New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-22
FEE BILL TO START ANEW.
MAYOR GRANTS ORIGINAL RAPID IE ss
ACT 10 BE PRINTED IN TIE HOUSE
xxh AmESDMENrs MADE By THE 0iIAas ooA'
surrrE TO RE REGARDED AS VOID
PROMPT ACTION PROMISED BIZ

,.x rrr ran.pH TO TEE rHmuNk.l
- >, -Assemblymau Hmball the
IN a,ru.r ef the Railroad Coumieoe, ~ :. AZ 49,.
49, Nv action yesterday IN mosins INV a.0 ~
granstt bin Of Mayor Grams .,s.s =, 80 elton ~
- S,,,;ss was not inspired by any acuoh OF
oommi.t.e vn a,,ion 10 that measure, ana should
Jag aou1 - off ~ g 81 any way hostile to It. Ever
nos Do - ,.s. oembers of my committee have oecn
snee la VA saving that Mayor Grants bill DO
, .o.s - ,,,r committee. tnereioe nisue ING
'anssu "a But my course toward inc -eul VII %
:. ssyornhle rs that OF ar. Srcsus. 80
me mossu .rsel,ent and admirable one. nope
e tnns =. sas to act promptly on the bai; mean
we ca - aftsr the hearing we give upon ~
n1 - v,.supsdays Other members Ae
n a...,v WHO voted with Mr. kimpan yeSteuas'
= favorabay Of the BILL 50 thai 10 was evloen'
~ - sentiments expressed BY the
az : snvor OF the bill had had considerable enecs
vas ourious sQuahble THE afternoon over
- $50. pspid Transit bL Assembiyman Kin
-, -. ahert among members OF his committee ana
.nta,ped fheir consent TO having fePor'oo ~ ~
A.ss,oh,v M be printed. but the members gaNo
-. INTERPRETATIONS TO the request MI oFoamoi' "
-. vo,s sAought that Mr. Kimban desired 70 nave
m.ysr Grants bill printed as ~ mas Dsen .s
- ~ a,ydval here. The chief of these amend
sneo ' x..A vss snpgested by Mr. Hamilton. author
- a. r.or.4,ucf,on of rapid transit ROAD upon
sss.a,.x nv leaving out that thoroushfare nom
ong ths number Of streets which are exempted Hom
.crs,nat,ou by rapid transit roads, mr. opoamef sau
y. rasbv,s committee had made that amend
.rt ana fsfnk that 1t was proper enc ana snouio
b ystaipsds Another portion of tho Ra'iroad JONI
,ste thought that the bill which should % princo
should be- the Mayors bill precisely IN tne %rn IN
.,scb n came to Albany. They argued that the AS
,s,hlv nv IT'S cotton, cancelled all the amendments
.h,ch had been made 70 the bin by the Committee on
s,a.x Mn Crosby, the chairman Of the Committee
~; ry,es uuheld them IN this view, and gave Mr..
kInbau copy Of Mayor Grants bil as 1t came here.
Mr.. Ktnbaii however, steercd middle course De
tween tbess views He sent 70 the clerks desk Ola
10 be printed, which, indeed protected broadway nom
occupation BY any rapid transit road, but which IN
Guided some amendments 10 the bill which were sug-
assted yesterday by Corporation Counsel Beekmsn In
b,s suesch before the Railroad COMMITTEES. under
stocS from Mr. BeeBuan,s said Mr.. Kimban, thae
mayor Grant protested against the amendment TO sne
bin made By the Committee on Cities adnipang rapn
transit roads 70 Broadway, and thai ms
important amendment was made at MT Hami'on
snseestion, without the consent of Mr. Beehman.
the,.sors struck II out of the b but included other
amendments suggested by Mr. Beeknan.7 The nature
ef ths charges suggested BY Mr. Beekman can DO unoe
.toad nv contrasting the amended bill with the OIL
in It's original form. As It came from mayor grant,
the section relating to Broadway reads as follows:
sAnd the said Commissioners shall have exclusive
newer 10 locate the route routes Of such railway or
railways over. under, through or across or
through tho blocks. between the streets'
avenues places or lands, whether held in private or
public ownership except broadway and Fhth-ave.
below Fy-ninthst Fourth. ave. aad Forty secondst'
except for the purpose OF crossing tho SAD streets OK
ayenaes so enumerated. in the city OF NewYork'
Mr.. Beekman's amendments made the section read
as follows:
q Ana the said Commissioners shall have the exciu
sivs oer n LOCATE the route or routes of ouch railways