The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-20
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it shall be presumed to exist IN the yea $780, and
shall provide for the esas sa aee9mmSaation OF the
shall be devised upon an estimated cost,
the interest OF which, with the work.
revenues OF the roads. As far as practicable the
ROUTES SHALL BE ALONG EXISTING STREETS
and avenues. 1t Is made necessary for at least
1--WE OF the Commissioners to sign the report
recommending the. plan and routes, and
then i IN. 9 mIst be approved BY two
and Governor. The plan and routes being thus Sc
to appoint chief engineer and all necessary
assistants officers and agents. These railroads
are declared to be public highways OF the city OF
Railway Fund" bearing seven per cent Interest rest
and redeemable in fifty years, is to be created in
order TO raise the estimated amount Of money re-
the roads shah have been S5mp!ated thev NAV
either DC operated or leased by the Commissioners
A SEVEN CENT FARE.
the rate OF fare shall not exceed seven cents for
above. or below seventy-second street. The
as Ts the @ Fsd sSada from Of TIME n, to t%s
may permit until it reaches uniform rate OF three
cents for the whole route. The bin provides that
city of New York at the next election, which, ac-
cording to the new charter, is fixed for May l. 1872
THE vIADUCT RAILROAD ACT.
Mr.. Madden In the Senate and Mr. Whitbeck In
the Assembly this evening introduced sup
Elementary Dill TO the V1aduct Railroad act
WHICH allows the company to acquire property they
desire to use for the purpose OF the road as pro-
perty is obtained under the General Railroad act
the bnl 9giretly extends the time for the COM
THE CENTRAL UNDERGROUND SCHEME.
The Central Underground Railroad bill obtained
adverse r report Of the Railroad Committee on tho
table prevailing in the Senate by vote Of Is to IL
It is not likely, however, that either this or the
1t Is, on the contrary, pretty certain that oil the
pullngs and haulings that are being INDUCED in
now by the advocates Of each viii In the end count
Tnr NEW JURY BILL.
The Senate Judiciary Committee to-day reported
bin advocated BY Judge Bedford and Recorder
Hackett, In relation to the qualifications of Jurors,
at the same by the Court Of General Sessions The
jury bill Is an excellent one, and when 1t becomes
law ignorance and stupidity will no longer be
the infallible guarantee that man can act con-
scientiously as jursr. Intelligent men, who Will
persist In reading the newspapers and keeping
posted as to the way the world ways, will at the
same time not be at such di scount in the eyes OF
"learned counsel" as they are now, and ridiculous
verdicts will be diminished as natural conse-
qucnce.
THE CAUCUS SCHEME, TOO,
The joint caucus Of the republican members fixed
good reason that the members did not show up.
The fact Is there Is screw loose somewhere, and
after the experience of the caucus last night the
members do not feel inclined to put their heads in
the moose. The dodge OF endeavorng to folst pri-
vate bills on the caucus to be supported in the two
Houses as political bills was ''too much OF good
thing" to be stOmached with ease. Hence the fail
ure of the secret talk that was to be.
IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE COURT OF APPEALS-
ROUGH ON SOMEBODY.
The Court Of Appeals has at last decided the mooted
question Of the Broadway Widening and Straighten-
ing Scheme. The case, 1t will be remembered, was
brought by one of the property owners, who felt
aggrieved at his property being taken away from
him and only one-half OF it's real value being al
lowed him. In making the decision on the case
the Court holds that the confirmation Of
owners the valuation OF land taken, and
to make assessments or benefits, was a
judicial act that Doe, like any other Judgment act,
was subject to be set aside for fraud In procuring
the order; that the facts in the case proved that
the order OF confirmation was procured by fraud
and that, therefore, the Special Term were right in
vacatng it, and that the order of the Special Term
was rightfuy affirmed by the General Term.