The sun., 1890-01-26
WILL ITS PARENTS KILL IT?
gHB Rapid TRANSIT BILJ NOT WHAT
IT was MEANT 10 BE


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o,,r,,.lIv ~ WINS Intended 10 Provide for -
Gigantic Railroad Deal-It II Now COM
ParativeIy an Unimportnnt Measure.
ALBANY, Jan. 25.--Thcre nrc moro and
more developments coming TO the surface
about the Hustled. .Fassett Cleveland Rapid
Transit bill as It's various sections are stirred
up and ne It's history Is investigated. In its
present shape no one seems 10 DO exactly cer-
tain whether It s intended to pass as 1t Is. or
whether It Is offered to be amended and 10
head of other legislation. 1t Is u curious bill
in a great many ways. In tho first place II re-
lates to the most valuable franchises In the
State Of New York which have not yet been
Appropriated.
orlgiha ally the bill was conceived by Mr. Will
liam NJ WINS, one Of tho most fertile and
shrewd politicians In New York. In consider
ing the relations OF this bill II must be recol-
lected that Mr.. WINS and Mr. Grace nre not
now on the same terms Of warm intimacy and
business partnership rs they were when MIR.
Grace was Mayor and whom Mr.. WINS was
City Chamberlain and II member Of MIR. Grace's
firm. Since that time Mr. Grace has gone out
OF office. Mr.. WINS has gone out not only OF
oflce but from the firm Of which Mr. Grace Is
the head, and from his place In Mr.. Grace's af-
fections lie has aiken up with new and other
gods that is, Tracy, Mcfarland Boardman, and
Platt MIR. WINS still retains his love for Mr..
Cleveland. which is possibly not so strong In
the heart OF Mr. Grace now as 1t was at the
Federal Convention Inst year when mir. Grace
thought that Mr. Cleveland would sea that Mr..
Grace would be nominated for Governor. But
though Mr.. Grace is not the Cleveland man
that ne was then. Mr.. WINS is. Mr. Wins Is
also ballot re'ormer.
In drawing the bill Mr. Ivins consulted par
al. call.
with several friends of Mr.. Cleveland, and par
tioularly with Mr.. Platt. Railroad interests
centring in Brooklyn were also considered
This made strong combination and ono that
seemed 10 its originators To DO nvincible.
Having thus combined they proceeded TO
draw n bill. The Mayor Of New York was to be
ono member OF tho Commission the Mayor OF
Brooklyn was to be another, Mr. Cleveland was
TO be II third The other four were to Ue men
who could be relied upOn undor all circum-
stances. Their names were agreed on from
time to time. and frequently changed so that 1t
would be hard to say definitely at any time Just
who they we're. The dummy names OF the bill
havo been printed from time to time; two OF
them at least are retained in the present bill
Copies ol this hill were sent 10 lew prom
inent people: Mr. pepew got me. Mr. Sorbin
vated railroad was aware OF the PROVISIONS
affecting them. Mr.. pRtt was in a position to
bination OF railroad interests which embraced
R Joining of the NeW York Central with the
Long Island Iailroad over a bridge across
Rt present in existence. and the development Of
the. Reading Baltimore and Ohio terminals.
1t is the greatest railroad scheme that Now
York has ever seen. BESIDE It the Bloadway
street car line Vas AZ pIc4yunc. o,.,o
contents of the bill and o give it a good send
Off he described l, in aeulogistic way al Albany;
At first this eulo%y was well received. and
NAV hNF ~ n hn
pleasant things that Gen. Hustled had to say
about 1t. tor, some reason Mr. Cleveland be-
was used and denied TINT he knew anything
about the bill or had anything {, do with II.
This disconnected nee MI WINS ;. ara his lrerds t
come party to any such com binntion. lie said
that Brooklyn preferred TO have lts own rapid
sage. alluded to the bill nnd referred to his
well-known belief In tho PRINCIPLES OF home
GIls and in the OF the o e9f ne OF the
pie OF the city before the important measures
about the city should ho put through.
rators, of course had to be changed. and :he
provisions OF the bin had to bo changed, too
concessions must be made to the elevated rail-
road people They were. therefore. put in the
Rd Of ss ssGn ~ Tb nor
the Commission the y WOE 70 grant to the ole
yated road what tho elevated road applied to
the Legislature for in vain last yearIthat Is
the power TO extend its lines. TO hulld a third
track. and to make curves and branches on the
payment OF whatever COMPENSATION the ON
mission thinks best. We're the Commission
friendly to tho elevated road. this gives the
elevated road whatever II wants aud at what
ever price 1t choO- es to pav.
Mr Falrchid became m incorporation instead
of Mr.. Cleveland. Col, VIM, l. Strong went on
as the warm personnl lrlend and Ieire~enta-
tive OF MIR. Cornelius n. Bli 3 whose name was
on one OF the lists OF the origina! rorpOrator-.
Mr. Canda has friendly reaiiuns with the y e.
vated road. He has been linked with it
since 1875. Certain Wall street influences were
represented Dir. O'Uonohue was put on only
70 make 1t appear that Tammany had equal
In its present shape the hill does not include
all tho financial intcrests which were repro
Bented at first, and it, weaknesses who will
develop during tho Season might he r re!ec-
tion on the personal qualities ol som" mem-
bers Of the LEGISLATURE Il they were alluded TO
now. 1t will be interesting to watch it and to
sec what becomes OF 1t.