The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-20
vANDERBhT'S RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME.
A New Project Submitted to the People-Th6
Citizens to Take the Constru ction Into Their
Own Hands-A Place for Messrs Green
and Van Nort-A Three Cent Fare
from the Battery to Harlem.
THE BROADWAY WIDENING DECISION
Report OF the Miller Investigating
Committee.

ALBANY, April 49, 1872.
Speculation is rife as to what the Governor will
do with the Committee OF Seventy's charter, which
was to-day sent to him for his consideration. 1t Is
q fact which nobody here deny that the
Governor has over and over again In private con-
versation ridicued the charter 1t first passed the
Assembly, and that he is personally Of the opinion
that 1t il unconstitutional, by reason of It's cumu
lative voting feature. He is however, a
shrewd politician, and knows right well
that the republicans in both houses would
be exceedingly delighted II he were to veto it.
Many OF the majority voted for it because they
wanted to be put right on the so-caed reform
record and at the same time get rid OF very dis
agreeable responsibility; and If the Governor would
only be kind enough to shoulder the entire respon-
sbility of Its utter failure they would come out with
flying coors, and have good opportunity of pitch
ing into the Chief Magistrate for his Opposition to
the popular will"
THE GOVERNORS ACTION DOUBTFUL.
Now have it from the very best authority that
the Governor will not crafty the patriotic anxiety
Of the majority. He will not veto the bill, but he
will never consent to put his name to it; in other
words, he will allow the legal ten days to pass
by without taking any action upon it whatever,
thus permitting 1t to become law by default.
There is only one chance against q hundred in
favor of his vetong it, and that is If he obtain
from the Court OF Appeals, before the expiration
OF the allotted ten days. an opinion adverse to the
constitutionalty Of the cumuating voting clause.
If he can obtain this he certainly will not hesitate
to send in q crushing veto message, knowing that
the two houses, under the circumstances, win be
compelled to sustain the Veto or 1t has not
been the custom in past years for Governor who
was In doubt about the constitutionality Of bill
awaiting his signature to
GO TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
and get their opinion about the matter before taking
decisive step for or against the measure. But
Mr.. Hoffman has taken this way Of getting the best
OF the Legislature once this session. and his sue
cess was such brilliant one, because ofits novelty
"a much as anything else, that II he feels that he
has good chance in the present instance to repeat
the victory, and with more crushing weight than
ever, 1t Is reasonable to suppose that he will not
hesitate to avail himself OF the grand opportunity
Yet right in the face Of this chance stands
the written opinion Of Professor Dwight in favor Of
Of the charter. The time that now remains for
the Court OF Appeals to take hold Of the question
DAY DAYS OF GRACE FOR THE GOVERNOR
sedsG Is IS Se e and i o allow
them to- carefully digest the :, constitu-
ona Of the bill The nit Of ~ MY
Court the subject but they very properly decline
10 say what they think about the NATTER, on the
ground that at some future time the question may
Wheeler, the representative Of the committee
woen to remain at the capital until the agony is
over and the triumph OF the reformers Is made
SEEM to share the opinion Of those who believe that
the Governor will veto 1t. He agrees with the
majority of the Legislature, that the ten days viii
be allowed to expire and the bill be allowed to be-
come law without the Governor
BEING COMPELLED TO SIGN 1T.
He Is working actively to find out what obstacles
necessary to be overcome In order to insure the
bill becoming law but 1t Is not probable that
set in from the Executive office "dead' against
the charter.
few words The Governor will veto the bill II he
can get the assurance of the Court OF Appeals that
Il INST me cana mot ,ar r. IMAM nan
Legislature, which, in case OF veto on his own re-
sponsibity, would be compelled to go to workianew
another charter or make such amendments to
the present one as would be agreeable to the peo-
pie, he will allow it to become law by
KEEPING 1T IN HIS POCKET
during the ten days; for 1t Is generally conceded
that two-thirds vote to override the veto In the
the strong vote by which the bin was passed.
In the meantime the friends OF the
charter are n hoping against hope and Its
possible barrier to its ultimate success. BY Monday
week the ten days viii be up; Il veto does not
be indeed out of the woods, and can afford to sing
peas OF victory with good and sufficient cause.
THE NEXT BEST sCHEME-RAPID TRANSIT.
Now that the charter Is disposed OF, the next
thing for the Legislature to provide for the city OF
New York, and what the people need even more than
charter is the system ofrapid transit from the
Battery to Harlem river. In this connection ID may
be stated that q compromise will likely be effected,
by which the plan that will be adopted for sink
ing the track on Fourth avenue to Harlem river
will be substantially the tunnel system instead OF
the open cut. The question Is now pending In the
Assembly 1t will be up again next week, and IL IL
understood that the compromise will be effected
I'm the meantime. In that case the measure
will speedily pass both houses. The other scheme
OF Vanderbilts, that OF constructing an under
ground railroad from Fifty-nnth street to City Hall
Park, which was adopted In the Senate yesterday,
was sent to the Railroad Committee OF the Assem-
bly, to-day, and will soon be reported fayorably IL
is foregone conclusion that this measure will
pass the lower house without much delay, because
1t is believed that as soon as the franchise IL OBJ
tanned Vanderbilt will proceed to construct the
road. The people little ab0ut who obtains the
franchise. What they wants quick communication.
NEW SCHEME
was presented to the Assembly this evening, and
one which could not fail to be perfectly satisfactory
to the people II properly carried out. Mr. Moulton
introduced bill which proposes that the people OF
the city shall take the subject into their own
hands, and the city construct such railroads for
providing rapid transit as competent engineers
shall recommend the roads to be owned by the city
and run for the accommodation and interests OF the
Green, George NJ Van Mort and william r.
Ogden with two persons to be appointed
10y the Governor OF the State, and two by the Mayor
OF the city,, shall constitute q board OF commits
sloners Tor the purpose OF carrying out the work
The commissioners are to serve without compensa-
ton. except the president OF the board
and the chief executive officer who are 10
have an annual salary not exceeding $4,000
each. The Commissioners shall appoint seven
eminent engineers, who, after a personal examina-
ton of the ground and the work to be accom-.
plished, shall devise the best plan and the