The sun., 1915-03-07
WANT NO TROLLEYS
ON ALBANY ROAD
Residents Along Hudson Are
Watching Legislation Fn-
voring Railways.
FIGHTING 1T FOR II YEA RS

There comes up again in the state
Legislature proposition to open the
Albany post road to trolley cars. AS
semblyman Law and Senator slater
have introduced bills TO repeal the
Burns law. which. passed in 1896. pro-
vdes for Keeping trolley and railroad
lines off the post road. Naturally the
legislation is of keen interest to owners
of property along the Hudson River and
to tho many motorists who use the nigh
way.
The Burns law reads as follows '"1'he
old established road along .he valley
Of the Hudson River from the city Of
New York 70 the city Of Albany known
as the Albany post road shall he "a
: public highway for the use Of the trav-
eling public forever. The said highway
! shall he kept open and free To all trav-
cllers. and shall not he obstruct"d IN any
! way by any obstacle 10 free travel No
/ trustees of any village or corporation of
! any city upon IT, route. or town superin-
tendcnts on highways or tSNrs, or any
/ other person or board whatever. shall
/ have any power or authority To- authoriz"
, or license the laying of any railroad
1 track upon said highway. except to
{ cross the same. and any such action
! shall bc void and Of no effect. This sec
! tion shall not apply to any portion OF
said road with IA" city Of New York o.
! the city Of YonkerS, south Of Main street.
' nor shall IL apply 70 the road Of IN"
president. directors and company ~ the
Rensselaer, and Columbia turnpike. nor
to the town Of Cortland or the vii
lage Of Sing Sing in Westchester
| county"
The bill az amended would exempt tho
towns of Mount Pleasant and Green
burg. and result in the introduction OF
| trolley rails ON the most picturesque
portion OF the post road.
The Burns bill at the time II was
passed had the indorsement of practi-
raily every resident In Westchester
county. but in 1900 certain traction pco-
ple and some of the residents thought
that trolley line would he good
thing for the community, and since that
time every year n bill has been intro
duced favorine the repeal OF the Burns
law.
Every year with the exception of on'
/ the bill has either been defeated or slept
on a committee shelf. but each year i
is tro:ted out Rgan. and 1918 ls no cx'
ception 10 the rule.
Last spring there was a so-called ref
| ereudum vote in the towns of Dohh'
Ferry and Tarrytown (and even os
sinng, which was not in any way inter
estcd1. which resulted in y victory 70,
the trolley advocates.
Paul Nicholson Hays. who represent
the Broadway Defence Association ar
other interests which are fighting tn
repeal ~ the BILL claims that this 50
called referendum vote was moro ~
less Of a straw ballot. as i only repre-
sented about 40 per cent OF the tota
vote. also that since that time condi
tions have altered. as the post roa
through Ossiniug and Scarborough ha
been made a state highway aud NJ
citizens of Ossining paid $40. 900 10 car
the state highway from curb 10 Guy
and do rot want a, trolley line To DIS
turn ts surface
Some Of the more prominent memher
OF the broadway Defence Association
which is ighting the passage of the hi'l
! include John u Nrchholi, Nrthur I
Barney. Robert B'hr. T. .. Rrown, \
l.. Witt Cochran. col Il e Ciowr'
David BOWS, Tracy bows, Mrs Mar
Draper. G e. ana Il y. Dula. lcsop
Eastman. Edwin ,.pull, John = Have
meyer. Russell Hopkins, =. IaNray
! Scott Mccomh. W q McNdoo. FIRE
81 l." Roy. William \. Parsons, u g
Rel William Rockefeller. Ms. Hele
Gould shepard. Cortlandt Smith. IsYa
y Sclignan. Mrs Philip Schuyl"r. VI. y
Van Buren. Mrs Charles Vanderbilt
Oswald = Willard, J II WhltehOus'
Frank y Nandcrlip. A McEwan, I'd
ward W Harder and n. l.. and \ I
Luke.