New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-08
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ALBANY.
THE HUDSON RIVER ACCIDENT - TMPORrANb
CANAL BILL-TwEED's CITY TAX SCHEME.


CANAL BILL-TwEED'S CITY TAX SCHEME
ALBANY, Feb. 7-There has been intense
excitement throughout the day among the members Of
the Legislature the of the rigtul slaughter
on the Hudson River Railroad. At this hours p. m
there remains but little doubt that Mr. Jacobs. member
OF the Assembly from Kings County and Chairman OF the
House Committee Ways and Means Is among the killed
At II O'Clock this morning II supposed that Messrs
Haver Wagner Prince, O'Brien, Roche scribner, and
Conselyea might be among the killed. but dispatches
wereeceved In the OF an hour or two announc-
ing the safety OF all those gentlemen The legislative
bodies adjourned at early hour on account OF the
feeling oceasioned by the vague news and horrible un
certantes Of the calamity Nothing else IL talked Of
and the gloomy effects OF tidngs visible in almost
every countenance.
Senator Hardenburgh introduced this morning An Inn
porant bill TO abolish the Office OF superintendent on
Canal Repairs, and to give additional powers 10 tho
Canal Commissioners with view 70 a efficient and
economical reparaton OF the Canals OF this state" The
second section Of the bill gives the Canal Commissioners,
who are three in number, each upon his division,
fun power and duty TO maintain The Canals in good and
navigable condition The said Commissioners shall have
authority to appoint such sub gents, overseers, and
workmen in their judgment m be necessary and to
change and remove the same a. they seyerally may
deem proper In favor OF this bill it may be urged that
1t does away with divided responsibility which has
hitherto proved very pernciOus.
tition OF taxpayers OF NcwYOrk City In favor OF tho
passage the make provision for the local gov
eminent Of the City Of NewYork," by transferring
power over tho taxes and distribution Of the public
money to Board OF ApportiOnment, consisting of the
Mayor Controller, Commissioner OF Public WORKS. ana
President OF Public Parks. The petition has 81 sigma
lures and the list is headed by Peter Cooper Among
the names those OF William jenkins, Robert Jaraj
Anthony Hasey, George 8. Coe Richard Mortimer, VIII
liam A. Booth, r. W. Howes, Robert Lenox Kennedy
Seth b. Hunt Peter Gilsey, A. Gilsey, william Oothout
Charles Tracy Edward Matthews, Edwin Hoyt, william
II. Lee Emil sauer spoford Bros. Co.,
william II. Guion, Il. /. ThOrne, Davis Collamore,
william E. Dodge, jr.; Samuel Wilets, ChaJies
Lanier, D. ~ EDGAR W. II. yermilye, Isaac Sherman,
Charles Butler Murray Hoffman, Daniel Parish, and
others OF The petitioners favor the passage or
Mr. Tweed bill the ground Of the increased efficiency
and economy which, they maintain, will thereby be in
fused into the City Government. Senator Creamer sub
mtted a resolution directing the Committee on Mnlci-
nal Affairs to ascertain whether the provisions OF Chap
Ter 9l9 OF the OF 1862 In relation 20 the new p3e
ger depot OF the Harlem Railroad Company, nave DeeIl
complied with and TO report 70 the senate under What
authority certain parties have seized private ana pubic
property for said depot In direct violation OF the law.
| The resolution was adopted.