The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-12

| up and down the island he can carry ont his
scheme OF an elevated road more rapidly and
e0ectually than any other man in the State. The
bill asks TWO years TO complete the work, which is
about one year TOO many. II proposes an issue Of
designated special capital stock" and it pro-
vides That the road shall run over the route
reaches Thirty-second street where it VIII go
down grade and strike the surface bed OF the tun-
Central depot. The following are certain sections
OF the bill -
srcIIos loarhe said lines and branches and the ap-
saXaon either real o. PERSONAL ai fopers
or such q men or s Sr
over and above the cost OF maintaining and operating
The cost constructing such line and branches
hs 3 e to The
s Ise ,s or hr along or which the
Of said line and Drsnonss provided EowsysT such
paay ihas the pTaecsI efclsncy Of ali such
lie rs SoSss Railroad '' racks 'n now
Sus and ro s
Hit isfoasS along o INA, s' the ssars
spaces existing sSs centre Of
WIN the the OWES ihersof the Franchises
avenues streets along which the structures and
the rights and privileges OF the vendors or lessons and 70
tract node and me Of satisfaction or payment or
franchises, properties, rights and privileges ac-
order gu: the Of this nc,
Issue m AMOUNT Of capital stock e be dssg
!" ali the sSs and of the present pe ofanary
capital stock Of the SAID company except that shall
YORK ens and HUDSON Rer Railroad
York and Harlem Railroad Company.
EXTENSION OF STREET RAILWAYS,
Among the bills introduced in the Assembly to-
day was one by MIR. Eastman authorizing the Sixth
avenue, the seventh avenue. broadway and Uni.
versity place and the Eighth avenue railroad
companies to extend their lines TO he Battery.
delegation OF communists, numbering four,
headed by the bald headed and benevolent John
Swinton, appeared before the Judiciary Commit
tee and asked Tor some sort OF legislation to get
square with the police authorities Tor their course
THE ToMpKINs SQUARE MEETING.
They had no plan Of their own, but the chair.
man, Mr.. Prince, suggested that they get resolu-
ton offered to investigate the conduct OF the
police, ana they accordingly resolved TO do so.
Seventh regiment appeared before the Committee
on Cities IN regard 10 the securing OF a lease
poses to build on the block at the corner OF sixty
sixth street and Third avenue. The Colonel and
his party are III log as to whether the City Coun
Gil or the Legislature have the power to authorize
the grant OF the lease.
HUGH HASTINGS REPLY TO SENATOR LowERY "A
Hugh J. Hastings, Of the commercial Advertiser.
denying that he ever signed the 'libel retraction"
referred TO by senator LOwery, and ASKING that a
committee be appointed by the Senate, before
whom he undertakes TO establish tie truth of tine
charges made In the paper referred to as to the
senator's attempts to corrupt public officers.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
William S. Opdyke, Henry Kidder and Alexander
S. Webb, Commissioners, appointed by act OF
March p, 1873, to codiy the laws relative to
mon schools OF the city OF New York, reported by
bill to the Senate on Wednesday. The bill pro-
vides that the city shall be divided into eight
school districts, as 1Ollows:-Frst dis
trict-Frst, Second, Third, Fourth, Filth, Sixth
and Eighth wards Second dstrict-Seventn
Tenth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth wards.
Third dsrrict-Nlnth and sixteenth wards. Fourth
district-Eleventh apd Seventeenth wards. Filth
distrlct-Fltteenth and sixteenth wards Sixth
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and Twenty-first wards. Sew
enth dstrict-Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twenty
second wards Eighth dstrict-Twenty- third and
Twenty-fOur wards.
The Mayor OF New York shall have power to ap-
point Board of Education OF eight Commission
ers IN November OF each year. There shall be five
Trustees OF Common schools in each ward, APP
pointed Dy the Board OF Education.