New-York tribune., 1875-05-15
RAPID TRANSIT.
THE COMMON COUNCIL Bull GOES TO THE
GOVERNOR

THE COMMON COUNCIL Bull GOES TO THE
GOVERNOR.
suF ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMON
COUNCIL BILL coNcuRRED IN ny THE SENATE
THg rRiNCg BILL RADICALLY AMENDED BY THE
sENATE-A SUSPICIOUS CLAUSE AND AN IRRE-
sPONsIBIE COMMITTEE.
tyRon REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIE rRiBUYE.l
Albany. Nay 14.-Mr Selk-eg from the Railroad
Committee, reported back in the Senate to-day the
Common Council Rapid Transit bill. AZ it came from
the House. He said that the instructions of the
Senate 10 report this morning. and while his
Committee were of opinion that somc of the propO-
sitions added to the bill in the Lower House
should be amended or changed, they felt that
there was no time TO make such changes rs
iDtelliz,ntly they ought to be made, and they
feared that such action might defeat rapid transit
altogt ther. The report WAS LAID aside temporarily
on motion # Mr.. Jacobs in order that the regular
order of third reading of bills should proceed Sub
squcntly, il was taken up and the amendments
made 10y the Assembly were cOncurrcd IN W without
opposition. The vote upon concurrence includes
the name Of every Senator except Messrs. Booth,
hing Lowcry, and Wocdn. who absent Mr..
Wood hesiiatel To vote for time and finally
voted Yea ~ he said the assurance of senators
about him that the amendments were AL right. The
bill now goes To the Governor.
Prince bill Oh the same subject lie desired that it
lie on the table and be printed as amended, the
changes being many and some of them quite I'M
portant The motion agreed 10. The following
the amendments:
Section 81, amended provides that the officers ap-
pointed 10 perform tne duties relative 10 rapid transit
viii report 10 the local authorities the action taken and
measures proposed by them.
The following amendment is made 10 Section IS
But parallel railroad shall he located under the pro
.tff fhfny pfflS
State o provide railways for rapid transit O persons md
property 10 be constructed maintained and operated by
tteamower in, on, uuon, aOn. over or under any OF
thc streets roads or avenues or any of the cites OF inc
State within two bocts OF any other railroad located as
herein provided, and in. on. along, under
which railroad IS constructed maintained and operated
wi.in the period by this statute limited or within two
blocks of any location which has been heretofore
located designated or established for rapid transit rail-
road hy commissioners dIy appointed for that purpose
and in, on, upon along under which railroad il
e"ustrn ted within sA mOntla after the passage OF TINS
at, and proceeded with until the some location
Of portion thereof is completed aud in Use as rapid
H.n,it railroad
The following is a new section:
SIC. ~. ron the application Of any existing company
uudcr charter for building aud operating elevated
RAPID transit railroad in any Of the cities of this State. the
sch raj road will be built, authorize change If src-
from that authorized by charter any other
sueiCrc O an elevated railroad approved by them. OF To
rElpad Ia be IN part elevated and in part built and
operated upon under street road, avenue,
along the route designated and established for such rail-
rod ana to on ike s?plicalion ana on ens
OF he o- supports Of the structure of the elevated
rairoad authorized to any OF the roadways side
walss along he same provided that nothing herein CON
tanc vii authorize the placing OF pier- supports Of
any elevated rapid transit railroad part of the
track ~ Any street railroad constructed along any part OF
saiI route.
The other amendments purely verbal. Mr..
SelSrcg aud Mr.. Wagner, of the Railroad Commit
tUe. both stated to your correspondent that these
amendments We're adopted unanimously by the
Committee but Mr.. Tobey OF the same Committee
Sad that he did not know what they were, and Mr.
Madden, another member, declared positively that
III. were added in the Assembly and not in the
kenatc Committee at all The amendment to Sec
ton 81 seems TO contain clause calcu-
lted 10 defeat rapid transit altogether
~ under it no road may be built on
a route parallel with and within two blocks of any
other road of any route which has been heretofore
designated for rapid transit route and along which
railroad is begun within six months after the
passage 0f this act, some portion being completed
nd in as rapid transit railroad Ii is apparent
that under this amendment The holders of rapid
transit charters, who propose 10 defeat all rapid
transit, may establish their claim 10 the Second.
Third and Tenth Avenues and Broadway by simply
brilding block two of rapid transit road one
sf the avenues named