New-York tribune., 1874-03-18
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ALBANY.
RAPID TRANSIT PROSPECTS.

RAPID 1hANOll
TIE GILBERT ELEVATED RoAD-THE vANDERBlLr
AND THIRD-AvR. PROJECTS FAVORED.
rFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBuNEI
ALBANY, March 1.-THE Senate Committee ON
Railroads has agreed to report favorably the bill to
extend the time for the building Of the Gilbert Ee-
waited Railway 80 as to give the Company the same
time they would have had if the original charter
had not been interfered with by the Legislature
The same Committee has also agreed TO report the
Greenwich-st. Railroad bill with amendment pro-
hibiting the Company from building crossroads to
connect the track with the Forty depot or
with the Central Park.
The Committee is also said to be in favor OF re-
porting Vanderbllt's bill for elevated road from
his depot to the PostOfice, aud the bill OF the
Third-aye. Horse Railroad Company for an elevated
road from Harlem River to the same point. In order
to avoid clashing Of the two interests below the
junction of Third and Fourth-aves. it is proposed to
block up the street with two sets Of double tracks,
the Vanderbilt road to the west side ana the
Thirdave on the east side Of the Bowery 1t s also
proposed to test the sincerity of the two companies
in their profesed intention to build the roads by In
serting clause in each charter requiring them 70
forfeit 100000 to the city in the event of not COM
petug their roads within two years and half
There are many members who will oppose grant
ing charter to either of these companies-FTsf.
because they have both been the persistent OPP
ponens Of all quick transit projects in the past and.
Second because, if the franchise is worth anything,
it ought not to be given to men who already possess
the most valuable franchises in the city. lt is un'
derstood here, however, that both sides will uso
money literally to put their bills through and in
that case they are likely to get what they want.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
EDUCATIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AN
ALIEN RAnRoAD-PoLICB DEPARTMENT REoB-
GASIZATIoN-MBANY MOTIFS.
(FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUHEI
ALBANY, March 1.-THE Senate resumed tho
discussion Of Annual Appropriation bill this morn
ing and consumed the whole session on the item or
$4,000 to the academies OF the State. There s .
wrange every year this appropriation and h al
ways carried Ii was to-day The main argunens ad-
yanced against that the academies are all secaran
institutions or at least under the control OF some one
denomination, and that the PrOestants are nearly
unanimous against appropriations OF public money Tor
Roman Catholic schools they ought n order to be con-
sstent forego appropriations for their own scnoos
of sectarian character After the item was inserted
to-day 10y @ of II TO lO) Mr.. Ledwith moved an ap
preparation Of $4,000 to the NewYork Normal SCHOOL,
which was under discussion when the Senate adjourned
The Assembly consumed the morning session In the
third reading of bills most OF which were OF local and
unimportant character. Inc OIL 10 authore the 3ranu
Trunk Railroad Company to acquire possession OK
real estate in tho City of Buffalo for the
erection of depots and freight houses wac
strongly opposed by Mr.. Ayord, on tho
ground that the Canadian Government had refused
similar privileges to American Railway companies ana
also because it was against the policy OF our Govern
ment to confer the right Of eminent domain upon Ior-
eign corporations. II the Company could purchase the
land they wanted by private bargain, well and good
70 piy
the General Railroad OF taking the land against the
Of the and payug therefore the amouDs
determined by a forced appraisement. Messrs. "eeu
and Alberger defended the bill the ground that IL
was in the interest Of the general public, as It osered
competition between railroad companies Tho argu-
ments for and against the bill were about evenly Dai
aneed but IL passed by 6s votes.
The bill for reorganization OF the Police Department
OF NewYork brought to Albany last night but VIII
not be introduced until the politicians have decided the
precise shape they wish TO have 1t assume The idea OF
passing a metropolitan police bill has been abandoned
on of the uncertainty to whether 1t would be
sustained by the Court OF Appeals, and the puzzling
question now Is who shall have the appointment Of the
new Commissioners. The leading Republicans appear
to be in favor OF giving to the Board OF Aldermen as
was attempted in the house charter last Winter
They are all agreed that it will not do TO nrust the ap
pointment to Mayor Havemeyer.
An effort is to be week 10 get the bill intro
duced early in the by Mr. Leake, making the
office of Controller in New-York elective before tho
House either by forcing the Committee Cities TO re-
port IT, OF, failing in that, by taking it out Of their
hands.
LATER.-The New-York Chamber OF Commerce bin,
legazing arbtrations questions OF dispute among
and authorizing the appointment by the
Governor arbitrator to act with other arbraors
appointed by the Chamber discussed in the Assem-
bly, this evening and ordered to third reading with an
amendment that salary Of the arbitrator appointed
by the Governor 500 shall be paid by the Chamber OF
Commerce instead OF by the city.
The Committee on Cities has agreed to grant hearing
on the bill to make Controllers office elective next
Thursday.
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