New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-29
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE,
ALBANY.
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS - THE STREET OPENING
FRAUDs-TIE NEw-YORK FERRIES.

ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS - THE biIEEi OfENiNu
FRAUDs-TIIE NEw-YoRK FERRIES.
TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, jan %, 1865
Mr. lie Bau's bill 10 prevent fraud in the opening OF
streets in NewYork and Of which spoke fayorably on
Friday admits st Of certain improvements, which will
doubt be added when the honorable Senator's aten-
ton Is called TO IT, The first section should be amended
so that il will cover all street opening" proceedings
commenced since Jan 1866 There dozen Of these
Jobs under way that date and the present act is
applied the city will at least 100000 Sur
veys being made Of the Bouleyards, St. Nicholas
ave. Manhattan-aye the Circle and other streets and
the surveyors bill alone will amount to 100000
This does not all belong TO him, he only keep
ing Onethird, and the other two-tlIirds being
divided, as / am informed, between the Clerk and
prominent ofceh0der Of your city. Boyle and PnTser
the same persons whom mentioned In my Fridays as,
are the surveyor clerk in most of these proceedings
and If Mr. lie Bau's bin amended in the matter indi
Gated il viii be great saving TO the city An act which
viii abolish the Board Of Commissioners would be an;
Thing are but the mere dummies of the street Depart
ments and the appointing power. Mr. Ie Baus bill VIII
pass the Senate, unless substitute is offered there II
not presented there will be in the Assembly The sub
stitIte will be something like this
"SECToN From and after the passage or TINS act All
surveying, mapping and engineering necessary TO be
done in the taking Of lands FOR laying out opening or
widening streets, avenues or Donleyards WITHIN tne
County OF NewYor shall he performed by the surveyors
and Engineers of the CrOtOn Aqueduct Department OF
said county, and charge for such surveying mapping
engineering shall hereafter be allowed or paid unless
the necessity for the work. and the value OF the services
performed are certified TO by the Chief Engineer OF ne
CroOn Aqueduct Department Of said county, and the o
for the same certified taxed before one OF the Justices
of the Supreme Court Of the first Judicial District AFTER
proof Of the rendition and value OF the services performed
CSC 2. This act shall take effect Immediately
The saving to the city by the passage OF scn an ACT as
the above Will be immense, rs the Croton AqucducI Ie
partment have surveyors ana clerks OF their own, WIN
easily do the Work.
Ii is to be hoped that Chairman Oakley OF the Committee
on Commerce and Navigation will call up the resolution
Tomorrow giving the committee power to proceed to
and investigate the management OF the ferries
little explanation from Mr. Oakley before he introduced
the resolution Friday would have insured its passage
on that day, and the committee could have
commenced their labors tomorrow. little en-
ergy hereafter will excuse want OF IL Friday last
The members Of the Legislature in sympathy with
the citizens Of New-York and Brooklyn, who demand
better mode Of conveyance between the two places than
is furnished by the Ferry Companies But they must be
told that It will not benefit those citizens to give the
power OF constructing bridge the East River and
charging thereon what tolls they please, to company
threefourths Of whom pecuniary interested in the
Brooklyn Union Ferry Companies. once the bridge is
built they could by charging high fare TO cross It, drive
the passenger traffic again to the ferry boats Some OF
tho incorporators their names published on saur
day. have no interest in the Union Ferry Company but
the majority have and the gentlemen who introduced the
bill is The paid counsel of the Company. Senator Pierson
is am informed also counsel The Legislature should
not act hastily the matter but give MS bridge not con-
trolled by such heartless mOnopOlsts the Brooklyn
Union Ferry Company.
The Senate was in session little hour tonight,
the main business transacted being the consideration OF
bills I'm the Committee Of the Whole. For want OF quo
rum the Assembly did not transact special business