The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-29

gauge, II the engineers should decide that IL was
kicked up Mr.. Jacobs then withdrew 1t. but the dis
cussion was Immediately resumed when Mr.. Pell
at 10 e %
me intention OF the bill to destroy the parks In
, Union and md Madison squares BY the depots
him, and said the original bill provided
claimed THAT that was just the oblect-to destroy
the parks; but Mr.. Whitbeck added that they would
jecl was intended as that suggested by Mr. West
Mr.. Smyth supported the bill as 1t had been
amended and reported, and explained and defended
the action OF the committee IN presenting 1t as
THE MOST DESIRABLE SCHEME
for rapid transit which they could recommend for
adoption oy the House. A score Of schemes had
been proposed and good deal Of bad feeling had
been engendered BY rival interests. Some people
plan could not get owe
What influence this ungenerOuS hostility would
have IN the House he did not know but he would
say for the committee that they had taken pains
both to select the most desirable plan and to give
the franchise to the most reliable company order
he would not be surprised to see efforts made In the
House to defeat the whole matter; but II they
transit would be killed Tor thus session, If not Tor
years. There would be no difficulty about the
depots interfering With public squares.
DONE BRUwN-NEw YORK STREET CLEANING.
The Assembly Committee on Public Health have
had Another meeting on the subject OF cleaning The
the contractor. He tesihed that he had cleaned
The streets thoroughly according to his contract;
had never made false vouchers; had never made
dividend with other parties, but had political
assessments 20 considerable amount, which were
voluntary on ms part. he was subjected to
lengthy ss-eXamlnation by Ira ID. Brown, Ut the
committee In which the witness admitted that he
did not see much oil the streets OF New York him.
self but assumed they were cleaned II his employees
80 reported. He spent most OF his time at the office.
He admitted that ne
FILLED VACANT LOTS WITH FILTH,
OF which lots he himself owned q large number;
that sucn filling was without the consent, In some
cases. OF the Health Board, and was In
plants had been made by the people OF
nulsances created ny the deposits OF htn, and the
Board Of Health had also many times COMPLAINED.
All ne had done in response was to put some dsin-
1eciants on the lots. In 1870 and 1871 he
above the contract pr1ce. $50 $35 per mile for
street cleaning. He charged extra tor removing
ashes where persons had more than the ordinary
amount; also for removing filth about the docks. He
thought this no Violation OF his contract He
did not keep the cutters and crosswaks free of Ice
tract required him to do 3d. Browns superintendent
was also examined but without ellcting any essen.
~ INSURANCE INVESTIGATION.
The Insurance Committee held another session
this afternoon and examined four witnesses.
fed-When the resolution TO print superintendent
Miller's condensed insurance report before the
senate Parsons told him II ne would secure
the adoption Of the resolution he would
be paid handsome percentage Instead OF &C.
cepung this proposition he exerted himself to have
I. r. b. Edrldge, clerk In the Insurance Depart
ment Testified that he had made several examina-
tons OF insurance companies. but never made q
charge In excess OF his expenses.
Mr. Freeman Secretary OF the Widows and
Orphans Insurance Company, relte rated his test-
m0ny given IN New York relative TO o conversation
with ex-senator Pierce, as to the cost OF an ex-
b. s. Wemple, teller OF the New York State Ma
tional Bank OF Albany, testified that Miller Kept
Of s e Gms ne m
Europe; ne had no large transactions at the
time. me committee then adjourned. IL
be closed o, meeting again and taking testimony OF
ex-senator Pierce concerning the conversation,
In winch it Is alleged that ne SAID 1t would cost
$1,000 TO secure an examination by the Insurance
Department.
MIR. Hawkins made On appeal in favor OF pre-
THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS OF NEW YORK.
Broadway was as old as the city Itself. 1t the
and the principal promenade. 1t was
the street OF all Others IN the metropolis
be experimental on unless there was the highest
scientific assurance that the experiment would be
successful, ana thai 1t would supply the necessities
OF the pubic without interfering with the rights OF
the properly owners along the line or the celebrated
street. He desired TO know whether the committee
had taken measures to ascertain whether other
streets running parallel with Broadway would not
answer quite as well as railroad as 1t.
THE CENTRAL SEWER THE GAS PIPES AND THE
PRINCIPAL WATER MAINS
run along broadway. These would have to be dis
road and he would have to be assured OF how these
practical difficulties were to be overcome before he
could support the present bill. He was mot a be.
lever III the professions OF those dslnteresJcd gen
tlemen who came here to claim valuable franchises
for nothing. Instead or being dlsnterested they
to have the road run under the Bowery or Green
w1ch street and Church street than under Broad.
way. The people OF New York had
RIGHTS WHICH THE LEGsLArURE WAS BOUND TO
RESPECT
Mr.. Alvord spoke Of Broadway as being the back
bone oil Manhattan lsand-tne water shed OF the
whole city. New YORK was cosmopolitan, and It's
principal artery belonged, not to the people the
city simply, but to the people OF the whole state.
No street In the city sacred and such considera-
ton should not interfere with free communication
and rapid transit from one end Of the island TO the
other, In the accomplishment OF which all the citi-
zens Of the state, many Of whom frequently
visited New York on urgent business, were equally
MIR. Moseey 70 e to support the motion to strike
out the secton and to oppose the whole measure;
yielded TO motion to suspend the further .consld-
Grafton OF the subject until evening, when the con.
sideration Of the subject was resumed. Mr. Moseey.
who had the floor, proceeded to snow that wnlle
the original franchise granted in $685. the COM
pany had never evlnced any disposition to
Composed Of discordant elements, some of the
advocates OF hitherto unsuccessful schemes having
been Incorporated in 1t. The contract given to Mr..
quoted authorities tO support his assumption that
the company, Judging from past experiences,
DID NOT INTEND TO BUILD THE ROAD.
Mr.. Hustled was OF very different opinion. lie
went into some particulars about the history OF the
scheme, ana SAID mat nearly Jour mlOn dollars nad
already been subscribed for the building OF the road
Mr.. Niles took no the subject where MIR. Hustled left
1t, and gave In detail the SUMS subscribed. He
cited the names OF the principal subscribers and the
amount or money each had pledged himself to
pay whole amounting to 3d. 00,0OO all OF which
had been subscribed since the 10th OF February.
All this meant business. And furthermore those
gentlemen mad this very day pledged themselves to
pay $4,000, 600 to any gentleman who would under
take 10 build the road.
Mr.. vedder spoke against this central under
ground system altogether, and Ia favor Of the
Beach Pneumatic which mad already been adopted
by the Senate. MIR. WhitDeck, VINO has gwen q
good deal OF attention to the subject of rapid
mittee, which has recommended the adoption OF
the Central Underground, gave
SHORT AND sUCCINCT RECITAL
OF the deliberations OF the joint committees or TIE
Assembly and Senate as we'll as OF his own invcstl
cations into the sovencv OF the companies the
each had offered that the road would be
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