New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-04
AMENDING The RAPID TRANSIT ACT.
AN IMPORTANT BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SEN
ATE-OTHER Now MEASC Res


AN IMPORTANT BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SEN
ATE-OTlIER NEW MEASURES.
Albany. Feb 3 (SpecaD-The Introduction by sen
atOr McCarren OF Brooklyn, this morning OF n bill which
adds new section TO the Rapid Transit act. and per
mts the construction Of three miles Of elevated rail
road in New York City, looks though the Union Ele
waited Railroad Company Of Brooklyn intend, 10 make
The fight single handed against the promoters Of Tie
Greene Hudson River Bridge scheme on the one hand
and the opposition OF Joseph J. ODonoGe the other
The bill creates section IS OF the Eapd-Tiansit at
and Is follows:
II any the Commissioners of Rapid Transit act
in. under the provisions hi, acting under bv
virtue ANY amendatoy thereof shall locate the route
OF any elevated railway. the whole length Of
which shall exceed three miles Of douDie-trick rail.
way and which elevated railway shall extend generally IN
eastey and westerly direction and which shall connect
with bridge constructed course OF construction or
authorized to be constructed, spanning the East Xiv
north Chambes-st, the city OF NcwNork, and which
elevated railway shall terminate a. near the North
River then and IN that event the said Commissioners ia
lieu Of selling the right privilege and franchise q coa-
strucng maintaining snd operating such railway or rail-
WAYS as provided in this Get and in lieu OF causing be
organized corporation corporations be formed under
this act otherwise 10 acquire such right privilege and
franchise shall after the consent OF local auhorc, aad the
property owners or IN lieu thereof the author alton Of the
Supreme Court upon the report q the Conmls-
sioners shall have been first obtained. pro-
vided for in this act, confer upon the corporation owning
controlling or managing the bridge the right. pry-
lege and franchise build maintain and to operate the
said elevated railway upon the condition 70 be Imposed
upon accepted by the said corporation that the rate Of
fare UPON such elevated railway shall not exceed I'VE cents
for each passenger and that payment OF such fare .a
ente each passenger 10 or from said elevated railway u
free transit the said bridge and in uat event -
tons = and IL Of this act, ~Hd all other acts or lds
Of requiring the safe OF such right INcee or fran
chise public auction otherwise inconsistent with the
provisions OF this section hereby declared inappcabc
TO such elevated railway and 10 such corporation
II will be that under the provisions OF TINS bill
the company which either has the franchise or gets a
franchise to build bridge thc East River can
get for nothing the right 10 construct the three miles OF
track that will be necessary TO connect the bridge With
any other bridge that may be built across the Hudson
River. Sections and IL OF the present Rapid Transit
law provide for the sale OF franchise 10 the highest
bidder, and also give 10 the Rapid-Transit COmmls-
ioners the power 10 organize the company that IS to
operate and build a road IN the city Of Ncw-i
All these conditions destroyed by the company that
is to build the East River bridge, after the Legs
ature has given the right TO do, the agree
ment that passengers who shall pay ; cents for tho
OF the road may ride the bridge free. Three
miles Of the streets OF New-York City ought 10 be
worth something more than this. The bill shat, out
the Greene party entirely The bill sent u the
Cities Committee which will give hearing
upon It.
Senator Coeseshall this morning introduced two BILL
having in view a reduction Of fare on both the William,
burg and the Grenpoirt ferries. The fare on the
Greenpont ferry is reduced 10 / cent between and 2
u. III. and between and p. III. Tho fare, Oh the
Williamsburg ferry cut down about one third. sen
ator CoggeehaI also introduced Il bill which. If passed
will prevent booknaking outside Of the racctracks,
which under the Ives Pool law, permitted TO
engage I'm il. Here is tie bin
Any person persons within this STATE, who shall
cupy in o. part any room, she'd tcnt tenement
I.f1nfp
grounds Of incorporated association for the purposs Of
registering recording bets or wageis tho speed
endurance Of any other enmal, shall occupy
any room, shed, tent tenement. tooth building, ncor
vessel any part thereof for the purpose Of receiving
any money Other consideration to lie bet wager.d
any fscctIack for other person, shall DC guilty
a misdemcahoi. and, upon conviction he.cd, shall De
punished by Imprisonment for not Lorc than year
nor less than months, and by fine Of not
than al 900 less than AGO, by both such fine
and imprisonment.
This bill, 1t will be seen, will close the poolrooms
which now keep open under the guisc Of doing com
mission business
Senator Hunter introduced bill thi, morning that
will give the Democratic majority something u worry
before the end Of the present session. Ills bill
was introduced in the Assembly last year by |. sam
Johnson, of Wyoming County. and passed that body.
1t provides that tie direct tax fund money which
returned by The United states Government TO this state
shall be distributed among the various counties Of the
state on the basis OF the wealth OF those counties at
the time when the tax WAS collected, IN 15ti1.
HIPS action last winter in setting up a number
Of contests put the honestly elected Republicans to
great expense They entitled 10 the cost Of the
contests, but Hin vetoed the bills. To-day senator
Asplna put In "a bill apprOpriang $500 to pay him
back the money that he spent last year In protecting
his sat, and senator Derby put in bill apprOpIlang
money to pay the costs Of the contest against senator
Michael Collins which was brought By Colonel james
f. Rodgers.
Had it not been for the vatchfulncss Of senator
SaXtOn, who raised timely objection, the bill in.
troduced In the Assembly by Mr.. Connolly, which
allows the construction OF tracks connecting any
transverse road that may be built through Central
Park with any other railroad would have slipped
through the senate this morning without the least
consideration being paid to it. The ammany senators
taking advantage this year Of the absence Of
senior F,ssctt, and rushing all sorts Of bills
through under the Plea that they are purely Local
measures which the city authorities favor. II not
nfrequeny hapbens however that the city authorize.
i'm favor OF measures 70 which the citizens,
whole, are bitterly opposed, and this Is bill Of that
The bill got only to thrd reading, but n
referred 10 the Cities Committee.
Senator Plunkits bill. which allows the expenditure
Of 1900 900 70 build a new police court and police
station in New York City. north Of FCry-sccOnd
the West side, came back this morning from tho
Assembly, where 1t lad been amended 50 that the act
should not be mandatory but permissivc. In this
condition the bill passed.