New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
A GOOD THING FOR TANlMANY MEN.
THE POSSIBILITIES IN BILL AUTHORIZING
CONSOLIDATION OF ANNEXED DISTRICT
STREET RAILWAYS.


Albany Jan % (,ecial).-The Committee on Cjncs
OF the Assembly of which tho worthy Mr. Webster OF
rsmrnany Hall Is chairman, reported favorabIy to-day
a measure which, il Is said Will put great many
hoo.and, - dollar in the pockets OF Talnnahy Han
napna., II T. a bll authorizing the consolidation
Of all the street railway Of the Annexed DISTRICT OIL
New York, uudsr the name Of "1he Union hiH"H'
Company OF Inc CITY Of New York. There "ouu ~
no partcuar objection 10 the consolidation OF rail
waye but when. a, under th~ bill. TINS mon l'''"d'
Company is released from paving percentage upon lie
earning, 10 the city autlpDruc, Of New * winch
percentages are paid by every other railroad c"rpOi"
ton within the Cty's limits ana l. also IeSaNeu Io''
other legitimate city expense, such a. paying 'o 10
share Of the paving OF the streets tm"nSh VINO" IL
lines are to pas, then there should he objection upn
the part 81 the cts authorities ana Noer OIL NJ"
Id 10 the present time the Tammany Hall antlioiI
ties OF New York have been significantly silent rtaIu
Ing Mr. Webser's bill, and, as for MI "eD''c' MN
self he acting chairman Of the Conlml'''e Oh
Cities has pushed his own measure. The bill DESTROYS
the Cantor act far il applies to TINS Union nan
WY Company. Here are the provisions of section >
of the proposed law;
Tho provisions Of the eighth ninth and thirteenth sec
tors OF chapter 2j2 the Of 1884, entitled IAN act
Il, provide the construction. extension rnhh"c' anu
ration q surface railroads and branches rer'o'
in cities and Villages. and Of any act ahfhu"to
II said sections Of 3d. % ana 1Ol Of chapter 1o'
# the laws 1890 entitled can act In relation u d'-
,o,d constituting chapter % Of the general laws" also
the pro,,ions chapter G42 Of the laws OF 1880 en-
,i,led An act amend chapter % OF the laws M Ioop
Untitled act to adequate compensation LOT 'h
,ht ia construct maintain use operate or cNtenu str''
abroad, in cities ana Villages aud Of any act an'hu''"
supplementary said act, shall not eNtenu 10 ~
CON n,nv nor shall said company L. bound by any VI uc
,toyisiOns Thereof ~,
II VIII De rOticed that the above section says '''
tho Union Railway COMPANY hall not be b"und D'
any az the provisions OF section % Of Chapter 900 %
,he LAWS Of 1s6o. That section says
Every cor pOrt on building or operating faIl""N' WI
,ctd or evtsd,d under the provisions OF th7 "l"'e
, .banor 262 Of the OF 1854. within Shy Guy VI
h state having j population Of 10000 or more 7''-'
% and during the first years after the commencement
-, oeration Of any portion Of It's railroad annually Oh
,ol<r l. pay into the treasury Of the city NJ "hich Us
" - located 10 the credit OF the sinking funa thereoi
u.s. cont Of It's gross receipts for and during Tn year
,,, Sentanter 30 next preceding and, atef inc en-
Ten Of such I'VE years, make a ike annual payment
% the treasury the city, for The credit oil Sueh shhhs
NJ, -, : pcr cent OF the gross receipts
,rh nropoScd law also SAYS that section 20 OF the
= ao,arred 10 shall not apply TO the Union Halfway
raunauy section 9s ,ays
such corpoatiOn. long a. IL shan continue u
80 ~ III trucks in any street avenue or pupc p'"''
use ~ ,,v mp village. shall have and keep IN p'fhaheh
ia ~ ,, norton Of such street avenue or puolc pace
a. tracks the rails Of it, tracks ana Two Ie'1 "
oet" ,e NJ IL. tracks under tie supervision Of TN