The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-19
Improvement Of Seventh Avenue and
Extension Of the Track Of the
Second Avenue Railroad.
Metropolitan Police Salary and Manhattan
Square In the Senate,
&C., &C.. ga
ALBANY, April IS, 1884.
TIIF STATE rAx.

ing with the arst day October, 1864, state tax,
Mlls
For claims aud demands against tho state in laws
passed the Legislature n 1868. .................. y
For b0unties, &c. to volunteers. ~
interest on aud redemption of State debt......... Il
Albany ard SusqueboDDa Railroad 316
Chenango Canal extension. 3l6
Repairs and Improvement Of the Genessee Valley,
Improvement Champlan Canal .................1-1o
Total mills "a trle over) Observation-Disclosures. 5k
The figures 80 Of mill y mills. Tho
tax last year y mills Consequently the present tax
is OF ESQ mill. The tax for bounties levied
last year ! l-16th OF mill. 1t will therefore DO
that the increase for that purpose, under
penditures Is mal and one sixteenth OF mill Thus
it will be that the State could have borne the tax
for the extension the Chenango Canal and for the i'm
provemcnt OF the Chnmplain Canal and the Genesee
Valley Canal and still the increase would not have
ceeied the tax Of year had II been for tho
crease in the items for bonnties TO volunteers
We have been told that the state tax this year would
amount to three four, and have liked at tive.
per cent; but when we como down to the figures we
have only five and half mills and three eightiebs Of
mill. Probably when tho tax comes TO be levied u viii
tr0ier Robinson know that he always fixes the tax as
high as It viii bear when be prepares the budget
aud IL is well known, also that when he
sends his communications 10 the county officials 1t s
always under the amount that nxed in the law author
usual with public officials generally Comptroller Robin
son has he has been in oIce managed TO
go through with considerable less amount than bis
budget or estimates nj the commencement Of the year
The bill reported by the minority OF tho Committee on
Banks, authorizing banks and banking institutions TO
change their securities TO United States bonds ana
stocks was this morning referred 70 the judiciary tom
mittee TO report complete wiz be reported tnm even
ing Tomorrow morning. but there Is not much danger
OF its becoming law or ever passing tue House. unless
| there is considerable change made Ia 1t.
ADJOURNMENT.
The resolution providing for final adjournment Of tho
| Legislature Saturday uext was called up from the
table in the Assembly this morning Seyeralamcnd
offered. and finally it laid on me table
without any day being hxed II looks though the
Legislature will hardly adjourn before next week. Tucs-
day Wednesday Most Of tho lobby are for ADJOURN
| ing at once.
BILLS PASSED ASSEMBLY
Among the bills read the third time and passed by the
Assembly this morning tho folownp-The Senate
bill providing for the opening and widening OF Seventh
from the north end OF Central Park to Harlem
river extend the Second Avenue Railroad
Wall ferry and Canal street and Broadway rea
tive TO the extension OF the streets the west aldo Of
the city in the vicinity OF Thireth street. and auhorz
ing the OF dummy engines the several railroads
in the state.
The Senate Committee Cities unanimously reported
avoraby the Assembly blu amending the Metropolitan
Police act and increasing the saares Of the police with
out any amendments except verbal ones. Several
other bills reported the committees OF that body
but OF any particular importance TO the public gene
rally.
MANHATTAN SQUARE
There spicy debate tho bill reported by the
the improvement OF Manhattan square, under the direc
| ton OF the Park commissioners, and making IL q
part and parcel the Park Senator Fields had made
minority report from the same committee In favor Of
closing hanhaltan s!uafe and selling the lands
the Committee o. the Whole this morning in the
| Senate. senator Fields opposed It bitterly, and
made all sorts Of charles IN regard to IT, and
endeavored have the Senate reject the majority bill
and approve Of mis- bill Tor closing the square and selling
the lands. But the senate could not see It in that light
/ ard ordered tho bill to attach the square to the
/ Park, to be improved under the control Of the
| Park Commissioners, TO a third reading.
The bills amending charters OF the Citizens and
Atlantic savings banks In the city Of New York both
passed the senate large amount OF business
gone through with the this morning. bus
the foregoing is all that is OF any public Importance.
NE CHAIRMAN on THs BANK COMMITTEE AsD rHE BANKyo
Quite took place the Assembly Chamber %
day during the afternoon session. Mr.. Andrus, Chair
man Of the Committee Banks, rose 10 . question
Of privilege, aud stated that the bill on their
np es tsH NATIONAL gnnSos law psYsa9us
have been reported by the majority Of tho Committee
Banks, was never before that committee he said
fraud had been committed the House. This bill
the referred TO tho Committee the Judcayto
report complete this morning This bill stolen bodily
from the senate hes and brought IN here cIandcsnely
by the gentleman from Westchester (Mr Brandrsth)
his minority report, when the bill introduced
TO this House before tho committee aud appeared
on the files reported BY a majority Of the
committee. The House has been imposed upon
the bill has been stolen. Tho charges Of
Mr. Andrus were ordered TO be entered upon tho journal
motion was made that committee ba appointed 10.
investigate. The Chair announced that tho word INA
jorty'' mistake Of the printer. Quito commo-
tion existed for Time several OF the members being
their feet at the same time II finally resulted In tho
Of what considered the offensive language
when Mr. Brapdrch stated that he amended his bill be
fore reporting u conform TO the Senate bill, be
sidered he had right 10 do, and tho commoton sub
sided. Senators each other with being liars and
drunkards aud member OF the House calls OF his
associates thief. What set OF they must be II
We take their own version Of each others character
rfE ALBANY BRnor niif-
The Albany Bridge bill was ordered 20 third reading
than necessary to pass u.
INSPECTION eUlLpISos new YORK CIT.
Tho Senate bill amending the ,Ins pocton ~ Buildings
ACT for New York city passed tho Assembly TO night
THIS tho bill recommended by hereVresenialyes Of the
New York Fire Department
rnE PAY oF STATE PRISON oTnCAts
The bill increasing the salary Of the officials employed
At tho state prisons aso passed.
uHE BATTERY EXTENSION
The bills providing for tho completion o. the Battery
extension IN New York city and ncorpora ug the Amer
Literary Fund Association were ordee Cd 70 third
reading In the Senate.
rir CITY rAy LEVY
Tho COMMITTEES Cities have nearly completed their
task 10 revising the New York city evy and intend
70 report ~ morrow. They have cut down number q
Items, and have thus Tar struck out about half million
from the Comproler's budget and about a million from
the Councimen's estimates. II u probable thai lew
other Items will be cut down before Il Is reported
fEE cHEsASGo AND CAMtLlrS SIGNED ~ rIfs
GOVERNOR.
The Governor has signed the chenarro Canal Extension
and the Champaign Canal Improvements bills Ho stil
holds the bin increasing the capital stock Of tho Erie Raj
road under advsomeut.
TIE CHARGES AaArYsr rHs coMirss1oSsRa
The charges made Ina the afdavita before tho Senhe
Committee Cites against The New YORK Tax ConinN.
have all bsen ,shuuaa and dsoroyed hy counter