New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-16

FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuSgl
ALBANY May 15.-The hearing before the Gov.
erhOr on the General Street Railway bl to-day
showed that the persons chiefly interested In il ara
the men who own the charter OF the Forty-second
Street, Manhattanville and St. Nicholas Ayenuo
Railroad. The counsel of that road made an argu-
neht IN favor of the bill and then gave way to two
residents OF tie West Side OF New York who de-
pcted their lonely condition in consequence of the
lack of street railroads west of Ceotral Park In
cldentally the citizens praised the scheme of tho
fOrty-secOnd Street Manhattanville and St.
Nicholas Avenue Railroad Company. The lawyer
had the candor to acknowledge that the railway
| company, having obtained the consent of a majority
| OF the prOperty-Owners on Forty-second-st to the
construction of a railway en- that street four years
ago did not intend to ask that consent again. Ono
OF the speakers, however reminded the Governor
that tho present propcrty-owners on Forty
second st. might object
| Inc statement WAS made also that "Jakc'
! Sharpe favored the bill as long as Broadway was
left open to his railways, but that he was now Bit
terly opposed to the bill. +. l.. Stetson appeared
to oppose the BILL because Broadway was excepted
from its provisions; while W. c. Trull T. +. Church
and Cyrus Clark made speeches in favor of the bill,
because II it becomes a law the Forty second
| Street. Manhatanytle and st. Nicholas Avenue
| Railroad will be built. T. L. Stetson said:
, ap9ear representing two interests: one Of them Is
tha OF the property in Broadway, beaded by :
H. H. Vance, cX-pfc,dentOf the Board 0f Aldermen OF
NeW-folk. MI Vance and his associates. VINO own
property in Broadway were ,nc,d tat no General
street railroad law should be passed in %hch BT6tgay
wa, not included The bin has been deprived OF THIS
ft ture and having been dep ived of f. uie opposed
TO the blls becoming law. In behalf OF auoh,r inter-
esi also oppose the bin. | have been retained by
Johh l. IIannagan who was William II. Webb's
lunseL when he secured an Injunction against tho
E he StT K%s; u hg ,b rTt M th4g & ,a fGai
ma ' UP /" me passage or the constitutional amend
nrht foINddlng the Granting OF special charters 70
street railways was tie bills constantly submitted for
building railroad III broadway. Sow yoI propose 10
begin that matter All over again. Nou propose To
r'I pio3'"y rom thc operations Oi the St'i street
railway tNi mus making the matter again tAc most
you viii have bin, 70 take ont Broadway from the ex-
ceptrd streets also claim that by making options
r,liwny act II y"n Iayr cxcdntions ma hiu Ie5
plainly drawn 10 permit OF a street railway being put
upon Forty sccond-St nom river to river The courts
nave granted an injunction against tie Forty second
tracks from 1cnthayc. eastward To the East River.
This act directly authorizes the railway To extend is
tracks 1t l. sought to legislative authority to ex-
tehd me foai anb makes It retroactive. The Cham
bers street Railroad l. also revived Nou would make
valid permission TO build this railroad WHICH was
granted four years ago. You would have q rc,uIec-
IOl Oh nM me 9H schemes Tor tsIeet RAILWAYS ID NeT-
YORK lAs h.t wohd also authorize the elevated rail-
Io' @ 10 'Atend theI ack- In tn thlid section de-
,tiitS th"l any strce railway may extend II tracks;
but ln the sixth section there l. such limitation Is
says any railroad may extend lts tracks. loI have
plainly given the right 10 any corporation TO rail-
road through city with any power The lc-d effort
imrAs IA any direction despite the carefully drawn pro-
NJ last point tLat these franchises arc uo, made
suhcltnNy rcmuucrJtyc 10 ci.ic-. drcw up
Amendment which was rejected; prordng ior the sae
chsos should he sold at auction L-tv Ills is actually
Foriy-second-st
W. c. lrull said
It is very srmse to me that Mr. ,tot.on put hi.
the hill- when II included Broadway. But The great
Sow the Rapid Transit Act OF IS cx.ol,te,i a largo
number OF etrcrtsi Yet was deemed Constitutional.
1 til the Yy of ,"G M ,''S II Il III 'yt M9ny
general law II As been said by Mr. stct>ou THAT t.s
iricA. thinA That &, strained inter- OF this
HH he canoi have urged the point seriously This IN
property the of the local luhoritics
consent oI he 'S ToI ion u,' ,e & mo
To say thut ih- Ii ,,, the consent Of ;1 ro@clfy-
owners IN Folu-srcoud-st. You would have to ct
their consent ia amy ease. Ih.s merely confirm, their
cWseut. The Legislature has neglected. 10, duty Tor
ten years 10 pass general street railway net;
that one brrtmc law As for selling ne franchises OF
,L" street riliwHY- permit me 10 that tho
gross receipts Will bring much larger income 10 Inc
n.y. Ine Gross receipts Of the rnil"ayso. Acw-l0rk
last year amounted 90 Ss.OOo.oo0 At pc. ,rEt that
Mould 9nhs to the city an income OF 9iQooo0 !"arly
ears the new roa IS constructed under II shall pay per
ent on their gross receipts 10 the authorities OF the
places III which they are constructed am counsel for
ommlttee-r0oms OF the Assembly and senate wrre
should he buiit Tie local authorities OF NeW-lOrk
ia'o never objected to this BILL Indeed objects
oIt
= f. Church, representative OF the West Side
association asked that tie bill be sIgend. lie do
cribcd the uninhabited state OF the west side Uf
>cw-York north of Fifty-ninthst.. and ascribed it
o the lack of street railways. lie SAID that as a
property y-owncr lie had a selfish Interest; hoping
hat If the bill should become law street railways
Tou.d be built through the west side of NcV-York.
here no street railway bill, In hi> opinion,
'hich could be passed that would not meet with
ome local opposition in New-York. The West SIDE
vas a wilderness while the East Side Was a compact
veil built city; built up by street railways Tho
ooks at the Tax department showed what a loss
he lack Of railroads was causing the CITY of New
ork Thus Last side property was assessed last
ear Nl,301OOO and paid S2.OiN,9O1 intO the
lty treasury; whereas the " est Side WAS assessed
$4,000 and p aid only s. $4,000 into the city
Ioasury Mr. Church IN conclusion presenter a
etItlon from the West side Association favor OF
he bill
Cyrus Clark, a property owner on the west side,
)lloved Mr Church IN urging from he point of
iew OF aproperty-Owner the signing of the bill.
e made the point also that the LEGISLATURE could
Iaht the 0Iodd"ay property N-owncrS neAt year tha
ght to build a street railway upon it.
MI StetS0n said that if anything WAS needed 10
rove that the bill was special one II was Mr..
lar and Mr.. Churchs statements. II was pal
ably FoIty-SecOud Street Railway scheme
here could he a strong objection urged iC the bill
view Ui the fact that the present property.
NneTs III Forty sccOnd-st. were lot 10 DC
lted. The property owners of four years ago wcro
1t the property wners of to-day. lt was not rghG
impose railroad on the street without the con-
Mt OF the present psOperty-oN ners was obtained.
The Governor took tie papers and petitions and
rucd To TIC CONSIDERATION OF other matters.
A HEARING on ANOTHER BILL.
ROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRrprSrJ