New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-04
ALBANY.

srIIL ANOTHER GOLD NINE FOR TAMMANY-
TwEED's CRoToN WATER BILL RUSHED
THROUGH THE sENATE-MoRE RAILWAY
SCHEMES.
ALBANY, Feb. 3.-The Senate this morning
passed Tweeds Croton Water bill, every Republican
voting against It, The bill gives the Commissioner OF
Public Works unlimited power 70 acquire land and
water, change public highways, and build dams and
reservoirs in the region which Lies about the head
waters OF the Croton River. It's provisions arc more
sweeping than those OF any other measure acted upon
here this Winter. Hundreds OF millions may DC OK
pended under It, Tweed himself took to have every
Democratic Senator at his post this morning. ana hey
voted without exception TO give him what ne asked of
The whole body Of Democrats in both Houses OF the
Legislature are now demonstrated TO man to be ready
to back up any Tanmany job for which their votes may
be needed No regiment or company In the Prussian
army under better discipline or moro complete snoor
dination. Did these Democrats serve God ana hch
constituents but tenth faithfully as they DO e
"Bossp how enviable would DO the fortune OF the
people Of the Empire State.
ON Friday. Frear Just previous TO the adjournment
when all the members impatient To get away, IN
troduced the bill TO repeal the acts Of 1853 and lsIo au
thorzing the widening OF Broadway from Thirtyfonrth
TO Fifty ninth-sts BY requesting unanimous CONSENT
ne obtained third reading, and inside OF ten minutes
the bill had gone through the Assembly Tho WORD
Broadway is nowhere mentioned In the hill, DGt IL Is
now not necessary for legislator to know What ne 10
voting for only whom he is voting with In this latter
re,peet Mr. Frear Is a very safe guide for the Democ
racy. Probably the reason for backing oui OF the
way Improvement is that VIZ cos' 700 n nuen more 70
run the Tamnany machine than does the Ere GiWay
Again Tweeds Avenue Railroad Il before the bess-
latre for slight x1nsion This time 1t 10 lay
double track through Twenty thirdd from tho flrst
twenty hirdst through Madson-ave to Porty second
ST. and the Harlem Railroad passenger uepot; eeo,
a double track from Twenty third-st, through Broad"ay
10 hist through
North River Senator Genet introduced the OIL in .ne
senate this morning Your correspondent unable TO
get look at it, some one connected with the Railroad
Committee having carried it off and Is therefore unable
TO say what else IL contain Readers OF lHB Rib
tYR will remember that through Tammany trek the
city cheated out OF large sum OF money WLen was
bid for the franchise OF railroad on Twenythru-st nc
cOrding a law which passed the Legislature Two OF
three years ago. III, ,.-
Mr. Irying's bill for the protection Of the community
from death the hands OF incompetent drug clerks "as
favoraby reported in the Assembly tins morning, VIII
an amendment that Of the Examining Board should
be skilled pharmaccusts the other three being phys-
Among the bills introduced In the Assembly was one
by Mr.. Seward regulate the freight on milk carried
over the Central and Hudson and Harlem Railroads.
The bill limits the tariff on milk TO one cent per quart
whatever the distance Is may be transported, and re-
Qures the railroads to return the cans free OF charge
the Union Market Company. The location proposed Tor
this Companys market s the territory bounded oy
teenth-st., Bowery Grand-st. and the East RIVER
Among the incofporators are Edward shandley, Mag
GepmaH race The capit OF the company is s2OO,CO.
with power to increase 100000 and issue bonds but
Company
subscribed aud $4,000 paid thereon.
Mr. Hustled introduced q bin TO repeal the not pro
vidng for the appraisal of canal damages by the Canal
Board and providing for the submission OF claims Tor
such damag es to the Legislature for approval II Is sup
posed that such change would work better both 40
regards the interests Legislature and the state
Very heavy claims for canal damages have been Laid
before the Canal Board, Of which, II u feared, may
get through unless change is made IN the existing laws
The Legislature, usual, has adjourned over until
Monday evening, Mr. AlVOrd calling for the Yeas and
Nays. according 70 his custom. -.
MI Goodrich, who introduced In the House the Dill 70
before the Railroad Committee, and by agreement the
18th ipst has been fixed upon the time for hearing al
parties interested In the matter on either side at CLOCK
| d. IN ut room No. 473 of the Delavan House.