New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-03
TANT MEASURES.
,.,ov NV RrouLAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE

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W ,roher nftv and are OF unusual importance;
-. chief being the Rapid Transit bill of the
c.rober of Commerce. the Non-partsan Board OF
o,,oa hill the Department Of Docks Contract DILL
-, MAYORS power OF removal bill. the Dill cutting
u. ~ sherr"s fees Of $4,000 annually, the bill In
ga Using the salaries Of the patrolmen OF the New
~ Police Force. and the bill creating non
.,san Board Of Park Commissioners.
Pc Cj;roy did not come here. but sent Assist
" corno~ation Counsel Blandy to represent him'
&C., Rlandy was accompanied by Chet hhS'"ee'
crssn. OF the Dock Department
largo delegation came from New-fork 10 speaN
49, Of the Rapid Transit bill Of the Chamber
IN iS a,ar,o II had as its members Charles
u or, smith President of the Chamber OF COM
81. Henry r. Beekman W. Harris RooHe'
Ms Ms " Pryor J. Edward Simmons. AeXahuer r.
= Emmett J. II. c. Nevins. y. H. Ely he
Us, Grant Lewis L. Deiaheiu' anu '"'''
callahan. NV,
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BILL.
Henry r. Beekman began the argument on 'ne
ovid Transit bill. sketchng the principal ie"'u'''
Of the measure A.. poorran ~ the bill
oorsioered a general one under the Con-
,.,,ion since it applied only to Ne"-io 9TH
ss ".DI o,nlies TO Brooklyn" said Mr. Beekman'
.nd therefore it is general and not sieIla'
,o.d act which would be prohioi'eu OS -"
stitution. . l,,,issiop rim the CITY
"can this Rapid Transit COMMISSION '"' Wv ~
l., debt?" asked the Governor ,,.,, :.
.o,,, with the consent of the city authoIi''eS'
..snored MIR. Beekman. land this RAPID lIaisi'
],r,ission is thereby an agent OF lhV WY W
Ill II is a branch Of the city Government "
n 90 &C the Dock Department or the Depart
mu0" ,,,.,, works The city will issue its bonds
M 49,. particular work the same as II "ouiu Ioi
~. ~. t,,dinp Of new pavements or new SCHOOLS ne
49,, ov,,s the road and viii come INTO Co,ir'o'
uossesson of 1t in thirty-iive years ~
cd will nut the city IN possession oA '''' -
..a,r1,, is constitutional to name the COMMISSION
80 ,p the bill The Park CommlsslohSiS WI" NJ.
a,ed central Park named In the p'n " ,'.
o. o.. Injected The constitutionalty OF the act Out
- heaten in the courts. In 100 the <N4"'1"
commissioners were named in a leglsia'l'e "''
,u,ons of city bonds were issued uhueI It, ~
Court Of Appeals clearly thinks such acts are Vo''
s,,,utional In no sense can II De Vo"''' - ,'s,
49, citv lends its money to the corporation M"l0I
10 Tho road The road is the city s. ou"t Ioi
" ,.r &c own money The city leases its Terry
franchises 1t - not operate 'he"' Ms 100
r,ctIv analogous TO its leasing this proposed rau
transit road for thrty-fve years Can there De any
doubt that this will be ROAD ou'i' '0'
nu-noses? l do not think SO.
~ peekman quoted a decision OF the Court OF
- l., snnrort of the claim that the referendum
clause OF the bill was constitutional
op,rcr1oxs TO AN UNDERGROUND SYSTEM
rx1,dga Noah Davis appeared in behalf Of some
-ar,v owners on Broadway in opposition 10 uie
Sn The sons OF orlando b. Potter 1t was sa'u'
had employed him TO make an argument "-"'"9'
,ha hill Judge Davis said that from has'S ca
animation Of the bill he was convinced ina.
,as No, constitutional 1t was not in the power
o.,sls+nre 10 delegate its authority to
-. e. dec,da whether or not city slould pa!
~, ca 600 900 in the construction Of rapid transit
road. ~ .ooa,s =.
81 recently appeared in the court OF Appea''
said ex,Judge Davis. "and made an argument !"
behalf of Broadway property owners against ',ie
arcade Railway project. The court decided the
act 10 be unconstitutional. The Broadway properly
owners are opposed to this bill because they think
an underground road might be built under broao
way and they want none built there. II an uiiuei
ground road were put In that street uiiuer inns '
ne sboud fight II in the courts and predict that
4, will be declared unconstitutional IN an i"uteN
way this bill lends the ciiys credit 10 pli'd'e
co-no-a,ion Countless millions Of dollars or the
c,,vs money is TO go into this? road 1t Is an eva
sion OF the Constitution. You cannot DO It, 1his
corporation win build the road. not with us own
money but with that Of the city
Lawson n. Fuller spoke IN opposition 10 'ne oi.i'
declaring that no underground road would ever De
hunt az far as Washington Heights. where ne
lived. as It would be too costly an UNDERTAKING
PRESIDENT SMITHS ARGUMENT.
cbar,>s Stewart Smith, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, said in part:
Governor the people of New-York have resolved
that the streets shall not be dishgured oy any
more elevated railways. This is the only practicc
cable scheme Se ioT Phat this bill is backed by
10000 voters in New-York nave AVE MOI H 'n note for
this bill RAPID transit is an absolute necessity
in New-York. and our commercial S,r moor
volved in this This PHI VIII CIV 0ub
people cheap homes, thing that LONDON CnCds , -
and Paris possess and Wg 60 We took the ad-
vice Of eminent lawyers and they say tne oo 6 6 rs
sn.I will Th s6s T only s5o9o or So
10000 II will not endanger the pig DuIIu1i oe T
Of SFT sSs b If Sd no fault with that If
large owner in the metropolitan Iracton lo', -
ro cen H vii bnid an underground road We
know two capitalists who Will undertake H. T., ~ a.
sinking fund will redeem this deot as last do II -
Alexander E. argued in favor of the BILL Nv ana
chase ms TO give NewYork city and
Sew.YorS State a great beneft. The Court. Of APP
on 6reS sus te so% It vii shns aS But this
question of Judgment for you. Governor. sign IN.
Then let those gentlemen take their case to the
Court Of Appeals. one can ohiy guess VIA VIA ,his
court will do; and seeing that THIS Is 3D. se" ''
Alfred Bishop Mason, a member Of the City Club
ion, the club having declared in favor Of It, IN
his judgment it was Socialistc to refer the question
Lewis L. Delaield said on behalf Of the CITY
Club. that the club supported the Dill
THE NON-PARTlSAN POLICE BOARD BILL"
The Governor then announced that he would hear
those who desired to speak upon the Non-Partsar
Board OF Police bill Charles Stewart smith saio
that the Chamber of Commerce preferred single
headed Police Department. but the powers OF SUI
perlntendent Byrnes having been enlarged they
b h 9 s as ssd eds to take the Police
Department out Of politics. 1t Is a step in tnal
direction. and therefore we favor 1t. we nope you
will sign it, 49,, A..
Assistant Corporation Counsel Blandy said thai
uyolA uanAfh n n
the bill
THE sHERIFFs SALARY BILL.
The bill cutting off the fees OF the Sheriff oil
New-York was then considered. James w. Pryor
secretary Of the City Club. made an address IN
favor Of the bill. He said that the organization
which he represented wished to submit a brief III
favor OF the bill, since the hearing had been Sc
suddenly called that those who were tnor0ughS