The sun., 1890-04-23
THE TRUSTEES SUBTERFUGE.
THE FULL TEXT or THBIB LATEST
BRIDGE BILL.
TAey still ClinE 10 OmeIaI Life. bnt Are |
wIling to shift RssPonsibIlItT--SuEGss- |
NioA By Lawyer johnson that Waahing- |
Non RoshIinE be Ono Of the EHperte.


toa RoebiinE be One OF the ESPerts.
The third proposition which the trustees
ofths Brooklyn Bridge have made to the LeEis.
lAture in tho last days OF its session was hur.
Eied to Albany yesterday. The peoples rep
Ecsentatives, in their wisdom. are expected to
decide off-hand Just what is best to do with
this great problem, and then II anything goes
wrong the responsibility will be placed at Al.
bany by the gentlemen who now control the
bridge. The legislative feature OF the situa-
tlon has become almost hopeessly compll-
Gated. and solely through tho fault OF the
Board OF Trustees In fact q charge OF lack OF
food faith on the part OF that body is fully JUS
H6ed. Those are the facts in the matter:
When the Legislature had been nearly three
months In session the Jacobs bill was intro
duced. This was late in March. At the hear
ing last week Senator Jacobs told the commit
tee he had not drawn the bill, and Lawyer
Dykman. counsel for the trustees, frankly ad-
United that It had been drafted In his ONCE.
4t was, then. tho trustees bill but 1t was only
. subterfuge. II contained no provision for
extending tho bridge toward City Hall in
Brooklyn. or for taking . foot Of additional
land In that direction. This was its frat sec
tton. and the only ono bearing upon that point:
sEouoH Tie Trustees OF the New York and Brook.
hyn Bridge are hereby authorized and empowered to
ooablhh ~ tuuh otnta north OF tho northery ne OF
Concord street and between Adams and Fulton streeN
tn the city OF BROOKLYN. such structures and other
eermnal facilities in extension of and n connection with
che said bridge, and the railroads and tho roadways
ever the same, As they shall deem to be necessary
This section fxes the norther!y limit OF the
bridge at its present terminus on Concord
street. and this was the bill introduced late In
March under the unofficial auspices OF tho
SrusteeA But the trustees have been declaring
ever since April opened that 1t will be impossi-
bic to put in improved terminal facilities with
out taking the double block between Concord
street and City Hall. bounded on the north by
Tillary street. Thon at Its April meeting, with
reports from Superintendent Martin and
President Howell setting forth the absolute
necessity for taking this additional land, tho
trustees went through the motions OF opposing
1hoir own bill and proposing amendments
which essentiRlly changed the whole measure.
II this is not prims faciO evidence Of bad faith.
lt would be hard to say what 1t Is.
Then came the protest ofthe property owners
and The Suns exposure OF the murderous
nature OF the plan which the trustees have
adopted. 1t became evident that the recon-
structed Jacobs bill stood no chance at Albany.
and that the entire present control OF the
bridge was 10 danger OF being leglsstod out OF
existence. Then came the deslerate effort at
eelf-preservation which was described by The
new In its Important provisions. was sent to
Albany.
ment OF the trustees before the Senate COM
mittee is as unlike that presented month
ago as can be imagined. but it still masquer-
ades as the jacobs bill 1nasmuch as its pro-
Sistons are Of very great Importance, both to
BTooklyn and New York. it Is given In tull as
:. SECTION l. The trustees Of the New York and
Brooklyn Bridge are hereby authorized and
empowered to acquire as much additional
York and Brooklyn Bridge. but no land in
ery Side T Of TlIary s street. 'Ht nor in n New York
north Of the southerly line OF Park low No
further south than Il ,Rh street. and the only
structures 10 be constructed beyond that point
shall be those required Tor switching and st9r-
terminal facilities shall be submitted TO and
must be approved BY Boari Of three experts
peer Of the bridge shall be Chair man Of said
Board and the Mayor q New York shall ap-
submitted. The said Board shall be appointed
act and shalt publicly hear all parties in in
terest after ten DAYS notice OF such hearing
either city as Il the case may be, and Shall en-
der their decision with uinety days after the
parsage Of this act. and they shall nlo such de-
csion with the trustees OF the bridge. The eX-
perts SO appointed shall be paid reasonable
compensation, which with their expenses shall
Sec. 2. The trustees are authorized and en-
powered to construct at or ear the terminus OF
70 Ge as at
present term mus Of the bridge in New York. all
railroad tracks and structures to support them.
such an improved ~ stem of moving the rail
road cars from one track to another as the
thus TO be constructed ut each terminus u
the, bridge shall be built on lands now held
or hereafter to be purchased by the trustees,
trustees. and shall not he built over across |
or along streets in either city except when |
such occupation OF the street is necessary.
and when built over, ACROSS or along any street. |
the structure shall not obstruct such street !
sha not be placed with IN the car iGgeway Of I
the street. but shall be placed only in the side;
walk OF the curb line. No part o. the railroad
this act shall be constructed upon or along !
Washington street. in he city OF BROOKLYN, but
at places determined by the trustees No part |
q the structure to be built at the terminus IN
NsT Yk se ses 81 fsrE Rs poN north OF the
SEC. s. The trustees shall have power to pur-
chase. acquire, and hold for the cities OF New
York and brooklyn COMO ntly as much real es-
tate rs may be necessary for the uses OF the |
bridge in Brooklyn, herein au horis ed and for
the construction OF the railroad and its ter:
minaI facilities and al structures proper and
for the bridge and OF the railroad. |
roadways; and their terminals. II the trustees
owner or owners OF any real estate required
FOR the purposes aforesaid for the purchase OF
the said lands they shall have the right to ac-
quire he same In the manner and hy the like
special proceedings as arc authorized and pro
vlded for obtaining tho title TO real estate
required for the purposes OF railroad corpor- |
alton under and by virtue Of an act OF the |
legislature OF tho State Of Now York entitled
" An act TO authorize the formation OF railroad |
congregations and 10 regulate the came" passed
April 2. 1850 and any acts amendatory thereof |
or suppleme ntnry or In addition hereto. and for
that purpose all such acts shall be considered |
applicable to the said trustees aS far rs may be !
In ike manner as II they were named therein, |
and such notifications may be made in tho
formal part OF the proceedings. In order to ap-
ply the sam6 to tho said tlustees In tead OF n |
Eailroad CORPORATION. as shall he approved Of
by the supreme Court. and tho said court may
max such orders and regulations as to the
node and manner OF conducting tho proceed
inRs and all things relative thereto as 10 effec-
tnate and make the Same valid FIR acquiring
title TO said real estate as the court may deem
proper, aud the title thus acquired by the trus-
tees shall vest in the said cities the fee simple
Of the said and two-thirds In the city Of BROOK.
iyn and one third in the city Of New York; The
Include any easement or righr In any street
which may be occupied or crossed by the rail-
road structure lDFoIn hBfOra nj thorIza1 ~ H..