The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-07
ANOTHER RAPID TRANSIT BILL
IT PROVIDES FOR TUNNEL ROADS
UNDER THE RIVERS.

Elsberg's Hill, With the Grady Amendment.
Reported FavOrably in the Assembly
Publicity BlIl Regarding Campaign
Funds Advanced 10 Third Beading.
ALBANY, April 8.-Senator Elsberg's New
York City Rapid Transit Law General
Amendments bill was reported favorably
in the Assembly to-day and ordered to a
second reading. Senator Elsberg is not
going to try to restore the provision that
future subway lines should be laid out with
a view of their successful operation indie
| pendently of the present subway system.
Another rapid transit law amendment
has been introduced by Senator Elsberg.
1t amends section 80 by providing that the
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
NAV from time to time, with the approval
Of the Board OF Estimate, grant the right
or franchise to enter into a contract upon
application to it of any railroad corporation
now or hereafter incorporated for the pur-
poses Of constructing or operating a tunnel
| railroad or railroads from an adjoining
| State, under the North or Harlem rivers,
to a terminal within the city or under the
| North River, thence transversely across or
under Manhattan under the East River,
such railroads to be connected with some
trunk line whose termini are within this
or an adjoining State, provided such pur-
pose is declared in the certificate OF incor-
poration Of such corporation.
Similar grants may be made on the
| application Of a railroad corporation own
ing or operating a trunk line railroad
whose terminus is within the city, or a
railroad wholly or partly within the city,
engaged, or intended to be, in interstate
in connection with a trunk
line railroad which shall have a terminus
in the city, for the purpose OF constructing
or operating a railroad or railroads from
! such terminus by the shorte st practical
route to and under or over the East, North
or Harlem River to any point in this or
adjoining States, or to connect with any
other railroad in this State.
The Assembly advanced to a third read
ing the Assembly Judiciary Committees
publicity bill in regard to campaign con-
tributions. Other bills advanced to a third
reading were
out Of office Mayor McClellan's New York
City Water COMMISSIONS; A~ssemblyman
Agnew's, authorizing an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the Metropolitan Museum of
Art; Assemblyman Stanley's, authorizing
the Commissioner of Water Supply. Gas
and Electricity of New York to take steps
to ascertain il water is being wasted by
the consumers; Assemblyman Tompkinss 9,
prohibiting false statements being made
in promoters prospeotuses.
Senator Pages bill, authorizing New
York city to extend Riverside Drive by
filling in lands under water, to be decided
to the trustees of Columbia College for the
purpose Of building an athletic field and
public school children's playground, was
passed by the Assembly. go,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT q Eot fa Introduced a bill
directing the Board of Estimate OF New
York city to authorize the Comptroller TO
issue special revenue bonds not to exceed
81, $50, coo to provide for deficits in the special
school fund general repairs o OF the
A bill introduced by Assemblyman
Cohalan directs the Attorney-General to
take proceedings to test the Legality OF the
Transportation monopoly existing IN
Manhattan and The Bronx under the name OF
and prosecute it if need be to the Court Of
Appeals; 1.Au p,,u,,s 0t+ordod the
session Of the Assembly to-day primedi
yesterdays proceedings came up for aap-
proval he raised the point that unless his
objection to the bill which created all OF
the trouble yesterday was noted on the
journal. he would raise the point OF no
quorum. Matters looked serious for a
luIlt. INC JoNl Illl NitL W $1,000 -. -,
that the privilege OF debating a bill had
been denied him. After some ParIeying
Mr.. Palmer was induced to withdraw his
question of no quorum on the agreement
that he could argue the correctness of the
journal on Monday night.
He. however, gave notice that the minority
member in the future would embarass
the majority as much as permissible by
the rules OF the House should any move
be made to choke of debate.
The much talked of New York city police
reorganization bill made it's appearance in
the Senate and Assembly to-day, being
introduced by Senator Frawley and Assem-
blvman La Fetra. The bill provides for
the appointment by Mayor Mcclellan of a
bipartisan police commission, the members
to serve for terms of six years and to receive
salaries of @ 1000 each, except the president
Of the board, who is corrective a salary OF
1880. The bill is known as the coppers
bill. and stands about as much chance OF
passing as the ,proverbial camel has OF
passing through the eye Of the needle,
some Of the New York policemen are
very much inter ested in this bill