New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-13
MR.. LEXOW RELENTS AGAIN.
THE GREATER NETWORK BILL TO BE RE-
FERRED TO THREE MAYORS
GOVERNOR MORTON NOT LIKELY TO GET THE
MEASURE TILL AFTER THE DELEGATES
TO THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
HAVE, RFET CHOSEN.
HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.
rnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE.l


Alhanv. Feb. l2-"When the Greater New
York bill IS passed by the Legislature, as be-
ueve u soon will be-" said Senator Lexow to-day
"the measure. with my consent viii go TO Mayor
s,ronr of New-York: Mayor Wurstel Of Brook
lvr and Navor Gleason, OF Long Island city, Tor
o,,,ro,ol or disapproval. do not believe that
tho Constitution requires the transmission or the
hui % tho Navors have named. but other people
think that II does and, as It is always best 10
beve any possible legal doubt removed from a
law in advance have given my consent to us
being sent to Mayors Strong, Wurster and Glea-
SON"
This announcement by Senator Lexow Is highly
interesting and people here express tfeir DOUBT
II he would have made any such statement ui''e9'
forced to do so by political pressure
Senator Iexow's apparently sudden cnahge OF
plan when the Legislature met surprised every
one Before the Legislature met 1t was the COM
mon report tina, he intended to push the Greater
New-York bill through before the end OF January
Instead OF adopting this plan, he got an ihVesti-
eating committee and went Off to New-York and
prooklvn with the ostensible purpose OF taking
o,.,d.,ce no 70 the merits and dement's OF the
consolidation plan. 1t is two weeks since the IN
vestiration ended and Lexow still delays MS
report What has happened? what cog IN 'he
platt machine has got out Of place! Now COMES
,he announcement from Senator LeXow hnseH
that there is to be further delay for the sendihs
- the Greater New-York bill to Mayors strong
vurster and Gleason will retard final action on
the bill at least ten days.
Has Governor Morton said he would NOT sign
~. hu,9 A candidate for President certainly
cannot afford to offend a large ana ih'iueh'idi
hodv ~ his party supporters one catches sght
~
oo,,ss this scene. He called on Mayor Wurster
m Brooklyn yesterday Was ne the pearer oi
q message from Governor Morton TO Mr.. W ur-
ster or did his visit have something TO do with
the choice cf delegates from brooklyn TO the
Republican National Convention?
one effect OF Nj Lexow's concession as al
readv stated will be to defer the time when the
Greater New-York bill may become a law, niI.
Icxow says that probably he Will not submit
Tho renort regarding the Greater New-fork in
vestigatIon before Friday In that case the bili
will not be considered by the Senate ana AS
so,,hlv Committees on Cities before next Tues
day -,
Senator Stranahan says the bill may be
amended II so In its amended form II may not
get before the Legislature until week later
Ersbruarv % 1t would then be debated and
amended In the Senate and the Assembly There
ia uttle doubt that 1t would not start for Brook
Nn, New-York and Long Island City much be-
fore March l. and II would not be PACK IN Al
hanv before the middle OF March. Before that
time the delegates to the Republican National
Convention from New-York. Brooklyn and
Queens County will have been elected. and thus
ths Greater New-Y York bill Will not affect the
choice Of delegates, 1t might otherwise do.
Mayor Wurster Is expected 10 veto the Dill,
unless 1t contains a provision that the charter
of Greater New York shall be submitted TO the
cities concerned for their acceptance or reJec-
ton II Mayor Wurster vetoes the Dill, VIII
the Legislature pass II his veto and If SO.
will Governor Morton sign measure thus dis
approved by the Republican Mayor OF city OF
/ 600 900 inhabitants?