The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-19
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Tho Man@uyres for the New York
RecOrdership.
ANOTHER UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
&c. &c. &c.
Our AIbasy Correspondence.


ALBANY, Jan. Is, 1896.
TUE REcoRDERsHIP.
The condition OF the question arising out of the
cy on the Recorders bench in New York grows in inter-
est although there appears TO be practical solution OF
its bearings just yet bin was reported to-day in the
Senate amending law passed in 1851, taking the I'm
porant duty of confirming contracts out Of tho Common
Council and vesting 1t in board comprising the Comp
troer Counsel 10 the Corporation and Recorder The
amendment reported to-day substitutes the word
'Mayor'' for the word 'Recorder," which at
this time has an interesting sisniacancy. When
the original law was passed the Comptroller
was Robert T. Haws, republican. Should Union
man turn up as Recorder IL might prove
serious Inconvenience in the board which hitherto
been administered by Recorder Hoffman. and which the
amendment proposes to continue in him Mayor. The
control Of the contracting interest in New York city
quite important politically there as the Canal Board
is the state Senator Murphy whose election Chair
man Of the Republican Central Committee OF New York
gives his acts authoritative sgnhcancy, proposes to
push his bill through next week. providing for tho APP
pontcnt OF Recorder by the Governor for the
term. Four candidates in the field for such OPP
portuny, for any chance which may present tsolf
under the republican supervisors. These G. ).
Spencer, Isaac Dayton, T. b. Van Buren, and J. H White.
The succession estmately belongs TO John Hackett
under every construction OF fair political logic and is
probable at this point Of view that be will get IL
than that anything else can occur I see no chance
Van Buren, It is certain that the control
of faculty the criminal bench of the city will
ue he chair 81 Holman they viii
seze the Police Justices under the move made by
Brandreth in the Assembly for creating metropolitan
Police Judiciary" The proposition 10 conceds tho
vacant Recorders seat made on the part Of the demo
Gratis to the republicans prssded that the heads Of de-
partments should be left unm0lested 10 secuted as
altogether ridiculous here
THE vNDFRiaouHD RAILROAD
The Underground Railroad bill introduced 70 day by
ann 0f mi n
johnson, Joel Wolfe, John Thompson, Thomas Reed,
John Hunter, Henry Davies, !. W. Daniels, James b
known names, with capital and influence enough
between them TO give some responsibility TO
bear up this scheme are the success OF tunnels in
London and the great need of quick transit through
New York city But generally overlooked that the
tunnels successful where thore arc no competing
street railroads. and that the idea OF speed s desirable
for the upper portion OF the city, to which the under
ground PROJECT 10 practically applicable The
difference between under Paris or London com
pared with such work in New York may he appreciated
IN e cost Of contract work At the Street Department as
Earth excavation below Grace church, per cubic yard
twenty-five 10 thirty conts Rock blasting above Grace
that the OF tunnel here through the primary
rocks must be twenty times that incurred In tho loose
gravoly strata under London Then the travel would
which does not sxst ia London
APPOINTMENTS GovERsos.
The following appointments pending in the Senate,
having been 10 for approval by the Governor ind
Gated in my dispatches OF last week: New York city
Tax Commissioners, Williamson, Allen and Brown, the
old board reapponted; also the present in6umbents
Able and Esss--as Fire Commissioners; and Colonel
ramer of Chsuiauqua, as CoIomissary General
pARs Oh THE EEGETH AVENUE RAILROAD.
Mr Creamer introduced IN the Assembly bill provd.
ING that the Eighth Avenue Railroad be prohibited from
charging thin one cent additional fare FOR
passenger riding thsrrood above Fifty ninth srcc
mfEo, KxESrs PARK.
NJ. McCloskey introduced into the Assembly to-day
n bill directing the Park Commissioners IN the city OF
New York 70 build and construct stone stairway as
entrance TO the Central Park or the Of pedestrians
II Eth avenue and Eighty sixth street, New York CITY,