New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06
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INDUSTRIOUS LEGISLATORS.
SENATOR PLUNKITT HEADS THE LIST.
ELLIS INTRODUCED By NEw-YoRK cIrY's
REPRESENTATIVES, At Albany.

SOME OF THE IMPORTANT AND REMARKABLE
nILLs INTRODUCED BY NEw-YoRK CITY'S
REPRESENTATIVES, At ALBANY.
Albany, Feb. 8 ;speciaD.-ln spite OF the promise
Assemblyman Percval Farquhar made to the members
OF the Real Estate Exchange Of NcwYork City yester'
day to introduce tomorrow night In the Assembly an
amended Rapid Transit BILL providing that the city
shall build the road in the proposed commission
is no more successful in selling the franchise than was
the present commission few members believe that the
Legislature will pass any such bill. There are
several reasons why the politicians who control TAM
many Hall do want the city take upon itself the
work OF constructing rapidransit railroad. although
there Is who believes there would he any
great difficulty In getting such bill TO the Governor.
While most of the Tammany Senators have declared
positively acnst the idea OF the city building the road,
there is probably not Of them who would not turn
around and declare firmly in favor Of the city doing
the work II Richard Croker should tell him TO do so.
The average Tammany has no trouble in changing
his views TO suit those Of the boss Of his political
organization. Mr. Farluhar declared when he intro
duced his Rapid Transit bill that he knew II was
utterly impossible for him TO get through bill pro-
vding that the city Of NewYork should build the road.
Otherwise, he said, he would have presented bill
more In accord with the views of the Real Estate Ex-
change. He then declared that the views Of the Ex-
change on this question were his views, and that he
saw no reason why city should not construct read
that would improve the value Of its property.
Engineers have declared that road such the
present Rapid Transit Commissioners suggested could
not be built for less than $50 COO 900, and others
have been quoted saying that 800, 100000 would
be much nearer right. To build such road the
city would have to bond itself beyond the cOnstitu-
tional limit. This was the only why the bill
that Mr. Farquhar originally thought Of introducing
did not come forth. But there Is another reason.
1t is found in the resolutions introduced by Assem-
byman Malby, the Republican LEADER. The intent Of
those resolutions was TO allow the committee to IN
vestgate along the line OF the that have been
I'm circulation for time Tammany Hall was
party to understanding with certain officials OF
the Manhattan Company that there would be no
rapid transit for some years to and the reasons
for that unders tanding were certain campaign sub
scrlpons that made to Tammany Halls CAM
paign fund In the fall Of 1901 and 1892 1t has been
rumored, too, that leading Tammany Hall lawyer
received from Jay Gould himself S150O0O scme time
after the present Rald-Transit Commission was ap-
pointed, as fee, OF course, but it understood
that this man should use his Influence toward con-
trolling the Democratic members OF the commission In
way that would be Of the most to the elevated
company.
Then there is another why the Real Estate
Exchange bill not introduced b.. Mr. Farduhar In
the first place. There would not be so much good
picking for the Tammany contractors In one large
piece OF work that would be watched as closely as
IS in number Of smaller pieces OF work that are not
watched closely. Under the bill that Farauhar In.
troduoed last week. unless the commission should
take advantage OF the plans adopted by the first COM
mission appointed by Mayor Grant, OF which Auguso
Belmont Was the president. there would be another
long wait before plans and routes could be agreed
upon, and in the time the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad Company would reap golden harvest.
The New-York City Senator'S and Assemblymen have
been particularly industrious far this session. ana
have poured in bills of all sorts. from the plcayune
strike- UP to Mr. Farquhar's gigantic rapd-transit
scheme. Senator Cantor has a goodl- number OF
measures OF one sort or another credited to him. As
the Democratic leader in the Senate he is necessarily
compelled to present considerable legislation OF
political nature as well OF other kinds. The fr'c
bill that he introduced this year was the Consntu'
honnl Convention measure, repeating the unconstiti
tonal law passed last The history OF the three
unconstitutional bills that the Democrats presented
and the final result IN Of strictly partisan nature
Is OF so recent date that It need not be told here
The next bill that he sent In ceded to the United
states Jurisdiction the Bowling Erecn site LOT 'e
new Custom House in New-iork City. Tile same
bill was defeated ago. and toe year oefore rat
by the Democrats upder his lead In the Assembly ana
I'm the Senate because the Custom House would he pue
under a Republican administration. The thiro
measure OF consequence introduced BY Mr. Cantor re-
ou,res the Board OF Estimate and Apporuonment 10
nppropriae annually 100000 for the Nautical school,
Then he has bill permitting the Controller o. New-
York City 10 the titles 10 certain real estate WHICH
are now more or misty. After this came his Dill
cednc to the United states the control OF certain land
near Fort Hamilton Plum Island for TIE harbor
defence Directly after this bill presented ne PUT
I'm tie bill of last year. which withdrawn for
political reasons. and which prevents truckmen driv'
ing in E1flave.. New-York City
Under another bill that he presented the city VIII
spend nearly 81 100000. Of this sum 100000 Is
10 be used for the purchase Of site for the college
e the City of New-Yo-k and $4,000 IS to be spent
IN building a new college building. When the Ke-
ruhlicans in the Legislature declared last year tne
;he Worlds Fair Commissioners would be back again
tli, wear for more money AMI that the amount then
appropriated was rot large enough for the state OK
New York to make Il satisfactory exhibit all OF thc
members OF the Legislature scored nj the
Suggestion Now Mr. Cantor has bill before tlo
Senate asking for the S''co,ooo that ought 10 ha'o
been appropriated year ago
Senator Plunkett has been far more energetic than
any OF the other representatives from New ork City
In the production of bills. and scarcely day passes
that be does not have at least one and sometimes
a half dozen OF various Kinds. Ills nist
LIN authorized a minimum payment of - lay or
% cents an hou TO laborcrs Oh the city works his
next provided for the changing Of the grades at
rorty-eighth Forty ninth and Ffticth sts. In New
York CITY from Eleventh-lvc. to the North Nv,r.
With this was bill providing for park In the
Twenty second Ward. The cost OF this property
which the city must purchase has been variouSly
estimated at from ss},000,0O0 10 S5,000,OO0. lus
bill appropriating 900 annually for the Museum
,f Natural History to pay for instruction became
law last week He also introduced bill providing
tha, the Museum Of Natural History and the Museum
,r Art shall be open free five days in the week.
Tie next measure to bear his name T. one OF tho
most ridiculous that ever CAME TO the legislature
II declares that any who has served IN the Leg
for seven terms Is Thereby made a lawyer
without any other qualifications. This bill Is to allow
timothy d. sullivan TO become member Oh 'ns
,,r To make the salaries OF the Dock Commission
,rs al 600 and of the chief engineer Of the Dock
Department $4,000 year are the purposes OF