New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
THE NIAGARA FALLS RESERVATION.

pIscUssING THE BILL IN THE AssEMBLY-A LARGE
MAJORITY ~ FAVOR OF 1T.
[FRoM THE REGuLR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE!
ALBANY, March 24.-The Niagara Falls Park
buwas ordered to third reading in the Assembly to-
day by large majority. Of the Senate showed
that that body also is favorably disposed toward tho
bill Mr. Hubbe managed the measure skifully in tho
Assembly He had had 1t made special order directly
after the reading of the journal He related the history
f the acaureent OF lands by private individuals abous
the Falls described the gradual shutting out oil tho
nubic from the sight OF the cataract ana tho
imposition 0f large admitance fees to the various parks
nno the edge Of the Niagara River Mr. Hubbell stated
thar four appeals only had been made from tho awards
Of the state Commission that appraised the lands ana
,hras M these would further contested II the bill
sbonld become law In the bill was not passed
nv the Legislature before May the state woud 1850
all IT had expended in appraisng and surveying tho
lands All the work would have TO be done over AGAIN.
Moreover the Commission had obtained the lahds Al
loss nro than the State would be offered again. The
,,rs of tho Commission had not given any eompen-
,,ou for aego water rights These they had decided tho
s,te owned The State could use these rights conveying
the water far away from the site OF the proposed paFk
aud sell them for large sum. There would DE no AZ
tanpt TO adorn park by resortng to landscape gar
denug intent would be to restore the panAs Oh 'ho
Niagara River to their natural state.
Mr. Barnham, Democrat from wayne County, VINO
,,ena 10 run for County Judge oI that county next
fall and therefore aims possible, to win the hearts OF
the farmers followed in speech opposing the bill In
bis opnion the bill would benefit the millionnares OK
Europe and the United States" and no ono else NIL
ronnaires alone were able to travel in this
n"mntry They would go TO Niagara faiis
and wander about without paying anything ~
The hill should become a law. Now they PAID Without
umbliAg the small sums asked OF them But the Ia
ers with their morgaged one phf coua NOT ~,
for, TO travel They the ones VINO wouiu pay tns
tsxes and thus buy the lands at Niagara fals.
Mr. Williams, of Chautauqua VINO represents a coinf
munity of farmers said that the farmers OF Snau1uqua
toty supported the Niagara Falls schome Their tastes
were not nited milking cows morning ana nght anu
to ploughing Co ,..,.u.a ,.., ho haa nox
r.csived peIiton against the BILL yet he should vote
ainst because thought the State should not en-
i'm such an enterprise Parks could be defended when
ey were for cities but this was for the people
of The whole State. The poor sought city parks bt he
doubted II the poor would 90 10 Niagara FAILS Mors.
the bill opened the door for other vast schemes
erpending the States money -.
kidIer M Scott asserted that the falls had diroc>
educational influence Mr. Barnham, he said, had stated
that desired the adoption OF the BILL On tpe
Contrary IL was the poor who suffering by the dx
acops al The falls II took small fortune to SEQ the
lanes Haggerty said that some people had
| no eye for the beautiful and onl}
considered the practical. 1t was shame TO the Ans{i
people permitted tho Dsnass q the as