The New York Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1875, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. PUBLIC. IMPROVEMENTS. What the Metropolis Has Paid for Poor Pavements. PRESENT CONDITION OF TNE STREETS. Besults of Experiments with Belgian, Wooden, Composite and Cobblestone Pavements. NEEDS OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE. | _—_— . Insufficiency of the Water Mains for the D mands Upon Them. ‘The very bad condition of the pavements in our street fraud and corruption which for some years ran riot tn this city and <he restrictive and peany-wise policy which has since controlled the Finance De- | partment, is now being brought home not only to the authorities under whose purviene tt properly comes, but to the citizen ut large. So great have been the draughts on the taxpayer heretofore for the laying down of pavements, and for which he has received no adequate recompense either as a citizen or @ property owner, that he now looks with dread and @ strong feeling ot opposition upon any proposition tor improvements in this airection. again, he has been so heavily taxea in the past for worthless pavements that it has become @ most dificult problem to reconcile the present imperative de- mands of the city with exact justice to him. Be- fore Masor Wickham assumed office the late Com- missioner of Public Works, Mr. Van Nort, realizing these facts, addressed him a communication in which the whole subject was exhaustively dis- cuased and whicn we to-day reproduce. Tne mat- ter ofa sufficient supply of Croton water for the needs of the city is also demanding attention at this moment, when it {8 realized that the large mains, which Were laid down for the supply of a much smalier population than we nave at present, are entirely Inadequate to the present demands. The ideas and suggestions of the Chief Engineer, General Edward H. Tracy, communicated to Com- missioner Van Nort and through him to Mayor 0 published berewith. THE PAVEMENTS. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CoMMISSIONEKS’ OFFICE, ROoM No. 19 C1Ty HaLt, NEW York. Dec. 17, 1874, Gon, Witttam H. WickuaM, Mayor-elect of tne City of New York:— During the past three years I have on five several occastons addressed communications to the Common Council and to the late Mayor in relation to the deplorable condition of some of the pavements in this city and the means to be adopted for their improvement. These commani- cations have been without effect, so far as the taking of any practical steps for the improvement of the pavements is concerned. Tne usual appro- priations for repairs have been made, but the inadequacy of these appropriations to produce any lasting improvement in the condition of the ‘wooden, concrete and copblestone pavements is 80 apparent that no one bas jooked upon them as & means to effect a remedy of the evils complained of, but merely to prevent, far as possible, the further spread of the evils. YEARLY APPROPRIATIONS, The following are the appropriations made for the repairs of pavements during the past three year In 1872, for stone pavements. ....0.......--$160, For wood and coucrete pavements. 8 In 1873, i 000 r stone pavements... ‘or wood and concrete pavements. In 1874, for stoue pavements., + 100, For wood and concrete paveme: 50,000 In 1872 we had in this city 139 miles of Belgian and otner stone block pavements, 89 miles of cobblestone pavements, 21 miles of wooden pave- Tuents and 4% miles of concrete pavements, it will be seen, therefore, that the appropriations for repairs of stome pavements were at the follow. ing rates :— + 90,000 * 80,000 And the appropriations for the repairs of wooden and concrete pavements were at the following rates :— In 1872. At these rates of expenditure the Belgian and other stone block pavemenis h: been kept ina Batisiactory condition, but the department has found it impossible to keep the wooden and con- crete pavements even 1n tolerable repair; nor has it been able to properly maintain the cobblestone pavement in streets where traffic is heavy and Irequent. 1t lollows, then, that if ail the streets tn the city (excepting the uptown boulevard road- ways) were paved with stone blocks, an anuual expenditure of $500 per mile, amoupting in the aggregate to $125,000, would be suMicient to main- tam them atl in good condition. Whereas, with the present pavements and an average expendi- ture of $172,000 per annum, nearly ove-halt of the streets cannot be properly maintained, It is a well Known fac: that when decay and disintegration once take hold o: a substance or & composition of substances they proceed at an ever-increasing retc. This is especially true of the wooden pavements, where the proces 0: dis- integratioa is much accelerated vy constant wear and ptessure from the wheels of vehicles aud by the sudden changes of temperature woich characterize our climate. It 1s estimated that the wooden pavements become worn out and use- less at the rate of twenty-five per cent, or 100,000 square yards per annum, ‘The cost oF replacing that quantity With stove blocks, whicn 13 the sys~ tem now pursued by this department in tne re- pairs Of Wooden pavements, would ve about $2 50 per square yard, or $250,000 annually; but tne ap- propriation for wooden and concrete pavements lor ine current year is only $50,000, and the exe penditure of that whole amount can effect we re- pavement of onty 20,000 yards. ‘The DEFECTS UF THE WOODEN PAVEMENTS are most sorely felt in commerciai thoroughfares, which are constantly crowded with the heaviest class Oi traitic. Of these 1 will mention Broad, Budge, Nassau, Cuil, Dey, New, North Movre aud Mercer streets, Maiden lane gid portioas of Cortlandt, Frankiin, Peari, Pine, Wil ham and White streets. In ail ol these streets there Is scarcely the length of one Diock of pave- ment that should not ve immediately and entirely nd avenues, the result of the regime ot | Rector, Liberty, | removed and replaced by new stoue block pave- | ment, ii the weans were at command to pay the | expeuse. Jf any distinction cau be made in the degree of dilayidation, where all is utterly untit y the service required, Nassau streer, Cortiandt White street and parts of William aod Peari sirects May ve set Gown as the worst cases; they deiy Uli Such effort at repairs a8 can be made under the present appropriations. ‘rhe removal | O( the rotten wood and repavement witn stoue | blocks cannot give juli satisiaction 80 long as Lt is necessarily coniiued to the worst places and lim- Med spaces, being in the nature Oo: patcawork in- siead of the raoical removal of whole blocks. Another location Where the laults vt modern Pavements manuest themselves most disagrecaviy ys on Seventh avenue, irom Fourteenth to Fiity- Bint stieet, abu On Sixth avenue, irom Forty-se: ond to Fli‘y-ninth street. ‘The avenues which es- taolish communication between the lower aad upper parts o: the city are so iew and far between pon thei is timmense, and they tbat the trave should be pro ment to atluid travel, But the condition of the two just men- tioned is absolutely disgracefal, quite beyond remedy by ordinary repairs, aod not only dis- agreeable but dangerous to travel, ‘The Belgian pavement on Broadway, as widened, Which has just been finished, now affords security | streets was un-ontested, and the cost ol repave- | megnificent residences and is not yet, and not likely to be, invaded by rail tracks, is the mst Irequented of these approaches, and shoulda be provided with such @ pavement. Any recom- mendation of a special or patented pavement is so apt fo be wrongly interpreted thar I am reluctant to make ady but undeniable facta Warrant me in saying that of all ihe pavements heretoiore laid in this city the Graham ite asphalt, as on Fifth avenue, between ‘Twenty-fith and Twenty-sixth streets, comes nearest to @ combination of the quaiificatiot mentioned. A careiuily and thoroughly con. structed Macadam roadway, though not so elastic as 40 asphalt pavement, would also be infinitely prejeravle to any stone block pavement tor the class OL travel Which passes through Fiith avenue, jess objectionable than tne wooden pavements. In several mstanc: in Eiuhteenta street, be- tween Fourth avenue and Irving piuce. and ip Tuirty-eignth street, bebween Filth aud Madison avenues, they have been satisfactorily repaved by resuriacing them with a genuine aspbait pave- ment (the Granamite uspbatt) ; but the annual np. propriatious are yaadequate to cover the expenses ot wpplying this meibod to any greatexteot. Al- though tne CORBLESTONE PAVEMENT does not present ail the disadvantages and de- fects of the wouden and concrete pavements, in- somuch that it 18 DO: composed of perishabie ma- teriais, No one will dispute the (act that itis ab- solutely unit ior strecis where trafic 18 heavy and frequent, Owilog to the irreguiarity in ine size 4nd shape of the stones it soon becomes iuil of holes and ruts which are dangerous to vehicles and horses, and effectually prevents sur‘ace drains age and prvper street cleauing. in sowe ol the commercial thorougalares in tne lower part of the city it would be utterly impossible to keep the cobblestoue pavement in as yood condition as an ordinary stone block pavement, even though it was enurely relaid annually, which would entail an expendivure iar beyoud che usual appropria- tions tor repairs. ‘The strests paved with conbie- stones are $o LuMerous that Lt cau mention only a lew cases, Where an improvement 18 most desir: able, Uf the lorty-nine iiles Of streets sonth of Canal street, all ol Which are needed for the accom- modation of the great commerce which occupies that whole section, twenty-two miles ure paved with copblestone, tucluding such commercial hign- Ways us West broadway, College place, Washington, Water, Fronr, Courch, Joun, Pearl, Vesey and Centre streets, Great stress has already been laid on the necessiry of providing the jew main avenues With goud pavements, yet we find the primitive coobie stone pavement on First avenue irom Houston to Toirty-tourth stre un second avenue Irom Nineteenth to Forty-second street, and ou the entire length of Tenth and seventh avenues, south of Filly-ninth street. An imspec- tion of any oO: the streets and avenues named wilt bring conviction of (he utter impossibility of keep- ing thein in proper condition go long as tuey are Paved with coobiestones, A PROLIFIC SOURCE OF COMPLAINT and annoyance with regard to pavement repairs generally 1s the negligence of (he city railroad companies in keeping the pavements between their tracks in proper repati. Only those of the companies which obtained tielr jrancuise irom the Common Council are required by the terms of such franchise to keep the pavement between and ‘The companies e not so bound by express provisions o/ law, thoagh it would seem but just and equitable that they suould make this small return tor the valuable privileges they enjoy. Streets with railroads re- quire more irequent repairs than others, not only between but oulside the tracks, because the cravel 1s Dot $v weil distributed over the Wuole suriace as in other otreeis, but moves principally in pare Ucular grooves, which muke irequent repairs nec- essary. ANOTHER CAUSE OF COMPLAINT 1s the IneMicient menner in which the pavements are replaced vy gas compan.es, plumvers, builders and others over openings made jor laying pipes or making connections with Croton and gas pipes and sewers. ‘The frequency oi these openings of streets may be inlerred irom the fact that we have 1n this city over 540 iniles of gas mains, 349 miles of Croton pipes and 320 miles ol sewers, aua more than 74,000 buildings, which are each connected with sewers, Croton and gas pipes. Itis there. fore nearly impossible to exercise a proper super- vision over all the cases of opening of pavemenis, and the defects in repairing often develop thewselves only aiter some length of tims. An efilcient remedy cuuid be provided by @ Provision ollaw compeiling parties to pay acertain SUM per square yard of pavement removed, to be applied to the expense of replacing it vy skilled workmen in the empioy of this de- partment. ‘Ine evil efects o1 vad pavements on une public health have been so often discussed and are so generally recognized by tne bourd of Health, by the medical ,rofession and by the pub- lic @t large that I need pot further press their im- Portance, Bad pavements are equally vbjec- tionabie and injurious in another respect which 1s Of Vital importance Lo a city like New York—viz., in the influence on commerce and tratic, For some years past tuere have been serious tore- bodings of GREAT LOSS TO OUR COMMERCE by its diversion to other ports, owing to the great expense of transsbipmeiut of merchandise occa- sioned by the want O1 proper jacilities. An im- sortant part of this expense 1s jor the transporta- of mercoandise through our streets to and jrom vessels, railroad depots and storehouses, What- ever improvements way be mude on the water iront to Jacilitate the trausfer of ireight, a large portion of it Will always have to be carried through the streets of the city. A due regard or the commercial interests of the city, to which it owes its very existence, demand that local trans- portation should Le made as easy and cieap as possibile, and this can only be done by tne mainte- Dance of good pavements, 10 withhold any rea- sonable eXpenditure necessary to attain this ob- ject would seem to be whe vecy reverse 01 sound economy. Experience having demonstrated the fact that it 18 physically impossible to maintain tue wooden, concrete and cobblestone pavements in proper condition, there remains but one remeay—to re- pine? them with such as are better suited to our jocal traffic and the conditions of our climate, ‘Yhe superiority of the stoue viock pavements for commercial thoroughfares over allotners which bave meat any considerable tests is unques- tonable. Our truckmen and cartmen will go long out of their way to avoid cobble, wooden te pavements, and if they cannot avoid them they must lighten their loads. lam aware that the swone bluck pavement aiso has its objec- Uonable ieatures, INsOMUCH as it 18 noisy and liable to become too smooth tu offer a sure foothold ior horses; but its advantages iar outweiga its delects. For upcown streets, away trom commerce, where there is no heavy tramc & taoroughly con- structed roadway ora genuine asplalt pavement such as the Grahamite asphalt ior several years in use On Fifth avenue, between Twenty-dtth aud ‘Twenty-sixth streets; on Kigateenth street, be- tween Fourth avenue and irving pice, and on Toirty-eiguth street, between Filth ana Madison avenues may te pre.eravie on account of cieanti- nes and voisélessuess, Dut they have never been tried on aay of the downtown streets which are continuaily tirouged with heavily laden trucks and carta, hor on such steep grades as irequentiy occur in the lower part of the city. Whetaer an improvement can ve made on the stone block avement lor these streets 18 a maiter to be decided yy buture experiweuts, whue the /mprovemeat of those paved wita coboiestone, wood or concrete is | an immediate and commanding necessity. ‘fuetr | presence is @ standiug reproacn to @ great and progressive commu like New York, TRE QU ON OF EXPENSE. | _ The question yet to be decided is how to provide | the means to pay Lhe expense o1 repavement. Local improvements conier corresponding local benefits, while they also benefit to a greater or less extent the community at large. Under our | laws ali local improvements nave hitherto been | paid by local assessments upon property deemed to be benefited, Unul the pa-sage of the present City Charter, April 50, the power vi tue Vom- mon Council to order the paving or repaving of Ment Was assessed upon adjoming property. The fad exper.ence with the wooden aud concrete pavements which were Jaid during the years 1367 to Is7l, aud jor Wiich beavy assessmen Jaid on property which had aiready been asse! Jor street paving, led to cae adoption in the char- ter of a sweeping Clause (section 115) promibiting the repavement o! auy street except upon peunion of @ majority Of property owners, representing & majority of che property to de assessed ior the Improvement. This nas’ proved to be a complete barrier to the improvement of any street, hows ever worthiess tue present pavement, only one in- stance huviig occu (that of Bi ‘Thirty-second to Fi clent number of property owners have petitioned for arepavement. ‘Ihe opinion is general among prope: ty owners that the city at largeis bowad jovever to maintain @ pavement once laid and paid for by assessment; nence their reluctance to volunteer the payment Of the expense of any re- avement, Some oi the cobble stone pavements, however, have been laid at a period so remote thatit 18 impossible to ascertain it any assess- Ment Of their cost was ever made, and itis quite probavle rhat in many instances none was ever Paid, ‘The suostitution of a gooa stone bDlock pavement lor any of tae cobbie stone, wooden or concrete pavements would undoubtedly *e O1 great and direct benefit to adjoming property, while it would also indirectly benefit the whole commu- nity, Isubmit for your consideration the draits of two separate ‘vill to authorize the Common | ment ol streets whenever they may deem it ne- cessary lor the public interest. One of the bills ‘provides jor the assessment of one-hali the cost | of all such repavement upon adjoiming property; to tuis travel and compietes the magnifigent wor | oughfare, the main artery of the city. so fitly continued in the splendid Boulevard, Which ex- tends to the limits of tne settled por- von of the Isiand. It 1 @ great pity iat the advantages of Broadway as @ principal highway are marred aud broken to some extent by bie presence of Tail tracks frum Four- tee! to Thirty-fourth street. But the class of Vehicles that serve tue pie re travel which seeks the Central Park and the pleasure drives above tt requires certain qualities in a pavement {nat even the best stone block Dayement dues DOG possess, 1618 very desirable that at least one of the Approaches Lo the Central Park should have a pavement that will combine smootaness, eins. | wcily, ay. holsciessness and cleanliness with durabil- uth avenue, whichis med throughout with i | the other halt to be paid from the proceeds of bonds of the city, tae Issue of which ts Limited to 0,000 IN Any one year. The otner or these DIls provides lor the assessment of the whole cost of repavement on adjvining property, except that all such assessments upon property which has within the last tea years paid uny assessments for paving be borne by the city. spectfully, GEORG M. VAN NORT, Commissiouer of Pudiic Works, CROTON WATER MAIN. On the 20th of January last Mr. Van Nort for- warded to the Mayor the following communica tion regaraing the Croton mains:— DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC Works, ComMIssioNENs’ OFFICE, Room iv City Hall, Jan, 20, 1876, Hon, Winniam tl, WICKHAM, Mayor Of the City of Now York DEAR SiR—1 have the honor to transmit to you herewith a copy of an cstimate of Kdwara D, were | d Yours, very re- | The so-cailed concrete pavement Wiich Was laid | in this city previous to my administration is not | | | Tracy. Esq., Chief Engineer of the Department, of the sum required to complete a plan adupted by the department for the water supply and distri- bution of Croton water in the lower part o! the city; also for extending the system oi Croton water mains iu the upper part of the city and to supply Croton water to the Twenty-third and dwenty-fourth wards, lacely annexed. The reasons whicn nake this expendicure neces- sary are jully set jorth ip the communicauion of Mr. ‘Tracy. Tbe heneticlal effects o1 the work already done during the past three years by t! laylug Of large mains from the reservol especiaily in the greater security irom fre, are $0 apparent and valuable that tuere atuuid be no hesitation in making the required appropriation. he Necessity tor extending the Croton mains in the newiy settied portions of the city aud im the Twenty-tnird and Twenty-iourth wards ts equally pressivg, tie jaw making it the duty of this De- Parcmeat to suppiy tue entire population of the city With pure and wholesome water. 1 inclose @ draft o1 an act to authorize tie ral ing and expenditure of the necessary meaas for this purpose, aud have to request that you take such measures as may seem tv you proper tu bring = subdject before tue Legislature at an early ay. Very poapoettuily, GEORGE M. VAN NORT, COMMUNICATION OF THE CHIEF BNGINBER. Derantaayt oF lunatic Wonks, i ‘New York, Jun. 15, 1875, Keq., Commissioner ot Public ough examination of the then existing water mains Was made, which clearly shuwed that the mains wore not Commissioner of Public Works, Cuumy Bworxean’s Orrice, City Hatt, n_atter this department was formed a thor- ‘enough to carry the necessary quantity of waier large tothe imners atid for use 1n cese of fires. “it was de- cide.| by the department to remedy this by laying ‘ree large mains froin the reservoir south, and aiso to lay and avenues sole larger mains in some of the sire: and counecting them with the existing mains, and thereby increase the capacity of the latier. ‘Some of the avenues and many of the streets in which the most valuable propercy is situated were supplied by six-inch mains. The whole Harlem ana Manhatian- ville dist ts in the upper part of the city in which the streets and avenues were graded and the property ready to be brought into use, but could not be occupied for the wal of water, and Where the water has been supplied the property covered with butidinys. “u pursuauce of this decision the department have laid a thirty-six-nch muin trom Forty-second street to and througu Chambers and Church streets and connected it with all the large mains in the lower part of the city, and have aiso laid a eight-inch iain, being a part ot the vroposed new westerly main from’ Seventy-ninth street and Eighth avenue to and through Teuth avenue to Thirty-eighth street, with a braneh in Forty second street, connecting With ‘the lower reservoir and ali the existing iarke mains leading to the lower part of the city. These mains are working very successfully. would recommend that the new westerly main be down town with a thirty-six inch main, con. with the existing large mains on Canal an Church streets, and that the easterly forty-eight inch main be continued trom Elghtieth street and Fourth av- enue through EFighueth street to First ayenue and through First avenue to the vicinity of Fortieth street and connected with the lower reservoir and ail the ex- isting mains running souch. I would also recommend a t bi new twenty-inch main be laid in Fifth avenue. which is now ‘supphed trom rifty-ninth surest to Washington square by a siugle #ix-inch wain, which is entirely im- Auequate to furnish the needed supply. A large amount of pipes are required in the upper portion of the ci where the strects aod avenues have been graded, and the property ready 10 be brought into use 98 soon as it ‘supplied with water. ‘Ine departinent have twelve-inch main in the new district from Harlem River. through Lincoin and Third avenues, to 188th street, This main is con- nected with the mains on the south sido of Harlem River by a wrought fron main laid across and under Hariem ver. 1 have provided in the estimate for supplying the district with sixanch and twelve-inch inains, and ar- ranged that when they will not turnish an adequate sup- be reintorced by large mains. vost of laying forty-elght-inch main ‘and branch, as heretofore descril +++ $443,000 Thirty-sx-inch main and branches, as hereto- fore described... - 307,000 Extending the inains of distribution on the up- art of the island and in the two new er Wards, incluaing new twenty-inch maul in Fifth avenue. 730,000 Tot oy Aespecttully submitted. io: ie gOWARD H, TRACY, Chief Engineer. JOHN 3B. HASKIN’S REPLY TO SIMON STERNE. To THe EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— The “reform lawyer,’’ Simon Sterne, rushed into all the newspapers of yesterday in defence of his patron “of the treasury,” Andrew H. Green. His card contains @ tissue of falsehoods from be- ginning to end, as hasbeen and will be proven under oath before the Aldermanic committee, He commences by stating untruly the substance of my statement made before the committee, “That Mr. Green empioyea me (Sterne) to lobby for him at Albany in the spring of 1874, und paid me there- for $1,600, and that redrafting the Annexation act was @ pretext.” My testimony was that Sterne introduced himself to me and stated that he appeared at the Legislature for the Comptroller, and at his request. Sterne introauced himself to me at tke Delevan House, when three gentlemen were present, breaklasting with me, who overbeard his, to them, impertinent remarks, and who will, if required, testily and corroborate what I have stated before the Aldermanic com- mittee, one of these gentlemen remarking at the time my forbearance in not giving the inviting olfactory organ of Sterne a gentic t Kk jor his impressive impertinence on the occasion, I then recognized the aistinction between the official “the Comptroller,” and Andrew H. Green, the in- dividual. They are different things, while Simon Sterne, tae lawyer and lobpyist, is one and the same thing. He admiis the receipt of $1,600 from the Comptroller for redraiting the Annexation act aod attempts to justiiy paymeot under the quantum meruit. Hon, William Cauldwell has sworn that the services were detrimental to the interesis vi the city and vaiveless; and | swore that a liberal allowance would be $250. Tne Hon. Wilham Herring will be examined before the committee in ull corroboration of Mr. Cauldwell. The invention of Sterse that he ed half a Mmililion of doliars to the city by deleat of the map clause in the amended Annexation act of Mr. Cauldwell, 18 & Munchausenism, The map clause ave the employment ot the aoing of the work for he maps, &., to bis irienas Comptroller Green aud Mayor Havemeyer, and was not deteated as it is suostantially retained in the act as passed. ‘This saving is like the pretended saving to the city by the $170,000 in taxed costs in judgments obtained against the city mostly eaue cae cake paid by the Comptroller, and che $100,000 also paid for “extra counse:”? to “sap tne vitals of the city.” This retended saving is also like unto the “millions tn TO" attempted tobe made in his ratd upon Gom- modore Vauderoilt and the New York Central Railroad, in stopping the Fourth Avenue Improve- ment by injunction attempted to be optained upon his advice to poor old Mayor Havemeyer—that tne law under which the greac work was progress. ing was unconstitutional, because the act contained more than one subject and the guojects were mot expressed in the titie, and that the act had not been passea by @ two-third vote. The Supreme Cuvurt, however, determined that the mantle of Daniel Webster had not fallen upon lobbytst and lawyer Sterne, relused the injunction, and the city was compelled 70 pay the warrant which Sterne had induced Havemeyer nut to sign, wita large costs and counsel fees. Sterne is @ humbug reformer, an inventor of schemes, by which, through Green, be has 10- truded his insatiate maw lato tue city treasury and drawn from it large sums of money—$1,t50 jor redra(ting the Annexation act and 00 more “ior business reimting to West- chester county,”? lor one year’s service in tue Legiflature Was a swindle upon our depleted aod nearly bankrupt treasury, I protest against 1C1in the Name of reai relorm, and assert wich en- tire confidence that Mr. Sterne had no influence, moral, political or legal, With Senator Rovertson, the Chairman of the Jadiciary Committee, and otner Senators and Assemblymen named by him,- with the exception of his confrere ot the Brignoit- like, sweet tenor voice, Blumenthal. I chailenge Mr. Sterne to call these Senators ana Assemnbiymen beiore the Aldermanic commitvee to attempt to disprove what Senator Cauldwell aud myseil have testified to, Yours truly, MARKOH 8, 1875. JOHN B. HASKIN. MUNICIPAL NOTES. The Chamberiain’s statement, made yesterday, is as tollows:—Balance, February 27, $719,431 21; receipts, $1,828,857 40; payments, $937,474 42; bal- ance, March 6, $1,610,783 29, The Mayor has not as yet received any comma- nication irom the Governor relative to the cases of the Corporation Counsel and the Fire Comuis- sioners. Geoeral Hancock and Fernando Wood were oneet the cailers upon the Mayor yesterday. Tne Law Committee of the Board o: Aldermen, in charge of the investigation of the conduct of the Finance Department, are, it is said, collecting | evidence as to the Comptroller's real estate trans- actions, in order to substantiate the charges re- centiy made, Mr. Jonn &, Haskin, one of tne Memoers, staies that the communication of Mr. Crimmins, the contractor, exoneratiog Mr. Council to provide by ordinance tor the repave- | Green, does not cover the puints involved. THE CUSTOM HOUSE. The changes in this department of the govern- ment continue to be made, but have no especial significance. The captain of the night watch, Mr. Meek, has been promoted to an taspector’s posi tion, and Captain Rundie, formerly an assistant weig.ier, has also received an inspector's appoint- meot. Mr. Phillips has revuroed from Washing- ton, bearing, It 18 supposed, @ ratification from the ‘Treasnry Department of the recent changes tasti. tuted, but wwe oMiciala suffering a reductior of salary have not yet Leen foi mally notified. In the seizure bureau a lew packages Were received yes terday, A common lot ot coral jewelry brought to this department a few days since was yesterday appraised, A lew cigars and a@ lot of fromage de brie, sevzed from the France—a French steamer— ‘ace all that are noticeaole, It ts supposed the re- cent convictions Will very much lessen the smug. ging ol Valuable dry goods into tnis port, while she Iraud ol passing Gutianie goods as persounl baggage Las also, jor the moment, received a severe CheCKs RAPID TRANSIT. MEETING OF THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE DE- FERBED CAPITAL FUND—OBSTACLES TO THE ENTERPRISE—A, T. STEWART'S OPPOSITION— WILLIAM B. ASTOR'S POSITION—-MEETING OF PROPERTY OWNERS. A meeting of the committee whicn was ap- pointed last Thursday from among the subscrib- ers to the “deferred capitai” lund for the builaing | of a rapid transit railway by a private corpora- | tion was held yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the Onamber o/ Cummerce. The purpose of the meeting was to arrange for the organization in due {orm and coherency 0/ the citizens who are in favor of the achievement of rapid transit, who think it can be accomplished through the means proposed by Mr. James M. Drake, and who have determined to adopt that means. There was an ulterior purpose to make arrangements tor—the organization of ward clubs in favor of rapid tran- sit—but during the meeting it was determined to this duty to the regular organization. Tne meeting was calied to order at about half- past two o'clock by Mr. B. L. Ackerman, who re- cited the authority under which it was calied, The minutes of the meeting neid by tne original supporvers of the ‘deferred capitai” project on the 1st of February were read by Mr. C. H. Roose- velt, and then that geutiem.in asked to be relieved from the duties of secretary. He pominated Mr. Frank G. Brown to take the position of secretary, and explained that he desired to be free irom oml- cial position for the reason that he had some reso- to sutmit ior the consideration of the After some discussion, during which tbat abie parliamentarian, Mr. Jacob Conen, talked often and earnestly, Mr. Roosevelt was permitted to retire from the office of secretary and Mr. Brown was elected to fill the post temporarily. Mr. Roosevelc then took the floor and said: 'n view of the fact that some- thing should be done toward accomplishing rapid transit, and recognizing tnat this association shoulda do that something, I have drawn the tol- lowing resolutions,”” He read a series of resolu. tions, which, alter be had ended his reading, it was determined by the committee to take up one by one. The resolutions were accordingly read and acted upon separataly, Some of them were amended before adoption, and one which Mr. Roosevelt read in tue series he withdrew irom the consideration of the committee, to reserve it for the consideration of the regularly organized asso- cauon, ‘The resolutions as adopted read as jol- OWS :— Resolved, That, in view of the fact that rapid tra: 1s conceded to be an absolute necessity of vi portance to all. we will this day take the necessary steps to make an organization of ctiizeny to iurther the accomplishment of that object; that this organization shail be called the New York Rapid Transit Association, Resolved, That the officers of this association shall be a president, three vice presidents, a secretary, « treas- urer, twenty-four directors, a fnaice committee of five, an executive committee of five, and a committee on pe of three, te be chosen trom the board of di- CtOrs, Resolved, That when this meeting adjourn it adjourn to meet one week from this day, at the same hour and place, and that all subscribers to the “lund” pe notified to_attend the meeting to be held at that time and place. Resolved, That a committee of iour be appointed to ascertain Where and at what price a room can be obtained for a general licadquarters of this associat, Resolved, That a committec of three he appointed by the Chairman to draft « constitution and oylaws tor this association, and that such committee be requested to re- port atthe next meeting, and that such committeo at tho same time report the names of such bersons as they find suitable and willing to serve as officers of the asso. ciation. Alter the resolutions were adopted Mr. Jacob Conen, who had remarked that lie Knew “as much parliamentary law the next man,” moved chat a committee of five be appointed toconier with other organizations whose purpose 1s to elfect rapid transit, Tne motion was adopted, aud the Chairman of the meeting was empowered to ap- point whe members of the committee of conler- ence. In pretacing his motion Mr. Conen deciared that energetic work must be done in order to effect rapid transit. The people who desire that boon must “do business.’ He had already pro- cured subscriptions to the amount of $27,000 upon this paper, and had also set at work to procure jurther sabscriptions from several of the gentle- men ‘who had pledged nim their names as indi- vidual representatives of grads Sums of money, to establish the “deierred capital tund.” Mr. Jacob Cohen's remarks were received with en- thusiasm by the meeting, ‘they also calied out remarks from Mr. Roosevelt upon the financial prospects of the association and several other topics. Mr, Roosevelt satd that torty subscription lusts bad been issued siace the last meeting of the supporters of the “delerred capital tund,’’ but that only tour ol the holders of tne lis’s have re- ported definitely the results of their solicitations of subscriptions, ‘hese four report that they have procured subscriptions representing almost $100,000, 11 the other thirty-six subscription lists snowed as good results proportionately the project of ra:id transit will become reality aud the opposition of seifisn capitailsts will be overcome, ‘Ihe people would be astounded to hear of the numerous avenues through whicn runs opposition to rapid transit. Some of it is Not open and decided, but it haseffect. You go to @ great capitalist to speak of rapid transit. He agrees with you that rapid transit would be very benotl but pleads that he has not tne time to urge it on, and does not give any money to assist others in urging it on, because, a3 he says, he wishes to see the movement well started before he takes part init. He has interests in New Jer- eey or City railroads which restrain bim. Itisa Jact that we must depeud upon the great capital- ists to ald us im procuring rapid transit, We must enitss the people with us, ‘The remarks of Mr, Roosevelt drew out from Mr. William H. Morell. This gentleman said that as the scope oO! the meeting had a wide range he desired to say something of a general character in relation to rapid transit. He heid in his hand copies of the Vanderbilt and Giibert charters, which he said he had analyzed and found inoperative. He had seen Commouore Vanderoilt, who had salu to him in response to a question relative to bis charter, “Of course itis extinct.” The Vanderbilt charter provides that an uoder- ground railroad shall be built four feet above tide water, aud that cannot be. Commodore Vander- bilt was reporred, at a previous meeting lor rapid transit in these roo.us, at which I was present, and subscribed $5,000, to have said “Damn rapid transit.” He Gid not say that tome this mo:n- ing. He said that there had been a oili before the Legislature, and if it had been passed there would now be @ rapid transit railway irom Forty-second street dow town. The aificuity to connect the Forty-second street depot with the lower part of the city by @ rapid transit railway is that the property which must be passed by the railway is voo valuable. It cannot go through Broaaway or Fourth avenue, py A. T. Stewart's prop- erty, because that capitalist will oppose i He deieated tne Broadway raiway scheme by purchasing its franchise. He would spend milions in opposition to a rapid transit raiiway meant to rua on Fourtn avenue, { have deen to see Mr. William B. Astor 1n relation to the matter of rapid trausit, and Le afirmed to me that he is thorougnly desirous of not only borth and south, but east and west. Said | he, speaking of @rapid transit railway trom end to end of the city, “Give up an avenue to it.) Mr. H. B. Claflin, you know, 1s i favor of your project. He has property in Westchester county, to enhance | the value of which rapid transit is impurtant to him, Mr. Clafin was at your last meeung and should have been utilized on some committee, Mr. Morell said In conclusion that to procure a rapid (rausi¢ ratiway the purse strings of the great capitalists of the city must first be pos- sessed, When Mr. Morell had ceased speaking the chairman of the meeting announced that the committees om Constitution ana of Conference were to be Made up as Jollow: Committee of Contereuce—Messrs. William H, Moreil, James M. Drake, Jacov Cohen, L. B. Roeder, John Havin and b. L. Ackerman, Committee on Constitution— Messrs. Cuaries H, Rovseveit, i. B. Roeder and William H. Moreil. A Motion was then made and adopted that the meeting be adjourned and the Committee of Con- jJerence proceed to a meeting in favor of rapid transit, at the corner of Broadway and Thirty- third street. In accordance with the provision of the third resolution adopted by the meeting, the subscribers to the “Deierred Capital kund’’ will assembie on next Monday a'ternoon, in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce to organize a permanent association. i MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CITIZENS’ RAPID TRANSIT ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Citizens’ Rapid Transit Association was held yes- terday afternoon at tne office of J. Romaine Browne, corner o/ Thirty-third street and Broad- way. This, it will be remembered, was an aa- | Journed meeting irom Friday iast. The meeting yas called to order by the Hon. R, B, Roosevelt, the chairman, Mr. Jonathan Eagar, not being able to attend. After the reading of the minutes a report was read from the Executive Committee, which in reality amounted tu nothing but detailing the action of tne sub-committee appointed by Tammany Hall, The next order of business was the reception of the | Committee irom the Deferred Fund Capital Asso- ciation, which met at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday aiteravon. The seutiment of the meet- ing was decidedly in favor of joining with the gentiemen who had heen sent to conier with Lhe | Citizens’ Associauon, and @ committee of conte euce, OX Motion, Was Appointed, which consisted | of George W. Carietun, Lewis J. Paillips and Gri tith Rowe, | A resolution was then offered anda adopted to | | the effect that this association appoint a commit tee to draw up & petition 10 the Legisiature to give the Mayor ana Common Couuelt of this city the authority to designate and lay out such routes it speech | \ | missed trom (he police torce. | that he only Knew what Kaserang had told him. game Clickeus ta the stable opposite the station | house; I told oim I was afraid, because | ‘ot ihe big dog, and finally 2 declined to | take them; I went to the woman and asked her if she would seli them: she sata no; the following morning Join Meagher, a patroi- man, came into tae station house with the | steal a house and lot for me;’’ Miller did not men- for rapid transit, by steam or ot! may deem fit, rwise, as they Op this committee the chairman appointed Messrs. Obaries F. Livermore. Jonathan Edgar, paren. Raymond, Robert Scuell and Shepherd DD. . The committee then retired, and in a private session decided upon the lollowing petition, which will be presented fo the Legisiatur Yora:— he city of New onorenig bod: 5 . residents o} respectfully petition that your ss such a law as will give the mon Counei! of this city, the authori luy out suitable routes in this city ior rapid transit, by steam or otherwise. and power to make such rules and regulations for constracting and operating the same as they may deem fit and best. A motion was then made thata committee of three be appointed to visit Aibany aud keep an eve on the proceedings before the legislative | committees having any bearing on the sudject of rapid (ransit. On this committee were appointed Messrs, J. Manstieid Davies, Robert B, Rooseveit and Robert Zborowski. The meeting then adjourned, subject to the call of the president, THE FILTHY STREETS. THE SNOW, THE SLUSH AND THE MUD. Unstad) water—whicb, in its various forms of rain, snow, hall and sleet, it brings us so much of—the recent weather has nevertheless excelled | in all that is disagreeable, both in itself and is concomitants, One of those weather-wise people who base their calculations on no known law, who know nothing of areas of high and low ba- Tometer and never record an observation, during the latter part of February predicted that if it sturmed on the 1st of March it would dosoon every other day through the month. Where the inspiration comes trom who knoweth? Let us trust the prescience was limited in supply, not suMcient to las. through the month, for it has thus far proved an entire success, and as the re- sult of the ruifliment of the prophecy, New York yesterday lay imbedded in @ vast sea of slush. Without a mark, without a bound It runneth the city’s region round. After ashort struggle the sun came out glori- ously in the morning, and the immense volume of snow which had falien the day previously and which, owing to the bigh temperature, was of the soit compact kind, began to thaw and Broadway even became a vast canal filled with water, snow and dirt, through which the vehicies roiled along, the horses spiasting the horrid compound right and leii, spoiling or at least dreadfally soiling toe garments of the unwary passer-by and exciting expletives only commendable for their emphasis, ‘The usual compliance with the city ordinance re- quiring Occupants of buildings to keep their sidewalks cleared, enabled the pedestrian to | make bis way well enough, save for the street omer. where oftentimes the slush was so deep that rubbers and aretics were no sufficient protection, and they could ouly be passed under penalty of wet leet. A smail torrent of Water rushed along the gutters during the entire day, Sometimes becoming dammed up and so turning ite course to the middle of the street, making the passage still more dificult and disagreeable. Gangs of men Were put on in the course of the day to turow the snow into heaps to be carted off during the nighc, ana by the time the sun went down the great thoioughfare Was partially cleared. Some of the side and more remote streets, not- ably those aloug the river front, were in @ far worse condition than the one descrived. Wash lagton and Greenwich streets, two of the more irequented commercial highways. were almost impassable from the depth of snow and slush, waile West and South streets presented a scene of indescribable filth, In Thompson and Wooster | streets the snow had been thrown up on each side of | the rairoad tracks to such height that no attempt was made to pass through them with vehicies save in the wake o! the cars, and iarge numbers o1 the more narrow streets were in the same conul- tion. Fulton, Dey, Corilandt ana other streets Where rhey intersect with Broadway, were filled with slusb and mud, in many places to the depth of more than a foot, Several loot passengers hur- rying through it stumbied and fell into the mass to rise completely covered with the liquid filia amid the good-natured laugnter of the spectators, The amouvt of snow which has fallen and now lies scattered over the city’s suriace 1s very large, and waile the warm weather and the eiforts of the Street Cleaning Department will soon render clear the more prominent thoroughfares, some weeks must neceasarily intervene beore we are freed trom the nuisance. POLICE DISCIPLINE. tl hi SUPERINTENDENT WALLING’S TRIAL. Daniel Hawry, one of the Adams Express Tobbers, yesterday gave his tesumony against Superintendent Walling as to illezal imprison. | ™ ment. The object of taking it in this manner is that Hawry will be sentenced on Wednesday, and his tes:imony would then be worthless, It embraces the bare fact of bis original arrest and confinement. TRIAL OF CAPTAIN KILLALEA. Tne Court convened at nalf-past three o'clock yesterday, There was present the full Board of lended by Charles W. Brooke and Jobn R,. Fellows as counsel, He was present al Mr. Brooke moved to dismiss the charges, on the ground that they had been tried before. This President Matsell denied and the counsel took an exception, The first witness called was ex-Sergeant Avgus- tus Miller, of the Twenty-second precinct, who proved tobe the main witness against the Cap- | tain, and whose testimony was sought to be im- | peached by tne defence. | Ex-Sergeant Augus:us Miller testified that he gave Captain Killalea checks and money on sev. | eral occasions which he received from Mr. Kase- | ang for that purpose; on each occasion the checks were of $50and the money the same; he nad aiso received money ‘rom other persons, among them Charies W. Edgar, $75, which he p.id over to Captain Killalea, Counsel oojected, a3 they had received no notice of any matter concerning others than the Kase- Jangs. 1b Was strack out. Witness continuea—loat on April 21, 1871, he | had received the first $50, ana on January 15, 1872, he received @ check o1 $60 from Mr. Kasefang signed Mrs, Kase(ang, which he paid to the Captain, at about eleven tue Captain came to me and usked me i! Kasetang had seen me—tin other words, had given me any money; I said no; he then gave me orders to close the bar, a8 the Excise law was 1D force; 1 told Mr. Kaselang tnat be must close his bar, and shortly aiter he gave me 350 to haud over to the Captain, ana the bar remained open | until morning; the checks were eaca time $50, | aud were on the West Siae Bank to bearer; at one | time, when { was away a week, my closet was broken open and papers stolen, sv that I | am uot positive of dates; 1 cannot say positively the dates; the first payment I am sure was’ in monev; woen Mr. Kaselang handed me the money he said nothing, but it was under- stood | siouid give it to Captain Killalea; | got no ‘portion Of any of the money at any Oi the Various times; it Was none of my business to inquire what was to become of the money; f acted under supe- rior orders tn allowing the mau to keep the place open; i never told these facts belore; I was dis- Counsei—Do you kaow one Malone, NEW YORK CITY. The only arrival at Castle Garden yesterday was the steamer Baltic, from Liverpool, with st cabin and 178 steerage passengers, As Mr. John Walsh, aged fifty years, and residing at No, 240 East Fortieth street, was crossing Broadway yesteraay opposite No, 835, his place of business, he accidentally slipped and fractured hit 1p. Yesterday alternoon, Alired Haeble, aged forty- five years, residing at No. 418 Firat avenue, em ployed asa bookbinder at No. 50 Franklin street, dentally had his hand caught in a stamping macaine, His band was amputated at tha hospital. The steamship companies yesterday advanced their steerage rates from $20 to $25, except the National, State and Williams & Guion lines, theirs being advanced trom $15 to $23, The companies do not expect aby decrease in travel on account of the increase in the rates tor passage. Yesterday afternoon, as Michaei Callahan, aged Jorty, and residing at No. 10 Caroline street, was engaged in unloading @ coal barge, some of the machinery gave way, overturning the load of coal upon his head, causing a terrivie {racture of the skull. He was conveyed to the Park Hospttal in a dying condition, Mrs. Krentzien, a respectaple married woman, about lorty years of age, died yesterday morning at her residence, No. 233 East Fortysixth street, from the effects of a miscarriage which, it 1s sus- pected, Was the resuit of malpractice, Coroner Kessler has the case in charge. Mrs. Krentzien was the mother of several children, Commissioners Cox and Brennan and Assembly- man Shiel, of Westchester, inspected the Park Hospital yesterday aud conversed with the patients ia regard to their food, treatment end condition. ‘They ascertained the tact that not. withstanding (he Kind treatment of the medical jaculty in charge of the institution there is room. Jor Improvement in so far as regards the food, The regular weekly meeting of the Methodist ministers was held yesterday morning, Rev. Dr. Merwin in the chair, Alter the usual devotionay exercises a paper on the “Hymuology of the Meth. odist Church” was read by the Rev. Dr. Warren, of St. Joun’s Metnodist Episcopal church, Brook- lyn, E. D. Dr, Warren said that the tendenoy of the Church to-day, as revealed in its stoging, wae lo bring toe peopie to @sound knowledge aad un- derstanding of the promises of Carist and the wreat trutos of the Scriptures. The hymns most frequewgly usod are iult of strong. rugged laa guage id simple explanations of the means of sanctification, Effeminate hymns, tull of beautitul flowers of rhetoric, were nut so effective, The essay Was well received by the meeting. BROOKLY N. A five yesterday in the residence of Mr. Tag- eh No. 809 Madison street, caused a damage of The trial of Francisco San Felipo, the alleged counterfeiter, was continued yesterday in the United States Court before Judge Benedict, The Brooklyn swill miik stables have bees undergoing investigation by agents of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Aoimais, who have brought to life some horrible facts connected with the milk supply of some parts of that city. Justice Pratt in the Supreme Court yesterday granted @ motion to send,the case of Charles F, Blake against W, T. Hatch & Son, the Wall stree! brokers, before a referee. The plaintiff claims that the firm owes bim- $20,000, and the defena- ants assert that the amount was used up in margins, Frederick Koerner, aged thirty-two years, drank in Waiter’s liquor store, No. 69 Fulton street, yesterday aftercoon and refused to pay for the liquor, The proprietor of the place, attemptini to eject him, a struggie ensued, in the course ol which Koerner seized Walter’s leit hand with hia teeth and bit off three of his fingers. Koerner was arrested by Officer Grant and locked up at tne York street poiice station, LONG ISLAND. Theodore Lott, eighteen years of age, residing with bis parents, on the Merrick piank roi Jamaica, was taken witha fainting fit yesterday morning, walle on his way from the barn to the house. He Jell on bis Jace tn about three inches of Ladi and sulfocated beiore assistance could tin. Atan early hour yesterday morning @ party of laborers, while on their way to work, tound lying On the track of the Brooklyn Central Rallroad, at Woodhaven, the dead body of ao unfortunate | woman of intemperate habits Known by the name of Mary, who Was last seen on Sunday evening wending ber way aloo the track. It was at fi thought that she bad been tne victim of foul play, Duta medical examination made by Dr. Willlaul D. Wood, of Jamaica, showed taat there were no grounds for tne suspicion. Coroner Hendersot of Jamaica, took Soares Ol the vody ang adjourne: the inquest untill Wednesday. Mary was about f.ty years of age and a native of Ireland. STATEN ISLAND. pees rape It is stated that tne steamer Josephine ana the ferry boat Norctnfield, of tne Staten Island Rat way Ferry, will be overhauled and put in com- plete order, and will be heid in readiness to ran tn Opposition to the new lerry to be established at Stapleton. Messrs. Doyle, Manet and Oliver, assessors of the town of Soutnfleld, received their assessment books yesterday, and will commence their work immediately. The law requires the com assessments in that town by the lst of May, and ae assessors are allowed pay for only thirty-five jays. It is understood that a bill is to be introduced into the Legislature creating five instead or three Potice Commissioners jor Richmond coanty, at @ salary of $300 each per year, $1,500 in all, or the same sum as is now paid tor three commissioners, ‘This will give @ representation of one lor each town. NEW JERSEY. The amount of bonds abstracted by Hamilton from the Treasury of Jersey City was $85,000, and the obligations of his bondsmen amount to $ Inasmuch as Hamilton purioined his bond destroyed it, the bondsmen reiuse to meet thet obligations, A decision on the question is now | pending in the supreme Court at Sreaton. A petition, numerously signed, has been pre- pared for presentation to the Court of Pardons for the commutation of the sentence passed om | Michael Sullivan at New Brunswick. If this court dves not interfere Sulitvan will be hanged cn the aot April, His coansel, fr, Adrain, 18 making | sireuuous efforts (o secure at least a reprieve, Insanity ison the increase in Hudson county, and the lunatic asylum in Snage Hil 1s over. Witness—I ovject to answerin Commissioner Voorhis—this 18 not the trial of Mr, Milter, but that of Captain Killalea. ‘The counsel contended they in ended to mpeach the character of the Witness, so as to show that he ‘was not worthy of credivility. | President Matsell—I{ the witness does not choose | to answer We cannot compel him, | A lengthy discussion here ensued as to the char- acter o! the witness, the defence endeavoring to | snow that he Was a bad character, which they did not succeed in showing. Witness—I saw one of these checks in OMicer Guifney’s hands which I recognized as tu.e same | Teceived from Kaseiang, Officer Gatfoey, of the Twenty-second preciuct, testified that he was entirely ignorant of the case; I never culled to have @ check cased at the West side Bank; | was offered a $1,000 check to come down and testify regarding Captain Killaiea all 1 | knew, 1 said I Would do 80 If 1 saw the money; he | tien asked me why | wouidao’t take a cneck; L said I did not care to; [never saw the man velore 1 since. | of fatroliman Dantel Frazier, of the Twenty-second | precinct, testified he knew nothing whatever of the case. August Urban, an excise inspector, testified | ‘Lhis Was not admitted as evidence, The names Ot Fritz Kaselang and his wife were called, bus taey did not respond, | Doorman Malone was cailed and testified that he was attacbed to the Seventeenth precinct; ne had & conversation with Sergeant Miller when in the same precinct together; he caliet me to the door and asked me if 1 would get om the chicken and Sergeant Miller said, “Meagher would tion to me Whether he took the chicken back or Miller and Captain Killaieé were very nuly at that ime together, missioner Disbecker Was sworn as a Wit. | crowded. The County Physician sent five incura | bles yesterday to the State Asylum, at Trenton, The numoer oO. patients admitted during tne past three months 18 largely 10 excess of that tor any corresponding period since the institution wag establisned. A basis for a compromise has been submitted te the Hudson River Tunnel Company by the Dela ware and Lackawanna Company, im order that the existing diMicuities may be amicably adjusted; but the former company decline to enter into negotiations for the present. The bill to a them to proceed tas passed the lower House of the peers and wiil be reported in the Senate this week. THE FREEHOLDERS’ FRAUDS. The Hudson County Board of Freeholders, | their meeting last Thursday, ordered the payment of a bill of $208 for clothing furnished to the Pent tentiary at Snake Hill. It was ascertained yester- day that no inmate, whether officer or prisoner, has seen one shred of tuts ciothing, nor, tn fact, has any clothing been furnished to tne inmates of that institu'ton for several months, The branay and Whisxey Which were sent to that institution in large quantities at the expense of the cou and intended for the use only of invalid inmat shave been retatied to the omicers at ten cents a drink and $160 per bottle, vut not one cent of the money so received has been remitted to the vounty treasury. These and many other petty irauds will be broagny oefore the Grand Jury. PUBLIC PARK FOR JERSEY CITY, The question of public parks ts agitating the | property owners in Jersey City. There is a re markabdle unanunicy on the question ta favor et | the pro.ect, but whether there should be o1 large park, or tWo or more smalier ones, has yet Counsel read an affidavit of Milier’s giving Mr. Disbecker as beng Concerned with him in some advice he gave Miller Concerning a charge against him (Miller), He said thas Miller bad called upon wituess aia had confessed be was guilty of being ma house playing cards when ne saogid have been on duiy and that subsequently, im an alti dayit, he denied being there. The Case Was here adjourned wotil Monday next at two o'clock to get tue testimony of Kaseiang aud pis wile. to be determined, The property owners on t line of Palisade avenue, north of the arsenaj property, are Willing to pay a large share of 0 eXpense ol laying out & park On the slope of tue hil ii che Legislature will grant the necessary per- mission, ‘Tits park Would not only improve the surroun ting prope but would cover up a cor siderame tiaet OF Mnreciaimed land on the Wester! side of the Meadows, Tae residents in the Berzen district claim tie righs to establish @ sIMUar park iu tueir territory. | | | | | | | | SR NN Te SEIT nT eS HUR We TeNi mT NAT ese O05 HAIAar ED rTan Oc RAE RO ORNS UMRN Moe Meng enIReMMron fu Pvt TT