New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-21
" HUCKLEBERRY" BILL Il LAW.
FLOWER, IN A MEMORANDUM.
TELLS WHY HE SIGNED III.
A L,BoRED DEFENCE OF THE MEASURE" ED
MURPHY WELL rLEASED-IhE NJ" '0hN
CENTRAL ELEVATED ROAD BILL

A
MURPHY WELL rLEAsED-THE NEwYoRR
CENTRAL ELEVATED ROAD BILL
ALSO SIGNED.
,v,ov THE prcr1.R CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Albany AnrI oO-A group OF powerful Democrahc
politician. occunicd the room Of LeutcnantpoNe'ho'
sbccban today and there held long conferences WIN
the Democratic members OF the LegsHu"re ao'' W
LII, they desired to have passed Among ,neee NV
were Edward Murphy, irr OF Troy the c""',
rho Democra,ic state Committee, and Police Commis
,ioncr Martin and Corporation Counsel Clark, OF We"
York Mr. Murphy seemed to be IN espechns 80
sn,its. and he had reason to be, since his faVon"
measure the ITuckleberry" Railroad act hao oco"
signed this morning by Governor Flower in'' -
bin giving to q corporation 10 be kho"h an "
Union Railway Company" practically Hoop'y "
the street railway system OF that part Oh we" ,m"
civ north of the Harlem River. now containing w.
600 population, and with the ADVENT Oh iap"'""'''
roads 10 be the home Of million people
Mr. Flower a,parently thinks he must defend MS
action in signing the measure and therefore attaches
a memorandum asserting that the street runway .V'n
pany gives something 10 the cW lr us '"n'"'o.
This cannot be denied the company Is 70 pay q"'-o'
TO the city yearly when its gross earnings "'ou'.
to 1920 800 yearly This does not seem to be royal
,ovmort for a royoI franchise The Governor at first
declares in his memorandum That the act " grants
M ncw charles but then he Acknowledges mat IL
amplnesr powers granted to the Ongih"I h"'No
berry, road In 1863 lie also is compelled - acowi-
edge that the act authorizes IL 10 cohsonuac iS
property with that N other street railwAys-hhu '"c'e
roads then acqure the rights Of the new company
lie also confesses that the bin frees the road and Its
ollics from tho provision Of the Cantor act requiring
the sale Of street railway franchises at public pncnoh
Thus although the Cantor act now apples to Ne" forH
CITY alone the Annexed District OF TINT CITY Is eN-
enr,ted from its provisions, for the apparent purpose
Of favonng the " Ilucklebery" Railroad Mr. Murphy
declares that he does dollar In the proposed
rooa How long will It be before he does acquire
GOOD interest Mt reasonable" rates. In the corpora,
toni
The Governors memorandum the bill Is given
below:
The rroyislon. Of this bill been varIousy mis-.
statement OF what IL uoeS i u'ou mp
pfoprlatc the prc-ent time
The hin grant, no new charter; 1t merely ampnes the
power, Of coml incorporated bv special legislative act
I'm 1863 The original charter, az various tunes
amended hae given company franchise 10 Law tracks
on certain street, north and east OF the Harlem
River In what is popularity known The Annexed Dis
trct" The COMPANY by virtue Of these prior act' can
charge certain Of fare and j. compelled 70 Keep the
surface Of the inside the rails and Tor one loot
outside coed end proper ra although there + no re-
arremcn,s the The co'ntanV not rrHurca
To pay any proportion Of Us earnings % the cit' treasury
and subject practically noae Of the restrictive pro
vision, which nppv street railroad corporations oRan
under later statutes.
rs, hi. additiona, legislation the gains chiefly
three ojects-it nav consolidate capital stock and prop
crty capital stock and proisfty ~ NN "'h'f
street surface railroads the Annexed Dlstflct ~ sew"
York and In Wcsthcster County aud with any street ia
road whose southern terrnU.us not more than 1000 "'t
south 81 any bridge the Harlem River II may ln'
crease stock amount not exceeding '2oVo
600: u IT, issue Of bonds IN" hfs "
these privileges ca only be obtained by special legislation
As AGAINST these privileges the Legislature has imr-ed Tire
following conditions.
l. That .he company shall assume and p'rforn all
conditions burt.n. oil cations nsbite- mI o-"d by
Law o. upon RAILROAD company with which
shan consoiliste Which 10 shalt iuy or lfAs"
2. That the gross sasnnRs II NE COMPANY OF
Of IT, shall $1,000 dir for period o.
SIX months. sha! paw annually to the city Of New.
per rent Of H. total gross earnings uefea''er ana
al sdJnofal pr cent for every multiple o. sl7OV
daily gross earnings.
Thus by mi. bill the company Is not empowered 70
Inv single loot II additional IL extensions must
subject the provisions Of c-tins general laws
Moreover nstfad Of the cy's rc'iN1f no femuriu"h
Tor the privileges granted al pr-'n,, constantly IN.
crcaslnr r.uuncfaton win b. received under the pro-
vision, o. ttis BILL should me rnrc,d IN TIM rr"s 70
be a sufficiently profitable ent.rsri-c.
I'm addition T. thc-o feature, II tho hl n" company
xc,,d f-,n tie provision. - the Cantor act requiring
the ale % fraochisos public auction o. III" hrhe~,
bidder proNitons - Oh" '"hfr" SHfh'" 'i"a
law rclouy, 10 payment OF I-rc'4tNc OF Er,s r'p0
70 the citv and fom section ~ Of The Genera I'iF"a
law relative 20 Iair street. etc But the original
company vas not restricted b, any such provisions a.
tho and 10 (. dincult how in justice. such -
stricrors .hord lmpoe'd merely consideration IN
the privileges sought by u- W'd-nfc. But ne I"el-'
atur, hes IN Iitr Of u,c ohrinf exemptions Imposed
oderat. condition the way Of pr nagc Of sf~s r.
colus and also IN the natter - rclnr- ~ ,i0"-
sni convinced tho, h' legislation d sir'd vii be Of
rra, benefit 20 the Ann'Ncd District u NewforA Ia AZ
.orlnr means o. tansi. ~ territory which ha' 'nfrd
greatly from lark Of sufficient 81 communication
and 1 believe It good public policy u e"couras" -u'h
audablc enterprise. Tho n'r-ur. n my Judgment. il
well guarded and whatever special privilege IL may seem
On ly.riclsl exlnnopn 20 L'etow VIII be- found upon
closer scrutiny u bc Of old legislative acts and
not OF this law
The Governor also sgnN the bill Of Mr. Webster
authorizing the New York Central Railway to raj g Its
trucks between the mouth Of the tunnel, nj ON"
hundred tn -. and the Harlem RIVER. aud IT, con
strlct n bridge the Harlem River. twenty four
Net above high water mark. This improvement Will
cost the railroad Ind the city N New York nearly
az 100000: but when II II comphtcd, New York win
have rapid transit system least from Forty second
IT. n0rthWard 10 the Harlem River, aud beJ Oni II far
into Wcstchcstcr County.
The Governor. lastly, signed walter q. Byrne's
bill giving the Fast River Gas Compan, OF Long