New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21

Ra,nes. on the other hand offers an amend
ment which confers additional rghts on wv
sanator Ford disputed Senator Browns In,
terpretation OF his amendment-thaV w. -
drive the Third Avenues horsecar lihe o'i 1N'''
sterdam-ave. a..or Iords
an,endrnent extracts which he declared Wouiu
49, ,he rhtrd Avenue from Amsterdem-aNe
senator Elsberg said he had someth ens,, ~
with the conference in New YORK on sy,ce he
twas IN not admitted at that conference, a
said 70 Senator Ford. that this last ann. am ~
ment was framed by the chiei oouns.5. Va
Metropolitan Street Railway ColnPas4' '.qt was
"No sir" answered Senator Fotu. ,
drawn by the counsel OF the Amstei ua "a. 80
people 1t was in his handwriting "heh II ''''''0
into my hands. o-s,.orad Senator
r,lsberg that great minds run IN 'he sen, sam
channel. Certainly the counsel Oh W. arnend-
politan company did not object 10 Sacided i'm
uent Further he gave me tns 7 want
nression that he wrote the amendmeno' Norh
e ask senator Ford whether the Lau'eI D a. !"
Amendment does not accomplish MS putp"5 Con-
i,rha I a,tsrbacb amendment" answered sen
ator Ford gives the Third Avenue TIGHTS !"
does not possess. and is. therefore o''eo''
SENATOR Flsherg then stated that the Metro
poltan company had only got on An,s's. 'nr,,'e
ave by the good nature OF the lhIIu 49,
company lie declared that MT. Lau'e' SD
beH not insisted on the acceptance Of the Ran
roads Committees amendment. hut Simply ma 1S
the rights OF the Third Avenue COMPANY ~" 49,
comnanv at the conference said that ne was de-
termined the courts should decide Whe'ntI ~, VI
not the Third Avenue company hau any oiso
on the avenue Senator Elsberg sara ne aisV
had an amendment hut he would not oIitI IL
until Senator Ford's amendment. hao oee"
voted on. 49, 80
,ected receiving only three votes. senator
Rainess amendment giving the Third Avenu venue
company the right to use It's horsecar ti"cN'
was also rejected
SENATORS PUT. on RECORD.
Tho Senate then voted on Senator Ford's
amendment and adopted It. When the bill was
formally reported TO the Senate from the Com
n1it,ee az the Whole which had been consider
ing II. Senator Raines moved to disagree with
the favorable report. II was substantially a
vote on the Ford amendment. for those VINO
were opposed to it voted in the aihrmamNe anu
those who favored II IN the negative The vote
follows,
Ayes-Boyce Brown. Coeseshan D. F. Davis
MscSeS McCarrcn. Mitchell Munzinrer. Norton
Parsons Raines. Ramsperger. Rice. Wagner. vii
Nqes-Ahssgn Am5lsr Arms6ro1gi B BTaGkGitt
Goo3sei; GRADY H4yens, Higgins. Krum Mal6y
With the Ford amendment the bill was thus
advanced to the order Of final passage. and viii
come up again before the close Of the WeeE
Should il he passed amended tonight it VIII
then have t. 20 10 the Assembly for concur
renee.
TENT OF THE BILL
Tho lii as amended reads as follows:
Section T. it shall not be lawful to operate any
street surface railroad upon the road or tracks OF
Arnsterdam-ave.. between Scventy-second and one
hundred and MN SIS n the Sr n or
motive power than that now in use upon such por-
ton Of AmsierdaIn-ave by the company operating
which said other motive power Is or shall be usea
are located that they shall be at all points AT
line Of the sides OF said avenue.
Sec. ?. To enable such change to be effected In
accordance with the provisions OF TINS act II sha
cate it, rails within the rails Of any other com
pauy operating along that portion Of Amsterdam
Sec. Q This act rhall not be construed as
10 authorize the change Of motive power on any
street surface railroad in the city Of New York
without a due compliance with al requirements Of
Sec I Any corporation or person deprived Of
any private property by The operation OF this act
shan have right Of action al law N me supreme
court OF this State against the city OF New York
TO recover just compensation for the value there
Of 70 DE ascertainod by jury IN such action me
Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction In an action
brought by the Attorney-General IN the name OF
the people 10 ma and determine II - 10 me pGD-
lie interest lat any railroad tracks, the operation
q which affected by The nrst section OF This act
Fhail he entirely removed from the avenue ana no,
relocated. and in such casa 20 order the rem0Val
thereof upon due compensation 10 ne aseeftalneI
by jury or three commissioners, az the court
shall direct and 70 assess the owners OF any rail-
road remaining IL SAD dEenuc. anu we . G.H
~ Nev-York for payment or such compensation
81 any. In proportion to benefits received from
or affec the operation of the hrst section or ms
act Nor shall anything contained in this act -
70 construed ~ opcrate railroad upon said avenue
not heretofore conferred nor 20 withdraw In such
acc1 from said court me question OF me IlEId .,
any party 20 sucn action TO occupy salq avenue 0.
any part thereof with iis tracks. nor the question
of rs right 10 the manner IN ot motive power by
which II proposes TO operate Its railroad. .
Sec s This act shall take effect Immediately.