New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-09
CHANGED BY ITS ENEMIES.
EXTRAoRDINARY AMENDMENT TO THE
AMsTERDAM-AvE BILL.
SHADY WORK OF A SENATE COMMITTEES
IT WOULD COMMIT THIS CITY TO
HEAVY DAMAGE LIABILITIES

TT WORLD COMMIT THIS CITY TO
HEAVY DAMAGE LIABILITIES
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Albany. March S-The Amsterdam-aVe pi'
was again twisted out of shape to-day "no
did IL is not yet perceptibie. some 'niiiA ''eS
coo IN the latest change in the bill the hand oil
nto,ronolitan Street Railway Company and
o,be,s the Third Avenue Railway Company
one may we'll believe that the Metropolitan
,oas not desire its tracks interlaced with those
~ tho Third Avenue company. or TO SURRENDER
&C. tracks 10 the use Of the Third Avenue COM
ranv One NAV also suspect that the Third
Avenue company wishes TO compel the city OF
New-York 10 pay heavily for alleged changes
~ II is compelled to abandon It's scheme 10 put
down two additional trolley-tracks on the ave-
nue..
Senator Ford's bill is the one which has sur
,orod This transformation and It is probable that
an ATTEMPT will be made to change Assembly
man Fallows's bill in similar manner senator
Ford saws that yesterday Senator Grady sho"eu
him certain amendments to the bill giving dahl-
ages TO one of the trolley roads in Amsterdam
ave whose operation is to be discontinued AZ aI
nresent planned. Senator Ford said he asked
Senator Grady where he obtained the amehu-
ment. and Senator Grady replied II came
from the city" Thomas J. Creamer' the Guy
eovernments representative here denies hay
ing any knowledge OF IT,
When the Senate Railway Committee met this
afternoon Senator Featherson offered the
amendment which Senator Grady had shown
the day before All the members of the Railroao
Committee were present except Senator Brack-
Ell, The members present were Raines. Par
sons Chaboon Wilcox. Coggeshan. Goodsen' D.
Davis. Featherson. Coffey and Douglas me
amendment follows:
Whenever the relocation Of any railroad pur-
suant to the second section Of this act shall in
volve interference with the existing structure
or operation Of any other railroad. the Attorney
General. on the application or the company ue
string 10 make such relocation, shall begin ana
maintain an action il the Supreme Court. TO
which the owners of both Of said railroads ana
the city az New-York shall be parties. ana the
cuurt shall have jurisdiction in such action 10
determine the character and extent OF interfer,
ence which shall be necessary, the terms ana
conditions in respect Of maintenance ana opera
ton upon which the same shall be allowed, the
ccfnpensa ton TO he made therefor. ana 10
award judgment therefor against any or the
parties to the action. and no such relocation or
interference shall be made except IN pursuance
~ the judgment in such action.
TT in such action ii shall appear TO the court
that the public Of said avenue viii be pro
n.cted by the entire removal Of one or more or
The tracks for the relocation Of which applca-
non is made without the relocation there
upon said avenue. the Judgment may a.
rect the removal thereof accordingly upon due
compensation 10 the company owning the same
and may assess upon the city Of New York and
uIson tie company or companies owning the re-
naming tracks the amount Of such compensa-
ton 10 be paid by them respectively in proper
ton 10 the benefits received from such removal
Senator Ford and Assembyman Fallows had
conference tonight, and decided 10 oppose the
amendment Assemblyman Fallows said that
tomorrow he would press the bill in the AS
sembly in its present shape. John c. Coleman
Of counsel for the Amsterdam Avenue Peoples
Committee and Thomas A. Fulton. It's chair
man. agree that the amendments suggested are
neither necessary nor desirable. The rights or
the railroad companies they say are fully pro-
fected by the bill drawn and by the general
provisions Of law and equity governing such
case The amendment. II carried, they declare
might saddle upon the city of New-York a large
contingent liability.
A conference was held tonight at the home OF
Speaker Nixon, when the Amsterdam-ave. bill
was discussed at length. After the conference
Mr. Fallows said it had been agreed 10 go
ahead and press the Assembly bill in its present
form without regard to the Senate amendment
or any action which might be taken by the
upper house