New-York tribune., 1874-03-12
ALBANY.
A QUESTION or MUNICIPAL AUTHoRIIT-SEW BILLS
IN THE AsSEMBLY-QUICK TRANSIT PROSPECTS
Albany NOTES.

A QUESTION or MUNICIPAL AUTHORITG-SEN Bil1i0
IN THE AssEMBLY-QUICK TRANSIT PROSPECTS
ALBANY NOTES.
ALBANY, March 1.-THE bill to provide for
completing the work Ryerside-ave. and other up
town drives came up the special order IN tho Senate
again this morning, and occupied the entire session.
Nothing new was elected in the discussion. and the
Senate adjourned without taking vote on tho bill or
any OF the amendments proposed to IT, AD effort was
made to mako the hill special order again for TO-
marrow but it failed and its further consideration was
postponed indefinitely.
There was a Hood of new bills introduced in tho As
sembly to-day including several OF Importance to New
York Among them was by Mr.. Bigln amending
the City Charter the Park Commission to
single head It provide that all tho Commissioners
except the President Mr Wales) shall out Of office
within ten days after the passage OF the bill Two oi
were introduced relative 10 the quick transit charer
granted two years ago. known as "Swain's three tier
road" one Of them authorizing the city to guarantee
the bonds OF the road the extent 81 40 cent as fast
as II shall be constructed and the other authrinng the
Commissioners provided for In the bill to contract for
the right Of way which is to be through blocks pur-
chased by the Company.
speer's quick transit scheme known as the travelling
adewak" came up In its third reading ara was lost,
Yeas 6l-Nays, A. All the NewYork delegation except
Mcssrs. Heaey. Ieake, and MoAfee yoteo against the
hill and Mr. Prince called attention TO what be thought
the people OF wYork City ought to know, that quick
trant for that city was defeated by their repre-
septatiyes Here was dill guarded In the most
thorough manner required the plan TO be thoroughly
tested outside the city tho satisfaction OF five first
class engineers and then prohibited the building or
foot OF the tile city without the consent OF the
Common Council and Mayor aud yet every member
from New-YOrk excepC three voted against tho
hill MANY members, in explaining tlIoI votes, gave
as reason for voting against that they believed
TO be impracticaDle. Among these were Messrs Weed
spencer and Eastman. The last-named gentleman said
ba had become dissllsted with the multiplicity OF
schemes for ouict transit that had been launched upon
the this session. and for ne was IN favor
q, " kicking them ell out his own included" mean
II - said he IN response general litter among mem
ber. "the flood Of quick transit schemes lhat mas
been flowing in upon the Legislature since the begin
ming of the session Is calculated II not intended 10 cereal.
everything in shape of quick transit and athohRn
believe this Legislature ought to do something prae
tiealy 70 carry out what everybody wants. yet see
little prospect Of eectng any thing with the numerous
and autaroui siic projects now pending before U.s."
There ia little doubt that the larger portion OF the
,ic transit bills that have been introduced were in
tended by their authors to defeat all quick transit.
majority of them were nstlated by tho horse ralsoad
eon,panies ana the best thing the people do Is TO
top looking TO the legislature for any quick
st charters and work and build road under some
one or other of the SIX charters already exing. The
vote ON the speer bill indicates presy plainly that
ouck transit scheme stands nch chance m this Legs-
laure un less money is ased 10 H. provided there is
any money here to defeat IT, As there aiwaysis,
Controller Green a2i Controller Hopkins have con-
s,ltea together In reference tho bib which was
progressed IN Assembly the other night requrn
80 pay her quota OF the State tax into the
Treasury at the tIe that other counties do.
eoinpfomlse nas been agreed upon by tho State and
CITY Controller which will assume the form OF ne
bill and which, IL sas, Gill eteot the o1iect sought
without the nconyeniene " NewYo taxpayers that
| attached to the old bill.
| Tie Assembly Insurance Committee had bearing
thls morning thS bill 10 compel all Insurance com
| paues to give surrender value" W policy holders
| who are unable TO meet their payments Vol. h.
| Lansing advocated tho bill IN the interest OF policy
| holders and G. NJ Depew opposed on behalf Of the
insurance npanes. further Loarng will 10 had to
| morrow.
bill introduced In the Senate t9day by Mr.. Msddog