New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-20
GHROY WANTS A HEARING.
THE MAYORS VIEWS on THE RAflD
TRANSIT BILLS 10 BE GIVEN.
TOMORROW.

uE NAY APPEAR BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY COM
MrrrE pY coUNsE1.-wHICH OF THE MEAS
UREs DOES HE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THAT NAY COME UP FOR DECISION
AT TIE POLLS THIS YEAR.
,ynox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiDUNhd
Aumnv March 10-The views that Mayor Giiroy' vi
New. York holds upon the rapid transit stua"'" VIZ"
be revealed at the meeting Of the Assembly Commune.
Oh Cities, on Tuesday for he has teies'"p"'u 90
semblyman Webster, the chairman OF inc ooh',,
for n hearing on that day upon the bills III re""o" W
rand transit which have been introduced by AS
semblymen Farquhar and Ellison. Whether .a'o'
Gilroy will come to Albany. or whether lie WI" o'
renrescned by Assistant Corporation Counsel Blhnoy
,s not known here yet. Possibly Mr. Gilroy may
seize this opportunity for conhdentiai taih Win w"
enor Flower on state and National politics. ana upon
,he clty bills that are either In Mt. Flowers hah"'
now soon will Dc.
Cornor,tion Counsel Clark was here for three or
,r DAYS last week and the evidences OF his presence
wore d scIosed when the bill authorizing the city OF
Now York TO extend 100000 yearly I'm the Crotoh
Valley for three years to come, for the aeeeo P"'
rose Of protecting the ctys water supply, WAS passu
by the senate, and the amendments suggested ~ '""'
bin by the New-YOrk Academy OF Medicine were re-
,ctcd Mr. Clark II Is suspected made arrangements
for the passage Of other bills that give patronage 10
Tommany Hail. and Mayor GilrOy, II he were 10 WISH
the capital, would doubtless put on pressure 10 III
sure the passage OF stlll others.
What are Mayor Giroy's views upon the rapid
transit bill; before the Legislature! Does ne favor
Senator Browns bill II the labor unions OF New
York providing for the submission TO the voters OF
that city this fail OF the question whether or not the
CITY OF Ncw-York shall build rapid transit ROAD
Does he incline to the bill OF Assembyman Farqnar'
providiuc for new Rapid Transit Commissioners
Is he well disposed toward the bill OF Assembly, ma"
Ellison providing that capitalists shall have aho'her
opportunity under easy conditions, to buy rapid
transit franchise from the city. and that II theh no
purchaser is secured the voters OF New-fork snail
thi, fall pass upon the question whether or ho1 'h'
city shall build a rapid transit road! The pablo
will bc onyous 10 know which Of these schemes has
MAYOR tilroys approval If he disapproves OF all
OF them.
II seems to be n popular course in the Legislature
this session 10 dodge responsibility and refer quesuons
OF importance to the decision OF vote OF the people
Besides this idea Il submitting the question whether
or not the city shall undertake the building OF rapd
transit road there Is proposal that the voters Of New
York shall state their ornon AZ the polls this fall on
the question whether or not the liquor st res shall be
kept op.n on SUNDAY from 1 p. III. until Midnight
The voters I'm the cities OF New-lorK, Broohyh'
Buffalo and Rochester will have to answer 'his q"eS
ton II the bill becomes law senator koes'h, WIN
introduced tn. In the senate says ne Dee'es
II will pass John Jay Chapman the coui>'i VI '.'
Excise Reform Association. has pointed out That inc
tl Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL since IT attempts 10 delegate
to the voters OF certain cities legislative powers pos
,s,cd only by the legislature senator RoeSch ADMITS
that Mr. Chapman has made good point against inc
BILL and says he thinks the measure VIII have 10 d"
amended.
TE, voter OF New.York will be pcrp'exed by inc
multitude OF his ballots and the number OF questions
addressed 10 him II all these bins bcom" laws. Thus,
n. would have AYE" and nay7 ballots upon The
subj ct OF New York building her own rapid transit
road: aye and "nayr ballot, on the q'eSuoh
whether or not the liquor stores should b" open on
sunday and big BLANKET ballot containing the h'hcs
nf the candidate, Of the I'VE political ilrn', or
,crctary OF state Attorney General Controller s'te
Engineer and tate Treasurer, FOR 4 Judge 81 uis
n,,r, 81 Appeals In place OF Isaac II. Maynard, ana
for local Offices and the names of IN" men VINO are
rrn6Idatcs for the thrty-two places among tue deie
10. a, largo In IN. constitutional Convention, and OF
~. mon n1ny who are candidates for district dele
cate, TO this same convention.