New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16
MAYNARD REPORT DELAYED
IGNORANCE OF DEMOCRATIC SENATORS AS
TO THE DATE OF IT'S APPEARANCE.
THE RAINEY BRIDGE BILL TAKEN FROM THE
COMMITTEE, AMENDED IN IMPORTANT RE-
SPECTS, AND ADyANCED-oTHER

SPECTS, AND ADVANCED-OTHER
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
vRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TR1BUsB.l
Albany, April 10" Jim Rdgway seems TO have
given considerable thought to the preparation OF tho
report "whitewashing' Judge Maynard, Of the Court
OF Appeals in the Of the charges that he stole
the election returns OF Dutchess County. AT least
Senators Rocsch and Cantor professed in the Senate to-
day that they were ignorant Of the time at when
Ridgway will complete the report. Mr. Roesch was
not even willing to say that the report would be pre-
scnted the present Legislature. exciting the sus-
pcOn that IL may be reserved for the scrutiny OF the
Legislature OF 1893.
Senator saxton asked Senator'S Cantor and Roesch
buntIy in Senate to-day when the report would be
submitted, and both answered that they were unable
TO state" 1t had been supposed that the Ridgway
report would De submitted Monday night; the Re-
publican senators are beginning TO doubt IL IL Will %
presented this session.
The Senator'S pulled the hair of Senator McCar-
ren, OF Brooklyn, because, chairman of the Com
mtec Commerce and Navigation, he was holding
back DR.. Raney's bill authorizing the construction OF
bridge the East River either south or north OK
Blackwelrs Island but somewhere near that island.
Senator Ahearn showed that the committee should be
discharged from the further consideration OF the bill
The motion was opposed by senator McCarren, VINO
Obstrepcrous that Senator Mcmahon, OF New
York, lost all patience and thus "baSted" ho'
Carren Il think it shame, Mr. Chairmah'
their East River Bridge bills and their Tunnel biilS
and their City bills should now be holding back the
bills Of other men, like this one. This Is q GOOD
measure II it does give NewYork n bridge across
the East River which may compete slightly with that
other East River Bridge OF which Mr.. McCaTen Is the
champion"
Speeches Of n similar nature we're made by enators
OConnor and McCleland; and the end of the matter
was that by a vote of 20 to 4 the Raney Bridge blu
was wrenched away from the Committee on Com
mcrce and Navigation, and then ordered to third
reading Before being ordered to third reading.
however, the bill amended in several important
respects. The company which Is pushing the measure
evidently has several sites selected for It's bRdge
The bill WIS amended so 10 provide that the bridge
shall be located follows
The said bridge shan commence In the city OF New
York Park.ave. within mile OF the Grand
Central Depot southern approach and for
the northern arm, either north south Of the Harlem
River with full authority said company locate and
build any other bridges to such approach or APP
prolches and shall the East River and Biaekweps
Island the reef OF rocks south OF the same at ghe
angles the channels, at such point between Thirty
second and will afford and give
onabe grades and facilities Of approach and the said bridge
company shall have the power to locate and construct
the bridge and its approaches, and the stations THAI
IL nay deem necessary, in the city OF NewYork and the
county Of Queens and the said bridge shall not
Park, Madison or Fifth aves within district bounced
by Feh-st the south, and Ninetiethst TO the north
and IhrdaNe. nor shall 1t enter on the east Inc sald
bridge shall conform strictly its elevation the form
ani method and the location OF IL FIRST
anchoeges the Ian thereof heretofore approved by te
Secretary Of the United States pursuant to the
provisions OF OF Congress approved March 1851
and entitled authorizing the construction OF
bridge across East River between the city Of New
York and Long Islal1."
In another amendment, made at Governor Flowers
demand, the bridge company is compelled TO pay tho
same percentage OF It's earnings 10 the city OF New
York as preacrbed in the act. already signed. re-
lating to the East River Bridge Company-t,c scheme
Of the Union Elevated Railroad Company OF Brook
lyn TO build two big bridges the East River, ut
the southern end of Manhattan Island The bridge Is
TO be begun before March 5, 1898. and Is to be COM
pleted within years; but il legal proceedings
hinder its completion. the company may nave moro
time. Ii is evident from the substitute bili put IN
today that Dr. Raney's bridge company thinks OF
building bridge at the northern end OF BllcAwellS
Island and putting down railway tracks by which
the New York Central and the New York and Man-
haitian Railroad gain access tO Long Island and 10
BROOKLYN and Long Island City.
The SENATE passed senator Plunkltts S0clalistlo
measure, providing that day laborer In the en-
pOy OF the city VI Newiork shalt receive less than
81 a day. and % cents an hour for overtime -
The senate also passed senator PlunNtts Dn
directing the Manhattan Elevated Railway TO run
night trains on portion Of its tracks acquired from
the Suburban Rapid Transit Company.