New-York tribune., 1879-05-09
TIE STREET RAILWAY BILL.
r CONCESSIONS MADT-DrSIGNS oN BROADWAY

scnded the resolution 20 De able % attend bec
oa match. The morning hours were occupied partly III
considering Dir. BramHns remarkable railroad bli;
bill OstsnsDy n'eHded TO permit street railroad con-
panies who have not yet Lana tracks under charters
granted by he LEGISLATURE TO change their routes IL
has been the universal belief in the Legislature that
the bill reality intended to enable
some one OF the street railroad companies Of
New-York 10 place tracks on Broadway. Tue bill
was accordingly very coldly received. MIR. Brinan
himse, called up the bill Instantly there an alert
expression upon Tie aces OF the leaders OF the Assem-
bly,. NJ. BramaA, Ia embarrassed manner, moved
that the Bl be iccoumitted 10 tDe Committee on Ri-
roads. with instructions to report forthwith a long
amendment which he then sent 10 the clerks desk.
Tne amendment, briefly described, requires any raiIs
road built upon BrUd 10 pay 10 the cIy per cent
gross pts yearly 10 keep that thoroughare ln
repair from Foulteeuti-at. to tao Battery, ana
to remove dirt ana snow from the stgcet The
amendment also directed the company not 10 charge
more than couts fare passenger rou tAe BatJcry 90
Fiity-nlutl-s BY an amendment made TO the bIl Tie
otlcr day By Fish, elevated railroads were excluded
from the PROVISIONS OF the act Ml Braman followed
up proHlr or amendments Dy prop,su- tnat Tie a
suoGId no. apply % any existing railroad uor 90 "uf
railroad whose charter hal expired The debate tlea
proceeded.
Mr. Hepburu-TAis bill when 10 first came 20 orr at
tenon was n such shape tEat 10 fellow could tuG out
waatIt meant, No one knew positively that ii arpi.,d
to N,w-YJrk OF came from tIat CITY.
MT Brauau-Thc bill lI not come FROM Ncw-Y9ra.
ior Iid know when introduced 10 mat tapplied 90
Mr HepnaT.-vell. Mr. Speaker. as originally intro
ducod 30 aUu;od 10 the ST. Nicholas Avenue Mauna,ta
y4Ie ANA Ior.y--econu rIcet E-lrJad Company. 4
hold 10 uy hand some auenum,n,s WnIch tlluA VII
uucu Up tAc occupation ui btotuWl 10 com ictiiI"l'
It Tue people oi Nrv-i Ia are wiling Co have ru-
/ road on broadway / AN perfectly Wll..ug that tIey
should have oAc. but i5nnh 'he t-ofJuEl..rr -ho"N
b, Upcu tu competition Ia the words 0 O0oLc sellers,
There's millions Iu it, ar Lo.iiisId aud otnefs
have offered % milton oi d}la,s Ioi -Ae pit",-r OBJ
lu.Iin- "a ii road t.r street. a general D., prop
rrv drawn giving ,ue local authorities uu permission
company after 20 ,tculta tue cJusru ul the uluy-
er;TJwu,ls would, 70 Seems 10 me, De aho2jecuoh-Die
/ ann ia FAVOR OF such e. DIl.
E,-ili- Hraoas-I o.i.r an amendment forHfddng the
contraction q railroad on Br1auwaF. 10 D. the uht
great tnur1a-lldIt Nlal we nave lA y 'ir 'l
IIuoy- rurleI tlat tyc people Uf N,N-l urk
40 hol Want Do -N'H a. D." ~ .'''' '''' d ''.
years ato iA' o-u' 81 t- -"o 3'.'"c " '''u -..
Ey H. T. -.DWa.L and otueI prominent citizens o a.H-
York or .t Gay, asking tic LEGISLATURE tD -iu t.eH
such chaf.t., aAt ohtilh- f-"'vv'o i"' IT, l..''
ming. should bee qlr.d ia cpu-at rug tHi- bA: nrsf,
that uO railroad -4a Uc uGi; secuuu. j ra.r3,u e.
autAorzi u, tAe rfnp.r'-'WIef' ,I'', nav. ~ ..'i
those Who wi. pay iue most ior tne pl'ir-e shall
Mr Fish-I believe that property viii Dee greatly
benefited Dy the building pi street railroad u.
Broadway. The elevated roads have Aau tEo t,ct o..
Oeprecdilng the pice Oh p'gp'i., on on l'. . ,'.
would pUt up the franchise t0 uls ROAD oH tit street
/ al public auction. giving IL o. tur uigln-. bidder.
Mr Brooks Withdrew Ms amendment p'oro. 'lus l.t
buiaug oi ou broadway at tAt requc-, uI ...
HrpUur, who wished Co 0nur some amendments, tnu
would luciuos among 'Aein some piot''en "f -di.
Br0p. MT. UeE burn then offered ilc auIca Ui amend
Z
Instructions TO tue CIerA 90 have tln amcndm. .t-
printed. The motion adopted by large yI.e uut-
the the D! iI ~ ll2 . Mr. Fis sections ana J. Mr. Br
man SECTIONS . and g. Mr.. Hepburn Section Z, Mr.
I Br1nE-. The bill is as follows:
sfrrloS l. u small Doe aW4ul for any cGistI- railroad
coruoIiiIuu organ zsd under Jle act euuioI An acr
no authorize tlr fJruttiOu oi railroad corporation, anu
to regulate tue same." passed ApIi- =, $500, aud e
9c f.radatory or the the successor OF ID.
Grantees any franchise heretofore granted hy tHe
Legislature OF tls state authorizing the construction
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construction OF its road. ana which has vu ed or shall
hereafter by vote ot WoAiIs OF ITS whole number oL
directors vote 70 change, extend anu alter tn- routes of
its road or - terminus ana Nhrh mas coiHpeI on maF
hereafter comply Win me reg 'htIir OF section -
article of the Constitution O Js state, to construct,
maintain opeIs'tr ana use sucH chahgrG' extended OF
altered Iuuie- ana -I' nave I'd, sumo L.-Al ana power
10 construct maintain. operate aud Use s road upon,
along aua through sucl cAah-ed, extended or altered
as 1- road hl btcA lHcated tbee I'D the INST
instance nothing herein contain shall De cOL strued
fO au.uurzc the change of either terminus in any
county tlan tuc ole n which or adjoining That Ia
which It previously located
SIC II. TINS shall not apply to any elevated rail
1rc H. ANY consent Of the local authorities Of the
CIV If NevY,rE tnat may De hereafter gwen pursu-
railroad coupauv saId CITY, extend change It's
ue or route aud along chat part OF the street Of said
afy known a. BIO4dwav. wing between Fourteeuth-..
OF said city and Bater-p.ace or any part thereof,
shall DE imperative ana void unies, granted on terms
ana coualtious ;uat shall least require the railroad
company extending or changing lts line to operate
oIr--r,i "A Continuous line of road u connection with,
ana as part Of extension north of fpurternthst,
further require the annual payment By SAID company
into Treasury ~ said city Of al least per cent pf
tensions forming wnat ls commonly known "a cross
town street railroad south oI One hundred
naIy. nam S-'' az IT, own expense to repair ana
karp i'm GOOD order tlc pavement the cariageway Of
gfl tnaf rari Broadway between FUurf-cnth-t aud
BattrrypFce, also 40 taer o"h expense 10 sweep ana
remove tho sweapHgs from The caTrlagewiy ot said
Br1.lway between Iourteertl-,t. aud Battegy-pacs,
once in every twenty }-our hours, weather pelmIIu-.
said company own the Sge"pngs and so ~ lts own
eypruse 10 remove thc snow rum said portion of fIe
carriagewaY Broadway mmcdHt T after each iHl pi
snow tine CITY Go provide convenient places 30 dump
the same. nothing la tDs acs snail 1c cons rled 90
autuoJZ. the construction 0l any sur.i railroad 'h
Fith-aye said cry Oh New-IDrh or any part thereof.
or to authorz- tho Use OF iucuAoIt" or auu' r r's
state, OF 10 revive tAt cd~il~i 'l an l""d o'NraNF
which has lapsrd hrsu forfeited tos aul r.y-c or -
uealed 10 extend the existence OF anY railroad COM
~ For the purposes ~ this act the local autos-
ties whose consent shall 1e requisite 20 a. houA- thr
rgd or any extensions alteration. onauge tha ihe or
route Thereon N any to"l' tI-ist % o) al'' @ W '.
on.r OF nignYay5 Yf v.eh tJwu hc Board % Trustees
G,nn and 7fy"r OF in Uha over body or e., sud
offer or officers gsiltyc function may be- vtsoL
SEC v The Leg stature may |heu any rosu su"l %
ot,lei loi use from tlmo alter reduce the rts
OF frelgl's fare, other proats upon -lca road
corporation founded under tfis act but such d--nu-
ton snail not take away or impair any rtmrdy si'sn
for any liability which small ha'o Boen previously
SIC VII. In au cases whenever the consent %
the local authorities has been given Tor the location
caustF tFurtUu, maintenance ana operation or rail
road for tI. alIrt0n, change Or extension OF lr
rOuie II any street railroad now organized undoi rI
stIIg lys tAs rragcso FOR tae use ana mantcns
Of such railroad anal be sat tt auction lud sold 10
company which VIII glTs the highest amount Tor
-uch use. The sale to ba CJndun.ed by TIE u1aucal
officer city, town village In which such road
Ia located, and the proceed. of tAe s.e 70 De pad INTO
treasury Of said 0ity. town village for the re-
deDpton OF its doDt.
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
THRCOsiMTssrOSEg 0R JURORS SALARY REDUCED
MR. sTRAHAS's BILL AMENDED.
FRoM ruR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rH1 TRIBUNE.