The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-12

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Tho New board o. Dlrscssrs ef the New
York Central Railroad.
The election Of directors Of the New York
Central Railroad took place In Albany ycster-
day, and resulted in the removal Of all the last
years board, with the exception Of Mr.. II. H.
Baxter, Of this city, who has recently filed the
position Of president Of the road. The Wander
bilt interest carried the election, and at .
subsequent meeting Of the new board Wander
bih was made Its president for the ensuing
year. Last December the express companies
and the Wall street brokers made up pool
and obtained possession Of the road in open
opposition to the Dean Richmond and Wander
bilt party; but their triumph has been of very
short duration. Under the new management
there viii be thorough consolidation OF the
Central with the Hudson River and Harlem
roads, which cannot fail 10 prove advantageous
both to the stockholders and the public. The
difficulties heretofore existing in relation to
the equalization OF freight will be settled,
and, for oil practical purposes, the central
route between Buffalo ana New York will be
as one. The new directors are practical rail-
road men, and not mere Weli street operators,
and will run the road accordingly.
This great railroad triumph OF Vanderbilt
points him out ms he proper man to take hold of
the now bewildered, disorganizsd democracy,
half crazed by their recent accidental successes,
and to thoroughly reform the party and put it
into proper shape for the next Presidential
contest He can step at once into Dean Rich
mond's old shoes and push aside all the pigmy
politicians who have been aspiring to fill that
leaders, place. II will only he necessary for
him to make arrangements with Peter Bismarck
Swceny, who holds Tammany in his pocket,
and the New York Central Railroad and the
New York democracy can again be cons0l-
dated and run as one machine, as in the
good old days of the Albany Regency.
Tho Butchers and tho Beard Of Health.
A very important decision has been made
by Judge Barnard, of the Supreme Court, in
Health with the slaughter houses Of the
butchers Of this city. He is of opinion that
the Board has no right to interfere with them,
giving az one reason because ''thcre IL not q
building in this city, not business pursuit
followed therein, over which they may not ex-
ercse precisely the same jurisdiction and con-
troll y and, furthermore, that "the Metropolitan
Police alone can inspect control and regulate,
within certain well known and well defined
limits any business pursuit carried on in this
city, The action was brought by the butchers
TO restrain the Board of Health from closing
up their establishments below Forticth street
and destroying their business. To remedy this
conflict OF authority between an organization
app ,inted by the Legislature and court of
law, n thorough revision Of the law from which
The Boa-d OF Health derives its powers is
nee led. Tia provisions are vague, and may be
arbitrarily construed to The dctriment of bust
meas people, and 10 render IL subserviant 10 The
public veal it must be made more definite and
explicit Another remedy would be the es-
tablishment Of absttoirs nj different points Of
tie city to accommodate the wants Of she com
muuity. There is no Use in depriving people
who live below Fcrtietb street Of necessary
! business establishments, and at the same Time
there sioald DO rigid supervision exercised
over business pursuits that may degenerate
into nuisances. The present provisions OF the
Law under which the Board Of Health acts do not
reach either of these points, and they are, there
fore, practically null and unsatisfactory. The
increased accommodations on the railroads may
result in the entire removal Of slaughter houses
from the city, as The butchers will find 1t more
profitable and convenient to bring their cattle
here by the car load, ready dressed For market,
thau 70 be subject TO The interference OF any
board in this city. Auy Illegal or arbitrary
!, means of disposing Of The Question, it seems,
will Tot be tolerated.
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