New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16
RlJ1VAYDAYINT THE ASSEMBLY
SEVERAL BILLS AFFECTING NETWORK CIT
COMPANIES PASSED.
ONE OF THEM THE BROADWAY RAILWAY sTNDI'
Gates HILL TO ALLOW THE FREE
TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS
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Albany. May lS-The Legislature is beginning
% think that IL has Just greatly obliged the
syndicate OF Philadelphia capitalists who oough'
the Broadway Surface Railway Company OF New
Yorl from Jacob Sharp. These capitalists
", I, Elkins, p A. B. WideneI. and others, as is
we'll known. control the street car lines Of PhIh-
delphia One OF the merits OF their manage
mept of the lines Of that city, In their eyes, u
Is said, is that they give passengers ohahoe
N travel over various lines by means OF trans
fer tickets without extra expense. Some men,
hers of the Legislature said to-day that the syn.
dictate are thinking OF consolidating various street
railways in New-York owned by them into one
gridiron" line, with the Broadway Surface Rail
NAV As the min trunk Of the system. Then
they would give transfer tickets &C such people
ss travelled over the line.
The Assembly passed to-day bill introduced
bv Senator Erwin, under which the Philadelphia
syndicate or any other railway man can estanilSh
transfer system. The bill Is an amendment
OF the Cantor act OF 8s6, amending that act
In the following manner:
And whenever q shall be made Of tho rfRh, to con-
strue, and operate branch extension Of al eN@loe
rairosd but shall be enacted for passage over
such branch extension and tho line OF road when
shall have sppled therefor; aud operated By sepas'e
enrDOrn40f2,
divided upon Of mileage In the proportions pro
yIded By section Of Chapter 2S2 OF the lave Of 1854
Other bills OF O similar tenor have Just been
raised One by Senator Murphy, II is said, II
n becomes law will permit the Broadway ana
Seventh Avenue Railroad Company to abandon It's
University Place line Such an abandonment can
be made only with the consent OF the board oil
directors Of that road, Of twothirds Of Its stock
holders, snd OF the State Board Of Railroad CON-
missioncrs
Then there was q bill introduced by Senator
Walker, which passed the Assembly yesterday
authorizing street railways, with the consent OF
| the State Board OF Railroad Commissioners 70
| abandon horse power, and substitute for 10 any
| other motive power TO propel their cars. IL Is
snpposed that this mill points 70 the use OF cars
propelled by electricity in Broadway and other
| STREETS used by the Philadelphia syndicate
system. This bill had the support OF good
| many members, who said that the Boards OF
! Aldermen Of the various cities blackmnihd the
street railway companies whenever the EATER
asked permission to experiment with improved
motive power. II is suspected that the Philadel-
phia syndicate may be thinking Of putting a
| cable line upon Broadway and the oroSstOwn lines
General iiasted piloted through the Assembly
| the bill Of Senator Erwin authorizing transfer
tickets ..,.., ~ uo,n,o,
| In IL the Trahsfer System bill?7
| MIR Hustled replied that it was, and then read
the bill 70 the Assembly. The bill was then passed
To-niSht another ilway bin Of impOr.
lance was passed This WIS ASsembyman Me-
Adams measure, authorizing the Fulton, Street
Railway Of NewYork TO Iun 200 feet on The lines
| OF orother company. This company desires "a
| run along West-st from Fulton-st 70 Chambers
| st.. and connect with the Chambers-st, ferry. MI
Hamilton moved that the Assembly should consldel
| This bill Mr. Hustled resisted the adoption OF tho
| snaction but wns defeated by 4 vote Of 80 20 20
| The bin was passed by a vote Of 10 20 u.s.