The New York herald., 1871-02-14
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A New Phase Of the Broadway
Widening Job.
legislative Investigation Of the Hudson River
Railroad Disaster.
Another Metropolitan Under.
ground Railway.

ALBANY, Feb. 10, 1871.
In previous letter predicted that the
BROADWAY WIDENING JOB
would show It's head again In short time In the
Legislature and that the original act TO repeal II
was only cover for new plan OF battle The pro'
diction was verified by the Committee on Municipal
Affairs this evening reporting formally upon the bill,
but with amendments These amendments MAKE
up the bone and muscle OF the future giant. AZ
amended the bin reopens the whole question
and gives q new deal all round, so that the
folks who got badly sold by the original way OF DOING
the thing will now have show 10 get out OF tneE
scrape. 1t provides tnat an appeal from the order
OF the Special Term OF the court heretofore maoo
and entered. confirming the report OF the Commits
sioners OF Estimate and Assessment may be taken
10y the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty TO the
General Term OF the First Judicial Department ~
any time before the expiration or four months nom
the OF said order OF conrmatlon the appeal 70
be heard as an appeal from non-enumerated
notion and may be brought on at General
Term and take precedence over other business
on the calendar. The appeal shall be hearu
upon the merits thereof as II 1t were an original ono
il shai be taken by service in the name or on Denau
of the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty, on notice
OF appeal from said order upon attorneys or counsel
named In the order 80 appealed from, by publteae
tion OF such notice III two daily papers In New YORK,
anu SUCH appeal Sildl operate Us stay Vi
actions or proceedings against the corporation for
collection OF awards for damage made by tho COM
missoners. The appeal may be brought to
a hearing upon the usual notice of argument.
The Mayor, &c, may at their option move before
justice OF the Supreme Court In the First depart
ment at Special Terms or Chambers, to vacate thd
said order heretofore made. and the said 1ustl1e
shall hear the same and II there was an error mis-
take irregulary or illegal action In the said pro-
ceedngs for the widening OF Broadway y, or t shah
appear that the assessments or awards nave Deem
unfair aS respects the corporation or lndlvlduAlss
the justice shall vacate the order OF c0nfrmAIiony
which shall be null and void. and ne shaL refer the
matter pack to the commissioners, majority OF
whom shall be other than the present commissioners,
wno shall amend anu correct the report, or make
new report, as the Justice may order, and report to
the court the proceedings under the said act men
toned and for the confirmation OF the further
or other report of the Commissioners; and the feea
and expenses shall be regulated by and accord
Ing to the laws now existing relative to
opening streets and avenues in New York. The
report shall be made within SIX months alter tnd
order referring the matter to the Commissioners and
shall be presented to the for confirmation upon
at least twenty days notice IN The newspapers, and
acopy shall be fled in the Department OF Public
The Commissioners are authorized to assess all pro-
perty deemed benefited by the Improvement
\ whether the same be not contained within the
| limits or spheres exempted from assess
ment for benefit by the act Of May II.
is repealed; and the fact that the justice or his rela
tives are interested IN the property shall not debar
/ ulLu iIOIu dCilDS III Tue pIcfulScs.
THE RIGHTS OF ALIENS.
There was quite q lively debate in the COMMITTEES
| OF the Whole OF the lower house this evening ever
the act to confirm the title OF certain persons 10 real
estate questioned by reason OF allenage OF forRaer
| 'sThe title OF any citizen or citizens OF tins state
TO any lands within this State and now in the actual
| possession of such citizen citizens shall NOD
be questioned or impeached by reason Oh
the aenage or any person persons from or
through wnom such title may have been derived"
was the exciting Of the debate Alvord ad.
vocated the measure with all his might and main
as did Goodrich. but Denny Burns pitched into tt
In The most lively style, and succeeded In creating
| quite breeze before the debate came TO close
Denny cOntended that If the bill became n law the
RoJhsclilds and other ioreIgn bloafed arstocratH
could buy up lands In this country right ana lefe
| and do irreparabe injury 10 natives to the manor
born. In his opinion no foreigner, who did not be-
| forehand express his intention OF becoming cIt-
I zen had any right to hold properly here the way
the bill provides. The debate nnally closed by the
| committee reporting progress upon the bill.
THE RAILROAD DISASTER INVESTIGATION.
The Senate and Assembly Railroad committees In
tend tomorrow to SIT together during their lnveStf-
CATION into the late disaster al New Hamburg So
far the only parties who have been summoned To-
appear as witnesses are those who have already
I been examined by the Coroner The latter, 1t Is
stated, performed hts part in way that left much
TO he decided, and it may he that tne Legislative in
vestigators may make up for his shortcomings.
Several passengers who were on board the fatal
train have sent word that they Will be on hand To-
testify in relation to the accident they called
upon.