New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
DEATH TO ALL GRABS.
Mang Organizations Meet to Plan
the Fight at albany.

a.r conference Yesterday afternoon Of the
,r-r7us .C-=arizatiors OF Nevy-TorS interested
IN railroad reforms. resolutions were passed
co-5emri-r as vicious and dangerous the series
a. grab bills" introduced by Asseublymen Wal
lace and RedoI and Senator Wilcox, and ar
rsrgeme-rs were made for strong delegations
10 attend The hearings on wednesday afternoon
% protest against them. The conference also
ir5orsed the Burton bin providing for local
rsl-oa6 commission. Each Organization viii
send "a delegation 60 Albany for the hearing On
tuesday afternoon TO give its support to this
measure designed 10 remedy many Of the evils
prevalent ir street railway conditions.
There were present yesterday representatives
cf Che Citizens Union the Citizens Transit Re
FORM Committee of one Hundred, the West End
Association. the East Side civic Club, the
United Real Estate owners Association the
Nev-Tork Retail Grocers Association and 4
Er7Ilar organization from Brooklyn. the Harlem
Property owners Association. the citizens
Alliance. the East fremont Taxpayers AssO-
ciatiou. the Business Mems Association OF
Vhtestone the Women's Health Protective As
ISOLATION. the Citizens east Side improvement
Association and other bodies.
Ths local Railroad Commission bill. one SINH
lar % which was advocated by the organization
last year. was brought Up first. Senator Burton
spoke q little about his measure.
The State Railroad Commission has made
efforts 20 solve the local transportation prob
lens" SAID he How FAR * has succeeded
sre who travel on the various surface and ele-
waited lines of this city have been seen. Il has
many interests apart from this city. and it has
been decided that we best may obtain relief by
having a local commission. We who travel each
cay around town need no demonstration Of ths
workings Of the street railroads. We know
would naturally take a greater interest ana
make more vigorous personal efforts to reform
these evils
q think the time is favorable for action on
This biI Whether g can pass both houses OF
The legislature ds1euds on the showing made
by the delegates ~ these bodies here. II we
hope 10 ahri1ge The powers OF the State Rail
roal Commission We mast make known our
wants strongly az Albany"
Julius Henry cohen. chairman OF the legis-
la.ire committee Of the Citizens Union. then Of
ie7e- resolution coudennlng the grab bills re-
Gently --a1leed-Aseerhly bill SOS. T76. 7I7,
90 Il3 $50 ard $50. and Senate gIl 80. :t)1.
These are The bills whose evils The ITiuu Eas
ro.n'ed out He spoke particularly of the. one
which would permit The grabbing of EIm-st.
hs resolution -aaE.
Nls-ssv. These f.ls were GRATED sad introduced
ny f-.l-.s ~ r-C roads in tie Interest ~ Thc
ia.it--e. a-a are -lrl 20 give 20 the railroad
-p2-eirlf r.Efte, privileges a14 iInUuuiLes not
70" ap-1.r possessed by them.
p II resolved. That We condemn as dangerous
l-o-s aI ~ The bills. and hereby authorize
saa-r1.an r1 appoint T. committee or fvc %
e' o,eIa % oppose The passage of these measures
IN se1oas'ng this resolution. James s. Leh-
nae. chairman of the executive and law COM
'-..ess of The citizens Transit Reform Commit
q One Hundred. said that some ~ these
.s were almost more vicious thau those in the
sa$-l'e laSt -ear. killed by the concerted
h y ne CrCerizstigIs represented nj the
i-s We mast call the attention Of the
e..l-..-s io t-e fact that they vote for them
zE peril. SG.d be. The bin TO take away
- LaAEier Trlri. aTa iE simply 10 circumyent
-e-isioIs Ct the courts iu the various cases
zee tlLel uQ. The hin FOR the relocation -
k,@ Is ore 0r the mOsC dangerous in this
"-.- g .e8,sia .iar 90
- j The EIm-st ''gral." Er. Lehmaier
80 Jlsf "a rl7..l..rtce % tlree. of which Mrs.
80 irautwarn be chairman. be appointed
aiee for The printing nd cir Ulation of
,-.-' -i i01t'C1 10 the legislators. asking them
,-s Lc-r Influence against these dangerous
., -oS probable shat n cele=-tion 90 from -
- Nl- 80 20 Albany Tor the hearing on
vr-ay on the Burton bilL s..l most n them
k-. ~ over fOr fEe hearings on the grab
~'.ie y elHrrlr-- d, Ftr--,1r.