The morning times., 1896-02-18
FIXED Up 4 SILVER BILL
Board of Trade Measure Said to
Ignore Street Extension.
SAW THE HANDWRITING
Meeting Tonight May Develop Some
Very Interesting Thtngs-Hichard-
son Measure May Provoke Il War
That VIII Defeat Roth Sewer and
Highway Extensions.

The secret OF the new bill OF the Board
OF Trade, intended TO remedy the defunct
highway bill. has not been guarded so
jea lousy as was expected. Some of 1t
got out of the committee room yesterday
and the information agrees in the main
with the conjectures OF other nenlbers OF
The board as 10 The nature of the bill.
1T is n sewer bill, pure and SIMPLE"
said q member of the board 10 The Times
last night. 1T could scarcely be any
thing else, considering the opposition de-
velopef 10 the Old scheme and the constant
Iteration before The board OF the state
ment, by men in position TO know, that
the street extension scheme could by no
chance get through Congress"
what ihen,' he was asked, ''do you
suppose is tae basis OF hope for the passage
of the Richardson bill?''
absolutely none, in my opinion, and IT
puzzles the much to know who Or what Is
the inspiration of that asnine measure.
! can outy come to the conclusion that the
Commissioners saw a weakening in the
Board oil Trade as to the sewer bond bill
and the increase of sentiment that the
street extension idea was doomed"
SAW THE HANDWRITING.
Knowing that the board could not be
depended upon il appears that they have
inspired the Richardson bili and will trust
10 missionary work in Congress 10 pass the
street extension over the head OF the
board of trade and all other opposition
what connection Is there between the
Richardson bill and the ideas OF the Com
missioners2' fH'@ e
at is evident on the face of the bill that
there is a connection. In the first place
you will notice that the Richardson bill
proposes to utilize the work done already
by the Commissioners in the way OF ma pS
already completed.
at is true that the new bill provides for
new surveys but. at the same time, the new
surveyors are to adopt practically the plans
asreaay agreed upon. There is unlimited
power given by the mere fact OF the filing
OF the map. and in some respeclsiti is amach
better bill TO kill than the old highway act.
1t will meet with the same opposition and
from the same sources.
1.-The filing of the map appears to be
finality and / do not doubt that the OPP
position TO the scheme viii begin just as
soon the Richardson bill gets before the
House or even IN committee. The board OF
trade remembers that even Representative
Washington at the recent reception OF the
board was under the impression that the
| Strai ghlening of the suburban streets was
matter OF "a few thousand dollars The
Richardson bill ought 10 open his eyes
EXTENSION HIDDEN SOMEWHERE.
'Do you think tkat the proposed bill OF
the hoard OF trade committee will ignore
| street extensions altogether
mo; / beiieYe tnat there is u sentiment
| in the board generally that there must
| be, at some time, provision made for the
correction OF the evils OF crooked ways
| thai now exist. Everybody, l believe, ad-
nlits this. The beard, think, has, never
grfsk fIN.ls
sewers are the first consideration and
! that there woIid Lc some chance OF Gewer
| bill, as it is intended TO co something Of
absolute and practical value TO the city.
Il also believe that tie EoGrd viii use
| its influence TO defeat the Richardson bin
| if it !ooT TarGiZes Tie sewer scheme, and ii
| certainly viii. For this reason / Believe
that there will te particularly interest
| ing meeting OF lie loard tonight. / think
| that there is some GIound for further he
| lief that the Commissioners are at the bot
| tom Of the Richardson bill from the fact
| that it is still endeayored TO he rIoyetl 10
the public that their sum OF six million
| dollars win carry the plans through as to
! street extensions.
TRIOCRACY IS IN 1T.
This sum, 1t may be mentioned, is exactly
| what the Commissioners estimate on, not
| withstanding the fact that the contrary
| has been proved by the records OF their owf
| office. The trick OF the Commissioners
seems to be to valne lands at their owI
figures or at the figures of a real estate mar
on street. Thishas, however been already
| upset and it can always be done. Again il
can be shown that the same grounds ol
unconstiutionality can be urged agains
the present Richardson bin as against tht
old highway act"
"Wnat element in the board Of trade may
be expected to be assisting the Richardson
scheme?'i
II don't know, but there is nothing tc
prevent that from coming out. Such mem
bers viii be acting hardly in good faiti
as it was 10y unanimous resolution prac
ticaIly that the whole matter was left to thu
! special committee of the board.
"A good many OF the members alread,
| think that the Richardson scheme was inca n
TO forestall the action OF the board of trade
| If this be true and it can be shown tha
Mr.. Richardson is acting with the advice o
the Commissioners, there will be a war tina
VIII prevent the passage OF any bill unles
| it be over the heads OF the board OF trad
and general public opposition