9th ut They
are badly crippled not killed off atogether and indeed
there is report that the "Od Man" recently said in
confidence to Dean Richmond, that the Broadway
game for this year was played out" MajorGen Jacob
Sharp hearing this has been ever since denouncinE
the political dead beats" whom be took into partner
ship with himself and Mr. John Kerr In this Broadway
matter; declaring that lit is they and not the rail-
road bills that played out" and expressing his re-
solve hereafter TO Ego aone"-he plays euchre excel
IIently--on simple and business like cash basis.
Is THE CITY.RAILRoAD MAJoR-GgNERAL TgEARNEsrf
This last trick of your chief city railroad financial
operator is regarded with very proper suspicion 1t is
not one nor will it deceive any who not as
verdant as the paper they receive for allowing them
selves TO be thus humbugged There is older dodge
known to the lobby than pretended quarrel between.
associates who have failed to carry their point at tbs
first attack IL the moher-partridge with trailing
wing As il hopelessly wounded. running across the
huntsmans path to draw his attention away from the
in which her young covey secreted That ths
Broadway and Cross. town bills have been seriously
injured. is certain; but whether they were made
stretcher cases." requiring to be sent to the Tam
many and Twenty thirdst general hospitals for full
years treatment, or not. yet remains to be seen.
QUESTION OF AUTHORSHIP sErrLED-ASYThISe
FOR A QUIET LIFE.
Your correspondence of the 9th ulimo let me add.
is attributed by many bere-SeDators Woodruff and
Beach among the number-to the pen of the Hon.
Henry Hilton late Judge Of the Common Pleas who has
successfully combated this Broadway and many kim
dred nques for the past dozen years. willie there are
yet other experts in style" who feel confident it was
the work of Mr. Abe Van yechten who only borrowed
the initials of my literary signature TO lead away sus-
picon from himself. This lat surmse is OF course
the true one of your readers hayang been mora
astonsLed than myself at seeing that letter in print
with its appended initials This present letter, how
ever is genuine, and will remain unless 1t shall DO
proved in few days that George n. Sanders Surgeon
General Barnes the Hon. George Bancroft the Rev..
Henry Ward Beecher all wrote it together. each para
graph; In which you are hereby authorized at
once to withdraw my claim to everything except that
three thousand dollar check which was the letters
price
THE TAX COMMISSIONERS GRASD FIGHT
These large bones ofraroad contention out ofthe way
the interesting thing the legislative cards
is the contest known the TAX Commissioner
Figh-ene OF the most amusing and instructive party
quarres Of the day. Last year. you will remember that
bill 30 proong the terms Of Tax Commissioners Jona
than W. Allen, Tammapy. Republican. Josiah w..
Brown Democrat and Amor J. Williamson. Weed,
Republican was defeated by the refusal Of Gov. Sey-
mour TO sign the samehe patronage OF this Important
and lucrative bureau then deyolying upon Controller
Brennan; who at once reappoined Mr.. Allen, VIII
Deputy Corporation Counsel George IL. PuIser and
Senator Christian b. Woodruff his associate Commits
sioners-these gentlemen In their turn aptolntip9
Messrs Daniel ID. Conover, Weed.Republiean Daniel
L. Deleyan and eX.A Alderman Morgan L. Harris Demo.
crate as their subordinate, tholsl more highly pad
Board Of Assessors Anticipating. probably come sucA
attack as the present one. Controller Brennan tnea
went to work to for and strengthen the Bureau fhos
captured into political Maakof. using the bodies OF
prominent Republicans. just as General Oilmore
wonld use so many sand.bags on q WORK not
admitting any solid revetments along its lace
REPUBLICAN "sASp-sAGs" THROWN Up FOB DE-
fESsE.
Thus we have Jonathan W. Allen, Weed Repubh-
IAN. Tax Commissioner. at $4,000 year, the place
being of large outside profit aud power, as will 10
explained hereafter, Daniel d. Conover politically,
Tito Assessor OF Taxes 10 whose Office the same
marks Will apply; VIM l. Black, ditto repeated. sur
yeyor 10 the Tax Commissioners at $1,000 year. the
Iutles being 80 little not to interfere with
lis other business; Mr. Henry G. Leask-ditto, dts--
r,erk TO Wm T. Black aforesaid, ut salary quite
recently raised from 81 600 to e. 500 yearthe alleged,
reason for this advance being. that Nj Lcask would
not incur the responsibility Of holding sinecure for 10
small sum as the original salary; John LSlcock Weed
Republican, Collector Of Personal Arrearsges under
Mr. John Murphy, better known as Bricks, who 10
the Brennan Democratic Receiver Of Tsxes-Mr Sill
cocks place being worth about 5000 year. against
which however heavy political assessments reducing
il TO about 60. COO are annually drawn; John p Hone
eed. Republican. Deputy Receiver Of Taxes in the
uame Office With Sicock; and Mr. Blauvet brotherin'
aw to Supervisor VIM. r. Stewart whs is also one 81
he Deputy Tax Commissioners appointed by Mr. Pur.
ser.
pERsONSHI OF THOSE FIGHTING FOR NEW TAX
COMMISSION.
Tie active workers up here who Gre now fighting to
secure consolidation and reorganization Of the duties
If the Tax Commissioners Assessors and Receiver, are
AIessrs. James NJ Thompson, radical Unonist latA
candidate for your Coanty cerkshp and late Deputy
Collector Of Assessments; Amor j. Williamson, here
oforc a promncn. Weed Republican and editor Of The
Sunday Dsga,ek; and Mr.. Josiah W. Brown, Democrat
who claims 10 represent the Independent, anti Tam
usuy wing OF his numerous party. The bill which
be,e gentlemen are pressing provides for the sppoiAf
nsnt by IN. Legislature OF board of three elected OH
,er, who shall be charged with the duty II selecting
and sopontpy three Tax Commissioners; said appoint
IN board to consist Of Supervisor Audrcas Wilmann
md Alderman Win. L. Gedney. Republicans; and
County Clerk Vim. c. Conner ooe OF the most ne
pectcd of your loyal Democrats who last Nove~bss
peat the "Tammany machine" by an uprising Oh ne
,eople in Lis favor. ........r