New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03
TO span THE HUDSON.
BILL INTRODUCED IN THE ASSEMBLY TO
JoIs NETWORK AND JERSEY CITY.
ORDERED TO THIRD READING AFTER LIVELY
OPPOSITION 1T is LAST YEARS RAIL
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oRpRREp TO THIRD READING AFTER LIVELY
OPPOSITION 1T rs LAST YEARS RAIL
ROAD BRIDGE BILL.
ryrom THE REaurAR coEEssroSpESr or TBE rnrnrSIs
Albany, April 2.--Neariy all Of the big railroads
centring in Jersey city and Hoboken desire TO gain
entrance to New-York City by means OF railway
bridge across the Hudson River With this object In
view Judge Greene, OF Orange County last year pre-
sented bill authorizing the construction OK sucn
bridge 1t passed the Assembly, but hiiea 70 pass
the Senate.
This year Judge Greene again introduced the
bnl. Going before the Committee on Commerce ana
Navigation no stated that the passage OF the measure
was desired By the Pennsylvania Railroad, he Dela
ware Laclawanna and Western, and the west ehoro
Railroad ali of which desired 10 iun trains into new
York The committee reported the blu fayoraDiy' auo
to-day It was considered BY the Assembly
II was attacked by several OF the New-forA olJ
members, notably By Mr. kerrgan ana DIT. hsliil
aYew-York has not passed any bill for the con.
str,ction OF bridge to the New-JeEscy shore' sSiu
Mr. Kerrigan :" and hope she never VIII because
believe it woula drain of our population lnto NOV"
Jersey / shall support the bill for br1oge aeloss
the East River ct Blackwes Island, because tnat wiz
preserve to our State the population, which wiz 30 "
Long Island, Mr.. Kerrigan was surprised that Mt
Greene, who was not Representative OF NeW-forh'
should have introduced the measure.
Mr. Hamilton made sounder argument In oppo-
s,,iop He thought that New-York City was not
S,f3ciently represented upon the commission which
was TO select site for the bridge. in his opinion
those who desired build the bridge intended 70 put
II at West Thirteenthst. "This,o he said, Is inc
nsrrowest part of the river, but &c is also the part
whore bridge would be most Injurious to tho com
merce Of New-York. The tide and current OF the
river IS exceptionally strong at that point; 80 strong
that the great steamship companies wish to excavae
basin there In the solid land, rather than have their
vessels lie at piers projecting into tho river bridge
pier put In tho middle Of the river, as Is proposed by
this bil would have the same effect that post would
have II placed in tho middle Of broadway.
Moreover, tho construction Of bridge there OF tho
height contemplated would eectuay prevent the use
OF the piers nor4hwsrd of that point on the isiana'
Again. this great bridge is 10 be over the tops OF
houses TO the very centric Of the city, and may then
settie down upon Washington Park Union Square or
Madison Square Park
Judge Greene in reply said that he had thought
that the commissioner he had selected would
bo satisfactory to the people of New-York He do
MED that the bridge would impede navigation. such
bridge would immensely expand the population ana
trade Of NewYork. IL would bring the city INTO
direct communication with the West.
Mr. Hunting Of sunolk County, also warmly sup
ported the blu. ave shall have such bridge across
bridge across the East river at Blaclywelps Island
and together they wili put New-York into COMMUNE
cation with all the world. 1t Is bin for progress,
and ! strongly favor IT, =, A,us
but was beaten by vote OF 60 to 3b. The bill,
upon motion Of Judge Greene, was then oruerco 70
third reading.