The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-26
No Real Contention About the
Canal Appointments.
Settlement Of the New York Re-
0ordership Question.
THE. UP TOWN STREET GRADES.
PROSPECT FOR MORE CITY RAILWAYS.
&C. &c. 10.
Our Albany COHresFsondencc.
AxsASy, Jan. 2k. 1856

RIVAL DIVISIONS.
The movements in relation Se transaction Of cgs.
sative business here somewhat biockedby the
cided Of the question which factionthe rad
eals their anagcnistswiI control the Senate The
house conceded tho radicals without question:
but no test has vet been rad in regard the Senate
The formation of committees in the latter body con-
Quoted evade altogether tho fuss which was
made in regard TO the committees OF the Assembly.
Lieutenant Governor Avord is, indeed. regarded
o. the most adroit in the State in tho conduct OF
,he public business through these internal contests
Of party factions. Il through his tact
mainly that last year the radical and anti,rad al
contest was so manuvrcd as to carry the Union party
through the Stat, Convention and the election without
the assured divisions and explosions which Richmond
aud the democracy anticipated tho mans OF the
success eve the proposed capture of the national adj
irninisraton ard President Johnson While tho spirit
other chamber the Lieutenant Governor, without vote
voice in the Seats manages to keep its councils In
snnc donbt that the unteridcd democratc delegation
ind 10 entirely mpracticable TO conclude with which
cton ally itself Cor protection and safety The
skilfa dexteriy also Witnessed In tho result OF tho
canal appointments this week, the action Of the Canal
Board IN these appointments being directed by Al.
word Extensive proclamation trumpeted forth Of
the anticipated contest between Alvord and Weed about
this subject OF the canal appointments but when the
nouncement OF the result made that har
mony and Cancellation wero the sklful means used and
mot contention. Tho Weed men and the radicals ac
eepted the appointments based entirely upon Judi
c'oas RECOGNITION of party strength and PARTY claims
without prescription or invi fous fact BUSINESS few
subordinate fugemen constantly maAing themselves
o., consequence and biting their thumbs at each other
ho inc Capu'et and Montague swashbuckers, getting
Their prime pals into trouble but does not seem to mo
that tho elements of any OUTRIGHT quarrel be-
tween the factions The Health BILL which this d,is-
ION is predic1tcd win pass very guilty with tho amend
ments which arc thought necessary for relieving the
tobe unprotitably flied by doctors or democrats.
RAILROADS YORK.
The managers OF the several railroad interests New
York ely have concl ded that this Legislature would
undoubtedly do something legitimate way relieve
recommendation Tor the traye on through routes up town
The Harlem and New Haven roads rs they now stand
destroy some ten or fifteen millions of dollars OF taxable
city property, aud do not afford any available accomno-
daton forcy travel The of the River road
pre- ents kercsuli. With the accommodation their
AXIS Dy some other means the increased value Of TAXA
lie property within the city would be less forty
to iAiy millions or dollars their routes Whatever
may DO said a2anst tunnel this argumc nj Is eec
lively presented in its favor and either ch project
or The superior scheme Of through elevated one
story above the streets, for dummy engines
Ind adordng horse road grado the streets
will be adopted this session. The question the
Governors signature discussed very cariorsiy bu, IL
would seem To that with proper provisions he will
DO ed by the pressing public wants 10
The vanderbilt interest and the EXISTING horse raroa
interest will be hrs with bribery and browbcatirg
pressure as usual to continu, the existing monopoly in
exclusive possession but every indication TO show
that frcshet about TO overtake these philosophers
which will provo very great relief to the ovcrcrowdcd
streets OF New New York One Of the most ses@i
projects for street railroad ~ tho New York and
rtss 70 tho Hudson River Railroad depot at
street This road would catch the arrivals tho Hut
son and Harlem railroads. and takc Thorn direct N tho
hotels Tho road killed last year Vanderbilt
interest, and will makea salient topic this year.
JuRIsDIcSIoS sraEETs-ruE rowN oRxrys
Senator CO Cornell Will introduce bill revising
changing she subject OF the yadcs the Eighth
nue. xed under an act Of tho last Legislature by the
Park Hoard. II appears that tho map Just com.
pefcd by the board regulating the grades Of the
somach at variance with the grades Of tho abutng
cross streets as 70 tho most impracti-
cable discrepancies. Indeed, this subject Of the
grades OF the cross streets is In tho most
extraordinary condition and Is probably the
cause or the deserted condition Of tho lote
large part OF the up town portion Of New York
Aoovc fiity ninth street, which IS the lower boundary
of the Park the grades projected and carried out In
their Intersection with the Boomngdae road the ave
MUGS aud the North and Eastr.vcrs must have been
imag ned Tor the accommodation ei some future Garth
quake The possibility OF any drainage permanent
and finally settled q; record The OF senator
Cornell - timely. and 1t 10 ~ DO hoped that II will take
proper direction.
THE CRIMINAL .ccuRIs
The movements here Ia regard the Rccordcrshlp OF
New York have been set aside. Tho bit OF senator
murphy to enable the Governor 10 I'LL tho va
'cancy Is dropped the ostcnsblc ground OF
tationay, but probably
Fenton would have appointed koori.r adverse the
frondsof the charmn of the Republican Ceptra Com
mittec understand that matters are put in The RIGHT
shape among the Supervisors that the demo rats will
nj the Purdy vacancy by c.oosiag John X Iiggs, aud
thai the Recorders bench will also be filled
oy thechoec Of John X Hackeit. The republican rad
Gals are turning their attention the subject the police
justices, and James H. Welsh, Quacenbush and other
old stagers will have chance of ousting their old com
pecrs-lonnolly, Hogan, Lcdwith n Co.