The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-07


Passage of the Amendment to tho Excise
Lnw-Preposed Increase Of the Salaries Of
tho Common Council-A Now Department
Of Public Honith. Pr :
ALBANY, Feb. 6, 1868.
Senator Genet gave notice to-day of his inten-
ton to introduce the Broadway Surface Rail DAD
bill. Tammauy is committed against the bill. but
Genet in this as in the Whsryea and Piers bill.
seems determined to eight on his own RESPONSE.
bility.
The bill amending the Excise law 50 as to per.
init licenses for three months only needs the Gov.
ernors signature to become q law. In this
measure the republicans again outwt.ed their
opponents in political strategy The bill was
originally introduced in the House to extend the
time for the collection Of licenses, when 1t reached
the republican Senate q substitute emanatng
from the Excise Board and republican in its
character was adopted and the bill thus amended
went back to the House to-day, where 1t was con-
CURED in Thus In the matter OF the Excise law,
which the democrats thought to make strong
point in their Legislative career, the republicans
have deliberately stolen their thunder for no one
can now deny that tho liquor dealers have been
relieved by republican bill.
The bill of Senator Dreamer, introduced to-day,
proposes the increase of the salaries Of the mem.
bers of the New York Common Council to $500
or s. 900 per annum and the abolition of all fees
and allowances for extra services.
Mr. Frear introduced bill providing for the
construction of sets or lines Of tunnels, covered
ways or tubes not less than four in number and
provided with rails and tracks for cars to convey
and transmit mail matter, merchandise and other
property in the city of New York.
Mr.. M. g. Murphy introduced q bill providing
that no corporation or individual engaged in the
manufacture of cotton or woollen fabrics in this
State shall employ children under the age OF
eleven years in their mill or factory. No
e %nSs sYdf more s'ssn s' od "a H. n ono ne
day. or more than eight months In any one
year, and no such person shall be SO employed
without presenting to such corporation the
certificate OF school teacher that such minor had
attended school for the period Of three months
within the six months next preceding such
employment. Any person violating the pro-
visions of the act shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and may be punished by fine not TO
exceed s5OO0 or Imprisonment for not more than
two years.
Mr.. Riley introduced bill providing that there
shall be q department in the city of New York,
designated the Department of Public Health. the
chief officer OF which shall be the Inspector of
Public Health and said department to have
exclusive charge of all matters affecting the pub
lie health OF that city, the cleaning Of streets.
slips. g., said Inspector to receive salary Of
s. 900. The Commissioners Of Health shall con-
sist Of the Mayor Recorder, the Presidents Of both
Boards Of the Common Council, together with
health officer and resident physician. Tho resi-
dent physician and health officer shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor, and shall each receive
salary Of 80 ,000 The superintendent to the
Cleaning Of Streets Board shall receive salary Of
5000.
Mr.. Torrey's bill provides that every railroad
company whose road shall connect with one or
more railroads at any point its lines, and which
are competing lines for business, shall fairly and
impart ally, in every particular, grant and afford
to each Of the pr0pretors or managers OF such
connecting or intersectng roads or other convey
ance equal terms Of accommodation, despatch,
privileges and facilities in tho interchange Of
freight baggage and in the rates of transp
on freight and passengers, for sale Of passenger
tickets, checking of baggage over and upon such
connecting railroad or other conveyances, 80 far
a. may be required to accommodate the
business Of each road other conveyance.
The rates of freight and passenger fares
to and from local points to terminal points.
and from one termna' point to another.
shall in all cases be equal TO each. con-
Meeting road. Passenger fare and rates OF freight
from local points to terminal points shall not be
charged greater rate per m 10 than those destined
TO points beyond the terminal points OF said road.
Mr.. Irving introduced bill providing that coal
dealers in Now York city shall hereafter deliver
not less than two thousand pounds OF coal
to the ton, and providing for imposing 500 fine Tor
every violation Of tho proposed law.
Senator Bradley introduced q bill providing Tor
the incorporation of the Nassau Boat Club. naming
as corporators Lloyd Aspinwall, Wilson cary
Smith, James H. Dwight, Charles .. kingsley.
John G. Dungey, John L.. Hobson, ). A. Gariand,
j. b. Lugar, George II. Henry and Tunis smith,
with a capital stock of $25,O00.