New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-04-22
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Albany, April 21.-Fve bills which, If they be-
come laws, will permit railroad corporations 10
improve immensely the transportation~a facilities
of New-York City passed one or the other of
the houses Of the Legislature to-day and were
sent to Mayor Low for his approval which they
have in advance.
One group of these bills permits the New
York Central Railroad to enlarge extensively its
terminals about the Grand Central Station. The
bills also provide for additional tracks north
of the station. All the measures were intro
duced by Assemblynan Bedell. and passed the
Assembly a month ago. These were on the
third reading calendar of the Senate to-day
An odd mistake occurred in this considera-
ton. They were preceded by railway bill Of
Assemblyman Bedell relating TO another sub
ject Senator Malby moved to strike out its
enacting cIase Senator Grady, thinking the
bill was the first of the series relating to the
New-York Central terminals. said:
These are what are known as the Central
Terminal bills. They are the result Of con-
ference of the railroad officials with the city
authorities They viii restore 10 the city Ger
tain streets They contain a vicious principle
that the city must share in the cost of con-
structing the work contenlpla ted-hut when the
Central tunnel was built this principle was
adopted, and seeing that the city is committed
TO it I shall vote for the bills
Senator Malby said that when the New York
Central built it's viaduct and elevated its tracks
it was agreed that the city should pay half the
cost OF the work and the railroad the other half.
Then came suits from property owners for dam
ages, and the Court of Appeals had declared
that the railroad was not legally responsible to
pay the damages. as the State had authorized
the work. Now the State was asked to pay the
damages which amounted to between S2.0O0,OOO
and Sc, 600 o00 He hoped these bills were
guarded from such danger.
Senator Grady then explained that he had
spoken upon the wrong bill. but when the first
Of the Central Terminal bills was announced he
partly repeated his argument He declared,
also that the bills could not be considered rail
road measures. They were actually city meas
ures and provided a much needed city improve
nlent-
The first OF the Central Terminal bills was
then passed by vote of So TO .. Senators
MaIby and Townsend voting against the bill
The other bill passed by vote Of II TO >
The Assembly took up late in the afternoon
the bills intended to give the city authorities Of
New-York the right TO close West Thirty sec
ond-st- between Seventh and Eighth aves and
sell the property to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for the tunnel station
Senator Marshall presented these bills and
they passed the Senate some time ago When
they came up in the Assembly this afternoon,
Mr. Morgan Of Kings County. said the measures
provided for a public Improvement which was
not under way and would enable the men who
had it in charge to carry it TO successful con-
cIusion The bills were generally known as the
Pennsylvania Railroad Terminal bills. The pur-
y.osA Of one Of the measures was to change the
charter Of New-York so as 70 give authority TO
the Poard of Estimate and Apportonment 10