New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
BILLS AFFECTING NETWORK
IMPOk TANT MEASURES AWAITING FINAL
ACTION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
THE RAPID TRANSIT BILL AND THE MAfof'S D
COMMISSIONERS LARGE NUMBER

or LOCAL BILL

Albany Nav 4.-Legislation for New-lorH ClV oy
the Legislature of 800 of it OF great nporO'"o
will be done the present week. NO act Oh iaItei III
fuence upon New-YorS's future can be imagined ,ha
Senator Fassetts Rapid Transit bill Nor nave therc
been many bills relating TO NewloIk ahec'hg lt> gov
ernment more profoundly than would Assenblyman
Hoag's BILL If 1t should become law nhdhs tle
Board OF Police non-partisan BODY Lihheu WIN
that certainly is his bill to give the Republican MI
nortv OF voters in New-York representation In the
BOARD of Estimate and AppOronment mo hter
measure comforting upon Vhe Republican taxpayers OF
Nev.York who are probably majority Of the tax
having community. authority over the clty's
financial affairs. II would seem ought 20 have been
passed many years ago Then there are large num-
ber OF minor bills affecting Ncwlork; indeed, rev
bills of importance affecting NewYork have yet been
passed.
Public opinion must express itself vet more decid-
edly than II has yet 10 put end To the dead
lock between the senate and the Assembly over inc
Fsssett Rapid Transit bill. The declinatlon by AS
semblymen Fish and Gibbs on Friday to accept tie
couiproiniso offered by the Senate creating Rapd-
Transit Commission composed OF four Republicans ana
four Democrats seems. 10 many Republicans a. II
tl,ey insisted upon the appointment solely OF RAPID
Transit Commissioners named by Mayor Grant ana
under obligations to him. However eminent as ciu'
rens Of New York. the named by MaNor Grant
may be- IL is held To be unsafe 10 intruSt 10 the aoc
such responsible duty that Of laying out the routes
chises for those roads. II felt that they couu ho'
but be influenced perhaps insensby by Tammahy
Halls Mayor. having been appointed by mhl' IL -
but fair demand and prccaUton that the p"o0 wiz
approve. it is argued, that o'her en'''
ncnt citizens Of New-lork, not selected Dy
the Mayor. should also be made mcmuers
Of the Board of RapidTransit Commissioners.
The principle Of home rule would thus be preserNeu
and the public would have feeling OF greater
security. Who made Hugh j. Grant eieo'eo MaNo'
of New-York by a minority OF the voters :" Ne"
York the sole man to cypress the wishes OF that Guy
on such a matter as that Of the appointment OF Napn
Transit Commissioners After McCann's testimony
against Mayor Grant in New-iork yesterday the
pubuc will see less reason than ever to take from
has hands every member Of the Board of Rapld-li
Commissioners and TO decline TO accept any otler NEIL
Yet this is the attitude Mr.. Fish and Mr. Gibbs are
now assuming. IL 10 be expected that "lDOs'
with his intimate relations with the Tammany Hal
Leaders, would insist upon the acceptance OF Mayor
Grants appointecs alone as Rapd-IraisN Oo"inl's
sloners, but people are astonished that Mr. tisi'
shoud assume that attitude. and their astonshinehV
will be greater vet IL other Republican AsSemblymeh
take the same untcnablc position. II the Republican
Asscmblymen who have followed Gibbs thus far IN
this rapid transit conflict remain as obstinate a> hc
In declining TO accept tie reasonable compromise
offered by the Senate Republicans there can be but
one Interpretation Of their conduct and that Is that
Tammany Hall patronage has bribed them.
one Of the most dexterOus Of leaders OF Tamnahy
Hall, Police Commissioner James j. Martin, has been
here constantly the last fortnight watching the combat
over the Rapid Transit BILL and constantly In con
sultation with Senators Ives and Cantor. Asscmbymcn
shcehan. the Democratic leader in the Assembly and
Assemblyma Gibbs-who. of course was the medium
OF communication with the Republican contingent
acting with the Democrats. The salary list OF the
City of New-York yearly amounts to over $1,000
COO. and Tammauy Hall controls three
quarters Of this vast expenditure. 1t Is
apparent therefore, that Mr. Martin has at his disposal
good many "sinews of war in the way OF appoint
nents TO office. Last autumn n casual investigation
Of the Dock Department Of New York showed that
good many relations II Republican members OF the
Legislature snngly ensconced in that department
drawing large salaries. and people who had wondered
al the failure Of a good many attempts in the Legs
lature to put the Dock Departments financial affairs
under Tn, charge Of the Board Of Apporionment of
New York Ike others of its departments wondered no
longer similarly. II. year ahead an inveStica-
ton by a committee Of the Legislature into some
Tammany Hall Department should disclose the ap-
poinment during the present year Of relatives If
some u the Republican Assemblymcn who acting
with Tammany Hall A>semhlymen in this matter
Of rapid transit, people here Will not be surprised
But there Oher Of securing supporters for
MAYOR Grants home rue7 Rapid Transit Comniis-
sioners. political oreaai,aion that can at short
notice raise Sl-O.OOO Tammany liall did 10 pur
chase the confirmation of Hugh J. Grant a. Comms
sioner Of Public Works. can in weeks time ra.sc
double that amount TO buy votes in The Assembly
Of the state Of New York to pass Rapid Transit bill
In its interest.
The conference committees Of the senate and the
Assembly on the Rapid Transit bill will hold another
meeting upon the measure 20 morrow night, Drt at
present there does not any chance Of tcir
coming 10 an agreement than there on Thursday
night inasmuch "a the committees are composed OF
the same elements, although OF different men,
Another important New York bill Is that Of Senator
Rocsch Icngthenng the term Of the surrogate Of New
York from six years 10 fourteen years. ms bl mas
passed the senate and is now before the Assembly
The Governor has in his possession senator IveS's
bill in relation the acquisition Of land ior the wash
inrton Bridge the Harlem River
The bill sent here by Andrew H. Green, authorizing
the appointment of commission TO learn the practice
bility Of uniting the cities Of Nc York. Brooklyn ana
Lens Island City, we'll large portion Of Queens.
Westohes,er and Richmond counties. under one ma
nicpal government. has passed both branches OF the
Legislature aud IL before the Governor.
The Assembly j. considering. the order Of THIRD
reading Senator Ncs's bill providing for the elevation
Of the Harlem River bridge, in accordance with the
p,ans OF the United States Government for the lm-
provement OF the Harlem.
tpon the order Of third reading also In the AS
semby are Senator lve> bill concerning the assess
mcnt for sewers in Tenthavc.. Kinesbrdsc
Road: senator stadlcr's bill for the election of a
Commissioner Of street Improvement, In the Twenty
third and Twenty fourth wards, senator stewards
bill appointing certain commissioners select lands
for new paris in the Twelfth Ward Of New York !;
Senator Browns act In relation to The pier line in
the Harlem River; Senator stewart act enlargins
the power of the Fire department in the placing u
hydrants; senator Ahearns act in relation 10 the
claim OF John II. Roberts chief recording clerk Of the
County Clerk Of New-lork: senator CdntOrs act
authorizing charitable societies to hold property worth
s3,OO0OOO; Assemblyman Webster's bill concerning
the collection Of water rates Assembly man Hoas's
bill putting the Chamberlain OF New
York upon a salary; AsscJ p. lyman Wis
siss bill giving 10 each captain Of police
sui,misscd Of relieved fIOn, The Police frcc Il pc-
sion of 81 ,375; Assembly man O'liascs bll for tho
topylng OF the papers OF TITO Surrogate that have
become damaged Assemblyman Lewis, bill amend
ing the military law. ANcmbl,m mar King, b CIV
ilg authority 10 the DOCK Department Ia lc ,sc the
pl,rs between GaDSeVOOIt and Little Twelfth SIS:
Asscmblyman Blumeithal's bill giving the Hoafd Of