New-York tribune., 1879-04-24
RAPID TRANSIT PROJECTS.
NEW BILL INTRODUCED IN THE INTERESTS OF
THE Elevated RAILROAD COMPANIEs-A GEN
ERAL STREET RAILWAY BILL N HAND.

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A NEW BILL INTRODUCED IN THE INTERESTS OF
| THE ELEVATED RAILROAD COMPANIEs-A GEN.
ERAL STREET RAILWAY BILL N HAND.
IBY TELEGRAPH TKIBCSE.1
| ALBANY, April 23.-The elevated railroads
fNewYork, having come To an agreement that there
shall be crossing OF their tracks, seeking leg
sation here which will enable them to change their
rontes. Dayio Dudley Field, the counsel OF the New
York Elevated Railroad Company, arrived here yester
day, bearing, tits understood bill empowering the
railroads to change such Of their they may
have discovered TO be ncOnvenient for rapid transit pu
poses. new bill, which is singularly like attrb-
ted 10 Mr.. Field, the subject OF remarkable action
In the Assembly Committee on Railroads to-day. The
committee had under consideration two bills
concerning tho elevated railroads presented
by Mr.. Calvin, when suddenly Mr.. seebacher
pulled OF his pocket the bill described above and
offered IL substitute for tho other bills Mr.. Gal
wins bills prescribed that Scent trains should be
throu the day. and also that the railroads should
transfer tickets good the horse railroad
One OF the bills had also percmptorily forbidden any
change Of by elevated railroads IN these words
But nothing in this act contained shall confer any
authority said commissioners alter extend, change
or any route for any railroad In the City OF New
York" The committee nevertheless did not regard
this stipulation but directly reversed It, and with tile
consent Of the author OF the bills, who was pacated
with provision in the bill that there should be at
was then adopted and will be reported ayorably
morrow by the committee. There was only vote
against making the substitution and report. It was
given by Mr. Wheeler Of Dutchess. The bill is in part as
follows;
Chapter COO OF the Laws Of 1870, entitled An act to
further provide for the construction and operation OF
steam railway OF railways counties OF the STATE is
hereby amended ny adding to section Al the fOOwng
Every company organized under the provisions OF TINS
act and every company which shall any OF rail
way any track under the authority OF TINS act
shall attach to every passenger train al least one car
for the transportation OF passengers at reduced rates
OF fares not greater than those arged In the cal
or mentioned in the sixth section, and all trains
the company may or two cars for passed.
gers at CHER rates and may exclude ali other pdssen
the commissioners appointed under the first section OF
this aot snail provo to be nconyenien or Ineligible the
eOmpany using the may change n for another,
with the Of the local authorities having con-
troll OF that portion OF street or highway upon when
itls proposed TO construct Opcrnte such railway
Any company organized under this act may Increase the
number of It's directors to not more thaa thirteen by
vote majority interest OF It's stockholders at any
ChapIer COS OF the Laws Of 1875 is the famous Rapid
Trans Act. 1t Will be perceived that, as modified by
the proposed law, permits either Of thc elevated rail-
sit Commissioners.
Friends OF the elevated roads say that the new routes
have not vet been eelected Objection l. made the
suggested route through Bro ld-s Nassaustand across
Printing HOuse-square on the ground tnat NasSa-s s
today said that might be necessary for OF the
roads buy considerable real estate III order TO secure
right or through blocks. This declaration II Is be-
eved. points plan on the part of the Metropolitan
| Of road along the streets
TO- and parallel with the East River and through bscks
TO DIv1slonst The phrase In the new bill concerning
permission to be gwen by the local authorities having
charge of Is supposed TO refer 10 the Com
| ms sioner OF Public Works.
| The Assembly Railroad Committee also dealt
| with another matter OF great interest %
| residents of New-IOrk This q bill which,
| IL passed, Will undoubtedly lead 10 the
bulldng Of riroad on Broadway. Mr.. Hurd, of Erie,
last week Introduced bill which may be- rightly termed
general street rairoad bill, to distinguish IL from the
General Railroad Act Under the constitutional amend
mens OF 1878 the Legislature forbidden Issuing auy
more charters street railway companies. IL Is pro
ylded however that the Legislature may pass general
act authorizing the alton or such companies IN SIM
liar manner that followed In the OrganSltOn of other
railroads No OF this pernlsslye clause has ever
been made consequence OF the opposition OF the pree
ent STREET railway companies 70 the passage OF
the general law, the companies arguing that
any Increase OF their plumbers would de-
crease the profits OF the business. Mr.. Hud informed
the Railroad Committee to-day that capitalists IN
Bulno desired to ganize street railroad company,
but found It impossible under the prohibition or the
Constitution IL had therefore Introduced the general
law The committee once resolved ~ report II Ia
yorably TO the Assembly This VIII be done 0-lnor-
row The proposed bill authorizes any number Oi per
sons not than thirteen in number In city or village
to organize street railway company and select route
for their railroad The bill provides, however. that the
consent OF at the OF h1f in value OF the
prOpertv along line of the streets selected shall be
obtained before any rails can he LAID.