New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
THE ARCADE RAILWAY BILL
PASSING THE MEASURE IN The SENATE.


CITY REJECTED.
ryRoa TIVE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIhUNH'l
ALBANY, April 13.-A railroad beneath the
surface OF Broadway Madison Square and 'he
ground I'm Midison-ayc. to the Harlem River y '"o
scheme OF the Arcade Railway Company OF Ne"-1"rA
which was debated BY the Senate to-day senator D"'
offered an amendment requiring the company 10 ""Ao
an annual payment to tho Controller OF New-fork OF
per cent on It's gross annual receipts As senator Dy
had anticipated. strenuous opposition was mado
TO tho amendment by the supporters OF tho company
bill The railway was depicted rs phlahthfopls' ""o
WAS going confer largo benefits upon the pooPo Vi
Now-York but who, under Senator Days amendment
would be required to give something to the CITY pcio
being permitted to exercise his charity.
s,uator Low said there were two systems OF rap'u
,ransa temporary one tho elevated roads. and per
mansnt one, the underground railways He had maue
report In favor of the first elevated ROAD Inc lio h"
now arrived In his opinion. TO establish the Underground
system For many years the Broadway property-o"n-
rs had resisted the construction OF such road IN front
OF their property Now, however. they favored the AT
cade Railway Companys paus. 1t was useless 10 taA
about building road parallel with Broadway through
the centres blocks. Such road would be TOO cosby
and 1t would pay 1t would DO VOL To give tue COM
pauy DOW OF to take forty feet Of Broadway Iheh
there could be four trackstwO for express trains anu
two for way trains. In the night time TWO OF tue
tracks would be used for freight trains. senator
Low said that tho question Of compromising tho city had
been considered the Railroad Committee IL was de
clded that the railway company would compensase rne
CITY BIZ providing yiaduct for the reception OF the IRON
pipos gas electric wres telephone anu somcr p'p, -,
that WiT no n? cs. han milo the vadnc
Moreover the Legislature reserved the right to lower
capitalists risk their money in such on enterprise IL
there such restriction on prots as that when was
"WeIi should Ike to KNOW" said Senator vedder
"why NevYork CITY should receive any compensation
from the present surface roads !" . 81,
don't care to argue with the that point
said Senator DAILY, but will merely say that 1t Is the
." have boon In business near Broadway" said Senator
Grswo great many years, ana am Ssen
erected either 'dG Of Of h% ''r nfhongh
that road constructed between blocks 1t seems to nc
with too lte thought Think OF the quick sands that
are TO passed the rocks that TO he blasted ana
then dsc5e ," snsndmep brranss think if this
franchise valuable ut all II Will hc OF Immense vaur
senator Worth thought the bill commended ITSELF 70
every reasonable being II was clear New l9rK won't,
not reach destiny unless IT given underground
railways In his opinion it was unreasonable to ask
corporation that proposed to expend Si0OOoooo upon
such an 10 pay poroH % TX repra
had been asked TO Whop the cost OF sinking
its track from northward ia 1870 mo
city had borne one;half that expense; ...,o, ,a,,
Vedder thought it was robbery to compel raii-
roads to pay heavily on their receipts H. ,,,
criticism OF the principle lately established OF conpe-
ing the city railroads, to something OF their gross
ceipts the cities In which they rum There was noun
Ing the constitution which permitted this exacton ol
this per of the receipts tho street surface
railroad companies. II seemed to him that The Arcane
Railway Coinpanys scheme magnificent one ana
| he had yet TO hear good criticism OF II.
| Senator Low then said There ia distinction De
| tween a surface road earning millions and road Ike
this that proposes spend millions Why this corpora
lion confcrs favor the city 1hey only ask nine au
! ditionai feet OF Broadway" .
Senator Reilly said that he hardly thought that me
Arcade Railroad Company ought 10 be "ciEbarraSscu
by being asked pay per cent on its gross receipts
| Senator Murphy remarked that the gr"atr't annoy.
peOpp OF New YORK suffered was IN" con-tfll
tearing mp OF Broadway 20 get M the pipes rms wouh
end when the Arcade Railway C0mpanys subway was
| built
Senator Pierce a'o thought Senator Days amend
| ment - too restrctiyc.'
senator Dalys amendment was rejected by 22 to T.
The bill was then passed by 20 % = The two negative
votes were given by Senators Day ana Gr!5"JIl