New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-10
ALBAN Y.

NEW RAILROAD Wharf.-The STRUGGLE BE-
TWEEN COMMODORE VANDERBILT AND THE
DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL COMPANY
ANOTHER CITY RAILROAD PRoJECT-REPEAL
OF THE MADIsON-AvE. EXTENSION.
AIBANY, March 9.-The Delaware and Hud-
son Canal Company lie at once canal company a rail-
road company and q coal mining company. d. leases
the Albany and Susquehanna hslroau' Sun u DO" 81"
doavorine 10 omen up market for its coal by the
a.h,,hment ~ direct connection with the Rensselaer,
and Saratoga Railroad which, starting from inns eity'
oacboa into the north counties OF the sa"'
and connects with lines in vermont anu ""'9"
chusette The Delaware and HUDSON COMPANY
has already received authority from the Clly Vi ny
10 construct the connecting link, when VIII ,
cross the line OF the Central and HUDSON ho"u. i
Delaware and Hudson interest now controls aoou o"o
third NJ the share capital the Rensselaer, ana Sara
Road and the Central and Hudson interest ABOUT ono
fourth Commodore Vanderbilt fears that the hehsse-
laer and Saratoga Road, In the event vi ''o Wv
posed connection being effected, VIII eI'"'i "
Ieasedy or otherwise controlled by the Dela"o
and Hudson, and he is accordingly making e'oi'
effort to prevent connection the consequence pee
a bitter railroad fight Of the kind OF which the oono
doro has furnished 20 many instructive examples 10
prosecute the war the Commodore has had three Ds IN
troduced in the Legislature. The first forbds any can
company 10 lease any railroad in this STATE ana c '
ond allows the Delaware, Lackawanna ana "es'o'n
Railroad and Coal Company to run Its coal cars
over any railroad In the State. II the Delaware LACK
awaDna and Western Company and the RAILROADS. winch
are paeed at Its service cannot agree on terms, then
the matter may be brought into Court and compensa-
ton fixed In the same manner as the value OF Iahds
taken for railroad routes under the denera hiiiroau
law This second bill would give the DELAWARE
Iackawanna and Western Company the right 10 use
the Albany and susquehanna road, and would open up
to that Company marketsf0r coal OF which the Dea
andH has q
bill repeats the charter OF the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company with the additional rights accorded "
that company by the law Of 1863 1t given out thae
the Central and Hudson Road going to push the above
mentioned bills with all the appliances when Oh la'e
years have been 80 effective at Albany AT the same
time all the striking" bills, big and little, are 10 DO
smothered As the officers and directors OF the Cani
Company high character who have never Deen
accused of bribery, it is supposed that the Cena anu
Hudson will have great advantage In the line OF war
fare which has been adopted In regard to the Dill which
gives the Delaware Lackawanna and western company
special privileges at the expense of the Delaware ana
Hudson your correspondent is assured that Mr. sioan
the President of the former corporation, had no mana In
introducing It, To say nothing of the Governors Veto
well nigh impossible for either of the three bills 10
pass the Senate. Their passage would be almost as
great disgrace the state as the Erie Directors Cass
6catiOn act,
The bill for grand viaduct, four-track railroad from
Cbambers-st TO the Harlem River forking as to in
close Central Park il the measure which will receive the
support OF MT Tweed and the New-York delegation. LII
s estimated that the road be built at an average cost
OF per mile, and IL s confidently expected that
the requisite capital had Three years Is given as
the time within which the road can he completed.
Mr. Tweed to-day reported fayOrably the bill TO re-
neal the act authorizing the extension Of Madisonave
in q direct line from Tweny-third-st. 10 Broadway on
motion OF that Senator the rules were suspended ana
the bill was read third time and passed This evening
Mr. Frear fayoraby reported the same bill from the AS
sebly Committee of Cities and It's passage through the
Lower House may be looked for at any moment.
Mr. Goodrich has resolution ready to present to the
Assembly discharging the Railroad Committee from the
further consideration OF the bill repeating the Erie
Directors Classification act and placing the matter be-
fore the Committee Of the Whole. He tried twice To In
roduce It to-day but unable to obtain the requisite
twothirds vote.
In the Senate this evening the debate on the Canals
| was continued, Messrs. Hardenbergh, Kennedy, and
Lewis making able speeches the general questions OF
low tolls and the contract system. The debate will be
continued next week. The charge Of having enormously
increased the cost Of repairs by inudicous legislation
was forcbly brought home TO the Democrats by MI
Kennedy.
the Kings County delegation met this afternoon TO
consider the Police bill referred 10 them by the Assembly
Mr. Jacobs was appointed Chairman. Senators Murphy
and Pierce expressed themselves opposed 10 any l
increasing the pay Of the police. long discussion fO
lowed Messrs Jacobs and Roche insisting the amend
ments they had supported and carried in the Assembly,
but the majority, with occasional scattering VOle,
insisted on increase and the bill was ordered 10 Do
reported without the amendments