New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-15
MORE RAILROAD SCHEMES.
SEEKING LEGISLATION AT ALBANY.

PLANS OF THE ELEVATED AND CABLE ROAD COM
PANIEs.
ttuou TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, April Ii The elevated railroads OF
Newyok desire intensely legislative AUTHORIZE
ton OF their plans extend lines to the ferries
Assembyman Power early in the session Introduced
bill which gives the companies this right The meas
ure however. has been regarded unfavo'ably by the
Railroad Committee Not discouraged by this attitude
committee the raroaders have sought to nccon-
pish their aim by indrection. This revealed to-
day and also II scheme OF the New-York Cable Railway
Company to transform the Rapid Transit act oil 1879
permit the construction OF cable railroads I'M
der it IN New-York.
Both the elevated railroad companies and the cable
company seek to carry out their plans by transforming
Mr.. LAWYERS suburban always act Mr.. Lawler intro
duced this measure fortnight Its sole object was
to permit the Suburban Rapid Transit Railway Com
pany and the Easl siae and Mt Vernon Railway Com
pany to change the OF their railways
Mr.. Lawler drew his bill that che State Railroad Com
missioners authorized to the routes LAID
for the suburban railroads and modify them II they
pleased The elevated railroad people sought TO modify
that 1t would permit OF their erecting elevated rail-
road structures leading to the ferries In New YORK.
Charles T. shaw, the counsel OF the New-Iork CaDie
Railway Company. also suddenly exhibited great int
rest in the BILL aud suggested amendments to 1t which
would permit his company TO lay their cables In the
of NewYork Embarrassed by these conflicting
suggesons the Assembly Railroad Committee referred
the bill the State Railroad Commissioners ana asked
their opinion OF it. The Railroad Commissioners SUD-
mitied report in to the Railroad Committee
this morning.
Commissioners Herman and O'Donnell express their
disapprova OF that section OF the LAWYER Dill
which authorizes the Railroad Commissioners
TO change the routes OF the cieVa'eu
suburban roads. In their opinion the Rapid transit
Commissioners originally appointed to lay out the routes
lalh effe do is
bill its present form gives permission TO the elevated
roads to change their routes and does not limit the oper
alton OF the to the suburban roads Commissioners
O'D0Dnell and Herman have taken great pains WIN
report view of the Importance OF the questions
involved They clearly of the opinion that tho Rail-
road Commissioners should change the routef The
Board Commissioner Rogers dissenting Of III opih
ion that the commissioners appointed ny tne MA! o. s
whom the original rOnie laid out should uc rpIhe
changes 10 he allowed
amendment te that effect. , -
COMMISSIONER Rogers differed with his colleagues. say
ing minority report IL seems to ne that lhe prh-
adopted but somewhat modified 1t In order 10 throw
safeguards abon its operation II enacted INTO
amendment The bill. giving the Railroad Commits
sioners the right TO grant he extension. .oo,
The Assembly Railroad Committee mad no sooner reai
the report OF the Railroad tna onhrieS
T. shaw counsel OF the liable kW psd Co spn.i
tute for the Lawler bill, Amending the Kipd
transit Act III almost every particular IL amends the
cable roads it. one OF the sentences In the
ACT Is: But nothing herein contained shall prevent
the construction o. surface traction railway ms
obviously admits the cable road Mr. shaw also dexter
ouSly alters Rapid Tras Act 80 that II VIII permit
him his cable road upon FOurtba ve hcow Forty
secoDdt ami IN Fortysrconds 81 The act now excerpts
certain streets. Broadway and Fthayc for Instance,
from the provisions of the act The act also says eX-
cept Fourih-lve. and F0rty-second-st' Mr. shaw
makes read. "FoIrth-ave. above Forty
sccOnd-st.'
Mr. shaw also would deprive the courts OF any power
10 interfere with the operations OF the caDe rOa lor
he sess a important amendment 20 that effect to
the Cantor bin Of this year which recently
became a law. and which wOud have compelled
the cable road 10 pay for its franchise
A majority OF the Railroad Committee favored Mf
Shaws remarkable substitute and would have at once
reported IT to the Assembly favOrably. Mr.. Cole. the
chairman committee, protested agans TINS acton
and persuaded his fellow-memhers to refer both the
LAWYER bill and Mr.. Shaws substitute to The Railfoal
Commissioners and ask them for their opinion OF the
measures commissioners npon receiving TINS COM
munlcaton decided that the matter was such an mpor-
taut one that they would to Ncw-Iork Oh saturday
and hold uu die hearing there on the bis Inc near
ing Will take pl ace PROBABLY IN the Governors room OF
ih CIV Hall II il expected that the leading elevated
railroad suburban railroad and cable railroad men Will
he present.