The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-09
The STATE CAPITAL.
Passage IN tho Senate Of the Bill to
Abolish tho New York Beard
Of Councilmen.
Failure Of the Bill to Establish Z Board
Of Public Works.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of THE HERALD.
AIBAsr, March ., 1881.

NEW YORK COMMISSIONERS. sl.fa ~
The Committee on Cities will report bill IN the A.
semby Saturday aboshing the present board Of Fire
Commissioners Of Now York, and substituting nvs new
Commissioners, to be appointed by the Governor.
ANOTHER RAILROAD JON. s.l .rssfns all
The introduction Of bill in the Senate permit the
New York Central Railroad Company the rate
Of faro their limo from two to two and half cents
mile the drt step prospective job OF that corpora
ton which is 70 add stin moro 10 It's Inn
mense revenues The bill is very short one.
comprising merely few sections. in which this most
lucrative privilege is 50 nnoceny asked It has ORR
ginaed in the Senate, whence it will go 70 the lower
house with more OF prestige II Ia now n the hands Of
the senaio committee, and report 10 speedily az
am unaware what arguments viii be used before u
committee that body OF tho propristy Of the
measure The addition Of one-half cent per mile ON
each fare small as seems Of ITSELF Is an increase Of
twenty-five per cent-an increase which would
swell to enormous proportions the prohts OF the road
or course such measure Is we'll worth every
effort the corporation Can MAKE TO insure its PASSAGE
and It's lobbyists at hand furnished with the
quiste means TO achieve that end II the road Is .
paying institution with the present passenger tolls the
surplus be divided each year among the stockholders
would amount almost fabulous The stock Of
therefore fair to presume that the increase is asked on
no Just ground o. pesnniary loss BY the COMPANY o.
this standpoint at all The Central Railroad is the
source Of immense annual gains TO Is stockholders and
the present bill has Tor its object the increase Oh
those gHns else 10 conceived with an Interior
motive, Of which have presently TO speak. The
Central Company has been controlling over
past Legislatures II was the boast OF Deau Richmond
that he carried the New York Legislature in lis breechcs
pocket remains TO be whether tho present body
Is thoroughly in the leading strings Of this gigantic
monopoly aty the grant sought for by tho Senate
BILL In my view, however there IL deeper and
shrewdcr motive beneath the surface nj this
The Central has always been democratic institution,
aud with It's immense and the exercise Of the
most skful lobbying has maintained lis monopoly OF
PRIVILEGES All are familiar with continual defeat by
this corporation OF every project looking 20 the enlarge
mont Of the Ere canal which would divert 10 much
freight from the line or the railroad The consequence 10
that ovcry Of flour south IL Albany has 10
OF life than II the canal enlarged This power the
Central successfully retained under tho Leadership Of
Dean Richmond win the present directory be ~ suc-
cessfu? This consideration leads 70 think THAI after
all the present bill has for its real object the saving Oh
OF any legislation tending to circumscribe the profits q
the company BY taking the offensive the SUCCESSORS Of
the Willy Dean hope 70 Keep their opponents TOO much
employed V think Of abridging any Of their prssoes
priyeRes BY keeping their enemies busy IN pvevune-
Ing the Of hsir present powers they hop0 g
upon their present ground ara
any attack upon the privileges which they nov enjoy
and 70 retain which they are .emlnsnty satsAoo me
and the grievances q the public which arc daily demand
inc redrees have alarmed the monopoists, and heDee
thar present strategic movement The increase Of suy
raiIroaA fare " contrary 70 tho spirit q tho tnee
Cheaper aud prompter travel 10 demanded every
The present bill therefore. gwen sincerely onerea, =
entirely unjust and should never emerge from hs COM
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