New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-02
DOLLAR GAS FOR NEW-YOKk
THE SENATE SHOWS ITSELF in fA'o"
OF THE COMPROMISE BILL
THAT FART OF wEsTCHEsTER 'ouNi' ~"
GENTLY ANNEXED To THIS CITY NOT
TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF


GENTLY ANNEXED To THIS CITY NOT
TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF
THE REDUCTIoN.
Albany ApriI The bill OF the Committee on
Miscellaneous Corporations fixing the price VI e"'
I'm Ncw-York City at 81 20 a thousand iec'' az" ~
ducing II five cents a year untii IL reae"' ,,.,
taken I'D I'm the Senate Committee OF 'ne MY
this af,crnoon Senator cantor moved as an
amendment his bill cutting down inc price u So
to 81 at once and creating a municipal comm
aim pefore discussing the question, ne Sil" ''"'
the bin offered by the committee WAS the on. '"e
gested by Brooklyn Gas Trust people, an" ."'''
had not been opposed by gas companies ~ W
been accused by Senator Malby oil trying W S''a"
gle the gas companies OF New-iork ivy - '',''
was the case. he said. the companies wou'd ne
.u,ad Ia. tho hill of the committee i'm five years
senator Malbv replied IN an exceedingly long ar
cument He contended that after mature "'''"-
Grafton the committee had arrived AT 'no 'o
clusion that It would work an injustice an" "''"
shin on the gas companies 10 reduce the pr're ~
Gas n q Immediately. He said that the Dill OF the
o,r,,,ee with IFS reduction Of five cents year,
would undoubtedly work some hardship ON certain
of the companies In his opinion sas cou'u "o' "e
cold in the city of New-York with great prott or
even a small profit at 81 a thousand feet.
Senator Cantors motion 10 substitute MS OH
uas defeated by a vote of q to l. He then moved
TO
footures of his bill in the bill submitted 10y ne
committee Another extended debate iot .i,a -,
the Same line and the amendment was uele'''" ~
senator Wray presented an Amendment 20 IN IN
cludc The city of brooklyn In the PROVISIONS W po
MI This amendment was lost by Nolc vi :"
s. . ,or, h,. s,,hstitutint,
his hill proyiiing for the municlal oW VI
gas and elecric-light plants in cities or III. Iil
Class No one spoke in opposition to TINS li H
mont huf II was voted down, Senator McNU''E
90 sting the only vote in its favor ...,,,
Srnafor Burns moved amend by eXempuhs
cbnster Countv which Is annexed TO New Vrh
trict was so sparsey settled That the smait coin
nanios doing business there could not 1urhlSh E'S
at The price fixed In the bill THIS amehumeh' N"S
adopted nv u of II to $. .,.o
senator Ford moved TO amend by lNihg tne piiN''
of gas for first year at 81 - Tor IN, No. a.
q a; and for the third at 81. senator ii"iipnt'!
favored This amendment because ne believed 'n ~
there was a handsome profit In dollar gas ana ,ie
gradual reduction asked for in the amendment WIZ
fair 10 the gas companies as well az 10 INC P'oP,'
senator's Ford Malby. Ellsworth and cantor sl'oAr
on this amendment. and II was llnull loSt ~ ="
Siva-voce vote. The bill was then advanced 10
third reading ,,,a
Tho ONLY other bill OF importance advanced WIS
Mr. Austin's Incorporating the New, noth Ia"
School and II went through without debate
Senator Ellsworth gave notice that ne "ou'u q.
future to suspend IN" rul,S :" bit
the Forestry and Anti-Carioon bills cou'd DE '"h
sidered out OF order