New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-23
as may be requisite to the efficient performance OF
the duties imposed upon said board ny lhls aO''
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as may be requisite to the efficient Performance Of
the duties imposed upon said board by THIS act'
PROVIDING FOR \ REFERENDUM.
The Chamber Of Commerce bill is further
changed by having thrust into II the following
section OF the LeXow-Butts bill. providing
for reference to the people of New fork OF tne
question whether or not the city OK New oEK
itself shall construct the road at the citys eX-
pense
Sec 12-The said Board Of RAPID Transit Com,
mlssioners shall cause the question WheIhtr SUI
railway or railways shall be constructed by me
city and at the public expense to De snG,
which such railway or railways Is or are 70 NC
constructed; and 20 That END IL shal DE- nc Gc.
sS s ard Of ,5s 9c AZ least thirty days prior
officer officers within the county In which S sucn
OF printing the ballots to be used at such election
request that separate ballots be prnsTn aHu bib
piled to such electors. onehali In number OF WGh
shall read For Municipal Consor9ct.on %I mIp1
said ballots shall read: Against Muhlc'pai . Cv"-
siruction OF Rapid Transit Road Cpon snch "a
and supplied TO such electors at sucn genera eeS
ton, and separate ballot-boXeS snail De hroVI It
trict within such city ana the provisions OF CHAPTER
GEO OF the Laws Of 1892. entitled An Act IN re
the General Laws. and any act Or acts amenda-
tory thereof or supplemental thereto snail Apply ply
low. 30 bio; which may be provided under this
section shall be deemed invalid by reason oil 9my
formal defect or through having been deposited In
the wrong bal.Ot-boX. hut all OF such ballots sna
be canvassed and returned as If such formal deiect
had not existed. if they had been deposited
in the box provided for the purpose; Upon the
canvass of such votes by the Board of County
Canvassers Of the county in which such city Is
located II shall he the duty Of sad board TO file
with the County Clerk Of said county statement
which shall declare the total number OF votes
cast in said city for municipal construction OF
rapid transit road" ana the total number so cast
therein against municipal construction OF RAPID
transit road And the said railway or railways
shall be constructed by the said cry and ut the
public expense. if II shall be found from such
statements filed that there is majority OF the
votes so cast In favor OF such municipal consruc-
ton. $500
Sec Fin case the majority OF votes cast at
such election shall be In favor OF such muniClpal
construction Of said railway or railways II shaI be
the duty of said Board Of Rapid Transit RatIsvay
Commissioners within thirty days after the official
declaration OF the said vote 10 proceed 10 con
struct the said railway or railways. ana TO make
and let oil contracts required for the performance
OF the work necessary 70 he done ana performed
In and about the construction thereof Ai such CON
tracts must. before execution. he approved as to
form BY the Counsel to the Corporation, or other
CHEF LEGAL adviser for said city.
Sec 1i-Ths act snail take effect imine Lately;
EXCEPT that the building Of said road or the sale
of the franchises. provided for in sections I
and made dependent upon the determination of
ina question bv the vote OF the people called
for by sections IL and 10 of this act.