New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-08
FOR A CABLE SYSTEM IN BROADWAY.
BILL IN TIE SENATE TO VALIDATE THE con-
TRACT MADE Ey THE HALLWAY COM
PANY WITH THE CITY.

TRACT MADE EY THE RAILWAY COM
PANY WITH THE CITY.
Albany. April : (SpecaD.-Scnator Cantor intro
duccd a highly important bill tonight regarding the
broadway surface Railway. 1t viii be remembered
that this company made an agreement WIN inc an
thoriticS of Ncw-Nork that, in consideration OF It's
being permitted to substitute cable railroad Tor It's
present horse railroad that street II would increase
its present yearly payment for The use OF ITS franchise
TO $I5o.O0O. The railroad also gave bond 81
500 900. no; only for this payment of $4,000 an
nuaily but also that it would pay its share
Of the expense Of reravlng BROADWAY
Recently there has been question raised bN me
city authorities rs to the validity OF TINS contract
whether il could he enforced against Inc railway COZ"
pany In view of the proposed requirement. " ''o."
way. the question became an important one INV
railroad company said that il had maze inc contract
in good faith. and would live up TO it. The V
authorities then Suggested that there be legislation
10 validate the contract The railroad COMPANY
makes no objection to this legislation. IT Is under
stood. senator Cantor therefore submitted l" hEh'
to the senate the following bill
Section l. The act, Of local authorities Ct the CIV
Of NcyYork in cxacne a bond fiom the Broaf wav and
seventh Railroad Company IN penalty Of S'oc"oo
t. secure the annual payment $4,000 To said CIV ana
the consent given in eo sdcaon OF such bond are hereby
Nsdlt and confirmed.
. This act shall take eject immediately
senior Cantor also lau 'llh H'iN'' '''" ~ 49,
lowing letter. dated April =. which had been al
dressed 70 commissioner Gilroy by Film Root. the
counsel OF the broadway surface Railway Company
understand that yon are about p'fec'lng some ar
ranCcncnt for The requirement OF EfoauNN' ~" "'"'"
way and seventh Avenue Railroad COMPANY mas i'q"'"
call attention to the consent r''eh'N HN'" ., w"
local authorities os NJ it, motive power from morse
o ca, mower and 10 the condition Of that consent when
provides that the company shall pay the cNPnN' OF '
rcnavcmcn, o. said between the rails {" ,h' "'N
and for space two width outside o ana ADJOINING
the outside rails Of said track, and the repairs " >"'"
,roen, from, time to time: such rpaN"rcnt and repairs
70 be made bv OF under vision Of ,ho Department
II Prblc Works"
The substance o. the arrangement Is tha' u' runway
con,anv shall assume the repavcmont Of III" central part
,, the roadway. This. Of course. should De- u''' III "
.,,rc manner and =, the Same IN" remainder "'
the roadway. with TO submit to Your 'oh''D'
what method Should ho adopted iof dong '' "''" ~
N, city and company jointly; whether the Department
n, phic Works desires enter int" contract i"' '
,,n,. work the company yav il pro rata proportion
90, whether The company shall agree 20 on'i mi" >''
contract with the contractor iof IL "'i"' wv" "
the street The consents Of the pfopr'YoNn'i' 10, ~
h,,g 70 Cable mower are ~ubiant aly secured ana inc
oruanv expect. to perfect legal night TO make sue"
HANG. ., an .n-y d,y so hat the Work shall not h'I
f,rs with the work rcpavcmcn' An '''F '"'''''',
between the officers OF the company ana your p'p'"
4, earn' silly suggested. ma
This letter was accompanied bv others on the anne
sulicct which were also read to the senate. IN
one CORPORATION Counsel Clark Of Ne" oih' 'N
messed hi, doubt Of the cOn>titutionalN "i '' u"
passed a year ago authorizing The state 'a'if"" ',,
,m,,,iyc ,nvcr Mir Clark in another letter. addressed
10 MIR Root. asked the latter whether the i,i"""''
surface Railway Company "on'd permit ~" ~ e.
tho Icri.latur., without opposition from II. vadi
inc il, contract with the city. Nr Root. IN rrpN'
.taed that the company would oicr u" opIv,l'ppn
mile, II was prohibited in the Act from criiinG the
consents Of the property owners 10 cable railway
i'm Broadway. The bill accordingly was iitf"un,' ca
10 nirht A. above stated senator Ia~~cit moved that
i, be referred to the Committee on cities. tihh
II should 20 T. tho Railroad Committee Sald senator
Coccc. hall. chairman Of that committee. After a
little squahhlc compromise was made ana The Dill
went 10 the Judiciary Committee.