The New York herald., 1871-02-28
fhB STATE CAPITAL.
Propositions for Relief from the
Coal Famine.
A Mammoth Project for Rapid
Transit. S
A Mixed Arcade and OvergrOund Steam
Railroad from the Battery
to Harlem River.
ALBANY, Feb. q. 1871.

The Legislature reassembled this evening. For
wonder there was quorum In both houses,
although, as usual, the New Workers. were not all on
hand.
THE BOSS And HIS NUMEROUS SUITE
put IN their appearancei early In the afternoon
leaving Greene to orng the laggarjs along with him
tomorrow morning. The effects Of the recess were
plainly visible on almost every countenance
Everybody looked exhausted. The members OF
both parties who took such an active part In
the pure and wholesome' water business last
week, particularly so. Pure and wholesome water
taken In heavy mixed doses, far away from Albany
Influences, had evidently disagreed with more than
one Of them. Indeed, I. was tile general desire,
just before the two houses met. to adjourn imme-
diaiely, without attempting to do any business;
but nobody could be found courageous enough to
make motion to that effect, 30 everybody tumbed
lazlly into his seat when time was called ana did his
best to LOOK resigned ana happy.
AIR. irving opened the bah with bill which gives
the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad Company
the rgh, to run the cars they for ransporta
tion OF coal over tho tracks OF any other railroad
company In this State, which connect with their
road. One OF the provisions OF the act declares that
the Delaware and Lackawanna Company shah give
the other roads reasonable compensation ior the
use OF their tracks, and whenever there any dsa-
greement as 10 the amount OF compensation 1t shall
DC bCttleu III accOruaucc tue uouS alu down In
the act OF 1854 entitled Au act for the formation Of
railroad companies aud TO regulate the same.
Irving believes that Ii the bill becomes Law 1t will
KILL OFF TnE RAILROAD MoNoPoL,Es
who make the unloading and reloadng OF cars from
one road another 50 expensive that the price OF
coal is thereby put up at Times to an exofbtany
price. The introduction of the bill WAS tho signal
for the Introduction ofvarte,is resolutions touching
ne a oersa cGa "a ws 4 fay were M 81 a tS
United States senator's ana Representatives.
in Congress for th.s state TO vote for any
Its end the removal Of the duty on the imported art
clc. Murphy OF Abany had read o resolution some-
bate 1t. SO like the others 1t had TO lay Thts
rather netted Murphy and he sat down grumbling.
up ana asked him what was the amount
ol the tax now levied upon anthracite coal!
Mureny, "ga alter sI moments hesitation HOW
long las That been sol" asked Selkredge,
anxious 70 have his say on the sabject ever since
the republican party came into power'' was the
Albany itcs reply, whcn made the unlnitiated folks
in the galleries burst into roar OF laughter at
tables by exciaiming, "AIlow me to INFORM the gen.
ueman that there never has boen tax anthra-
cite coal" Poor Murphy looked very much taken
aback ar this, for ne evidently had an idea tnat
anthracite and bituH,nous were SYNONYMOUS terms.
Fields came to the rescue of his colleague, however,
and ended
THE COAL BUSINESS
for the night by having all the resolutions on the
subject referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
4 Another
RApIp TRANSIT SCHEME
showed Its head III the Senate tonight In the shape
OF bill offered by Genet, creating board OF Com
missioners OF Transportation III the city Of New
York, and to provide new avenue and means OF ;
public transpoi taton. William f. Dodge, Moses Tag.
toned the corporaors, although the bil originally
contained, among other Names Fernando Wood,
aSoe osssr w e s s
Commissioner Of Public Works, the President Of
the Department or Public Parks and the Presl-
board OF commissioners by the act to lay out con-
struct ana operate "a new avenue" tbron9h which
the road Is 10 be run, they to serve witaout com.
pcnsation. 8
THE ROUTE OF THE ROAD
Is TO be as fOllows:-C0mmencing ut suitable point
on the battery far enough southerly from the
sounery lne Of Battery place to provide for depot
grounds and buildings and extending thence up
Greenwich street to Dey street; thence through Of
under the two intervening blocks IN direct line TO
Broadway, Laurcns street 70 Washington square;
thence dlagonally by convenient line through or
WaVesy lace ''s posf psaA anu x
avenue to Greenwich avenue; thence through Green
wich avenue to Seventh avenue; thence through
seventh enue to It's intersection with broadway:
thence under Broadway the "Circle" and Inc pub
lie arlye' to point midway between The Eighth
the blorks between sala avenues TO the new avenne
at Tooth street; r. thence through said new
to be a depressed road excayated to a depth
not less tlan twelve feet, so as to clear
seveniy.hve feet to accommodate four tracks for
through ana ID way trains win suitable stations and
road When NAV run through any or the Streets % or
avenues already s to be rooted over and constituted
an arcade, the top laid with wood pavement,
with or without an open cutting, not exceeding five
feet IN width, In the centre, for light and venta-
ton, as the engineers shall determine. Inc pave.
ment to be so constructed and supported by suitable
iron posts and grders below as hot to impair tac
ordinary use of the streets and avenues and the
streets and avenues mtersecting. the same.
The commissioners may, II t IL found pract,.
cable provide for suitable connection Of
structed IN westchester county by q tunnel under
the river. They are also empowered to enter upon
ana places belonging to tio city ana Of the lands to
be acquired for the proposes or the act Inc STOCK
saaa na w Il 10 t pe sSeeea @ e co
mssioners to operate the road In "belaf Of the
CITY," twin thus be seen how deftly part Of
TIE ARCADE IDEA
defeated last year has been enEraftcd into this new
measure. ! understand that this Is the bin which
support through thick aud thln matter what other
plans nave already been or may be presented In the
titles two OF the corporators 10 know BY whom the
request will be made. Probably The biggest joke In
the bill Is provision which declares
STEAM RAILROAD
necessity for the east side also. and which author
ICES the commissioners created by the bill 10 center
into an agreement,'' within year from the pas
sage OF the act with the Harlem, Hudson River and
New Haven roads for The construction Of saD-road
way and arcade through Fourth avenue ami through
or under the blocks Intervening between the
same. This construction be carried ont
IN Centre and Marion streets, through Lafayette
river. The bill has some very excellent
provisions however, one OF which Is that the fare
shall DO i've cents, and that II tho sinking fund
provided for by the act be found to exceed ten per
cent per or the principal OF the construction
fund the fare shall be reduced from time to time
long as such an excess continues until 1t shall reach
q uniform rate OF
TwO CENTS FOR EACH PASSENGER.
The Committee Oh Railroads are TO hold sitting
on wednesday morning next to give the complain.
ing Eric stockholders q hearing.
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