The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-31
RAPID TRANSIT CHANGES.
THE COMMISSION ABANDONs THE MIDI
SON AVENUE ROUTE.

Parts OF the East Side Route 10 he Pat
Up to Competitive bidding = Important
Changes in the Constitutional Convention
Bni-The Bn 70 Abolish Capital Punish.
Hent Ordered TO n Third Reading In the
Assembly and the same Action on tn c
Huckieberry Railroad Hill In the Senate.
ALBANY. March 30. Commissioner Steinway
OF the New York Rapid Transit Commission
| sent an official letter to Assemblymnn Connolly
to-day formally notifying him that the Rapid
Transit Commission consented to the aban-
donment OF its Madison avenue route and un-
pouncing the determination OF the Commits
sion to follow the policy indicated in The Sun
| OF abandoning part OF their east side route
and OF putting parts OF that route UP sepa-
rately at a competitive bidding. which exist
ing corporations will be permitted to enter.
This applies especially TO the route from tho
Grand Central station to Union square and on
down town. for which the New York Central
Railroad is tho most likely purchaser.
| At the request OF Commissioner Steinway
Mr.. Connolly introduced bill to give the
Rapid Transit Commission the power to make
| these changes They reserve the right to
| cross Madison avenue. Lut with that excep-
| ton the whole Madison avenue route Is
| abandoned. This leaves the way open for the
| New York Central to provide for suburban
rapid transit when it raises it tracks and
builds it's new Harlem River bridge. Just
what plan they will adopt has not appeared.
They can either build two-story structure or
| they eau have three or four tracks on the same
| grade. the inside tracks to be used for through
travel and the outside track or tracks for
| suburban and local travel
| In his letter Commissioner Steinway says
that the plans OF the Rapid Transit Commits
sion on the east side will lie greatly changed
and that the Commission wants the power to
change. and IL they think it best. to sell the
franchise piecemcal instead of in block.
Gov. Flowers suggestions in regard to the
changes in tho Constitutional Convention bill
were adopted by the Assembly Judiciary Com
mittee. which today. reported the bill; with
III Republicans and Ii Democrats: ,12s by AZ.
II appointea the Goveno are are
TO- be G the s sSs
t. be prohibitionsts and women suflragists.
The women sufragists may be either women
This provision was inserted to secure repre-
sentation Of the we'll defined political minority
this would be for the Governor to appoint from
names sent in by their organizations. and that
the complications which might result from
yptnG Hinder hs the
and Samuel Gompers for the labor orGaniza-
tions. W. Jennings Domorest for tho nrohibi-
Susan B. ANTHONY: and Lille Devereaux Blake
for the woman suifragists.,
next spring, and tho ntional Convention
is to meet in Albany early in the summer. It
election viii insure a convention OF the high
est character. and that such changes in the
present Constitution as they may suggest will
DO moro likely to meet with public approval
permit partisan convention or provide Tor
eHs su0N''a' e'o''''S VI ''"'' ''t"'s arc
:, Mr.. McManus had the Assembly reconsider
gopgs In every hotei room M w. '"''
e wfsd nj S sI aS S1rn
third reading, after a good deal Of debate. Mr.:
Lang opposed the pin. and said it was urged
prom pied the sending Of flowers TO convicted
mnrlsrers. and That 50 long a. murder WAS as
could buy u tsn-cent rope and 60 out. in his
Webste es Of Harem said that sc CAPITAL runsh
ment was not Christian. and that its abolition
would decrease crime.
cal Sing wEa
saw; and said that the sight made him n, sick
sick to see it, what must tho effect OF the sight
OF Stein have been on the feelings Of tn. poor
murderer? He must have died with anguish"
Gen. Hustled had his bill to limit the tax rate
in small towns.to five mills ord cred TO a third
reading Mr.. Keeler said that the object Of
the bill was to keep down the local tax rate on
Seward Webb's new Adirondack Railroad Mr..
Cole opposed the hill aod said that the small
owns should Ec lett to govern themselves.
:, The ,McCurty bill TO rereal the Cantor act for
it applies to brooklyn and Buffalo was ordered
to q third reading in tho Assembly after a N
amendment by eX-Alderman Walker to in
clude New York in the exemption had been
The anti-pinkerton bill was again passed in
tho Assembly. amended to make It apply to ali
the various societies in the State, SO that all
peace officers must be residents Of the county
for which they are arpointed
Tho Senate ordered to q third reading tho
Huckeherry Road bill. the Cohoes Inspectors
Sion 81 Jill The night OIL these bills will bo made
VII" TI,e Senate c"nirm ne the nominaton of An
thony Clinchy to DO Inspector OF Gas Meters
in New York and John C. Munsinger of New
York to be Port Warden. The annual nppro-
priaton hill was piss ed with amendments and
sent to tho Governor The amount is So
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