New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-20
RAPID TRANSIT BILLS TO BE REPORTED
PROMPT ACTION ON MAYOR GRANTS BILL BIZ
THE ASSEMBLY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

BY MEssRs. BEEKMAN AND SHAW.
Albany March 10 fspeciall-The Cities Committee OF
fa Assembly made quick work Of Mayor GRANTS Rapid
Transit bin to-day. Corporation Counsel Hickman Oh
New.York made an argument for about an hour this
.fternoon I'm favor of the bill, and was followed by
Charles p Shaw the attorney for tho Cable Railway,
IN . br,ef argument. The committee then vent into
exscuttve session. and motion made to report the
buI fayorably was unanimously agreed to, although
poa.r Raw Hamilton objected TO this haste in reporting
= bin az such Importance, that had not even been
printed, ana no wiz present tomorrow protest.
At the public hearing the Corporation counseps ad.
srss was confined almost entirely 10 an explanation OF
rhat the b docs and wherein Il amends the present
act At present the RAPID Transit act, appointing
commissioners to lay out the routes OF railroads has
no provision for the expenses or payment OF
the commissioners, and they arc necessarily de-
PENDENT for their compensation upon the
corporations which they serve. This Is
eliminated in the bill under discussion by inc issue
of the revenue bonds to cover the expenses OF the
Commission Under the present Law at least MY
persons must petition the Mayor before the Com
miss,on IS appointed; under the bin Of Mayor Grant
the Mayor need not walt for this petiuon- out Oh
the i've commits sioners TO be appointed three must
b citizens of Eew-york, and the other two may DO
supoiptcd from anywhere I'm tho State. In the Sc
lection of the routes the bill does not conhne the
sommissoners to the streets and avenues OF tho cty
bat authorizes the layingout of route through oud-
ing and at tho time that It is desired TO begin work.
even Broadway might be selected, If public opinion
would stand t. The boulevards also, which arc
excepted in tho present law, are not excluded De-
cause, as ME Beckmsn said, the objections raised at
the time the existing law was enacted arc now Of
little value.
The commission must draw up the articles and
charter of the company taking tho contract, and must
tx the compensation TO DO paid TO the city for the
use Of the Streets they may also specify the manner
IA which this amount Is to be decided upon. BE-
sides this, when the company desires to reduce the
rates Of fare, the Commission may reduce In like
proportion the to be paid annually to the city.
Mr. Bcekman slso explained how the route was TO be
acquired, 10 case property-owneB sbiected TO the
building Of the road and spoke Of the notices OF the
sale Of the franchise and other matters regarding the
provisions Of the bill
Mr.. shaw, who spoke next, declared that William
C. whitney and the Standard on Company were
behind Mayor Grants scheme. On motions made by
MIR. Hamilton, several amendments had been made.
One of these strikes out the provision excluding
Broadway another amendment strikes out that clause
giving ton days time within which bidder may
withdraw his bid. Mr.. Hamilton made the statement
before the committee that the friends Of the cable
railway scheme did not intend 10 oppose this measure.
that the two plans did not conflict with each other.
ana that be intended TO vote foe II the amendments
which he wanted made were adopted Those arc the
changes that were proposed BY aim and accepted by
the comritsee.
Ths Cabs Railway bill win be reported to tho
Assembly tomorrow morning BY tho Railroad Com
pittee, with only three opposing votes. majority
Of the committee decided last wcek 20 report the bl
but It beld back ut tho request Of Assenblyman
cresmer, who wanted Mayor Grants RAPID Transit
bin introduced first The members of the committee
who have vessd against reporting the Cable Railway
bill fevorebly are Chairman Kmbau and Messrs
Dreamer and Mac.
The ssnsfe Raiircad Committee win give a hearing
f0-morrcw on Mayor Grants Rapid Transit bhl.
INVESTIGATING THE ALLEGED MILK TRUST :.
Albany, March 19.--1he Senate General Laws Com
mittee renewed falls afternoon the investigation Of
trusts wkish 10 began last simncE Tho subject taken
~ eday The milk trust alleged 10 be- represented
n sAs 6srycrk MIX Exchange
Adexsnder THeedy, Of Walton, n. y, testified Nat