New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-03
SOUND SLOGAN FOR BILL.
Taxpayers alliance disks Support Of
acknowledgements Bill.


The Taxpayers Alliance has sent to many persons
letter asking them TO appear at the hearing at
Albany next Wednesday the WainwriGht-Car-
penter home rule measure. introduced so the New
York and Port Chester Railroad may receive permits
sion to begin construction in The Bronx, and plead
for its passage. The letter SAYS in part:
The essential object this bill is to relieve the
Borough OF The Bronx. and incidentally all other
fgnSsT1t,I rom Sne 'yrah h Si which the
Board OF Aldermen have shown in connection with
Railroad TO that board. which was made nearly a
Eear ago The bill in its present form Is good
ALL viii give each locality the entire benefit Of home
rule in that It will place the determination of mat
tiers OF this kind almost directly the hands OF the
people Of the locality which will be anected. Inc
aldermen directly elected by the people
The alliance will a delegation to the hearing,
In a letter to the city Club the alliance, in com
menting opposition by its representative at Al
bany to the Wainwright Carpenter bill. says:
The acknowledgements bin was introduced
into the legislature at the request OF Puohc o09es
like this. representing the public OF tne to- To-
Borough Of The Bronx has suffered many years on
account Of the hoidup tactics OF the New to 20,
away from that body the opportunity OF continuing
We call your attention 10 the fact that the bin is
simply Capitalization and ocalzation OF the great
OF the fundamental institutions of this country In
the specific at hand We cannot see why a
board of aldermen. through lot OF members COM
ing from the lower districts OF Manhattan, ana
also possibly some dlsulc's IN i,' i ~
Improvement I'm the Borough of The Bronx or Rich
mond or Queens in which those members have
absoIuteiy no interest and about which they do not
care except Tor reasons possibly unnecessary mere
In the event that the local board should attempt
90 hold 40 Al measure which the public desires, re-
lief is afforded in the bill by proNluIIns I.t a"
peal may be taken to the Appellate DIVISION, from
tho Appellate Division. an appeal TO the Duu!t ol
Appeals always lies, and II Is not necessary ~ 81
This bill has been admitted by the Corporation
CounseIs representative at Albany 70 20 peIiectly
constitutional Its provisions Apply sou 'ref
where railroads GROSS O' ln'eIstc1 ~ 49,.
While tie bill drawn for the essentlal Pur-
pose OF relieving the BoroiSh OF me 4 ,3,,t
the hrazeu and shameless and lntot uls
and disregard OF their rights by the New 49, ~
way that il would be general bill -, =, -.
We ask why the people or any borough ny oroe
the mercy of lot OF aldermen h.Fl ,hSi bnrc,,eh
except for Interior purposes and motives
Another omen letter from the alliance on the bill
was addressed to Senator Hawkins. in part as i'l
lows:
We call your attention TO the fact that t9e 3P
rostion TO bill after having aacet talll'tl ~
no valid objections could be- urged. are now urslts
The objection that it might LEI any KING 0L TAI TAI
road use the streets Of the city OF New ,
! T. not so. Section H. as II now sltIus,' -
altered IN SIS WORDING except re me i,
provides that the local boards OF tie I,
] which the proposed Improvement Is situated. ~
cities OF over one million inhaoitants sh'ill na,
/ ters OF this kind We call your attention to ih
fact that this is giving home rule IN iact' "S'e8'
Vi Ne ssk YOU on behalf OF this alliance your con
! stitueucy and tho district which you A. q
/ urge the enactment into law "i 'la oltl S !,
| stands AZ the present time without any Hiiiehd
meuts The object Of urging atneitdiaellS WI ,,
/ a. ro- worse i'm the matter ~ this measure. II
clearly apparent 10 any one that no strt'I sur i a.
railroad or elevated railroad could aoaT Th a.
right under this proposed anenomeIIlt ne III
effect Of the amendment VAL be 10 ioeei'Ie s p,
4 rule. and all understand that TINS j ''' ''
Z rffr-Ttal principle OF ufinofTatl