New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-06
BUSINESS IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DISCUSSION CT THE PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE
INCREASE OF NETWORKS SCHOOL TAXES

DISCUSSION CT TIE PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE
INCREASE OF NETWORKS SCHOOL TAxEs-
THE ADIRONDACK PARK QUESTION.
Albany, March 3 (>pecial).-Thcrc seem to be rival
schemes just for the instruction Of biz railway
bridge across the Hudson River from Jersey City 10
New-Yorh one at Washington and one at Albany. The
one at Albany has been pressed for several years past
BY Assemblyman Greene, OF Orange County. There
signs to-day that this measure is speculative
one intended TO give unknown persons charter
TO sell 10 the highest bidder This was shown par
ticularly by the rejection, by Mr.. Greene and other
supporters Of the bill. OF amendment 10 the bill
offered 10y Mr.. Connolly, Of NewYOrk, providing that
Al least 81 100000 Of the capital stock Of the com
pany, which is to be SlOOcOOOO, must be paid in
before ii shall be permitted to begin operations Then
Mr.. Connolly offered another amendment, to strike
out the commissioners named in the bin and have the
Mayor of the City of New-York appoint three Of
them and the Governor Of the state two. This,
lie said, was in accordance with the principle
Of home rule lie held that AZ present there was
nothing TO prevent the cntcrprsng and philanthropc
gentlemen who favored the bill from trading the
franchise off 10 corporation. Ncw-York should be
protected. No responsible in that city wanted
The bridge.
Mr. Mase wanted TO know why the Mayor of New
York should name commissioners Of the bridge. half
of which was 10 be in New-Jcrsey Mr. Greene said
the bridge could not take any public park street or
avenue, and the Mayor should nave nothing 10 do
with the matter The bridge not public affair;
IL could take only private property, for which 1t must
pay. New-fork was losing its commercial supremacy.
Baltimore year shipped four bushels Of grain TO
New ork's one. New-York needed the bridge TO
improve the terminal facilities. The whole continent
west of New-York demanded tho bridge. Mr. Masc
affirmed that the New York Corporation Counsel had,
before the Committee on Commerce and Navigation,
o1cT-: no objection TO the bill The Corporation COun
sci thought ii a valuable franchise 10 give away.
Mr.. Kerrigan said the bridge was for the Penn
ylvania Railroad which had sent commissioners up
,ere under cover to get the charter Mr.. sulzer be-
ieved the charter, obtained. would be
urned for d large 10 the Pennsy lvania Com
any. This statement Mr.. Greene denied
Mr.. Blumcnthal thought Ncw-Yorl might be benc-
tied by the bridge, but the interests of the city were
not sufficiently guarded. The three commissioners
named In the bill could fix the bridge anywhere be-
tween Tenth and One-hundred-an eighty NTH sts in
New-YOrk, and change the terminal 10 any point,
altering immensely the value of property at certain
points.
Mr.. Greene replied that the commissioners could
merely a. TX , ,ss Pl s TOR the nrdfe ana @ they
law He held that Mr. Biumenthal was cavlins
When Mr.. Connollys amendment voted 1t
was lost BY % TO 90 The bill Was then ordered TO a
pe1 The AS AS;csy passcd by large % @ Mr.
Of pBSroohiyn 900 LII 'D''
Mr. sloan called up in the Senate to-day the report
Of the Finance Committee with reference to an
Adirondack park, recently printed In The Tribune.
This report embodied concurrent resolutions empower
ing the present Forest Commission 10 make nvcstiga
tons concerning park site instead Of special COM
mission, such as Governor Hill recommended in his
message.
The Senate will remember" said Mr.. Cantor, that
the minority OF the committee reserved the right 10
present separate report We have since come 10
The conclusion that the only difference between the
Governor and the committee on the subject is
the creation Of new commission. Therefore we
have objection 10 the passage of the resolution"
-"wili the Forest Commission" asked Mr.. Linson
have power 10 incur other expenses than those pro-
vided for in the regular appropriation?
lit Is quite impossible TO say" replied Mr. Sloan
There may b. some little extra expense incurred
- ~ that WIN he provided for in new supply bill.