New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
THE STREET RAILWAY LAWS
GOVERNOR HILLS REASONS FOR SIGNING
THEM.

ELECTRIC AND CABLE POWER PERNTTTED-oP
POSITION OF THE NETWORK AUTHORITIES
MR.. pFFKMAN's STRONG BRIEF.
rYpoN TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rniHuSEA
Albany Juno Ex-Governor Hills action IN signing
three important bills relating 10 street railway COM
pancs from present indications Will excite great
deal OF litigation and from the fact that The Denootauc
administrations OF several cities hsvo decided 10 Al
tempt TO provo tho courts that the chei OF tnso
,aus IA unconstitutional, tbeso authorities are ITO" III
an attitude Of opposition to the Democratic Executive
Of the STATE.
rbes. laws profoundly change the street railway
statutes One says that they may abandon poI"'"
OF their lines another that II they purchase other ies
and thus extend their tracks, they shan ASK o''' quo
faro over all their lines. and third that they may
NTH IN. consent OF the state Hallway 'omin'ssNo'S'
change their motive power from animals 10 cur" VI
e,ec,rio power Tho bill IN regard 70 Tho AOs'uonho
NJ lines was introduced In the legislature ny 0'"""
Murphy: that concerning tho extension OF l'hcS e "
giving OF transfer tickets by senator Erwin anN "a
authorizing q change of motive power oS e"n","'
w.m.r when Governor I'M received them fron IN"
| LEGISLATURE no sent them to tho sth'o ha'i"" A.
ntssoners md asked them their opinion Oh u'e'i ~"
Governor also talked with the RAILWAY Ion"''' 49,
about them In the Executive Chamber. "'''
confederation Of the bills, the haiirOaa 'oii".'
cynrsscd appruv OF the abandonment anu VI H ~,
80, Nils In relation to tho motive power VIM
t,.v aid they preferred not TO express any opnon
80 ,h,u.elyes were named In the bill as the authority
~ srant permisson " the street railway eo"p'''"
when they desired to change their Hou'o p'
AN usrEsTmCTED GRANT
,S .,,horItcs of Scw-YOrk Though he"i' "
tuo rornora,ton Counsel. submitted ur''''
-, all "a tho bills menuon'd. ILe ho''u "
,,S.rucn Of Ncx.YoTk also sent orici' ~"''A -,
,ot bo oonsiderd quito as dshtor'e'n, Vtp =, -
motive POWER bill the ground mat w. 81
,crred fr,un the Aldermen Of ciuS's " "o I'm
NV commissioners tho authority ~ grant porn.
| m chang. Ito motive power OF stTct tan"s'
,,,rv On bomo rule principles. MI b'oA"
| ,o,, .l,o WAS mainly directed against TIC h'o"'0
,.- hill lie argued that tho Dill "~' eu''e'
| drawn 40 that II provided ua' ah' 80,
| r,uoad company might In any case
| r,rt,on Of It's ralrUad Gy caO!o or ec'"''' -,
! nc,ranco the consent OF the state llAi"S
Pca'a'oo va .oo..,,, b,toro a street railway conid
| -. q, motive power: III reality, lie ha!d IN NO
| -, 4pcithcr tho consent OF tEo IocA A"'""
| NOR ~ any public officers, state OF o'"e' VS.
| ,r,rxi A. a condition preccdoHI ho' ny
| provision for tho consent ID mo p'"'o', -.
along tho route Cd tho railway vac Mr.
mower applied by either cable or eec'r'c"'' =,
| p.ckmans argument this point can only "
| understood by quoting tho now law:
section I-section IL of Chapter 20 OF .nu
i1Any street suffaco railway ohnuany may, ,L IN
any case operate Ay portion VI Va 1i a L,c,notiye
VI elocntcny' " rs,aS 81 ey animal vt homo power
which may DO spppDvcd by the state poar W rtncrs
Of one holt in value Of tie property slroaa i as
on that portion .; Of ro @S +. Proposed, and
in case the consent Of tho propor 3wrs cc Sntnr
obtained then tie Dissemination OF thl rr..i Term
O. the suprasns Court III tho depatnsn in wteS sa
railroad L located. in favor OF ,uTn I"U lien y, The
Sonnt Of said property The provisions Ui
| Ill. r,iv
sonsns Of ssd sa t" tbs SS sa
ngs for the appointment sna Of sSd dotea1n
natUn. IL shall DO lawful for any such IaiO com W.
mss any S sS1 line IN nad peccssay BY
change in It's motive Bow aSs cneo. immediately
air Beekuan, commenting upon THO peeuh%
nbr.aology Of the ep proposed law said In his bnei
aTh, relative pronoun which that introduces the
clause which MAY be Approved s5 on S 70 she Es
S0xe 1n d S cicr cable or sleS
sncS as ~'H The i bill On superficial rcailns is mis-
loading The qualifying REQUIREMENT. r,nsrs 'o are
sroucbt Ibo relation with tho grant OF po%sr IN SIsn
way to impress one on nvsry pr cs.psc in tho use
Of motive power ts animal or s Gss eSSHn
SpG sso1s s+S Ss S9pf S not s s
biz biIL as reported from the Committee On HAh0Sa''
roads as ANY strcct surface railway com
pany may in any case operate any Rofa Ow U NJ
sHms or , aSs b PS%sF %eS g.
Uroved by the state Boarl OF RAILROAD ~.
and which may be consented 10 W iso' u,,h scc
| property owners obteinsd III accoruan'o WV" "
| III 1Ja' ,Sree and four OF this act. a., -
This %us Is 10 Bf BE- emitted to use power Il #
desired 10 Sss any ou O the consent Of The
s,sie board OF Rauad CommissIo as wen as mS
iaIned Under this neither cable nor eleelrcIy EQUIV
be used motive power wtnou S src The bin wa
Completely renodelled In place OF the general ahI
unqualified grant to use animal powgt ~0 @
stted similar general sI,c sPs Thqf Prom being BIZ
which permitted use OF animal motive 2o%or %isi
the right to any other motive powrr s nv ~
Tsrs commIsi1ner ard consentch to by tho prope
vowners. Il was Transformed Into measure whc
psrm or Consent limits tho supervisory AUTHORITY,
The Railroad Commissioners to other kind: OF motlv
and aSpsv s To s wReer tho railway, IN from
Of their property shall DO operated by either eaoe
electric traction
. GOVERNOR HILLS OPINIONS
oovsrnor Hill, however, differed with Mr.. Beck
| man in his reading OF the bill In Tho Governor
on,nion the State Railroad Commissioners by the term
OF the bill wera clearly empowered TO authorize stree
railway companies to change their motive power am
their consent necessary before such change couC
be n,ds aNew.York Is way behind other cities fl
q KS street railway SYSTEM said he, and when TIL
companies desire TO mako improvements In thor motv
, power every facility should be afforded them To do No
Western cities especially excel ours In the rpidit,
with which the street convey passengers. whei
was at the Democratic National Convention OF 1884
: IN Chicago took long rides the cable Of tha
city and fully Investigated that system OF motive power
= IL Is a great Improvement on horses. So also witt
electric motors II tho street railway companies desr
| to experiment with them and perhans imnravs thai