New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20
ALBANY.

BILL PASSED BY THE ASsEMBLY-AH AID"
JoURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT.
ALBANY, Feb 19.-The Assembly this morning passed
exactly as they came from the Senate-the amend'
ments to the New-York and Brooklyn Bridge Dill
These amendments state that the Mayor and Com'
monalty of New-York shall be represented in the
Board of Directors of the new Company. by tho
Mayor Controller and President of tho Board OF A'
derman and that Brooklyn shall also be represented
by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund Of than
city, but in case either of these cities shall
cease to own stock in the company then the repre-"
sentation shall cease, but the number OF Directors
shall remain the provided in the original act.
The company is TO proceed without delay to con-
struct the bridge and it must be completed before
the LIST day of June 1874. The company are author
lied to use and occupy so much OF the lands under
water of the East River, not exceeding IN all
front either shore OF 80 feet. az
may be necessary for the construction OF the piers
and towers Of the bridge to DO constructed by
it, provided such piers towers shall
not extend INTO the river beyond the pier lines es-
tablshed by law Nothing in the act Is to affect the
right of any owner of any wharf, dock or other
property, upon OF over the land under water. The
company is also authorized to operate, or dispose OK
the right to operate only between the termini pas
senger railroad the bridge provided the rate OF
fare shall not exceed the rate established by law for
city railroads in the cities of NewYork and Brook
lyn The bill goes to the Governor for his con-
sideration.
Senator Palmers bill to prevent the spread OF the
cattle disease, by providing for thorough inspec-
ton of all animals coming into the State and for the
erection of suitable sanitary stations on the lines OF
railroads in the State has been reported favorably
by the Senate Committee on Agriculture. The bill
has been printed at length in these dispatches. but
the Legislature cannot act too speedily upon it,
Mr. Kiernans bill of last year, placing the ferries
of New-York under the control of the Commissioners
of the New-York Sinking Fund and the Metropolitan
Board of Police has been introduced again this year,
The only trouble will be that the two Boards OF Com
missoners may be unable to agree upon the measures
intended to be carried into effect, Therefore tha
shortest way to settle the difficulty would be to give
the sole supervising control of these franchises TO the
| Police as was contemplated two years ago.
Mr. Campbell of your city tried TO forward the bill
of the Police Commissioners of New-York increas-
ing their present force but Mr. Jacobs objected and
| the measure must 60 through the Committee OF the
| Whole.
! Both Houses adjourned to-day until Tuesday
evening. 1t is contemplated further TO adjourn from
next Friday until the Monday week following, but
| the good sense Of some members may prevent this
| additional recess.
| Tho Niagara Ship Canal bill was given to the
Senate to-day. This is substantially the same bib
| which has been here before. 1t names as incorpo@
rators A. A. Low, Jonathan Sturges, Peter COOPER
Moses Taylor, Addison G. Jerome, Hiram Walbridge.
Horace II. Day. Freeman Clark, William A. Wheeler.
T. w Olcott, Dewitt C.. Littlejohn, of this State:
William +. Coolbaugh, William d. Ogden, of Illi-
nois; Edward II. Broadhead of Wisconsin; James
Aspnwall of Michigan; X. p. Spalding of OhioS
Charles A. Lombard. j. Converse, of Massachusetts,.
and others. The Company is to have capital OF
100000, with power to construct canal from Ma
agara River to the shore of Lake Ontario around the
Falls which shall not be less than los feet wide ON
the surface and 90 feet the bottom with 10 feet
| depth of water.
The majority of the Assembly Committee on the
Judiciary have reported fayoraby the bill requiring
newspapers 10 print in each number the circulation
| of the preceding edition. The bill is reported as
originally drawn and heretofore published in The
! TRIBUNE, with the exception that the COMMITTEES
struck out the sentence making it misdemeanor to
violate the act. Those who do violate it will now
only run the risk of losing their advertising fees. :,
The Canal Board has been occupied during the last
two days in hearing arguments with reference to the
reduction of tolls. The question was originally rec
ferred to Committee consisting of Controller Allen,
Treasurer Bristol, and Canal Commissioner Bascom.
but the arguments the subject were heard before
the full Board The question was very fully dls'
cussed by committees representing ulnerent boafus
of Trade throughout the State. Reductions were
asked on grain, -four, and stone, coming to
tide-water. and on coal, iron, and other heavy
articles going West In fact general reduction Of
the toll that would be required to meet the demands
made The Committee above named will take the
subject into careful consideration, and make their
report at the next meeting of the Canal Board to be
held on the 10th of March, when final action will be
taken. The Canal appointments will also be made Of
the same meeting, and banks of deposit for Canal
| tolls selected.