New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24
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SECRET. ,,.poVDFSr oP THR TRIBUNE
rh"S d, ss.-The Judiciary Noi'inn l,'''
,sonbl, we're in session io"i 49, ra.,t,ors
o' wv ,be hill N relation to suns "s'',9' 800 n
nV''i ,o,,an in behalf of the E'o ,hot Tho
~ ,,,,,crt Against the Din ~ -, ,to RIM were
long "e" - tro Attorney Gcheral ny '"o ' -
powers t'''U y onr.es He said that any lawyer VI
subject coald have obtained access 10 INC
good COZ '-'- rio Railway without ulh'u'S'
books Wv Ia LYMAN Tremain, Ma''he"
ON the o'.. ".v. General Barlow maintained 'na'
~ ,o,sea was necessary ana proper 49,, oo
W, Committee will give anoiher n'ar"k ~ a., ,aroe
-. - the hill a week from SATURDAY Inv IL
- General the right to fix the place u TO
inc A,'o' - mower TO suspend officers OF corPor"
e'' ,oyos some existing obstacles 10 inc i"SPo'
u'"' ~. hooks of corporations. The agents VI
-, committee of Seventy IN thS 'u'' VIZ
Nm Jobn Wheeler and Mr. blooiu'"'i" IN
- rooms at No l3S s'a'e-''' W. -,
accommodations should be addressed Om "s .ro
N, q ioint session Of the Committees 'n C''.O -.
h'N'. nd House will he held, at which times N'S'i'
ech"0 ,,os ord Solomon will appear and advocate
,,~,cr The bin introduced to-day III WV
- o,crcncc 10 the charter has for It's oNe'' ~
eiors NJ the city and county to a s'ilc' i'''o"
.iniity and gives every cidzen the rs'' ~ '
o.,ipst them under certain restrl'uoh'' ,.on.,. 3,
The advocates Of the various plans LOT r"i',r -
Nryor, City are here in force TINS VEGA ~ ,,o
- ,u soon be introduced OF one oil 'hcSe 'no
s'ne' enc to,lovinc account: 1t Is INTENDED as
-, ,rork The hill is framed on the principe vi 'no
80, Aoneduct law and appoints COMMISSIONERS
,r, whom are ex-MayOr Opdyke' haNcI
never Andrew H. Green, WIN. b. Ogue"' az,
o,hers-to build q dOube-lne OF ar'aoc
80 of four tracks each, for through anu
lifn
,hr,nch Greenwich West Broadway, lAurehsSt'' 0lN.n
- ~,r,naves and tho other on the East side rom INC
uu nrourh Center-st. and Fourth-ave to the liar
Ion, river The bill provides funds by the ISSUING VI
i,v bonds redeemable in 80 years, ana DHes 'ne
fare at five cents. The revenue INTENDED W W
the roads ia only enough TO pay the interest on 'e ~
and a moderate sinking fund ultimately 10 re'"o VIZ
debt The right is given TO 'ahy 'Onp' 'i;,
or a combination of companies VINO VIII
,,vo securtv 70 do It; these roads or eHhef
., them 70 take the purchase and in such case the lare is
IN rer,ain NJ FIVE cents the city furnishs Tree ISH'
of way and subscribing $25OOOO to the STOCK OF bonus o
either road 1t is believed that under TINS Dui Tue
Harlem Railway Company VIII build the east sue To""
and some othar company the west sideS But IN any
event the road will be built The right OF the people 10
have the roads used as city roads in they are built
NV coupanies Is carefully guarded and. the plan seems
10 solve the difficulty existing iii F"rtysecohn-St
and Fourthaye- This viii be discussed in committee
next week.
The second project called the NewYork Warehouse ana
Railway Company, proposed TO puhd "HarN's iV' ioo'
wide on iron columns with reproOf warehouses thereon
with an omen cartway underneath, thus uniting the
rharf warehouses and railroad depot in one structure
while dOuhle-track railroad around the Dukhead me
will rine all the freight directly to the warehouse anu
by this means s. per tun carriage ana also prevent
the lexpOsure to the weather. and help also 10 puli
an uDdersurface railway commencing at the
+J,a lima f RrOa
ave. then along that avenue TO Onc-hundredanulhfty
6ftb.-t thence TO Harlem River, thence down Four'h
ave 70 Unionsquare also crossing Harlem RIVER ana
running road on a circle Of about fifteen miles III tne
lower mart OF Westchester County This uDdersuriact
road Is 20 be built with four tracks, and Will carry the
way and through travel and also carry freight.
II ia claimed that by the saving carriage on soous IL
m save moro than sOOOOOOO TO begin with, and by dc
Capitalization Of the population it will increase the Vane
~ nroDerty on the upper part OF the island ana the lower
mart of Westcheser County. The third plan is 'hat VI
Melville smith, protector Of the Arcade kaoau; nc
proposes Commission Of six or eight OF inc most "
shed engineers Of the country who shall decide Whch
lops NJ all those proposed are the best When the en-
neers have made their decision land the bill VIII provide
for a speedy one) the plans approved are 10 DC
submitted to Commissioner Of the leading capitalists
20 business men who shall decide which OF the pans Is
most likely TO the requisite capital Inc design
NJ Mr. Smith is TO prevent possible the several schemes
u "
Z, give the city sort of road which Is actually 10
be built. -, -,,.r. TOW ,os,,,o,s o1ono
%he canals The Canal Board are 10 make the appoint
nents tomorrow and not less than 600 persons are III
the CITY on that business The appointments TO be made
are those OF Superintendent Collectors, Weighmasters
and other minor officers.
Tie Insurance Committee investigating the Official
acts Of superintendent Miller had meeting today and
took testimony the alleged misconduct of that Official
in appropriatng to his the Onefth OF one per
cent on the transfer Of securities Mr. Miller claims that
he has right TO this under the law, and
that the whole amount received by HIM from
this source since he held the Office is but $1,000.
By unanimous consent, the new charter OF the Com
mittee OF Seventy introduced by Mr. Moulton The
Assembly Ia disposed to proceed cautiously with savings
hank BILLS The act to amend the charter of the Port
chester Savings Bank, so as TO permit the bank to
invest in town bonds, being under oonsidora-
tom this morning Mr.. Albergor showed the danger
~ pertpg the funds Of savings banks 20 be tied up IN
securities which could not find purchaser or be used
IA collateral for loans in times OF financial trouble. In
a panic, money may sometimes be had ON security OF
United States bonds when no other security would be
accepted The bill In question reserved for further
consideration, and finally recommited to the Com
mittee on Banks Among the bills ordered TO third
resding was Mr. Benefits regulate the ferries run
ming from the foot OF Tenth and Twentythrdsts. 10
9reenpont. The proprietor or lessee OF feminist ferry
required to good and substantial boats as often as
once every twelve minutes, from O'Clock in
The morning until IN the evening, and after
that once every half hour until o'clock I'm the
morning. The proprietor Of the Twenty-third-st.
ferry required TO once Is minutes up TO
o'clock, from until in the morning once every half
hour, and from O'Clock until O'Clock, every hour
II the propretOrs OF said ferries do not comply with the
above regulations they forbidden to charge more
than two cents for foot passengers and Is and
for vehicles under penalty Of forfeit Of SIS to the per
son aggrieved
The COMMITTEE OF Privileges and Elections has issued
snOpehas iof Witnesses and will meet in Eew-YOrk
Friday At 10 TO hear testimony in the contested