The evening world., 1894-03-09
Right to Parallel Any Railroad,
Telegraph or Other
Company.
GETS THE EARTH BY ASKING.
Reported Favorably by the Sen.
ate Committee on
Cities.

ANNNNs 800 eN~h 1851
to city officials and others, calls atten.
ton to Senate bill COG, introduced in the
Senate at Albany, by Senator Harvey
]. Donaldson, Republican, of Ballston,
and which is described as the most a.
gantic job or strike ever introduced in
the Legislature of New York or any
other Legislature.
This is the circular, and the reader
may Judge by the provision of the bill
whether the description fits 1t or not 4:
vol OUT FOR 1T.
Senate Bill 506.
An Act to incorporate the Hudson River Trans
portation Company.
Tho biggest lob OF the year.
The charter is worth $40. 600. 900. Takes in
everything on the earth and under tho earth, and
everything above 1t that can be got hold OF.
Why rot have countless cities, towns and vii
lagos sell and lease privileges! Why give
private individuals such privileges for nothing
these pirates7
Exempt. Nav York and brooklyn from the pro-
yisionu of this monstroslty or else make them q
present of New York and Brooklyn and every
business industry in the two cities.
Who are Andrews and Measher, OF New York
and Chandler, OF BOstoit
Who owns these dummies? Examine It 70,
yoGrss ,i, Is there ANYTHING that the %ta1Paye,
lie. them steal the two cities: that's what they
are after.
From the New York City Directory.
Henry c. Andrews. lawyer. 2 Wal street. h.
100 East Seventeenth street william J. Meagher,
street. For whom % they stand? Who do they
represent
why should the Legislature give these men
the right TO sell and lease In every part of
this State franchises Of all kinds, worth mill
Ions OF dollars. without compensating the people
VIII you interview them and give the public
some light on what they mean 70 DO?
brooklyn. March s, 1894.
An examination OF the bill shows that
under Its provisions the incorporators
would have the right to parallel any rail
road over or underground. or any tele-
graph or transportation line in this State,
on or under water or beneath or above
the earth.
Extraordinary W are conferred
on individuals in regard to condemnlng
and acquiring lands and property of per
sons and corporations; the incorporates
are practically exempted from the opera.
! ton OF all existing laws restricting and
protecting the rights of individuals and
corporations.
The incorporators are endowed Will
summary powers over private property
and are given the unrestricted privilege
of charging the most eXorbitant tolls
and to exact any condition or sum they
please for not interfering with the vested
rights of rich corporations.
As will be seen. the provisions of tn,
proposed law would afford schcmers IN
limited opportunities for blackmail anC
extortion.
| NJ. ~ .-.t1- a., 80,
gives the Hudson River Transportation
Company power to associate with othel
persons, companies, associations or In
corporations in the United States for th'
construction and maintenance OF wires
cables. conductors. pipes, conduits anl
tunnels for transportation purposes"
The capital stock is lxed at 10000
with the privilege of increasing IL,
Joker No. ! makes its appearance II
the fourth section, which gives the di
~rectors power TO fix such rates of toll
for the use Of Its wires, cables, con
ductors, pipes, conduits and tunnels, an,
from time to time change the same. IA
they may deem expedient;".
Joker No. = Is concealed in section
1t reads +:
1.-THE said corporation Is hereby EN-
powered TO purchase, receive and hol'
such real estate, on either side of tn,
Hudson River, and of other rivers an,
streams in this State, as may be neces
sury and convenient in accomplishing
the objects for which this charter /
granted. and may by their surveyor an,
engineers enter upon such sites and lp
cations, and take possession of the same
An such sites ana locations as may b
entered upOn. az aforesaid. shall, sXCcp
donations. be purchased of the owner o
owners at "A price to be mutually agree,
upon. Otherwise the land may b
seized, condemned and appraised"
According to lawyers. there is nothlnI
n thls section to prevent dishonest mel
from banding together with owners o
land along the line of the West Shore
New York Central or any telegraph an
transportation line, ana by pretcndiNG
to build an opposition or parallel lin,
to compel their victims - buy them of
II will be observed that there. must no
be a buna-fde purchase Of land; all tina
Is necessary Is "A mutual agreement l.
force a deal.
Other unusual powers that the Law
would confer l. the right OF the Com
panY to acquire by purchase. lease u
conveyance tho property, rights, priv
ilcges and franchises OF any corporation
ana make payments therefor Ia y
own stock. e.
II may also form a trust by Consoii
dating with other corporations, borrow
money, issue bonds, manufacture an
supply gas. electricity, oil or water ant
other fluids, and transport and suppl
the same 10 any Individual. city, town
village or corporation,
Henry G. Andrews, w. j. Meagher AM