New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-18
THE GOVERNOR INTERESTED
rpvrvc To SECURE AN AGREEMENT ON
THE AMsTERDAM-AVE. BILL"
pLArT ALSO MAY TAKE HAND N THE 'NN''
STATEMENT or TIE CASE BY FORD

u, ART Also MAY TAKE \ HAND IN THE """''
STATEMENT or TIE CASE BY FORD
Albany March II (SpeciaD.-Governor RooseVe"
l., ho,,ro yrcat ntorcs I'm the fate OF the All ,''
dam Avenue Railroad bill. lie fully :! ,,o
with the common sentiment In New VI ~ ~. .,,o
railroad tracks should be so arrAnse" " IT., NJ
,not the LANCER to human life 10y the ruhnns "
,rollev-cars Will be reduced 10 Minimum -
.,,o,ros.od IN the Amsterdam Avenue comi"''
a,d to rho representatives OF the Met'oi''i
stroet Railway Company and the lhlru NN'"e
Railway Company that they hoid a co"ie''
see if they cannot agree on come measu'e st.,
u WIS rcported to-day that Senator fIat U" ~
return from the South. might come 10 A'D""' .ar,
sec II he could not bring the Repuohcn" ~,
60 on agreement on the Amsternam-"Ne' ,
,bc Nev-York Police Department bilis inc
Service bill and other matters on WHO" ''''' -,
odds The Senate Railroads Committee COMP
ID. ~ penubcans has adopted an amendment
70 the Amsterdam-ave. bill susses'e' ~ ~,
Third Avenue Railway Company "hHe i go.o.
,ho ponubucan Senators seem TO favor Se"a.o'
rord,a last amendment to the bill. senator uiauS
Tho Tammany leader. said to-day INN. 'o 80,
cratic members would support the foru "''''"'
rent , NTH, the
Assemblyman Faows had coh'e'eI'e ,.nr,vard
Governor to-day about the BILL ana an, .,~,'ai
5000 ,ho, tho Governor regarded the orlgh"'
measure as constitutional ,,oh
senator Ford made statement TO-DAY ]" VIM"
he said:
The Senate Railroads Committee without no,ice
TcporGed the bl Gnasc 9I,Sa
a long amendment known TO ,n nave S'reet Railway
Gnmnenv Not word Of the Amendment va Va
changed by the committee IN aaoP.lnss lands Of the
corporation's attorney. When the DllI M"s Sen
ed with the metropolitan nonendm"nt and in
fbo nresence OF hundreds of the residents OIL n "a
VS. Side the Senate refused. after proracteJi
frik
20 10 L. the members of the Ka iilIq
Voting unanimously with the majority. ,,or IN
ToTI, he gentlemen who have the matter III
charge on behalf Of the property owners aor ave, onv
were warranted in taking this expression %, inc
Railroads Committee and Of the senate a. 90 Pail
| and in concluding that the senate H"u he amend
rosds Commute were both in favor OF me nonv
ment Of the Metropolitan street h.,ioi hing Under
az circmstanroe They took as tho basis .. Nc
! compromise amendment nc one ond struck out
Netropolitan Street Railway peop'; n,r tbcn, tho
~ ottcc,,onahle matter so as to insure thc. ~,
relief they wanted and to saIrg brought
-. Aim, win the iInroserved Endorsement ~ a,,
people as the amendnrn' '''''
me I'M mean time the Failows bill identical TeT
i ~ iir"ode Committee Of the senate appear -
hforc Inc committee and offered the p.oPu
an ord in dcrosation Of tho rights Of the mTd
! ave. company mat was noI !n Ill., wedding week
,l," ro,, bruebod If aside and incorporated IN ~,
Fauows bin vouminous amendmGnls ar"Tn auf ter
barb The attorncy for the Third Avenue Str't :,
| t'alWaE w ,TSird-ayo company and agains
Tho metropolitan company Is the am Smen arnnst h
T2d COMPANY and in favor Of The Metro
politan company Il is 10 thi+ that ali th
sion thaf onshrouds the situation is due
The Faliows hill. with The Thrd-avff' or1nr 10
WnrdoW night We shall thon Gee whetn oIo ~,
wishes or the people or those OF rt' W. no doub
" n, tbo b viii PASS with the peoples amenameh