New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-10
CHEAPER GAS VOTED DOWN.
AND THE ASTORIA COMPANY's BILL AID
vANcrD BY THE ASSEMBLY.


Albany. March e-In the Assembly this afternoon
Nv Na1o,.s hill which permits the Astoria Light
IIoa+ and Power Company TO lay Its pipes under inc
toet River was reached the calendar on mo
order Of second reading. Mr. Green moved !"
strike out" for the purpose Of an explanation
Arter Mr. Mazet had explained his measure Mr..
Hoffman. OF New York. attacked 1t az purely IN inc
interests OF the corporauoils - N
charter. II. IT.,
Mr.. Mazet interrupted to ask in what wise his
bill violated the charter.
Mr.. Hoffman replied that It Is franchise IN per
petuity. .,s
Nv croen denounced the BILL which he said would
foIst upon the city OF New-Nork the most sis""''o
gas trust in the United States.
Mr. Wissel said that Queens County-that Is 'he
district represented by hm-did not want the DILL
which was decidedly in the interests OF the monopo
lists
Mr.. Hamburger also spoke against the measure
MIR Reddington said the bill would give employ
rnent TO thousands Of laborers. He was In avor OF
lovvor gas hut he he'd found that the lower the
nrice the poorer the gas. To HIS mind the passage
or Mr. Naze;'s bill would affect the price o. gas
either way. Besides It did not interfere with tho
citys rights as the city had no right 10 say Whe'ner
or not pipcs should be laid under tho East RIVER
The bill IS an attempt 10 wipe out all the other
,.o oorror,os IN New-York City and form gisan-
tic trust" asserted Mr.. Palmer. leader OF the MI
nor,tv as ne took tho floor TO oppose the advance
ment of the bill .,,. :,
after the TRADE against trusts and monopoFes'
said Mr. Mazet. & he took the floor, mat nav
listened to from the gentleman Of schohaTe' l WIN
saw for his benefit that Democratic Legislature
and q Democratic Governor In 1852 granted such
nriv,Ieecs as are outlined in my bill to the East
River Gas Company now the New Amsterdam
Company" .
MI Roche retorted that tho East River Company
had reduced tho price OF gas - cents thousa'u
o,,ic feet in return for the privileges accorded IT.
Mr. Finn OF New York. offered an amendment 10
the bill that the gas manufactured by the company
~ cola for NOT more than 20 cents thousand cubic
feet o,
Mr. Trainor offered another amendment conrhhs
tho oneratIons Of the company to New-York City.
third amendment was offered by Mr. Sanders
preventing the sale by the company OF gas at rate
.xceedIng 90 cents a thousand feet and providing
that the light furnished should be OF 4 brihancy OF
et least twenty-four candle power on the ordinary
burner.
Mr. Hamburger offered as a substitute his Ninety
Cent Gas bill
While the Sergeant-at-Arms was looking for de-
unouert members Mr.. Green urged the injustice OF
delaying the business Of the House in behalf OF
greedy corporation or in the interests OF Emu MOOT
or anybody else
Mr. Aids after explaining that the delay had been
caused by members who were IN the building but
refused 10 enter the chamber and that the majority
had sufficient votes to defeat all the amendments
and advance the bill moved suspension Of the call
Mr. Harburgers substitute and the three amend
ments we're voted down. the first vote being " for
and So against. which fuctuated only slightly on
the other amendments The bill was then advanced
to third reading without division, the Democrats
consentng. TO save time.