New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-10
A TAMMANY BILL SENT BACK
ANNEXED DISTRICT !" UNION RAILWAY
MEASURE RECoMATTTBD n THE HOUSE.
MOTIVES OF THE DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED FOR
THIS DISPOSITION or IT-CANAL APPRoPldA'
r,ov R1r1s AGGREGATING s21l5,3ia
tiny TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrBUSE.1

TELEGRAPH TO TIE Ihbb"hl
Albany Feb q-Nr Wells, who represents III u'o
,ss.,,hlv tbc Annexed District OF Ncw-Nork, made
,,h,r attack today upon Mr.. Web'ter' bin authorA
i,, % consolidation Of the street railways OF mo al"
ucNel District under the tito Of Sthloh hHi"p -
Ncv.. York; II was whispered about ull' D'''| '
-, hf p,.,tion we're interested in this BILL ana lha,
therefore, L should be- passed; but the a''eHp'
Mr. Weiss attack upon the measure no"c'''' 'r
n.lflcot motive He simply said: neutrality-suspicious.
l. o. ci.,,t fanchi-c which We are asked to give """S
f,r ,.,lrg These consolidated railroads are not ID
, tho city M Nov York one penny for the use OF ''eU
franchises. The Cantor at + abrogl'cd IN the4i i'
Mor.over t.,o railroad, not required a' / WV,
thor street railway in New-Iork to pay ha'i INC 'o''
- having tie s.rct between their TRACKS i'oy NV
authorized T. put down hy-one miles "i uph "i."o'
f. any way compromising the city Of Ncw-fork Chacr
,so.o circumstances | move that this bill bo recon-
,ot,,c, o., rc Ralro1d Committee for n hearing
Nr Webster prot ssted against the adoption OF inc
nation but f. was adopted by the large vote OF % ID
- The Republicans voted With Mr. WeHs' pnt "'o
Democratic vote cannot be wholly regarded Hs ViI'uo7
u ls simply demand upon the Democratic 'iie's VINO
are back u the bill come mp 20 the captains o'oo
and settle Mr. Weiss motives fo7 asselling the Dill
arc unlinpcachalle lie acknowledges tiat c'ec'rc
roads ole necessity In the Annexed District but ne
cort.nds that tic city Of NcvIork should not pay 100
hlsh price for them . ,,
Tho Assembly ordered to third reading Mr.. euln-
vans bn authorizing tho East River Bridge Company
- ur,,llyn 60 build two big bridges across the East
river from Brooklvn to New-York Mr.. sulAv'nS
b,1 authorizing the construction OF elevated railroads
fr, thcs, bridges across NcwYork. aS 10 connect
with the North River Bridge, sent 10 the Committee
on Cities. .
Tho Assembly passed tho following bills: Nr'
co,re,,s prov.dinc for o single headed Park Com
ui.S,n IN Brooklyn. the Commission to have salarS
NJ - 900: Mr. Conrudy's. establishing the boundary
,.,,veen ,he town Of Flatlands and brooklyn; Mr..
K.v,s ranking .,eanl-L boiler Inspectors In Brookyn
. We scrscants Mr.. Sullivons providing ioi tho
,,,r, of ~ Oo0 900 IN bond, 80 q per cent by tho
Now, York Dock Department; Mr.. Judds, appropriate
ius ~ 500 Tor canal wall IN R"fani'' NiasAf'
coputv: Mr. -tInnahan's. appropria,lnS Sllr"J ioG
porncnt for len gthcnug lock, on the OsweGo canal
~ M,.,ld's apnrp ratlng - 900 for repairs to tho
a.. to-,,rd bridge town OF Croglan. Lewis County :
o appropriatlnc $4,000 FOR the payment Of awaius
81 tbe Eoari %. Claims IN account of the canals also
opuroprating sl42, f0l 80 tho Sinking Fund Tor uc
,,,,.rn.r. a the canal debt, also. appropHatnu
=, 40 g.O for the p1vmcu Of Interest and part II the
rin-,u,l on the canal debt, and Mr.. Scllccks bltl
Min. H. a ml-dcmtanor to descend from a balloon
80 means # "A parachute. II viii be observed that
canal appropriation bills amounting to S2'ilo'olJ
Ncr, passed
,e.cnblymnn stein witnessed the execution by
electricity Of the murderer McElvdirc NJ sing sing
I,i. 4, yc.tcrlay and although nearly every one el'c
II
toriic ard to-day ho introduced I'LL tor the repeal
- be Electrical Execution law and the substitution OF
t, olI method of >traugllng murderer, to deatl-some-
unc- called hanging by the neck until the criminal
= dead ~
Mr. webster introduced in tho Assembly the bill
q, Tnmmnny Iiul abol,,hing the Office OF A1"edu't
commissioner. The Board ~ Aqucduct Commission
crs arr commanded by this measure 20 surrender ali
their MAPS plans, documents. BOOKS, papers con
tracts and property VI every description To the Tom
MISSIONER Of Public WORKS. who J. Thomas l. 'druy.
The act nl.o confcrs upon Mr.. Giroy all the powers
now held by the Board Of Aqueduct Commissioners.
/ udnr Mr. Gilroy, of cOurse, the Qunkcr Bridge Dam
rnn bc built At a cost OF ~ j.00oOOO With the Aquc-
| durt Tomm ion under control 81 Tummnny Hall,
there will be opportunity also for certain squeduct
contractors with claims amounting 20 millions against
the city to get their Claims paid II
| +. evident from Tbs bin and from
tho hill anoshIng the office Of Commissioner Icintz,
" The Anne xed District, that Tammany Hall intends
IN concentrate IN Commission Gllroys hnnds uc-
| ulcndOus powers. -
~ thA court attendants of III" Court Of sessions Of
| York came up in the Assembly, itj intrOduccr
| LID NAT MAYOR Grant was opposed To the bill in
rra az salaries in Few DIRK. lie therefore, asked
ho Assembly set aside the bill, aud declared that
m ftnrc he himself should oppose every bill Increasing
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