New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
HIGHWAY BILLS PASSED.
sneciaI Appropriations Voted by
Assembly Total Sl,660,0O0.
uINMAN SOUNDS WARNING
Saws Disgruntled Taxpayers May
Tie Up work-Delay for
McKeever Measure.
rsv Telegram 20 The Tribune.

-. AnrIi c0-The Assembly to-day
,,-.e bills making special appropria-
70, ,or highways totaliirg 81 .e61.oo. They
include the New York TO Rouse's
IT,. road bill ~ Assenbly1nan TroTbiy
'.,,,nriatinc 81 eOcooc That measure was
..s calendar but f. was announced by
,-+roduccr that he had amended u. He
"a, ont the section VI the bill calling
highway 70 Governor Dixs mills and
at NcKeever and provided that
oso-s .he bin gives any one county more
.,n.rav than Il - entitled 20 under the
.o@,itable distribution provisions the High
- commission Is empowered to select
,ss, norton Of the proposed route most
odAd Bv these changes the appropria-
.,on was TO he cut down TO sl.5oo,ooo.
rns mills in which Governor Dix and his
,.r,i,v are deeply interested apparently are
Going 20 lose nothing by the cutting out
:, me McKeever route from the Trombly
hu II is now understood that the bill OF
senator Ferris which was originally the
INC as that OF Mr.. Trombly's. is 20 be
.,,sndsd by eliminating everything but the
v,Keaver section. so that when both bills
,r their amended forms are passed the two
,-onositions will be put up 10 the Cover
nor sinsly
The measures passed were those Of SEN
,or Murraugh appropriating 81. .c0. .01o Tor a
.oad in Seneca County. Assemblyman Mer-
~, appropriating s6C0O00 for a road in St.
lawrence County, and Assemblyman Wash
l,,-n appropriating $4,000 for road al
kingston The vote on each was 81 70 5,
III. members voting against the bills being
N.,Iu Of
Iibsnv. MacGregor. Of Erie. and shepard
son. Of Chenango. Republicans
Assemblyman Hinman attacked all three
measures. saying they were contrary 10 the
orovisons OF the constitutional amendment
rroviding for s50.OJ.Goo in bonds for high
wsv Improvement. he argued that that
amendment provided an equitable appor-
,,onrent Of the funds among all the cOun-
ties without discrimination. and that these
s5ecial highway appropriations would give
sore counties more than others. For this
~sason he held that they were unfair and
unconstitutional
Finally" ne said. "let me add a note Of
waning II these bills are passed and the
p.oole Of this state VINO are not benefited
thereby wake I'D 70 their rights the High
WAYS Commission and the successful CON-
tractors may End themselves tied Up with
Injunction proceedings which will hold NJ
not onl~ construction contemplated by
these bills bat all state ana county road
work ior an indefinite period"
The Assembly. after long debate. passed
BY vote OF s. 20 % the fall crew bill o:
AsserablvuGn jackson. II provides that
,reisht trains OF more than twenty-five
ears shall be manned with an engineer. 2
fireman. conductor and three brakemen
mail express. passenger o. baggage trains
o: more tlan Eve cars with an engineer
fireman. conductor. one trainruan and one
tsgman. Those who opposed the bill de-
cared that the Public Service Commission
could make these reQuirements If they
were necessary. and that the putting OF
them into effect would cost the railroads
,n additional sl.5oo0Oo q year.