New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-24
FIGHTING THE RAPID TRANSIT BILL.
TANMASY HALL OPPOSES Mn. FARccHAR ,
MEAsURE-THE COMMITTED 40
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Albany. March ~ tspecial.-Tammany Hall oday'
through Charles rlandy. the Assistant Corporation
Counsel Of NewYork CITY, a. the personal r'pr"'ena
tive Of the Mayor, opposed The Tnrlthar Rapid Irnn'
hill before the Assembly Cities Committee TIL" r'n
sons That Mr. Blandv gave for opposing the hii VIII
not be accepted with very good grace ny those WI"
have come TO believe that Tammany Hall does not
intend that ther, shall bv any rapid transit outside
Of that which can be furnished by the Manhattan
Elevated Railroad system least until tho bargain
between Tammany and the Manhattan representatives.
has been carried ont They will look upon Mr.
Ilandys argument Of this afternoon as being only an
excuse for not doing something In the HE Of gazing
the city honest rapid transit
Mr. Plandy opposed the Farquhnr bill on the
ground that IL was unconstitutional and also on
the ground that II would cost more than the city
was allowed TO become Indebted for TO build the
road. He also said that the charter OK tho dty
prevented the building OF II railroad by the city
lie said that the Court Of Appeals had decided some
time ago that It was not proper for cities u tko
part In the construction OF works OF this Kind lie
furthermore declared that pass the farIular bill
wouId be an act OF injustice TO the present Com
mls,ioncrs who were doing their best 10 solve the
problem. To submit tic question OF BUILDING IN;
road 10 the people Of the city would be the greatest
absurdity tina, ever was enacted into legislation and
II would make the Legislature OF the State OF New
York the laughing stock Of the entire country. This
u
$50 100000 OF It's constitutional Indebtedness and
Il would COS, at least that amount 10 build the road
Mr. Farquhnr. In support OF his measure. said that
his bill mainly rc'nactmcnt OF the Old law
together with the provision for commission
and a submission TO the people OF TIE CITY Of the
proposition construct portion Of the road. His
Lii did not contemplate that the city should
strct and OPP rate the rOad but simply 10 build the
rondbed. After that constructed private capital
would II, out the road and operate 1t under lease.
At the rate that could be obtained for TIE lease Of
the road the city would own II In about thirty five
years Mr. Farqubar declared that the value OF
the property In the upper part VI the CITY depended
solely tie RAPID transit facilities for reaching II.
That had been demonstrated BY what the elevated
railroads had already done for It. II Just
proper for the city 10 build the roadbed 1t
for the city build the aqucduct to take part In
the construction Of the Brooklyn Bridge and run
upon II.
The constitutional objections that Mr.. Bandy raised
did not amount 10 anything The road would not
cost anything Ike fs0.O0O.OOO. II would not cost
mere than $50 100000 at the outside il" warned the
r, representatives Of Tammany Hall. and he being one
Of the most earnest OF the Tammnny Hall members
In the Assembly he ought to know something about
what he saying, that unless something was done
In the line Of giving York city rnpid transit by
this Legislature there would be trouble.
"Tlc people Of New York City becoming very
much dsgu.ed and dissatisfied he added. with the
way the present commission has been acting. They
are sick aud tired Of the delays that have been
in bringing about solution OF the rapid transit
problem and 1t Is imperative that the present Legs
laturc should do something TO relieve the situation y
i. f. Romalnc, member OF the Real Estate En-
change, and representing the Real Estate Exchange
! rapid transit committee. also spoke In favor OF The
Iarquhlt bill. lie said that II that the
city could not build the raroad. IL could build the
railroad just we'll 1t could build and buy docks.
II could equip u railroad and then lease II just II
Is buying and building docks and cQuIpping and eus-
Ing them In time the Income that the city would
derive from the dock property that II ns secured and
Is going 10 will than pay for IL. and
this would be the with the railroad. The
people getting RESTLESS and uneasy the delay