The New York herald., 1868-04-08
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
ALBANY, April !, 1868.

BILLS PASSED.
Incorporating the Northern Hydraulic Company !;
authorizing the Erie and New England Railroad
Company to establish u ferry on the Hudson river
between Fort Montgomery and stony Point; autho-
rzing Conrad POppenhausen to establish an nstitu-
On I'm the town Of Flushing; to enable the National
Safe Deposit Company of New York to complete its
organization: authorizing the purchasing and ap-
plying of dsinfectants for In the State prisons
ami pententiares 10 preserve order in public meet
ings and To protect public halls; authorizing towns
in Onondaga and Oswego counties to aid
In the construction Of the Syracuse aud
Northern Railroad; incorporating the COrcOran Irish
Legion Association Of New York; authorizing the
Supervisors of Genesee county to issue $40 900 In
bonds for redemption OF the war bonds; for the
opening and Improvement Of Park avenue BROOKLYN:
amending the act for The Improvement OF Brooklyn
Heights; authorizing Syracuse to loan its credit to
the syracuse and Northern Railroad for the election
Of Board Of Police and Fire Commissioners in Syra-
cuse--lost, Ii tO7
THE NEW YORK CITY TAX LEyy-MEssAGE From
THE GovEgNoE.
The private secretary of the Governor appeared
within the bar and presented the following mes
sage from his Excellency calling attention to the
New York city TAX leg
Executive DErAETMgNr,I
ALBANY, April !, 1865.
deem II my duty TO call the attention Of the Leps.
aiure 10 the annual tax levy Of the city of New
York u ~ well known that the Corporation Of the
city Of New York annually apply To the Legislature
for the requisite authority to levy and collect by tax
such sums OF money as may be necessary 10 main
tain and support the city government. The
amounts thus called for and authorized have
been constantly increasing until the total last
wear was about sls 600 OOO sum 40 large Tor citv
government, In addition TO other burdens imposed
by the state and general governments, may well
challenge the closest inquiry II is. moreover, said
that the application in this behalf the pre- sent year
will rather exceed than fall below the extraordinary
figures Ui last season. This money Il collected from
the taxpayers OF New York city by virtue Of an act
OF The Legislature, and II will be admitted that the
provisions Of bill involving many millions of
expenditure and such vast interests should receive
the most careful scrutiny and rigid examination
The time and circumstances under which this most
important measure has been heretofore presented TO
me for my consideration and action were such that
was unable 10 examine its various provisions with
care and the line Tor rejection which the magnitude
and importance OF the subject demand. In
deed. II has reached the Executive chamber 80
late that no opportunity has been afforded To cali
the attention of the Legislature to any extraordinary
appropriations or obnoxious provisions 10 might
contain and IL has been found utterly impracicabIe
give 10 the subject any Investigation until after the
II I had withheld my signature the city would have
been subjected TO the great and hazardous incon.
venience Of having no means to meet its expendi-
lures for the current year, and the city govern
ment must submit to abrupt suspension or be
compelled TO resort TO the uncertain ana
most expensive expedient OF borrowing money
to meet Its daily and pressing obligations
In view Of the embarrassments resulting from such
state VI aiialrs have been impelled heretofore to
aix my signature to the bill, entertaining grave
doubts OF the constituti0naty Of some of It's proyI-
sions, and conscious that it contained many items
which the Legislature on further consideration
would have omitted. IL has likewise been presented
10 me In very imperfect state; sometimes not even
engrossed; portions Of II annexed in the form of ri
detseasiy detached Others substituted i'm the place
of those acted on by the Legislature; and still other
portions written IN pencil easily altered and erased
NV object In this communication is to call the at
tentlon Of the Legislature to these practices. and
would respectfully request that this important
measure recelye early consideration; that the bill be
engrossed pursuant to the rules OF the two houses
before the signatures OF the presiding officers are
affixed thereto anu that II may be presented TO me
fW my action at least three days before your final
adjournment IL. n. FENTON.
The message was ordered to be entered upon the
journal.
THE JUDICIARY
Mr.. TWEED introduced bin providing that the |
New York Marine Court NAV have Jurisdiction I'm
cases where Judgment does not exceed $1 600: that
In actions wnn the jurisdiction OF the said court,
which may he brought into the Supreme Court the |
superior court and the Court Of Common Pleas the |
parties recovering shall be entitled TO recover only
the costs OF the Marine Court, and that two addi-
ti0na Justices Of the said court be elected at the
next general election: also n bfll exempting from
TAXATION the Broomc street Free Lodging House.
PROJECTED UNDERGRoUND RAILROADS IN NEW YORK. |
INT afternoon session was occupied In the consid-
Grafton OF the New York Central f,rown) Under. /
ground Railroad bill, which was ordered TO n third
reading, amended by adding Isaac Bell and John H. L
Connover TO the cOrporators by providing that the
$780, 900 forfeit for not complying with the require
inents oI the act Shall be paid 10 the city instead Of
the sfate ana aifo that no opening In any public
ground, places OF park shall be more than fve hum