The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
NORTH RfrER BRIDGE BYLL.
Senator lain Earnestly Advocates IT'S rss-
cage By the Senate.

sage By the Senate.
WARRINGTON. April Ex-senator Hill APP
peared before the Senate Committee on Com
mcrce to-day and argued ln favor OF the bill
providing for tho construction OF railway
bridge over the North River by the New York
and New jersey Bridge Company. Senator
Hill said he had been In accord-political and
friendly accord-with the city authorities OF
New York. but he did not agree with them on
this bill Nearly every great public improve
ment In tho city Of New York had been OBJ
iectcd to. Tho Broadway street railway. a
great improvement. had been opposed. so had
the Central Park project. and some news.
papers had opposed the Brooklyn Bridge.
Senator Hill asked what tho city authorities
had to do with the building OF the bridge.
They had right to object on the ground that
the bridge would interfere with the rights OF
It's citizens but the prorer body to apply to in
this regard was the New York Legislature. and
not to Congress. That Legislature had not re-
fused to grant what the city authorities want
ed. That the bridge would be a great improve
mont. Senator Hill said. he did not need to
argue. He was interested In the BILL because
It would work n great public good. He knew
tho Inconvenience attending travel TO New
York city from the north years ago. when pas
scngers were obliged to cross the ferry in the
middle Of tho night. He wanted to obviate the
necessity for crossing tho North River by
ferry 1t was an internal nuisance. and every
body knew it Everybody in New York wanted
tho bridge A popular vote would annihilate
the city authorities. He was there to express
the a r Meg Yo AIbe
Of New Jersey. stating that the people of New
Jersey were dreply Interested in the project;
would DO a great benefit to both states, sena.
tor f!ill snid lie did not understand that the
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Hewitt to senator blackburn warmly .enIors-
ssS. sS2 RTRis ssd on this letter
Now. MI. Hewitt is, pretty erratc on some
i tie matter q public impfoSements ID New Few
Cont Continuing. the Senator v said that he be-.
He knew, some Of the men connected, with the
onEhly Investigated th" matter at the time lie
i; He did not rcmem Scr that tho city author.
ities bad tlieL any objection to tho bridge
Hnen Nw @ the e'f TT sofs
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were not only to get n bridge. but tho author.
ity of Congress- to condemn property and, get
railroad connection through the city Of New
York with the bridge
Senator Hill answered that. in granting au-
thority to construct the bridge. Congress-
should grant oil necessary power-all general
power.
70 question by senator Culom Us to how
he proposed to settle tho difficulty between
the rival North River bridge companies. SEN
ator Hill said no would grant both Of them
charters n.s and let them fight It out . ~
York were greatly interested in this measure
more than WAS known. He wanted to stop
the great. Internal nuisance Of riding over
these ferries-that was what he wanted to
M. Willis Holly. private secretary to Mayor
Grant. here interrupted Mr.. Hill to say. in ref.
the city authorities had not. objected to the
bridge / i'll before the New York Legislature.
that on the day before the bill hecamea Inv
the Corporation Attorney Of New York city had
written = letter to the Governor protesting
against it.
Senator Hill answered that we all knew how
the New York city authorities managed to
keep in accord with all interests. and they sent
protest at the last minute. when IL was GER
tain hat the bill would be approved. 80 as to
keep In accordance with the Directing inter-
ets and to keep the records 81 st.gn
pier in the North River He also objected to
the hill because there was nothing In IL giving
tho United States mails right OF why over the
structure Tho bill was totally different from
any otm 4, ,,! bridge Il bill he had ever seen,
mittec a letter from Mayor Grant. renewing
his protest Of last February against the bill:
and expressing the regrets OF the Mayor that
he could not be present