New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-03
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
DEFENDING THE NETWORK STREET

DEFENDING IHE NEW-1ORh SHEETS.
TIE BILL FOR THE PROTECTION OF The LOWER
PART OF THIS CITY REPORTED FAvORABLY-
INFRINGEMENT IN ORDER.
In the Assembly yesterday, the bill to protect
Broadway and Nassau-st from the Elevated Rail
way Companies reported favorably by General
Sharpe. Mr. Varnums two bills to reduce taxation
and expenses In this city passed. The Senate
passed motion authorizing digest of the laws on
assessment and taxation throughout the Union.
THE ELEVATED RAILROAD SCHEMES.
THE BILL TO PROTECT NAssAU-sT. AND BROADWAY
REPORTED FAvOR.BLY-A SUSPICIOUS BILL.
IRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, May 2.-The bill prohibiting the
building OF any elevated road the streets south OF
the City Hall, except upon the streets already
rendered to the railroads. presented to the As
semby to-day by General George H. Sharpe in behalf
of the Committee Cities. who made a favor
able report on 1t. Tho same bill also in
troduced in the Senate by Senator Pierce The bill only
reached the Committee Cities Of the Assembly late
yesterday afternoon but the friends OF the by
effort gathered together the members Of the
committee and secured their favorable action It,
Much OF this energy Of action the part Of the COM
mitee was due to the urgency with which General
Sharpe pressed the measure He also in consequence
Of the temporary absence of DR.. Hayes. the chair
man Of the committee, presented the bill to the
Assembly.
ridiculous rumOr was spread through the hotels Of
this city last night that the members OF the Legislature
who are favorable to the Seebacher bill authorizing the
elevated roads change their intended to pass
II In the Assembly to-day As the bl Is yet IN the
hands OF the Railroad Committee and after is released
by that committee VIII have TO face the scrutiny of a
strong opposition, such rumOr OF It's SPEEDY passage
absurd on It's face. No matter how
strong IN numbers tne friends Of the meas
IRE might be, the rules Of Of, the Legi.lature
examination Of the lus OF The Legislature shows, also
that no bill Of lac character IS before the Legislature
This disp0ses OF another foolish rumOr tnat bill Is to
be SURF ptitously passed through the Legislature au
thOrZug the elevated roads To through Nassaust
Nj. Hurds General street Railroad bill, which, II IL
becomes q law, VIII enable some railroad company %
place tracks the wnoe length OF Broadway, was put on
the list 10 be sen, TO the SuD-COmnltLee Of
the Whole to-day but It was stricken from
the list ut the request OF the au nor. If sent
to the subcommittee they might facilitate Its
passage AltOg ther there too many suspicious pills
before the Legislature az present for II maintain long
its reputation Tor uncontaminaed integrity. The best
favor a speedy adjournment Here Is bill which
for that reason. An elevated railway Ia be-
lievcd be concealed in It, The Dill was introduced by
Mr.. BTaman, and Is az follows:
CORPORATION ORGANIZED under the act entitled An Act
TO Authorize the Formation OF Railroad Corporations
aud To Regulate the same, passed April = $500, aud
the several amendatory OF he same being the sue
cessor Of the grantees Of any franchise heretofore
granted the Legislature OF this State authorizing the
construction ana operation of railroad, which has not
the construction OF Its road, and which has
voted, or shall hereafter, by vote OF twO-thrds
of its whole number directors vote to change extend
and alter the Of It's road Its terminus, ana
which has complied or may hereafter comply Win tue
requirements ~ section IS article OF the Constitution
Of this State, to construct. mantan operate ana use
changed, extended OF altered routes, and shall
the right aud power to construct, MAINTAIN,
operate and its road upon along ana through such
changed extended or altered routes rs II its road had
been located there in the first instance nothing herein
contained shall construed authorize the change OF
either terminus In any county other than the one in
which, adjoining that in which 1t was previously To-