New-York tribune., 1890-04-15
GRAB AT BROADWAY STAYED.
SENATOR CANToRs SUSPICIOUS BILL SENT
pAcy TO A COMMITTEE.


Albany, April IA (special.-A week ago Mt cantor
introduced In the Senate bill innocenty entitled An
act 70 conform and validate certain acts OF the ocai
authorities of the city Of New-fork." Inc ac's re-
orrad IN are the drawing and execution OF last year
contract between the Broadway Railroad and the CITY,
permitting the substitution OF cables TOT horses a.
motive power In Broadway The COMPANY as o"n- %
sideration was to perform certain obIalohs ~ " 'o
street having and was to file 10000 bond to secure
yearly payment 10 the city OF Sl3o'Ooo MI 'aN'oi
moved Of course by consuming desire 10 make sure
~ this YEARLY payment presented with MS Dill copy
Of a voluminous correspondence about 'he paving III
which little or nothing was sad aoont tie i'non'0,
valuable cable privilege Not everybody has dlscernco
that the effect of Mr.. Cantors act would he 10 raS
;ts surrender and when the bill came up ID uie sen
o,. tonpht Mr. Fasset created goodsized sehsa''oh
nv limiting that the true purpose OF the measure was
not horne on its face Mr.. CoggeshaIl WHO Is "o''
her of the judiciary Committee, declared that he Dill
had been reported without his knowledge ana asNco
that II be recOmmittcd and printed ,,
al have no objection 10 the fullest inNcsus"','" :
NJ the measure" Mr.. Cantor said, loitiy. ndluo'
mn the corres pondence showing how important IL Is
TO the city that the contest should be validated Ie
b is a very simple and does not require careiui
or elaborate Investigation M
3That is all very WELL returned Mr.. Fassett, but
The circumstances under which the transfer TOOK place
we're a little suspicious. have noticed paragraph
IN paper called Public Service which says thht
all the facts were made known 1t would be the erea''
sensation Of the year don't know what that means
hnt the statement taken in connection Win te hasc
with which the bill has been put through is, at least
interesting"
al made no effort TO progress the BILL protcsted MT
Cantor :" II was referred to the committee which you
yourself suggested
"That Is true, but II it conceals anything tha'
oucht 10 come 10 the surface, think we should kno"
it," -.
81 know nothing at all Of any sensation behind IL
Apvhody who desires to be heard upon it may be-
with Mr. Cantor's consent the bill was accordingly
recommitted and ordered printed The article IL
aPublic Service" says:
Il would be the biggest sensation Of the year II William
r wh,,ney. Daniel Lamont the other parties in th
S,c,ne would make public full programme sue
,eas,uy carried put the cable on the hioad"aN
- The manager bunged badly in the broadway
c,,.o railroad project falling 10 publish for fourteen
d.vs the notice required under the existing laws As
,,, sec Senator has introduced bill to valdst
,n act. Of the local authorities (whateVer that means
g., making the contract with the broadway Railroad
M.,v authorities on railroad laws are satisfied that TN
Cantor hill cannot legsllze clearly Illegal omission. an'
hat the legal method prescribed must be gone oyer Their
s,nl possibility that the anxious Aldermen vii hav
;. ,o consulted in the matter after all
II Is understood that high in the Tammanl
councils are involved tie job here indicated am
tst II the matter prObcd there Will be more gnaSh
ing of teeth In the Wigwam.