New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-13
FOR EAST RIVER BRIDGES.
nrrFAT OF AN EFFORT IN THE SENATE TO
RECOMMIT THE BIRKETT BILL.
WHY THE ATTEMPT WAS MADE-THE SENATE
PASSES TIE BROOKLYN BRIDGE EXTEN-
SION ELL, AND THE ASSEMBLY

PASSES TIE BROOKLYN BRIDGE EXTEN-
SION ELL, AND THE ASSEMBLY
THE SUPPLY BILL.
.rpoy THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRTBrSEJ
Albany March Ex-senator Stadler, OF Ne"-iorh'
made a significant statement to-day when nc sa'u
wear ago Legislature killed bill proVuins LUZ
additional bridges across the East klVer between
New-York and Brooklyn. simply for the purpose vi
Giving Joseph j. O'Donohue, the president OF the
New-York and Brooklyn Ferry Company, chance
70 sell ont his stock lie has not been able 10 90 So
and Therefore comes TO the Legislature and ASKS 'he
same favor again. think 1t is high time that the
Legislature declines 10 grant his desire
Yet the yew-York and Brooklyn Ferry Company
had some friends today in an attempt 1t maze 10
bury in the Committee on Commerce ana NaVlgauo'
the bill of senator Birket authorizing the cohstruc
ton OF two bridges across the East River from BOOK
yn to New York. at the expense OF private capitalists
These bridges 10 be constructed 10 uh'e ''o
elevated railway systems % New-loTk ana Broohiyh
and the expenditure OF private capitaI pfoposeu 10
S2i 100000. The Senate Committee on commerce
and Navigation gave a hearing upon this imporah.
hin n week ago Wednesday. II was then aeicco
that another hearing should be granted upon the Dill
t6, week Wednesday. But on that day senator OCoh-
nor, the chairman Of the committee abruptly depareu
for BnglamOn. Five OF the seven members Oh INC
committee met however, and granted nearing uPo"
re BILL At The close of the hearing 1t was announcer
bill unless one was requested. No such request was
made and then tho committee went into executive
session. by vote OF to 1t was resolved to report
the bill favoably The senator who opposed TINS dc
ci,on Mr.. Ahearn who absurdy thought that free
communication between his district and brooklyn might
harm his district. The senators who voted 10 report
the bill favorably Messrs. Richardson Brkett'
Srader and McCarrcn.
To-day senator Richardson submitted this favorable
report upon the bill Then, to every ones astohisi-
mcnt, senator Nedder moved that the bill be recon-
mcd for another hearing. He told plantvely OF sen
ator OConnors absence the day before, and said That,
ont OF courtesy him. the bill should be sent back
20 the committee. The Brooklyn senators, Brkett.
McCarrcn and Jacobs. stOutly resisted the adoption oil
the motion. Any recommittal OF the bill, OF course
would delay it's passage and thus favor the plans OF
Mr. O'DOnOf7e and the New York and Brooklyn Ferry
Company to defeat the measure. Every one wa2sur'
pri,cd TO hear senator Fassett supporting VedderS
motion Mr. Fassett also Of the opinion that
senator OConnor would feel deeply aggricvcd by tho
action Of the Committee Commerce and Navigation
upon the bill.
But the senate was not In mood to oblSe either
tie NcW.lOrA and Brooklyn Ferry Company. Joseph
l. O'Douohuc or senator OConnor. II defeated sen
at0r Ncdder, motion 10 rccOmt Inc DlII by NOlc "a
: to l.. a, follows
Yca,-Ah arm. Brown. Fassctt. Hendricks Hunter
SaNon. Sl'au and Ncddcr-o.
Nay.-Birkct Cantor Chase Coggcshal Collins Deahc
Hawkins, w., Jacob, Laugnlin. IAns'n' Met ar'.h'
Richardson Roasch Siadcr stewart and Van ''otdr-l
The senate under senator Jacobs's lead. then
pa.sed by "a unanimous vote, hi, bill prohibiting the
Union Ferry Company from increasing It's ferry tolls
Then thcr- came under consideration senator Blr
kets bill authorizing the trustees OF the ErooANh
Bridge enlarge it, approaches. 1t Is believed tha'
the cost of making this enlargement will be Sl,oOo'
900 Of which Brooklyn will eXpend 100000 ana
New York 100000. The city Of Brooklyn In add
ton to this expenditure will pay the cost Of acquiring
the lands for Bridge purposes in the block bounded ny
sands Fulton and High SIS, and the Bridge Iand'
no part NJ the structure at the terminus N New-lou
is 10 extend north Of the norhwc,erly line OF Farh
Row. nor in Brooklyn south Of the nortAcry line OF
r!!lary-,t section states broadly the authority OF
tho trustees 10 buy acquire lands
The trustees shall have lower TO purchase acquire
and hold FOR the cities Of New.lorN and BROOKLYN
con Jointly much real estate may bo necessary 70
Improve the terminal facilities of the bridge and for all
structure. popr and convenient her Tor aud they
nrrcha.e or acquire hold the city Of Brooklyn as
much r,al said ely be- necessary for tho
oncnng OF Llbcrtyst from Hgh-t. TO Tlaryst and the
widening thereof according plan ana report Of the
board Of experts APP onti by resolution II III" trustees
~ n. N"w-York and lr0oklyn Brdtc Nav u. 1870
which report dated January 10. 1891 ana l. on HE ~
the Office II trustee, and also the real estate bounded
iy Fulton Sands aud High sts aud lands ID 'r brlig"
,lro... II the trustees are unable for reason. %
s.ree with the owner or real estate required
Tor the purposes aforesaid for the puirh,-e u the said
!aud, they shall have power and right to acquire the
zane By eminent domain IN tho pro'ied by law.
No land shall Re purchased or acquired Ia BROOKLYN
south Of the northcrv line Of Tllat'-st nor IN New.
York north q the .outherly line OF PARK Row
The brooklyn Bridge Extension BIZ passed the sen
ate by = vote Of to - tho negative vote being given
by senators Cha,o and Hunter who I've In Albany
and in Cayuga County. Why they should vote against
tho bin is a mystery.
bill whose real object II to make Adutant General
| Porter commander Of the National GUar for life was
Introduced by Senator stewart. 1t provides that the
National Guard shall Lc organized into one division. and
~ many brigadcs the Commander In -Chdcl may
think to be necessary. lie then Is To appoint major
| general Ia the command Of the DIVISION and put a
| brlradlcrecncra In command Of the brgadeS. The
ma general Is 70 have snprcmc command. subject, %:
| course to the orders Of the commandments
senator stewart Introduced bill providing for u
commission select sites for parks In the Twelfth
| Ward Of Ncw-York, north Of Northumberland twenty
hnh->t.
BIS aie stlll pouring into the Assembly. The op
Moment, Of the plan for the state care of the insane
stiu think Their, IL chance of defeating the provisions
| of the new law by passing bills which viii interfere
greatly with its operation. \ BIZ; came in this morn
lng from Mr. judd which has for IL purpose The re
| establishment Of the county care plan
Another bill was introduced to put real estate on
the same basis personal property In Icsa 10 dep''
The authorities have not vet succeeded III 'oh'"ue
any newspaper owner publisher or any writer f"r pup
fishing accounts In violation of the Iaw, oi tHe exc"
tlon Of Kemmler BY electricity. bill was ihtNuuce"
toda repeating the part Of the law preventing tc pun
llcatlon Of accounts OF executions under the ne" 1t"
| e C. Clark IL wording hard TO be returned 10 III,
| Assembly this fall. That will not be dh'u', u'"
ID, him II he succeeds In getting for his district all WA
bc asks for il. To day he put in bill authorizing wv
Comms slonrr Of Pablc W"R, Of New YORK 10 o'''u
bridge acros. the Harlem River and tie Bronx h' !"
,uccn the northerly side Of Onc.hundred nd'twchN
| fifth. It. and the sOuthecly sdo Of onc-huhd'eu anu
twenty fourth,t and the ca,tcrly side OF BROOM ave
and the westerly side of Brown Place, i5u'i.hs We
| mn,t westerly end OF Randals Island me toInr'
inner If Publlc Works can spend rdoO,ooO IN d"lht
| III" york lie has also II bill allowing the PARK de
n,rtmcnt TO spend 100000 IN constructing io"u"aS