The New York herald., 1870-01-04
NEW YORK HERALD 4, l8O-TRPLE SHEET

directed 10 apply 10 a subordinate acpartment, or o
department. whlcn should DC subordinate, Tor ail-
tnoriiy IN the premises ana by that department pe
told that tine matter i5 all safe, tney have examined
", ne needn't bother about 1t, and on He called
ano attention q Mr.. BeachEwho, ny the way, was
nnuer which ms company claimed TO ACT tchap. s42,
laws Of 1863 which stales:-.provided fur.
tner, that the persons herenber0re named
IN this section, or their assignees shall drst
lay down and conslrucy one line OF SAID pneumatic
tubes from the Post ONCE. Nassau street, between
Cedar and Liberty sLreeta, In the city or New YORK,
nortnwardy, not extending above Fourte teenth street.
which shall be put in successful working operation
certificate TO that effect to be made BY the Post
master Tor Tue time being or the city OF New York,
ana tne Mayor and Comptroller q SAM CITY, or G
majority OF them shall be fled in the ollce OF the
secretary OF State before proceeding To lay down
and construct any other lines Of pnuemauc tubes as
Mr. BEACH retorted by calling the attention OF the
Mayor 10 an amendment which had been passed by
the last Legislature chspter 5l2, laws OF 1869, IN
which Il ~ provided that in case the said post
master shall neglect or refuse to give MS consent
70 connect the same with said post ONCE the said
persons, or Their assignees. instead OF performing
Lhe foregoing conditions, and III lieu thereof, shan
nrst lay down ana construct one line OF pnen-
Wstn eroadwny v omthar sGe. Z. s oonneeu3n
point OF intersection Of Cedar street Herewith or to
some point within 200 feet thereof"
In answer 10 query from Mayor Hall II was
learned that Mr. James Kelly, the then Postmaster,
had refused 10 give the necessary permis sion and
that therefore the convenient .arcnd mentu Was
snuggiea through the legislature its last session.
MAYOR HALL SAYS
the WORK may be all rlgnt; IL may Just be what IL
purporS 10 be, to provide Tor the transmission OF
letters packages am merchandise IN the cities OF
New York ana Brooklyn ana across ss the North end
East rivers by means OF pneumatic tubes to he con-
struCteu Deneatn the surface o the streets and pub
ic places In SAID cities and under the waters OF said
rivers; but II that were all, why need there DC 30
much secrecyf Why should this company and the
Croton Board be so careful and so apparently
anxious avoid au investigation which patent facts
showed 70 be most propcrY That the roadway has
depressed several lucnes along over the excavation
there Is 10 denying, and not many days or hours,
perhaps, VIII e!apse the city VIII he startled Dy
some disaster At the ''tunnel should the precau-
tons, winch now appea. TO ue absolutely necessary
not be adopted.
Mayor Hal ls thoroughly aroused on the subject
In his message yesterday ne called attention to the
lncongfuiftes existing IN the government. and this
evidence oI inipudence and independence from the
agent OF private corporation interfering with
the public properly, and from department or the
city government has increased, II possible his de-
termination 10 have Iae rsghts or the municipality
ioly restored ana TO show, as he says in his mes
sage, that whenever central responsibility shall
nave been defined our citizens will ind, al all
events, that there WIN be direct accountability from
The head az well az the snoordinates and the people
VIII nave III their hands tue nnai correcuon.n