New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
,Br rnLrGRArn 70 THE TRIBUNE.I

Albany Feb Ex-senator Lexow tonight intro
duced 'by request" a ra1,d-transit bill for New
vork CIV Il IS the same bin that was presented
20 n. Assembly the latter part Of January by As
sa-nbvman Butts. There is 20 he hearing upon
.he hin tomorrow" SAID Senator Lexow. "and l
.pourtt IL well 10 have joint hearing upon the
e,s,r, by the Committee cities of both houses "
Trts ,-lr,ttrans.; bill abo1sAes The present Board
NJ Rand Trlnsi; Commissioners. ami substitutes a
,.,, ono NJ three, ncmbers-two Democrats and one
Rerub,jc ,n->.nd provides THAI after the new RAPID
Transit Commission shall lay out now raIM-traIi"it
r,u,es II shall submit 10 the people Of New-fork
o. ne coming November election the question
,tr or no; th. city iiec.f shaN bulid the rapid
transit r,,ds The bill also contains the following
highly interesting provisions regarding the elevated
railroads u the city:
The said Board Of Rapid Transi; Railway Com
general election which follows the passage OF this
act; and not later. may upon Application or any
railway corporation owning or actually operating
- e,-vaied railroad wholly or in part within the
limits - any city in which Inc sad poard mas
i,hrc interests So demand by the concurrent vote
o. all tie members of said board fix and determine
the route or routes 10y which any such railway COM
panv may extend its lines within said city, and
may authorize any such railway COMPANY 10 Jay a
ave Thlrd-ave. and Ninth-ave. elevated railway
ines pr TNrstst on the second-ave line nor
sSuIn 6" ON IN" Ninthave line; and provided
Of the Harlem River The said Board of Rapid
Transit Railway Commissioners may extend the
said lines I'm the region included between One-hun-
drcf-and-twent -siXth-st. and the Harlem River.
and second and Eighth ayes. to facilitate travel
between the east ana west sides of the city. And
the said board shall fix and determine the loca~
ions and pians of construction the railways upon
such route or and Of such tracks and facl!i-
ties the times within which they SnaII De re
therefor 10 the city by said railway company and
such other terms. conditions ana requirements as
In relation to voting upon the question Of munich
pal construction and ownership of the underground
rapid transit roads proposed. the act says:
The said Board of Rapid Transit Railway Com
missioners shall cause the question, whether such
city and at the public expense to be subinttea TO
which such railway railways Is or are 10 be con
sructed and TO that end II shall he tn duty OF the
said board. after completion OF the Gr'ilieu piaS
and specifications required In ana 10y IN" slA t
section Of this act at least thirty Iays pIQr 10 rr
next general election. to file with tle Puul' ot i
officers within the county III when suJn ci(t -,
is located Who may he charged WIN 'hg rIC Ivan % u
printing the ballots 20 be USED AT slch elVct'"n "
reGuest that separate ballots be printed ard sup
piled to such electors one-half IN number Of nnr
Transit Road" and the other half in number OF
s saia 6oO of E sap Transit Koad ~
senator Saxt6n ana Assemblyman Ainsworth to-
II, ma pIn;tive or exemplary damages shall not
ne allowed in such action uness the p~i''l S'''''
prove upon the trial malice in fact
The Excise Reform Association sent ae',s,i
here today consisting of the president, tpiOti
b. F Watson. JNnN T. flNf, from .Iir ~
Gommtttee: Attorney John Jay Chapman and Sec
rotary T. a. Fulton. After they had h~! an N
terview with Senator SaXtOn he IrVmisei 70 mIo-
Guce by request OF the association the BIZ pro
viAing for high license the limitation or the num-
her of saloons to one in every $40 OF Topuatl
10 be accomplished by degrees and with fun pro
lection present holders of licenses Inc sly ana
rural hotel keepers opposed TO any hlSn Il
cense bill, and at Their request hearing VIII he
given on the measure Thursia by the As
sanhly Excise Committee. The Excise Reform AS
ISOLATION will then BE- represented by Mr.. chap
man, Mr.. Pine and Mr.. Fulton in support OF the
bill. ,., o..
night expressive Of the profound regret or lhe
Legislature at the death Of Ex-Governor Hamilton
Fish. and empowering committee 10 request
George F. Edmunds, ex-senator from Vermont, 10
deliver a eulogy upon Mir. Fish at memorial ser
vice to be held by the Legislature: Mr.. SaXt2n
praised Mr.. Fish and his career ana SO also dia
Senator Cantor. The resolution was then passed
by a unanimous vote, and was afterwaTd passed III
the Assembly after speeches euogizng Mr.. Fish
had been delivered by Mr. Ainsworth ana ex-
Speaker Sulzer
The Senate passed tonight by unanimous vote
Senator Saxtons bill Incorporating the Prudential
Loan Society.