The sun., 1893-02-18
THE ALBANY LEGISLATURE.
MAYOR GIJRoY,s DRIrEWAY BILL
SENT TO TIE GOTERNOR.

ArscrbIyrnn Kcnpner bitterly Opposed II
There Were Only Four Votes Against
ITS Pnssnge-The Bin for the Removal OF
the Buildings from City Hall Park Passed
ALBANY. Feb. 1.-THE Harlem River Drive
way bill passed the Assembly to-day. and now
goes to the Governor for his approval. 1t has
already pnssed the Senate. where 1t was intro
duced by Senator Plunkitt The bill adopts
the plan Of Mayor Gilrcy for n driveway along
the west side OF the HRrlom River. Nothing
has beon done in tho way OF legislation re-
garding the driveway and boulevard plan OF
Mayor Grant and Commissioner Heintz to
utilize the high ridge which runs north and
south in ths annexed district
Mr. Otto Kempner bitterly attacked the bill.
lie said that n driveway is n public luxury.
and that there should be o great popular de-
mand for It before the appropriation OF as
much money as it would require should be
authorized. He believed that the people OF
New York should express themselves In en-
phatic language in favor Of the driveway before
such n tiil should be passed. and that. SO far
as he knew and so far as the people in his
district were concerned. there was no such
popular demand. The poor people Of New
York did not want = driveway. 1t was OF no
advantage to them. He did not mean to say that
driveway might not be good thing. and that
1t was not advisable for the city. but so long
as tho public health demanded moro small
parks and breathing spots. and so long as
there were restilential tenement houses, un-
sanitary schools. aud other matters Of great
public Importance which demanded imm edi-
ate and careful expenditures OF the public
money. he was not IN fnvor OF such u luxury as
Tine oniy votes against the bill wero ose OF
Mr.. kempner and Mr.. Guenther of Buffalo
The session OF the senate lasted only twenty
minutes. There were not enough Senators to
pass bills. senator Roesch was the only Sena-
tor present from New York CITY. and thore
wcro only five Senators from the first sixteen
districts. When the Senate came to order
thirteen only OF the thrty-two Senators were
present. During the session two more sena-
only reason that the Senate goes through tho
form q meeting on Friday Is that under tho
from Thursday till Monday evening
Quite u number OF petitions were received by
against the use of cocaine and choral. The
Women's Christian Temperance Union has
charge OF the circulating OF these cocaine pe-
Tho message from the Governor IN relation
it was was w read in the Assembly yesterday The
| senate also received tho communications from
the New York Grand Jury on the subject OF
ments to tho code. and FROM the New York
Hoard Of Estimate and Apportionment against
ready been received by the Assembly. They
| were ordered printed. and the Committee on
| OF the New York Grand Jury.
Bills were introduced by:
Senator McCarty-To tax Brooklyn street-car rail.
roads benefit OF Brooklyn. per tn
gross receipts when their gross earnings less
S2oo mile. two per cent. when they over1s2O,
..otss mile. and three per cent when they arso
SitCOu per mile.
Mr. JRcDbi-Io make eight hours a days work for
| ali inborers EN- ployod on public works.
MIR Martin-To hasten the construction Of drains and
| sewers in the annexed district.
Mr.. Townsend-To provide for frcc instruction in vo-
| cal music in the public schools
! The Assembly passed bills for the regstra-
| ton Of plumbers: Tor thu I'm provement Of tho
| Hudson River channels: for the removal Of
| the Registers Office. General Sessions build
| ing. and old engine house from the City Hall
! Park. md to increase the powers OF the chief
| engineers Of the Kings county buildings.