New-York tribune., 1867-02-26
,..ociotion is not opposed to it. The volume 1 Of the

nublic market property IN Aohr Guy l o,'l i- IN nor
ttcr cont while the private markets a,tI"Lu ~ LiII
r,nI has strengthened the opinion Una, lo SUI, % '
os Mir (lidlcy's should pass lfue' II HIa t;. hIt
,idcraby modified since ii' ma p TLsre are ,cy-
,roi Hills before the Legislature giving lc P1IJ
uriyate corporations 10 purchase PIopeiH id i and
markets, wherever thty no of heinc successful !
The Ihoad lobbyists are the strongest III
and means The familiar faces WHICH nav % %r, Al !
brtr for the last five years are ho' "HCllt , the
- his Winner The underground scneIlts ''io ~
,mo~t nrItiuacinuSy urged and as thGlr lilc
n numbers enrolled army, no nlue h;n heard
created especially when an argument y ~ 1r',.ns
nv thc Railroad Committees o. po1n o,,i 10 the |
az fine underground schemes the BroauWnS 80 NV
lo,,ocst before the public. Last year IL Now
WI V,ndcrl,era and Mr.. Wilson, conformity. NV; NnM
ho,h of these gentlemen nave p scpdi'Hn nd rgTonud
They propose 10 traverse bIoaG1"HS new com.
from thc UaftcTv to Central Iark' 'uu Nv" -;
,,o,,, c,Ilpl the Arcade asking 1Of lme sdIo P.H
lco;s has appeared this season. iHo S'..c. ,Hp No
projects are T. s,r;iv,uron iarSit INC iox, 80
lrrihed " nm TgIDtNE and the Thompson c"IlPImS
~ cn ,,nnsc. 20 run a line conforming TO tIic SUE
acstiols OF the Select C0mml!ee alVTEiu'C - and
Senate nj s last session, that Is up I1boiham
Siyfh.ayC 10 Central Park, ana VI. -, - t,nUo1
II Bowcrv and ThiIave to liaTen NIll' w = S
running fiOm jersey City TO brooklyn; NaI 6J
aud Wilson'S plans both propose 3RSc RtG Prcsdcnt
~ fb" Wcst Side Association, Marshall O. Roberts
and other, of like standing for wealth ana pupinc i
Snirit nj his back Wilson has associated WIN nun
ian R0hinsou an engineer of repute, ana n hnhiutl
/ of wealthy gentlemen. The Arcade has the d0upTT dGTT
advantage of money and politics 10 press I' ~ tun
! men as George Opdyke, Charles N Bann, p,F'
! Channccv Dcpew, 4. D.. Cornell, knlus
Andrews and others Of like political lltn anu n;c iUSg
nf whom formed mutual admiration Society Is Iuims
the LAST Senatorial campaign, are urging llS callls,
I W. .,1nno,t Thompson's road the needfuP comes
tron Julius Wolfe millionaire, Brown BROS, a Oo',
and one or two other gentlemen of means All Iiese
%' ~nadS with the exception of the Metropolitan
Transit fight each other. Between eanden-
berg and Wilson the rivalry =. IS Intense ~.
and between Wilson and Thompson u DoIueLs oi
iV Nh TWO latter we're originally united, hut
couple of weeks ago they split and the paTIsns W
each have occupied their time mostly pA IelilnE i
viii frLt each other and Wilson's party Will IL Is
almost certain he reinforced by SahuehocIpii
. former will eventually take place on li'
nrimcple that in union there VIII W.
strength The Arcade party, when has T. Ib, ,,F q t
tally different from its two rivals, VIII pIopaD{ iu
If ant ON lis own line. Its plan OF road provides Ios
the excavation of Broadway ana the constructor % p
a road underneath with p1Nemeh.s t on "a strest
Over II and ON "A level with the present siieei,
tr street and pavement will be constructed win
. rr,,,r snnports This will ma ko two streets OH
broadway one on level WIN tne PeS1n't ~, -,
which can ic turned into open stores ana the o'e'
] ~, fhr same level with the present street 80
The Metropolitan Transit road IS the oIllF % Fp" on
which has vet received the Endorsement oi thc ha-
road Committees of both Houses. Petition aItt pc
ti"n has been received by the Legislature an favor
of it, while there have been none 80 i''a, i',toJ J
,unn.iug It The interests of tins road are Iookcd
.tter M, Gen James swain and FREDERICK I. Lltit-
ioln brother Of the Representative from Vsweso ~
will np A ~tt -
hnt tbr gentlemen who urge it seem confident
nmt mut nuIv that il can be built, hut that II
will prove more advantageous Ia all classes oi thc
public than any road vet perfected MI ihoml,Siph li
I has gosd hopes ot his bill being reported faVoidDy'
M least of the Senate Railroad Co,mltte. as !. p
! ,des for the r0uteS recommended pL 'he HlF'I1i,
Committee appointed by that body. These are aii
the underground projects Yet presented; Nmch VIII
he successful il is difficult 10 say but the friends oI
The street surface railroad schemes are also plenty
aud their lobbyists working like beavers t2 Grt
fIt lac l I.
for railroads along LcNingtOg-aye there are I'VE
c0mpauIeS asking for the privilege o laying lails
along that street, liith-ayc above VENT -tmrd-St
West 1cu-st.. and Chri,t0per-St. (cTOss-town) the
DRY Dock road arc asking tO have their tiaCkS CN-
tended, and the old Company ma.shaied bE /
Jacob Sharpe Of the IhlEd-aYc. Road, VIII 4
soon bring forward the old project for road along
Broadway. William richardson a veteran lobbyist /
j, here looking after the interests oi The Dry DOCK
line: he is Scc0ndng Sharpe IN feeling the Sehtl- /
mcntN "l me LEGISLATURE is 10 inI n'o.uNGHl .Hl
scheme. Mr.. Cavy, another member OF the
I'd hOuse works exclusively Tor Inc Nhfls-
cerdcd in having il reported favorably by
the Senate Railroad Committee and considered IN
Committee of the Whole III the upper branch oi Tie
Legislature The track of this line will connect all
the ferries the East aud North Rivers. and cross
Broadway in two OF three places
doubt but the Central Road viii make move To-
have the power 10 increase their rate OF fare. bill
with this object will probably be introduced IN
htte while. The bill allowing the Long Island Rail J
road Company To increase their stock was defeated
in the Assembly because of a quorum not voting.
it, friends will probably call II up tins week.
In announcing some time ago the cessation Of the
opposition the part of Mcssfs. iialncs and Nag-
sta(i 10 this BILL the writer OF tins correspondence
did not intend to convey the impression that Mr..
Charlock had seem IN pccuniary sense, the gen
tlemen in question. The explanation Of Ma Char
lock was. sure. all that was required by hcssTs.
IIaines and Wagstaff. The Committee on Railroads
of the Assembly will report this week the result OF
theiTnyestigtOn lnto the recent difficulty between
the Central and Hudson River Roads The testimony
has been printed, and the report would have been
forthcoming before this If II had not been for The
recess.
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation will
report the result Of their Investigation into the
management Of the ferries for some time yet The
Committee viii examine more witnesses and ind out
the result OF a similar investigation by committee
of the NewJerscy Legislature before they make their
report. The JOINT Committee 10 investigate the al
legged canal frauds have not commenced thelr laboTs
vet.
The most pressing bill for action now before the
Legislature is that providing for convention To
spccsl order in both Houses on Tuesday morning,
and unless fllbuStcrng is rcsorted 20, bill should
De in the hands of the Governor by Wednesday.
4 NEW EXCISE mLI,-ASOTHER EAST RIVER BRDGE PRO
JECr.
There was not quorum of Senators present this !
evening and the session of the Senate was confined
TO the consideration Of bills in Committee Of the
Whole The most important was the Christopher
railroad bill which ordered to third reading
by the Committee, but the Senate could not agree TO
it, as a quorum did not vote.
The attendance in the Assembly was good. The |
most important bill introduced was one by Mr. |
Lt!ciohn amendaory of the Excise law. In present
ing it Mr. Litciohn said he did it merely by request
and as act Of courtesy to fellow member who |
absent. lie declared his opposition TO the bill |
1t provides that licenses shall not be less than $50
nor more than $50, and license for the sale of
lager beer or ale shall cost than $50. 1t only
closes the barroOms between 10 p. III. and 3 O. m,
and on Sundays between . a. III. and 9 D. |