New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-13
TIE MEAcI'RES OF ASSEMBLYMEN FAR
QUIIAR AND ELLISON.

no TIE TAMM>NY LEADERS WANT 10 "iN'
THE ELEVATED RAILWAY ANOTHER ffN"'
POSSESSION OF NETWORK CITY SOME
sI-RMlsrs At ALBANY.
,rno,, rur orcr1Ae CORRESPONDENT or Tnr TRB''NE
Albany March 1c-Mayor Gilroys criticism la''
wool, ~ n hill rendered 10 the Board OF Es'ina" III
,rportonment hy the Board OF RAPID lrih'' N""'
nis,ioncrs OF Ncw-Yorl. nn1 his inquiry III III az
porentlv hostile spirit 10 the total amount '" la
cxpcndcd by the board. have led some pTSon' NV
oroc,cd with the legislature 10 believe that H. Wishes
70 c,ct rid OF the present RAPID Transit COMM
Tho total amcunt thus far expended by inc hHpl'
Transit commissioners was reported 10 be- rl"''"''
and this a1nonn Mr.. Gilroy appeared I" 'hhN We
large in view OF what they had thus iar hc''NiPI'''
po,b.ps the action OF the Rapl Transit commissioners
Yesterday in granting some OF Inc rcH"-N vi -"
Manhattan Elevated Railway Compny for PERMISSION
n cx,end It's lines may change Mayor G.lroy'S "p
n,rently unfavorable opinion Of the Commissioner
and then posAlly Mayor GilrOyS words were IN
tendrd 10 have the effect ~ sPlriinc on the ''"l
mlssoncrs to do something for the elevated 'o''.'
Meanwhile i, can be suspected that Mayor "lroy
and his fellow leaders In TammaHy Han ARE lu'N
acquainted with the provisions 81 Assem- N'ha" RAJ
qurar's bill regarding rapid transit III Ne" 'i"'
which Is special order for consideration III inc
Assembly ON Wednesday next. Mr.. rafquhar In hi,
hill ob6llshcs thc present Hoard Of Rapid 1ianNli
commissioners and substitute new board. Il consist
OF Mayor Gilroy and two Democrats and TWO E'I"'h-
cans 10 be appointed By him. In this respect Nr'
Farquars Lii differs IN Tia" extreme from me rpu
transit measure introduced by As>cmlAymnn Ellison
at the rcoucs. of the Real Estate Exchange Ny
Elison's bill retains in oncc the present Board ~
commissioners Mr. Ellison in BIZ In provided that
the voters Of NcwYork should have th" privilege NJ
the polls Of voting uron the question OF "h''"T vt
not the city Itself should build RAPID transit roa'.
This provision MIR Farquhar at first refused p'-iFcN
70 Incorporate in hi, bill: but on Thursday last. ne
took the sections Of Mr.. Elton biz thus pIoyifing
for submission OF tho question 10 iir voters 81 New
York and added them to his own bill. There IT,
however distinction between the Ellsoa bill and the
Faruuhar BILL even In tbs respect. for. whcrcas ID"
FarGuhar bill provides for IN" Offering OF Il illid
transit fanch'sc for sale under caer c"''i'h' 'h"i
at the alorvc auction OF 1-J2. the Ellison bli III H.
amended fom will not permit further offers "i"f
sale" Of rapid transit franchise, but will simply
refer The question 20 the people rs to whether OF
not n rapid transit road shall De- built.
There IS this which sli IN criticism Of the Fariaar
net namely that II the present Rapid Transit Com
m!ssloncrs arc turned ont Of Office and new set OF
Commits oners appointed In their place there VIII
be little chance Of the voters OF Ncw.IorK havlhe
submitted to them this fall the question Of whether
or not they wish the city 10 undertake the building
ci a rapid transit road for the new Commissioners
would have 20 study the plans for rapid transit.
and the November election would and 80 before
they wouh b" In position to offer the franchise for
SALE and after that they would have TO submit the
question 10 the people.
The passage Of Mr.. Farqnhar's bill creating now
Rapid Transit Commissioners. therefore. means the
postponcment OF any effective Plan for RAPID transit
for another year for there l. little question II The
at The Dolls whether or not they womb have the civ
build rapid transit road they wonli answer In The
affirmative b. an Overwhelming majority.
Mr.. Farpuhar's b therefore. in the eyes Of people
here. IS device Of The Ihmmany Hall leaders IA