New-York tribune., 1867-04-09
ALBANY.

..., c,, tpvy AND TIIg CITIZENS ASsOCIATION-THR
YggRiES-TIIB MURPHY BRIDGE BILL iASSLO-Il| IA
pEcrKp VETO OF THE CENTRAL FARE BILL
vi rEt sGEIPa 10 THE TRIBUNE ,,,,,,. Anil & tse-
Tho Citizens Association by their counsel Messis'
e,ryo T. Moves and Richard NJ Henry appeared before
tbo Assembly Committee on Cities this afternoon upon
No fty Tax Levy presented by the Controller ana the
r,muon Council. The Association presented printed
a., Ieyy covering all legitimate Io9jects Of city eXpend
ara but materially diminishing the amounts asked Tor
ne our city authorities Mr. NOyes made an elaborate
argument upon the various items, showing how much
money could be honestly aud profitaby spent tereon
The tax levy Of the Association beside limiting the eh
psndtures TO the amounts actually needed contains some
very wholesome prolibtory provisions preventing
moro than the amount allowed by the Legislature
from being expended in any way or incurred through
Judgments. Some Of the amendments 10 the IeN sus
sested by Mr. NOyes are as follows FIRST oDhges tne
Chamberlain to pay all moneys received as interest to
tb, sinking fund Second That threeQuarter vote OF
All members Of each branch OF the Common Counch
should De necessary for any appropriation. Third
Obes the Mayor TO select two newspapers IN when the
CORPORATION proceedings shall be advertised Many OF
the provisions OF the levy dissected by Messfs
Moves and Henry for instance with reference to the item
inr Belgnn payements. The Common Council ask toi
tlIsO whereas the Controller asked only Tor NeON;
ihe Council ask for $1,000 Tor contingenS eo of
ewsppers and 10 the 27 clerks TO do the business OF the
a. members OF the Council. and other like jobs BY
Ie,ef OF Christopher Pullman, who examined the matter
,re,lly Mr. Moves showed that all the legitimate eN
tsnses should not exceed 100000 The item Oh Plhns
,muou Council proceedings amounts 10 SsOUN IL was
shon thai this should not exceed $4,000 at the utmost
II the suggestions OF the gentlemen are earyG O, t
,ar OF tc levy which receives the supervision vi the
iegi,lature would De reduced S3 per cent - 40,
An effort was made in the Assembly to-day ny MI.
Barber TO have his bill placing the ferries ct our city
nd their under the control OF the Mttpoh
ice referred 10 the SUBJ Committee of the Whole thus
nn.hing a forward but Speaker Pitts ruled t cOula not
t.ks that reference There is very little nope OF Tue
OF this any other bill looking TO the same pu-
Ypse this session. ,
The Senate tonight agreed TO the Assembys amend
,neus to senator Nurphys Bridge bill, and the measure
therefore goes the Governor for his attention Inc
Senate gt agreed to the Report OF the conference
Committee on the bill protecting female clhliOHes III
New York. This bill is also ready for the GoNtliVr
send i'm veto of the Central Fare bill. II Is almost UNI
Ver,aly conceded that he will refuse 20 sign It, 80,
The senate Committee Finance tonight reported III
ty0 az only apprOprating S2jOoO toward building new
cspt,I Hearing of this. MIR Henry smith made sarC9-
M sb,ccI i'm the Assembly the subject ana also ue
nouaced the statements in the recently puoshed etet
Of Controller Hinhouse, that the state was rSnne "