The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-14

employ mer, Of ANY Of the officers pesm. whose spposl.
he u the provs,o,s Of thu act hereby repealed
Mr. COVERS btll 10 ptoteo. g.- against al
,eec' nroston empowers ihs oard OF sopers,Sors OF
HN~ fotE ard kip.s 10 appoint respectively .en AMI
uye inspectors n meters 10 exaudc att gas motors 10
te dsuci allotted ~ eaon Inspector. Such exam cations
10 he msce sent monthly, sud any false made by
an inspector 70 the consumption Of gas 10 be punish
able BY imprisonment for term of sls twelve 1onths
Ne ros or clnTf rs 10 made for risters Naw York
or Kings by any gas oompSy No Aivance pay uent for
gas 70 be fequtcc for than will DO consumed
IN ohe day, and no consumer Is 70 ta liable f,r auy
charga against former oac1pan. OF pr, ses The
Fpectors are To hold Office forgo years aud their cam
nsai'on. as axed BY the SUPERVISORS to bs county
charge
Mr oN.S r,roduees hill abchsing the olces o. City
Judge ard Clerks Of the city Court Brooklyn transfer
ring al suits, peas sc o thar Court to the Supreme
Court, sod occurring the telivery Of a papers sad
cords Of the court TO the County Clerk.
Mr.. A. ssns bin, amending toe Law FOR the collection
OF deBshds against vessels gives preferred lien the
vessel over ALI others, ebls OF 500 uy ards con
,acled Tor building repair OF vessel prov ops aud
stores Wharfage, and 0wagc pi'otsgr also requires
record Of hens to be kept the county
clerks ciccs, in count where nsy,a5!e waters rum
nnd requires that all heDs shall be within GER
tain period.
Mr. GARRETsos's bill relating TO cutting ice the Hud-
son. requires all persons companies cutting place
81 the cuttings ana openings sudceRt number OF guards
al least four feet above the ice, warnings Such
guards to be kapt up the leo at tue onenn or cut
nes hns reformed lRst inches tck Aay neglect
10 be ris,euneanor punishable Dy Imprisonment, and
dne ana the parties violating tae act to be responsible
The bill was referred back motion OF Mr. Garreon,
TO be reported complete.
Mr. CMuoor introduces Al to amend Brooklyn char
ter by empowering the Coiuion Council b, raise the fol-
lowing amounts annually by tax--For City HOSPITAL
81 600 for celebration 81 Fourth Of JAY 81 G50 for Fire
Department funds OF Western and Eastern districts
81 50oto be 6pportonsd according to the taxable pro-
Perty OF each district; for city dspenaries, 81 500
Mr. c. KrtszYs bill to amend charter Of Long Island
Railroad cornpany empowers the company upon consent
OF ma o two hras in interest OF the stockholders
to construct and operate branch railroads. With single
double tracks, ffon It's main road 70 auy points the
East river Long Island Scum T. IA Queens aud Suffolk
ana TO any points IN said counties south OF the main road
Mr.. CoucaASs bill TO amend section i40 OF chapter
title part 2, Of the Revised statutes, provides fol
owsSec. $40. No covenant shat be implied in any con.
veyance of real estate whether such conyeyaee
SPECIAL covenants or not; and made BY or
ON The part The grauee Of any real estate
ny wbicn conveyance SUCH grantee stall have tagen
acquired all the estate o. the grantor shall attach the
estate conveyed, or run herewith burden upon sub
seqnent grantees or owners.
Mr. EfyoRDs bill 10 increase the powers OF
gives the Boards powers OF local legislation Ia all cases e
cet as TO acts Of poraon the division OF coupes
requires that before the passage of law raise money
onei ihap LOT Ordinary county expenses notice thereof
shall be published for weeks in the daty
or weekly paper of the county and If the amount to be
raised exceeds $40 600 in year. 1t shall be submted
TO the electors o: the county aud recevc majority OF
affirmative votes before it becomes operative
Mr. JAouss bill to amend the Code Of Procedure pro
vldes that sin difficult and extraordinary cases when
trial has been bad and in any Of the actions proceed
ines specified in section 3ps the Court may in s dis
cretion make further allowance to sny party, not ex
ceedng five cent upon the Of the recovery
Claim or sulJcc: matter Involved
wHARvEs AND SLIPS
Mr.. CALllcoT's bill TO amend the New York wharves
and slips law amends section l as follows
Wherever The any wharves slips on the East
river nov occupied by any OF he steamboat lines hereinafter
NoIh river TIE city New York shs, ese he same to
the owners or sgeps Of OF the lines of
;rs1spong Psssngss and ils,sE between the city
ut ing
into SAID scyod sid city and NarrsssSse say
AID p1 sa ss p d inr S s
70 he s s aec s
conducting and doing business which they engse.d
Section is amended as follows
shall be the duty Of the Hsbor Masters any officer
sw BY AM
have power to prohibit and prevent all ether boats ships
sRarsss the
s s I sss , act When such s and shall
steamboats, ,hersn In case any bost ship
s4Sa s OF Act sS
ssa s h r. Is sy Of ssn @
shall be needed required use
Of said ssers or other ocsr and they shall SsSs
power forthwith to remove such boat ship vessel from
the steamboats, entitled aforesaid to the OF said sip
DEMANDS AGAINST NupplSG.
The bin introduced BY Nj. A. Smith, OF New York TO
govern proceedings for the collection Of demands against
ships and vessels, provides that Whenever deb, amount
ing 70 fifty dollars upwards shall be by the
master, owner or hs agent, Chairman builder,
egnee OF any snip or vessel within this STATE for either Of
the following purposes
1st On account any work done or materials or art
ces furnished in this Stste for the building re-
pairing fitting, &c of . ship or vessel.
I'd. For such provisions and stores furnished within
this state may De Ut sai proper for the of such
vessel at tho time when the furnished.
Sd On account Of Wharfage and the expenses Of keep
ing such vessel in port including the expenses incurred
III employing to watch her.
9Th On account of towage potagc service rendered
70 her within or into the waters OF this State.
Such debt shall be lien upon such ship vessel her
TICKLE apparel and furniture, and shall be preferred
oil other leps thereon except mariners wages
Sec. 2 When the chip vessel shall depart from the
port at which shc when such debt contracted
such debt shall TO be lien at the expiration Of six
months after the return Of such vessel to such port
But 10 all such len shall Immediately after
such vessel shah have returned unless the person having
such lien Shall within sixty days after such departing
cause 10 be drawn up specifications OF hs ep which shall
be sworn 10 and fled in the County Clerks Office
For all liens created such ships or vessels In the
different counties the Hudson river below the counties
OF Albany and Rensselaer, and Long Island Sound
shall be filed in the Office OF the Clerk OF the CITY and
county OF New York. For all liens created in be other
counties bordering the Hudson and on Lake Cham
plain the notice shall be flied in the Clerks Office al Al
bany
The balance OF the bill provides or the legal course 10
be pursued In attaching said vessels fling warrant sale
&c.
Orr Albany Correspondence.
ALBANY, Jan. Z, 1860.
Difficulties an Navigating The Hudson River Large Sums