New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-22


For the cys share q ccvating the tracks
Of the New.York Ccntri RAILROAD, 100000
THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE BILL.
The law authorizing the construction Of new bridge
acro,, the East River signed by Governor flwe:
ON March o. ThI, was measure in which all Of
BROOKLYN was Interested. on that account the pro
mote OF the scheme put into 1t numerous provisions
which called ont some vigorous criticism from the
pres, Of New York No opposed the bridge III
Itself but there was strong opposition to the greed
OF those who were behind the scheme. Tie Bro )kyh
senator VITO managed the bill ut first refused 10
Withdraw the bill from the Governor and to amend
II in some Of the worst features. lie was exceedingly
Glad to do 3d. however. when h. found thai the Gov
eruor would veto II if he dil not do 50. The bill
WA, returned and amended I'm the particulars suG
sc,tcd by tie press. ard taken mp afterwah In the
message which Governor Flower sent to the Lcgisiat
urc telling his Democratic friends 20 be less greedy
I'm connection with the Bridge bill there came me'
urc 70 the Legislature backed also by the HiOcAIyh
Bridge crowd that gave away three miles Of the street.
Of NcwY York city t. tom. Wi,h the Bridge bill It
va, recalled from the Covcrn1r and amended - thai
the structure hold not escape taxation ana 50 that
the CITY ~ Ncyv York will receive something rom
the franchise when it begin, to ply.
some II the othcr Bruohyn appropriation bills were
Providing for the expenditure ~ 100000 ft the ILL.,
pro,.fr, nj o. IN, street. i'm the Twenty. ward
Allowing the Eo,rd Of 'luat" to fN Tn" -'iay Of Al
dcrren I'm n,ooklyn INF. replaced a hn making their
,aarc, 5000 but the Governor would not sign H.
Authorizing tn construction OF docks. etc. IN the Wil1
AutiorH. rooAlyn % cNlend Sj'ooVc iF S'hoo
bu!lin,- and repairs
PROVIDING or thu issue Of 100000 Tor property or the
Brooklyn Brier approach.
Authorizing the Board Of Charlie. and Correction o.
kim. COUNTY - have contingent fund 81 t-1VO d
month no pa of 500.
furtf. n GRAY. nd
and u,c.ueat u the proceeds by joan Y Mck'nc about
800 600.
Auuo.s.nr nrookIyn to load itsof Tor $4,000 iof
Ioico station houses.
other laws affecting Brooklyn ere those for public
park extension. s75o0oo: two additional Assessors
= 600 for county decctvcs 5000; for the cleaning
n o. 800 mill, add lnal ~ the cts streets for local
improvements. sIOOOooO FOR the extension Of SccoUd
ave- - 100000. providing that city lot shall here
after least frontage ~ twenty feet ana depth
Of Indrcd feet preventing the oon>truc IN o 'ny
surface steam or elevated railroad In Eighth ave, uh-
l..s m, consent, Of a majority of in both residents
and value Gr,t DE obtained providing for the di->o
ilon Of the Board II Park Commissioners aud author
Rlng the appointment ~ single commissioner az an
annual salary Of 5000; FOR the bridge eNtcn')n'
~ 100000.
New.lora city and Brooklyn mainly were Interested
| IN the passage 81 telephone legislation oodne to II
reduction 4 the telephone tolls. -Four different bills
pretending T., do this introduced but ont Of the
four only two honest ones. These were the ~
rmal Malone and he Apnnll substitute b3l'. Ricn4d
Crplcr defeated the r-t OF these bl- IN the Assembly
on account ~ ~" barge campaign eub''ip,4'', Nli
have been paid and which are expected % be- pud
~" I"nuaS u'a,Gy uy tnr ,CP,." '" y 80 ,
The lamrauy men VINO .pir'rd Nl' hi,n." i' Oh III.
floor ~ the Assembly made IN" excuse tht tIcy were
| IN mygr 81 a state Telephone Commission IN p1'a 81
local clnnini SION winch VIZ, ii''"''l iu' III Nc
co. .rnal h. senator ASplnali th"friorr drew up -
get IL through that body bat AZ 700 late date f'r an
| honest iieit to be made for It In the Assembly.
| POLITICAL MEASURES.
MANY political measures o. general Interest were
Introduced duilug the session. chief among them being
the Congressional Rcnpp,itionmcnt b!ll the mquity
II which f. well known the excise bill; the Freedom
| n Worship bill. the antlIInAcrt0n bin ard the Per
| -oual Registration measure. some Of those measures
were introduced and pressed by Democrat, ont Of pllc
buncomb". CHIEF among these VA, the IL. bill
which introduced In thn Assembly by W. Foley. Of
| New YORK who iccamc chairman of the FNci," Com
mlit.c when this bin hr-t TO Albany from the
hand, ~ the liquor dealers It was IN such shape that
Inc dealer, thrmscvc, were exceedingly proud Of
IL alONd the sale Oi liquors between certain hours on
sunday cut down the license fee. made provision, for
tho ball and special license ihcfiucu the notorious .i
clause and II misleading eating house clause. repealed
| the civil Damage Act and In short va, Just the sort
Of measure mat Ne llPIurd,h'E' wan, a. but ttN
welc not To- De allowed to have TIL, bill pissed for
various reasons. tn" main PERSON va, TINT the pa
snge Of .uc Il hw would take the liquor business out
II politics. and this being done. there would be ono
iO levy blaclmall upon In election time, for Demo- rattle
phri-cS I'm tho bin disappeared and finally II for
| /.
| one of thcs" was the dive-kccperS section about
which the Democratic leader Gsorsc H. iiurh W.,
| Excise Commissioners from voting upon complaints
unlc-, these verified ana signed Dy the li-"i
,n anpv +" cites Of only 1908 Inhabani and over
This ,atishcd the country Democrats who oppos d the
mother measure which passed for pure buncombc
and which makes practically no chung I'm IA" pr sent
ually mi. mea ,Irr was stringent that IL nd away
from corIurptlon individual the constitutional
III wa amended 50 that II practically amounts 70
nothing in % far as it chnscs the previous Ia" ana
| IN that .hapr received the Governor Egn1inrr.
| NoNt comes the Freedom Of worship hill NJ one OF
those measures ont II which the Democrats tried to
NV Dcmorratc votes that H. own fathcr did not know
| Il when II went back TO the SENATE.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -CHrMFS.
| The gcrrymanGcrng lills which the Democratic
| members 81 The senate and the Assembly niNdur ~
At yallous times played important part In Oh"
epi intion of the session. hnlfdo2on cities. most
| az which are Republican, were ATTACHED lv the Demo
crg,s with Idea Of turning out Republican officials
aud strengthening the hands Of the loca. Democrat
one OF the fist elite, TO be- attacked was Rochester.
The Democratic leader " the Senate jacob \. Cantor
surprised the member, OF the Scrntc almost the hr'
wcr, ancr that fiauGulcntly Great d majority OBJ
taIncd control Of it by introducing the Rochester
ccrryuanIcr bills. The intention here = cnauge
the ward boundaries so that Tho Democrats wouiI
have a majority I'm the Board OF supervisors. TIC
Tin was whipped through by me operation OF TIC
prcvIOi, question and the brute force oi the Leu
tenant Governor. IL went through The Assembly in
almost the same way Governor Flowcr'had no con
Functions OF conscience against signing the bill aud II
irc.iu. one the laws az The r'~Sioa. Tho re-
suit WAS the election of the cnrr k.rGbiran uthct
bV Increased Inalontlcs Cantor. the request OF the
chairman OF the Democratic state committee, also
| introduced measures Affecting Troy, MAJ phyN hpme
An Of tre local non partisan Loards Wcr' made Dun
cratic through these bills. Poughkccpslc. LocOOrt.
| DnnkIrlt BlnghnmtDn Ordcnsburg aud Lansin;harS
| each was att ,ckcd at yaruus times. by men wlo In
most Instances came many miles away rom tie place
| they attached
| political As this measure WIS pissed, II
undoubtedly Is unconstitutional. unless IN" Court Oh
| Appeals decides That reelection" and election are
| ,lEunym1us terms.
General laws u Interest th0-e hcOrp)ratinG
q General Electrical C0mpnny-an electrical monopoly
~ the most fnr rncins measures oi the session
compelling complaints against saooA-h"bes 10 Boards