New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-28
ALBANY.

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,,rpoPOLITAN POLICE, REsO-
THE PAY OF liz ruE sUBJECT-THB BILL W -,
LUTlONs Va er Up AGAIN-ANOIhEh oN,
ING N VIZ RAILROAD PROPOSED -',,1r,,
DERGROUNDp op THE SEVENTH AND SEVENTH
FIRST REGIMENio. O.. al, morning
ALBANi, co. o, the time in Committee Of the Whole
was ensSsVu we're only Of interest 10 different Vas'S
on pl sh state None Of the great measures VI VIZ
ret come up, nor is there any pTooaO' "
bo'aiO-' -, considered for several weeks 70 couio
tpe .oblv is not more forward in its business ,io
,rittees have not gone to work III earnest u0'
hsrs IN the Chamber anxious to spend the tie".1
49,, ~ the day attending to their duties Aho n-'-
embers are pushing the claims OF fler sro
individuals for compensation for damage uoHS
10 their property by the overflow OF "a'1i enc Ground
hssin few DAYS ago The claimants take 'no , ,oo
,ht the state is liable for the damage as tno 90
On good condition The opponents OF the oi"l-I'
=, the onnion that the city is liable Tor 'no
,bopld nav the expenses Attorney Genei@i ,o,4
has given the opinion that the Legislature IN II
IN decide As 10 which, State or city, Snaii OO
thew decide that the former Is HaDie, "uu ., tho
rrentlv proyed by the Courts that u Is NV ,
euen'y the amount from the city. The Assem-
~ b heen engaged discussing the question ior severn"
dovs and has finally sent the whole matter 10 ne O'H"
Committee -, , .ro r1orse os
NJ seIkreo very properly offered, ana the HOUSE 20
oromptv passed resolution, drawn up py lne OloHS
Association, calling on the Commissioners OF ue
I,to police 70 report whether they think the pay ol
The patrolmen should be increased Whether ono eVO
no., r,av he obtained at the present rates. Whether
,h are many applications for positions on the Police
force at present rates. and whether the increase asked
rv increase the expenses Of the metropolitan romeo
The report Of the Commissioners WILL In all pfODaoy'
Yuide the Committee OF Cities In the House III l's NC
lion. ,-- ,,-,.-.,... 49,, 1,oo-
tons "a 70 meet at the Metropolitan Hotel, your city, on
Stdov Dsrt at 10 O'Clock, to consider the contested
,n case Of Hawkins against Decker, representative
Of Richmond County ~,
10 widen Westst. IN your city. 1t provides that west
At on it's westerly SIDE present bulkhead e snail he
extended westwardy, that it will be $50 feet wide
from the most southery point the termination Of the
bulkhead Thireenthave shall be likewise extended so
that shall also be $50 feet wde and that the new bulk
head line as thus established on said avenue
shall be extended nOrthwardy by gradual nclna-
fion eastwardly, not 10 extend however, over 1000
feet to meet with and Dtersect and join the bu
head line as now established north Of said avenue that
the Twelfthave shall be witened TO the extent OF $50
feet in such manner the commissions herein pro
yded for may determine from its intersection with the
Thrteenthave TO the nOrhery limits Of the Corporation
OF the city of New-York The Street Commissions are
to cause surveys, maps etc, to be made Of the
property acquired by this act, and the titles Of
the land thus acquired shall be vested in
the Mayor, Aldermen ana COmmOnalty Of Nev-York
The Supreme Court TO appoint commissioners Of est
mate and assessments and their powers to be similar
to those possessed by commissioners for the opening Of
streets The bukhead line shall be built entirely Of
stone and shall be continued through across and under
each pier wharf and hereafter pier wharf shall
be erected from sand bukhead line unless the same shall
be built Of sone.or and iron with plank flooring
Mr.. Tweed has presented bill authorizing the field
officers Of the 18th Regiment of your city to select
site for armory the north half Of the property known
ReservOirsquare, situated between FOrysecond and
FOrethsts, sxth-ave and the Croton Aqueduct; also
authorizing the field officers of the list Regiment the
south half Of said Reseryoirsquare The Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund set apart this land for the
OF these two regiments
Another Underground Railroad bill has been intro
dueed into the Senate by Mr. Genet Its
at the Battery and continues beneath Greenwichs
I'll reaches Fulton thence eastwardy under the blocks
until 1t reaches COegepace, then northwardly under
that street, West Broadway and Laurensst; thence
10 Amity, then under the block between AuIity
and FOurth-sts. to Neutrality-suspicious. under that
aud Waverley.place TO Ffthave., and thence
northwardly, under that avenue, 70 and under
Madsonsquare and thence under such several streets
as the company may think best On crossing Fiftynnth
st. the line 10 not TO be more than 100 OF Eighth
ave. 1t Is be continued to Harlem River II the ground
north Of Onehundredthst is not suitable for under
ground road, the company may construct an elevated
The company construct branch line running
from south Of the north line Of Readest southwark
through the block and under the streets the City Hall
Park In building the roads, the tracks OF the surface
roads only to be DISTRACTED between 70 p and a.
H. The company are also required TO keep sufficient
portion Of the streets taken by the company free from
distractions during the building Of the road.
Gov. Hoffman has appointed VIM. L. Prall OF Nyack
ROckland County District Attorney place Leauder
v. L. Robinson, deceased