New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-14
FAVORED BY LABOR UNlONo.
A NEW RAPID TRANSIT BILL INTRODUCED
AT ALBANY.

PROVIDED FOR-oUESTIONS TO DE- 'o'H
UPON by THE PEOPLE.
Albany March I3.-There are now '"ee ~
transit hills for New.YOrk City before the Lesi'"'
and they differ radically from each other. Senso
william l.. Brown brought the third one mere po'i.
NewYork tonight. Its predecessors were m'Io1".
nv AssemtJ,men Ellison and Far1uhar' SENATOR
urown's bill Is the result Of conference oi ''e
NJ the labor unions OF New York, at Carehoon i,"'
on February g. at which the present bill was ou'ica
rbo lalorInr men had certain Ideas regarding rapid
,o,s,t said senator Brown tonight, which they
xisbed TO embody I'm legislation. They came ~ me
n nv bouse one Sunday, and promised 10 miro
duce their measure II they would prepare H. ""y
moi, : Are they not representatives. OF 'ho"s"u' Va
tbc voters OF ew-York City These lcaoers vi Tue
labor unions met at my house the Kappa ir""s'.
Committee of the Real Estate Exchange All "s'e'
,b,, the city of New York should build the suggested
,apd transit road The wOrkingmen ana the reai
estate dealers all thought that no private corporation
could build the road as cheaply as the CITY Oh Ne"-
York could build It, But the real estate men "ii-
fered from the wOrkiE gmen in some Respects anu he
workingmen have their bill TO me bacRed aio"e
liz themselves The Real Estate Exchange BILL winch
was Introduced BY Assembyman Ellison. understand
will I'm a few days be amended In important respects
by Them Meanwhile the public will have an oppor-
tunity OF discussing the working peoples Dill
scnotor Browne Rapid Transit bill Is vouminous'
Following IS synopsis Of the measure secuo"S .
and provide for the appointment by the mayor OF
New-Yorl OF Rapid Transit Commission vi .i'i.c
members Sections to declare that the hap"
Transit Commits sioncrs may authorize third track on
the Second Avenue line north OF Firstst' OIL the
Third Avenue line north OF Ninthst'' anu oh III.
Ninth Avenue line north OF Recor-st.; but none OF
those third racks Is to extend north OF the Harlem
River It Is also provided that these hnes may De
connected in the region lying between Twenty sNth.|
q
people shall decide at the polls next November
whether the road shall be constructed BY the
city and at the public expense. Sccuoh
10 declares that il the people vote IN
favor OF municipal construction. then the Rnrid iran
sit Commissioners TO proceed tn bnild the road
section II says that the Board OF Estimate ana Ap-
poronmcnt shall issue bonds for the construction OF
a rapid transit road by the municipality OF New-lorn'
section II declares that the rapid transit road thus
constructed shall be and remain the absolute prop
e,y OF the city. Section - that II the people
vote against municipal construction the Kapid iran
sit Commi ssloners 20 sell the right TO cos'ruc'
maintain and operate the road LOT ''''n
not TO exceed fifty years. section ~
saws that II the people vote for municipal cohS'r"c
lion then at the next Succeeding general elecuon'
they shall vote on the question OF operation OF tie
road Nv the hty. Sections II to 10 say that IL
the people vote In favor Of municipal operauoh'
then the Rapid Transit Board snail pro'iue io'
the .uuumcnt and maintenance Of the road Win
bonds Issued by the Board Of Estimate ana -APPor-
,,o,m.nt and the road shall BE- operated By ana at
the ,xp.nse OF the iiy under the control and manage
m.nt of the Rapid Transit Board sections 20 ana Il
say that the net earnings Of the road sh'n w
appl.d first 10 the payment Of the interest on the
construction and equipment bonds and then Tor the
r,dcmptlcu Of IN II. bonds Section ~ PROVIDES tnat
~ the p,ope vote against municipal operaoh' the
popn Transi. Beard shall sell the right to operate
In. rond for term not 10 exceed hity years.
section - provide, that II the road Is leascd LOT
opra,Ion the pd Transl, Beard Is to be abolished
section - says that before the expiration
of any term fr which the road may
have been l,sed the question Of municipal operation
shall BE-, again submitted 10 vote OF the people II
fin favor, the Mayor II TO appoint u haPh iIihh'
BOARD like the former II against The right 10
maintain and operate the road Is 10 Do sold again io
"a term not exceeding fifty years sections 70 10 ID
cont n urovf -ons the organization OF corporation
either to construct and operate or 10 operate w PIo
po,r, rapid transit railway n the vote OF the Pope
NAV decide section ~ repeas the Rapid Transit act
Of i-Oi section AZ says that the act sha take e"ee'
senator brown also introduced bin amending tpe
net nroyldng for standard fire insurance pohcy py
adding the following Interesting provision
40 fire insurance policy Issued within this stats or
,ort,c n,opcrty within this State shall contain or De
made sub.e, [, any clause condition agreement limit
Inc the ant be paid hereunder In case OK loss 10
any sum not exceeding the sum insured less IMAM the
actual damages the insurer and any such csus' con
duon or secment incorporated In any such
fro insurance policy shall absolutely NULL void and
noe effect.