The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-06
g1ATH CAPITAL.
TIE CITY G, And esuli, fzz lllis;;.
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The Swlndling Sections Concocted for
the City Reformers.
lnother Buule Jubilee Devised for IObbing
CGqtractors.
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The Niger Smoked Out Of the Court
House Investigation.
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THE PARK BILL SIGNED.
OPENING THE BOULEVARD.
&c. &C. &c.
The Niger Smoked Out Of the 0our
House Investigation.
THE PARK BILL SIGNED.
OPENING THE BOULEVARD.
&c, &c. &c.
Our Albany correspondence.

ALBANY, April s, 1885,
PASSAGE CITY
The Senate this morning passed the New York city
levy II barely the necessary VOTE and against
were arrayed the names Of Andrews, Foger Gibson
Low and some Of the best names in the Senate. 1t Is
astonishing that the mpractcable ideas Of the socaed
reformers OF New York city should receive much
tenon here force under the plea Of REFORM much
that prepostoros and mischevous upon the action Of
the Legislature The plea OF good motives goes great way
but 1t really begins to be suspected that something
than this resorted to- l scarcely credit the
statement. yet 10 is currently reported here that the
rump of tho Hecker and Wood combination Of last fall
IL pursuing suborned and sinister course, and
Is using appliances of the basest nature here,
whether by their immediate sanction, or by the
intervention of such agency they invoked in their
alliance for the municipal campaign
Seeing Folger, Andrews, Gibson, Sessions and Low
voting against this levy, and the head OF the Street
Department favor of IT, looks exactly of piece with
the arrangement by which the levy sent here in dis
jolned parcels so dodge the veto of Mayor Hod.
and the exploitation OF certain OF the provisions
which have gone through the Senate. The clause sent
here under the endorsement OF the Citizens Association
restricting contracts and expenditures and vacang the
liability of the city where an appropriation has
been exceeded Is contrivance which VIII
give rise to exactly the state Of things
that which like limitation Of the street cleaning con-
tract brought about uudor tho req Boolo 1854 s.
This restriction then applied the single item OF
cleaning, provided a limit Of 100000 and the
result was expenditure Of about a million nf dol
lars The provisions may be intended to accom-
psh the like disorder and confusion In all the depart
mcns and boards Tor It applies to alD, and with the
purpose, their general destruction. This be ng
usually the temper In which the citizens pursue their
reforms, IL likely enough, and their end VIII be
eectuay accomplished in the clauses referred TO-
il will afford year OF general jubilee TO the jobbng
contractors and the new Comptroller to be elected thus
year will inherit more claims and judgments than iaws
THE cousrY TAX LEvY--KKY TO THE COURT ROW.
The Niger IN the Court House woodpe came out to-
day in the Assembly upon the discussion OF the county
tax levy. Half million OF dollars being provided Tor
carrying tue work, an amendment was offered pro-
vdng that the expenditure sho I'D be made under com
missioner To be appointed by the Mayor. This them
the object of the Court House 1t Is proposed 10
pu the Court House back into tho hands OF the 'sur-
xivinT Commissioner. IL will be recoected that j. d.
Corles, James Salmon and Wilson @. Hunt were
thc original Court House Commissioners salmon died,
and the other two members disagreed. hght ensured
the gist OF viii has been whether the Mayor COM
missioner the other man should carry on che work
Every Mayor since Wood has had this light on hand.
il has been sort OF Mayor legacy which each took VI
IN succession the ground Of vindcating hs juris
diclIon. THIS Is the OF the delays which have
obtruc,ccthe completion of the building. The amend
ment, discussed in q heated manner for good part
Of The morning In the Assembly provides that the con
again by the Mayors commissioner. Supervisor
Ely has been the champion on this line for years. but
defeat to-day Il be hoped will allow the splendid
designs Of John Keum 10 be completed, and give as al
least hlectural edincc for New YORK which, as
public building will not Disgrace the city.
No vnry material changes were made In Tho county
levy whch made special order for morrow al one
O'Clock II not been tho Senate yet and dos not
contain ans thing for the Harlem bridge swinde winch
miracle be accounted for with Westchescr mem
Der Dramatically chairman Of the Committee on Cities.
PARK BILL SIGNED.
The bill rcarpcinng The Park Board for term o
I've years was gncd by the Governor last evening Ts
section which gives them certain jurisdiction over al
the streets roads and public places north Of
Fifty ninth street Ia Of the most important
provisions of law for the public benefit since
the PARK itself was created. The nature OF thc
powers refers only TO the maps and grades; but
IL Is easy 10 that the splendid success Of the pars
Commission must lead TO the entire working Of thess
streets aud avenues being placed upon this Board Il
would have been shaped this year " tho influence
the Park authorities had not counteracted the efforts
the properly owners
BcrLEvARp.
II needed only the passage Of the present bill TO com
plee all arrangements for opening and MAKING the grea
boulevard II has been surveyed laid out aud adopted
a. far MS l55th street. and Is directed TO be opened
through the Corporation counsel
THE PROGRAMME FRIDAY.
Tomorrow, In the order OF third rading OF bills M
New York city railroads. the Central Railroad Pare bill
and the bills in aid 81 tho construction OF new
steam roads In the interior Of the State, viii come up
Il understood that gement have been perfected
40 pass thom all through tho Assembly.