Year: 1869

Controller Connolly to report how much money is col
lected from the market property of the city; how
much is expended to support said markets, the
names of all employees and the amounts paid them as
salaries. If this resolution passes it will brng some
facts to the surface which the people should
understand. For instance, for Fulton Mar
ket there is Collector of Rents, &C.,
with salary of 81 500 year, clerk with salary
of $1,000, and an assistant clerk with salary of
$1,000, All the work could be performed by one man
at a salary of $1,000. The Committee should also be
instructed to inquire by what law the Controller is
authorized to appoint Superintendents of Markets
and Collectors Of Rents, ETC. Is he acting under
the provisions of section Of the tax loYy Of 1865


The tax commission bill came up in the Senate
to-day for third reading but the representation
of Mr. Creamer, that some of the friends Of the
measure were absent IL was laid over. Those who
pushing this bill are very confident of its passage
The only thing they fear is the Republican Caucus Of
Thursday night. 1t will be up in that Caucus on
that night. and there is no reason why
1t should not The Democrats are making
it a party question, and they hope to get
enough weak -llneed Republicans to further their
designs AS the fill abolishes tho only purely Re-
publican Commission in your city, the Republican
party in the Legislature cannot afford to sell their
party If they do it will not DO for principle or
through friendship.


1t is said here that Controller Connolly and the
Police Justices of your city have bills in Albany
which viii lengthen their term of service l have
not the BILL but it cannot pass if the Republi-
cans are wide-awake. A standing Tue OF both
Houses says that no bill introduced after March 10
can be considered, except by unanimous consent
All bills presented before that date arc TO be dis
posed of.


One Of the best bills introduced this session is
by Senator Morgan, which does away with vast
amount of useless printing yearly ordered by the
Legislature 1t provides that the several annual re-
ports Of the State officers Of the officers and managers
of the State penal and charitable institutions; the
several aunual reports Of corporations and all other
reports made TO the Legislature, except by
the members, shall after they are presented
and ordered printed be referred to tho Controller
to determine what parts and portions shall be
printed, unless the House to which any one Of said
reports is made shall otherwise ORDER by vote of
twO-thrds of all the members elect Of said House
II is made the duty Of the Controller to said
reports to be examined, and all supcrhuous matter
excluded and he may direct such parts and portions
thereof to be printed as may be deemed
conducive TO the public interest and where
substantially the same tabular matter
il reported from year 10 year. he
nav in his discretion, direct that the full tables be
printed in five years and the aggregate or diff
ferences be printed in tho intervening years The
annual reports of the Controller Treasurer, Auditor
of Canal Department, Canal Commissioners aud the
reports of the Secretaries of the State Agricultural
and Medical Societies, and of National Institute,
are excepted from the operations Of tho act. The
Legislature is yearly asked to print immense num-
bers of documents of no earthly TO any one ex-
cept paper dealers This act, if passed, will stop
legislation Of this kind in the future


The Senate Committee on Municipal Affairs have
reported favorably n bill giving Chester Lamb,
John Murphy, Bernard Reilly Jno. T. Conoyer and
about two dozen other gentlemen authortyto to keep
and run so many carriages and vehicles except omni-
buses, as may be necessary for the conveyance Of
passengers and baggage to and from any point ia
the cities of New-York and Brooklyn, ut
rates TO DO fixed by the company, not
to exceed the following: Fifty cents for each
passenger and o cents for each trunk or other
article of baggage from any point TO any other point
i'm the city OF Now-York below Forty-sccOnd-st, aud
81 for ovcry passenger from any point below Forty
second-st. to any point above Forty and
south of Observation-Disclosures and to any point
above said Observation-Disclosures. in SAID city,
80 cents additional; and for each trunk or other
article OF baggage delivered north Of F0rtysecond-
st.. the sum Of y cents additional and 90
cents for each passenger and p cents for each trunk
or other article of baggage from any point 10 any
other point in the eastern western districts Ol the
City Of Brooklyn respectively; and from any point
in either Of said districts TO any point in the other
district the additional sum OF - cents for each pas
senger and 10 cents for each trunk or
other article Of baggage so delivered and
81 TO- exclusive Of fcrriage, fOr the distance
Of one mile from the ferry either side Of the East
River for each passenger and for every mile ia eX-
cess Of tho first milo 30 cents additional for each and
every passenger from any point in either city to any
point in the other city, and 50 cents FOR each trunk
or other article of baggage except that baggage
red in tho hands of passengers shall go free pro-
yidcd that for each trunk other article OF baggage
the weight of which shall exceed 100 pounds an extra
charge shall be made moi to exceed the amount rs
above specified for each 100 pounds. For children
under ten years of age only onehalf rates shall bo
charged In case any person may wish TO hire any
of the carriages or vehicles OF said Company for any
length Of time over hour, 1t shall be lawful for
the Company to hire the samo 10 such person at
price not exceeding 81 per hour for any time between
six o'clock in the morning and seven O'clock in the
evening; ard between seven o'clock in the
evening and o'clock in the morning, at such ratesas
may DC agreed ON between such person and said COM
pany or their agents. Tho company are authorized
TO place their vehicles any stands designated by
the Metropolitan Police, and they arc to pay
license fee of five dollars for each vehicle the first
wear and of two dollars and q half for each subse
quent year. The company or their agents
and drivers ure to forfeit ten dollars,
iafter it has been sued for, TO any person who
is charged moro than this act authorizes to be col
lected. The Cempany's agents are TO be allowed to
enter upon any line of cars going into and leaving
the city, and to all public halls and hotels for the
purpose of soliciting passengers and baggage. The
To,nnanv is to he known as The Passenger Transit