The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
Important Changes in the New York
Charter Proposed.
THE REMOVAL OF COMPTROLLER GREEN
Practical Proposals for Rapid
Transit. =
Exposure of the JObbery OF
Congress Hall.

ALBANY, Jan. TO- 1875
Now that the question OF United States Senator
Is out oil the way the Legislature may be expected
to attend to routine business. There win be
ample time during the allotted 100 days to get
through with all necessary legislation as at least
twO-tnirds Of the special enactments which
usually numbered up ana retarded proper progress
are now notably dispensed with by she operations
OF the constitutional amendments
THE FIRST MOVE FOR RAPID TRANSIT.
fnitiatory steps to forward rapid transit m New
York city were TO-DAY taken In the Assembly Mr..
Jacob Hess, q republican representative from tho
metropolis, had the privilege Of making this
primary movement. Mr.. John w. Smith, the
member from Harlem, previously prepared . reso-
luton on the same subject, but he gave way to
Mr.. Hess. The latter gentleman offered the fol-
lowing for the action Of the House,
Whereas no want felt by the residents of New York
city is SO pressing and urgent or requires such INNS
the lack rapid transit reiarding the growth
e @ N %
rents producing consequent decrease in The value Of
snaranss e the so%ioS and sonysnisnsY Of shs ,ss
the iaproysmenis Of the city therefore 'e..
cS%%ss 2. and
his House cSntsrrg aeqqae power ON the Common
sit can be secured III that city.
mittee on General, Local and Special Laws after
which resolution was passed relieving them Of its
consideration. Then Mr.. Waehner made an effort
to have the resolution passed unanimously, when
Mr.. Alvord rose to debate. It consequently went
over under the rule thus oisposing Of the ques-
ton Tor the present.
NEW YORK CITY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CHANGES
MI. THOMAS COsTIGAN introduced q bill to-day,
which 10 said to have the concurrence OF Governor
Tammany magnates. The bin is very deliberately
drawn, but It's provisions mag be briefly summa-
rized a. follows:-
Ftrst-There shall be hereafter twenty eight Al
dermen, six to be elected at large and AS many by
81 ahs ga srs are rs
nexed part or the city and receiving one Alderman
extra The term OF otilce shall be two years, and
% psSssa VIE as at present. is dis
Sscond-Tne Mayor is invested with the absolute
ton Counsel Commissioner Of Public Works and
all heads OF departments for cause, and the super
7nlrLThe power OF the Mayor to MI vacancies
without confirmation by the Board OF Aldermen Is
abolished, and all nominations. whether for q fuu
term or to nII vacancy, must be first approved
by the Board OF Aldermen.
THE NEW STATE CAPxrOL-A HUGE JOB.
There 10 an entire cessation Of work on the new
Capitol building. MT. vosburgn, member rom
this city IN the Assembly, to-day introduced bill
asking for an immediate appropriation OF s15o00o
instead OF waiting Tor the supply bill at the END u
the session. Mr.. VOsburgh claims that much can
be saved at this particular time in the purchase
and preparation OF stone for the editce. He has
also introduced bill providing Tor the tearing
down of Congress- Hall, which Is now State prop
erty, and fronts the new Capitol An Albany paper
the Erp-esS) comes out this morning with start
ling statements aud figures in relation to this no.
tel The paper concludes lengthy article as fol-
lows
ADAM RIAKB PROPRIETOR HALL, Il ACCOUNT
WITH YoRx:
DR..
May 49, 1870 to rent to date at per year. 5000 90
Oct 1871 TO date at $40 per year.. 1854 6
Jan 1874 rent date at 80 per 1900 %
May l, 1874, ~ rent TO date. including that part
previously occupied a Executive resi-
dence ct 81 SO per year................. 600 %
Total. .$2S8 10
CT.
May 1870 by allowance repairs ......Sl2 500 20
Dec iS7l. by allow repairs ,....,. 1899