New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-29
RAPID TRANSIT FOR THIS CITY.

THE MAYORS SCHEME AND THAT OF THh boAhp
OF ALDFRMEN.
Albany. March % (Speciall.-There will be to-mor
row Joint hearing by the Railroad Committees OF tho
Senate and Assembly on the bill drawn up by mayor
Hewitt. of Yew-York, to provide system OF rapid
transit for that city, Fearing that tho Mayor would III
Huence the legislators, the Board Of Aldermen which
has also rapid transit plan before the legislature
sent ND some OF Its members to-day, who SPOKE IN
behalf Of the scheme before tho Senate Railroad Co
rnlttee President Foster occupied nearly tho entire
afternoon session In comparing the two plans In MS
estimation the Board OF Aldermen would plan only
such road as the people would ask for ana aesire
The MAYORS bill does not include any time Limitation
wherein suits for damages shall be received, and tho
Aldermanic bill does, making tho time limit three
wears Furthermore the authorities constituted In the
MAYORS Bill to select the proper system were incom
petent.
In his remarks Mr.. Foster was backed up BY Alder
man Thomas Bowling, vice presden: Of the Board ana
Alderman Fitzsimmons, chairman OF the Railroad Com
mittee. -.
discussion Of the bill requiring change in the rai
followed President Lewis Of the Brooklyn City hai
road Company and other surface railway men opposed
the change unless there should be some rccompcnsc
for loss The chairman Of the committee said thar no
couldn't see how there would be any loss TO tho ra"
companies when they get new and better rail IN W
turn for their old and obnoxious ono.
ELEVATED RAILROAD MATTERS
The Assembly Railroad Committee gave hearing
on all bills which have been introduced relating 70
the elevated railroads OF New-York Julien T. DAVIES
counsel Of the elevated railroad companies, mace
speech opposing each bill ono after the other tney
were examined. Mr.. Rosenthal, Of New-York' sa'a
that he had decided not to press his no scat-no ai
bill, as 1t was lmpractIcable. He, however, ashoa
the committee to approve his bill giving the Boaru u
Health of New-York power to compel tho ecVs'oa
"Why, we have every cleaned at tho enc u
every trip said Mr. Davies, and moreover the boss
of Health have this power now but the trouble -
that dirty people get In we cannot Keep 'ho
out, and there Is complaint x -.
Mr. Shea OF the annexed district OF New iork, re, vi
quested the committee 10 report favorably h ms pn
to force the Suburban Railway and the Mann~s.sn
Railway to run continuous trains. Passengers nv
were forced change cars at One-hundred anu 'n,.
ticth-st from one road to the other This was uh
necessary. - pail
Mr. Davies said that the cars OF the Suburban hA u,
way were much heavier and broader than tnose %
the Manhattan and could not be run the lat'oI
tracks as the structure would not sustain them, sl
all the platforms would have to be cut ao"n
In width -. .o,,d
be run over the Suburban tracks. ,,...
Mr.. Davies disputed the right OF tho eglsia'uo
to force the railroads thus to exchange cars. o,.
DWELL, think the Interstate Commerce C9mm ~,
sion has decided In tho Burlington case, ssia pr
Youngman that roads must exchange cars II u ~ iof
the benefit OF the public'