The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-24
PRESERVE NIAGARA FALLS
BILLS INTRODUCED TO REPEAL
ALL DORMANT CHARTERS.

H4.9 AAAL OUHuhNA OhhAtA bHDs
TAey AHeot Five Companies, Including the
Niagara, LOckpOrt and Ontario Power
COT-Bm Extending Time for Compile
ton Of New York Canadian Paclflo n. II.
9 ALsA5Y, March 23.-Legisletive efforts to
preaervs Niagara Falls from the enoroach-
ment o fltho power companies go on. To-
- day Aaeemblyman Foelker introduced bills
M 10 repeal all dormant charters CIV
al ing the right to generate power from the
Id Niagara River. Senator L'Hommedieu a
short time ago introduced bills to repeal
vi the charters Of all the companies save the
VI Niagara, Lookport and'Ontario and the Nj
cf asara County Irrigation Company. Assem-
w hlyman Foelker's bills include these two
ID companies with the others.
Ia Senator L'Hommedieu, who had acted
thfns the representative Of the Niagara, Lock-
III port and Ontario Power Company In former
"a years, became angry this week over the
ev u~ritioisrn his repeal bills had provoked and
he had them killed In the Senate. His
al BILLS would have given the Niagara, Lock-
al port and Ontario Power Company and the
nj Niagara County Irrigation Company a
fe monopoly Of the power Of the Niagara
Cd River.
u" H0Oulu Assembly Hdu cOSlhei > phS 81
te ehrough they would seriously interfere
In with the plans Of the New York Central
I'd Railroad In It's project to operate electric
railroad trains across the State. The
III Niagara, Lookport and Ontario Power Com
nj pany is generally supposed to be owned
"a By the Now York Central, and 10 building
II Q cable line from Niagara Falls to Syracuse
20 transmit power to operate the New
IA York Central's electric lines. Power for
- the eastern division Is to be secured from
IN Spier Falls, In Warren county. ,
M Aseemblyman Foelker introduced q bill
W. some time ago to limit the amount OF water
nj, the power companies can take from Niagara
~ River. It was reported favorably In the
Assembly this week.
To-day the Assembly advanced to q third
CT reading Assemblyman Cox's bill to amend
ID the Constitution so that no franchises can
v{ be granted in the future to any company TO
I'd generate power from Niagara Falls. This
fe Will have to pass another Legislature and
bY be submitted to the people at the election In
The corporations whose charters would
be repealed II the Foelker bills should pass
~ the Buffalo and Niagara Power Company,
III the Lookport Water Supply Company, the
at Niagara County Irrigation Company. the
ID Niagara, Lockport and Ontario Power Com
B pany and the Lewiston Water Works Com
nj Assemblyman Wemple to-day intro
h duced a bill to extend until July !,
~ 1912, the time for the completion OF
~ This is the railroad of which Verplanck COL
.e} vim Of Albany is the head. 1t claims fran
lk Chises and rights of way through the Adiron-
pE daoks to build a railroad from Albany to
10 Canada and would be a rival Of the. New
e York Central. The company also claims
fright of way from Albany to Weehawken,
III Nd, on the west side Of the Hudson.
IL The company has existed only on paper
=. aarNt1 loknlNy uphan oinna ~ activity Uuarn
noticed. About four years ago the oom-
pany applied TO the State Railroad Com
VI mission Tor permission to Issue $l0,ooo,0 900
" worth of bonds. The New York Central at
VI the time opposed the application n. The
j commission was not satisfied with the form
iskof the application and the bonds have not
J been issued.
n dicate that the moss covered bill giving
y the tribe Of Montauk Indians on Long Island
~ the right to maintain an action against the
81 Long Island Railroad 10 to go through the
Legislature this year.
y" Hssemblyman Stanley's bill, which passed
the lower house, was received in the Senate
to-day, n on motion of Senator lothian
y Pathfinder Aids it was substituted for the
IS Senate bill which was In the committee Of
y the whole. Before he was elected Ldeuten-
a ant Governor, NJ. l.. Bruce had charge
q OF the bill and endeavored to get 1t through
d the Legislature, he having the claims OF
d the ndian to proSecute.
T The Assembly advanced to a third read
ing to-day Aesemblynan Miller's bill to
II prohibit the Long Island Railroad from
ID charging more than two cents a mile, and
l4Assemblyman Krulewitch's bill to compel
the surface railroads In New York city to
sell six tickets for rs cents.
A full blooded Indian practising law in
= this State ia among the possibilities. A
9 permit John L. Snyder, a Seneca Indian,
+ TO take the State bar examination, was
: hdvanoed to q third reading In the Assem-
D bly, to-day.
The Senate Insurance Committee has re-
ported favorably Senator Smiths bill per-
hitting mutual fire insurance companies
or associations of other States to do bust
ness within this State upon their payment
of a tax of / per cent. upon all business
done In this State. The bill also prohibits
the i~nsuring OF property in this State In
unauthorized fire insurance companies.