The evening world., 1907-05-17
Hopes TO Slip II Through Dur
ing Last Days of the
Session. i1.fi
ELLISON WATCHING IT.
Corporation Counsel InstructS
His Assistant to Fight
II to a Finish.

The Oft Killed but regularly re-
vived project 70 run an elevated ioor
from Brooklyn 20 Williamsburg bridge
through the hear, os the cas-; side. for
the benefit OF the Broo@lyn Rapid Tran
sit. has been slipped into the Lsglsla-
ture in the form Of bin IN the Assem-.
bly,. TO be rushed through under the
noise OF big bills IN the last days OF
the session.
The traction corporation IL siocplesr
and undiscouraged when l;s hearus Sc,
of project. and the voters WHO wiri
the aid OF The Evening World have
whipped tho proposition in many forms
before. viii do well 10 look 70 their As
semhlymen and Senators.
Brooklyn Interests forced the matter
on the Rapid Transit Commission af.er
the property-owners had refused their
consents. and the commission turned
down the project. Then the Joint com
miHee Of me RAPID Transit Board ana
the Board OF Estimate. despite onor-
nous pressure. refused to consider the
''stilt,' loop. Yet the D. r. r. per
sisted, and after every defeat rciurnce
20 the project with renewed vig5r
Assembly bill No. 30 slipped In b.
Assemblymsn Downing OF Brooklyn Oh
April Il. is the last scheme TO be eS
posed
City VIII Fight to Finish.
That there may be no chance Tor th,
z hill 70 be passed without vigorous o..
position on the part OF the legal repro
sentatlves OF tie city al Albany. Cor
poraiion Counsel Wiuiaa B. Ellison ha
Instructed his legislative bureau At T.,
, State capital 10 nght n hlll 10 : nH-
ish
AR. Ellison. after studying she pro
visions OF The Bill. watch provides foI
the building os an elevated loop IN Ba1
ter anu DelEnsey streets between aut
two bridges, With spur through Cana
street 10 the unbuif Manhattan bridge.
criur.sss Il severely AF, Ellison rlnos.
TO begin with, 9nal tle bill is a huns.,
OF the worst Kind l. provides 10.
elaborate plannins and building. whic..
would take much more time thau TO-
WnOie term OF the commissioners pro
Nided tor 1y the bill Commenting upon
this. Mr.. Ellison says.
a mere cursory reading OF The vArl.
Gus stops necessary 10 carry into effec
PIE provisions OF the bill. II enacted int
= law. makes u apparent that tie con
pleted before the slsf day OF December.
100, when The terms OF The commission
efs expire, and NJ provision Is made a.
70 tae persons Upon whom she duty 20
SHOULD the same not pc complsied by
shai time
A Queer Looking Clause
TIE Cooperation Counsel further
notes thar vale the provisions oi the
a HH.. FfaH i
Commissioner 10 supervise the prepa-
tion OF the plans and work Tor tht
HOOP they do not require the approval
%. tlc noArd q Estimate. rns hil.
would allow the Commissioners 20
make contract on the.F own nook
with railroad company for tho opera
s-tion Of The loop Tor Ten years Without
that ne Board ef IosiImate sso,,id ~
have approYn' OF the plans and work
and intimatea clearly mat ne believe
there - 'niBger ln q at woodpae."
Sectlpa OF the bill provides that IA
the event OF the faiiure ~ tAe Com.
mission - enter into a contract 10 ep-
crate elevated trains over the route
provided IN the blll, the Commission
erE shall nile certificate 10 that 81,
feet. and IN that event Tie bin turn,
over 10 the corporation controlling thf
elevated railroads OF Brooklyn iht
right % use The route rree from con
tro BY the city. The Corporation
Counsel believes thAt this gives ths
Commission the righi TO hx ihe fares
and asks further
why should not IN tie discretion
OF the Commissioners or OF the Boart
OF Estimate ana ApporiiOnment or oi
both, this obligation be Imposed upor
the corporation operating the elevated
railroads IN the Borough ~ Manhat
tan a. well as tho corporation operut-
ina the elevated railroad Ia tho BOr
ouEh Of Brooklyn
sNo More Roads On stiltsa
Corporation Counsel Ellison criticised
the great assumption on the part 0i
me bills drafter. ana pointed out tha
Section 3 provides that "a c0mnias lor
shall be- appointed. m ihe event thal
the Commissioners make no conlruc
for the operation OF this elevated raii
road. 10 determine what amount nhal
be paid 20 the city OF New York fol
the franchlEe 10 uEc said railroad fol
the term Of ten years when n0wher'
IN the act "a n provided that Aaid cor
poratlon 10 granted franchise M
concluded By Tcmarking that mo com
ment u necessary on the lmpropreiy o
building any more elevated structures
IN Manhattan"