New-York tribune., 1867-02-25
THIS ffTY At ALBdNY.

Onr Legislature meets this evening after It's
recess with more bills on its general orders
than can be- and many that ought not to be,
enacted. Believing that there are some mem
bers of either House who mean to legisate for
the public good, and not to fill their own
pockets, nor those of their cronies, we proffer
them few suggestions with regard to legisa-
ton for this City. They must and shall be
brief.
/. We do pressngy need some means OF
more expeditious transit from the lower to the
upper part of this island, and so out of town.
An hour is now consumed III conveying a
passenger from the business portion OF our
City to Harlem or Mo1isania, when thirty
minutes. Mt the outside, should suffice. There
is no difference of opinion here on this point
As to the precise mode, we beg you to hear
the advocates of all, and give US the best.
We have been favoraby impressed with that
which avoids the great thoroughfares altogether
and goes through the center of blocks; but if
any other should seem preferable, give us that
one. Do not let the squabbes of rival project
ors keep us ont of some road that Will take
us up town and ont of town in half the time
now required. We cannot wait even another
year.
III. As 10 Horse Railroads trayerslng our
streets. we cannot stand another. nor piece
of one. Do not extend one so much as block.
We have too many now. Our streets are so
numbered and blocked by them already that
they are scarcely paSsable by ordinary convey
anccs. There are six rail tracks in some
streets, rendering it difficult to avoid being run
over by one car while seeking access to an
other. These ears are oyercr0wdcd at some
hours. and would bc if there were double
tracks in every street. because Horse Railroads
do not meet the public want. We pray you
not 10 charter another.
III. A. 10 Commissions. we really need u
Board of Public Works and Board of Piers
and Wharves and we need complete over
hauling of our Market system by some means.
At present. our Markets are at one end ot the
City and their customers mainly at the otheri
80 that carts flied with meats ANA ycgctabl'S
fill our great thoroughfares every morning,
NH ~S oT1 ' oI6 iFP AK n p2l6 2Ml1ul 1ifs diseaSe %
Aby,,inin; yet the ground they cover would
sell for more than enough 10 build good ones
where they are needed. Yet il seems to Us that
a Board of Public Works ought 10 be charged
with this whole matter and save the expense
OF a special Market Commission.
". There are various applications for in
creasing the number of our Policemen, incrca>-
ing the pay Of Firemen. Health Commissioners,
Sc, Sc We beg you to set your faces stcrnly
against them all. The times are hard, taxes
high, and we can't afford to increase them.
They should be reduced if possible indeed they
soon must be. II any bill involves nm increase
of taxation, put your foot on il Our office
holders can better live on their present COM
pensation than the people can afford to pay
them more We support certain measures above
commended because we believe they will reduce
taxes rather than increase them; but If any
bill proposes To add dollar TO the public bur
dcns without bringing two into the treasury,
we wish that bill defeated.
V. A to our Excise Law, better let well
alone The Republicans must lose votes by it
anyhow but if we hold on To the law and en-
force il, we shall lose less than ii We attempt
To split the difference between right and wrong
by allowing the grogshops TO be open part of
each Sunday. Every one interested in the
Sunday Traffic will still vote against lis;
while the relaxation will disgust and repel
some who will go with us if we stand by the
law "a it il. Sunday is no longer n day of riot
and debauchery it il IA day of quiet and good
order; and thus let it continue. Rum Is now
subordinate to law; let it so remain. Any change
in the law would give n new chance to our
Cardozos and other nullfiers to paralyze It's
operatIon. Let us have n few months OF cX-
terna dcccncy on Sundays, and then see II the
people vote to return TO the bad, old way.
Give them fair trial of both before they are
called again 10 decide between them