The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03

cent reputable c0unselofs OF the supreme court OF at
least five years standing. 1he salary OF such Justice
shall be $4,000 year, In lieu OF all fees and CON-
pensation. The Mayor shall appoint clerks Tor such
courts whose term OF olce snail De eight years, the
clerks TO appoinr their deputies. The salary OF the
clerks shall $4,000: their deputies shall each re-
cevc $1,000. rhs Mayor has power OF suspen-
sion in case Of corruption, &C., OF the Justices
The other BIN aboisnes the present District Courts
distrcts but the districts LETT blank in the DILL
There shall be Justices Court in each District 10
be called the Justices Court OF the First District,
the justices Court Oh the second District, &c.
Al THE NEXT CHARTER ELECTION
there shall be elected In each district justice VINO
LIST or Jnly, 1879, and whose salary shall 90 $4,000
per annunl No person shall be eligible to such
ONCE 81 Justice VINO Is not reputable counsellor OF
me supreme court or at least five years standing
and resident and citizen OF the city OF New York.
Inc MAYOR may III any vacancy In the ONCE OF
Justice until after the cnarter election ana ap
point clerk for eacn Justice ut o salary OF 1000
Inc Mayor may also suspend said Justices Tor cor
ruption &C.. and provision Is made for their trial.
The Mayor shall present the causes Of mis- action to
the supreme Court OF the city or New York at
General ,na Term ana have a copy served , on
Court snail appoint an early day rtr hearing the
matter at the General Term, aud AFTER hearing shall
These Courts shall have the same jurisdiction sis
Dls'rict Courts, except as modined Dy this act The
unfinished business OF Distrlcs Courts ana all the
records, papers ana property OF the are to be
transferred to the new Court proposed TO he Gre
ated.
STREET OPENING IN NEW YORK.
Mr.. Whilbeck introduced blll to facilitate the
opening OF certain streets in the city OF New YORK,
ana to establish the scale of and expenses in
street openings Section l provides that the
Corporation Counsel Is authorized ana required
within sixty days after the passage oil the
act 10 make application III one simple proceeding
to the superior Court Tor the First Department for
ana Assessment Tor the purpose OF opening and ac-
curing title TO all the streets and avenues IN the city
oil eW fOfk between Fnty-ninth ana l55tn streets,
and between the hudson River and the East River,
which were laid out and established by the Commas
sioners appointed IN and by the act, entitled IAN
act relative 10 the improvements touching the laying
out streets and roads in the city OF New
York, ana Tor other purposes" passed April 3 1907,
except such streets and avenues as nave been since
closed or discontinued, and except such shall be
on the passage OF this act already opened. the
shall be carried on as now provided by
law, subject to the provisions OF this
Supreme Court In eight monhs. All proceed
1ngs for the opening OF any streets IN this district
mentioned rot confirmed on the passage Of this act
are discontinued and abandoned. All surveys, eSt-
mates, plans, &c, must be delivered to the Com
missIoners created by this ACT. In case majority
commissioners may omit open. Section fixes
the scale OF COSTS charges and expenses Tor opening
Tor OPENING the the
same are provided for FULLY In the bill.
The Committee on Pubic Health reported that
the city q New YORK Of
not satisfactory, and offered o resolution,
which was adopted, authorizing and directing the
examine into the workings OF sucn street cleaning
contract and all the matters connected Herewith,
the direction OF the Department OF Public Health,
well into the street cleaning performed under
the provisions OF section chapter SAL OF the Laws
Of 1871. The committee Is authorized to send for
RESTRICTIONS UPON RAILROADS.
Mr.. MACKAY called up the preamble and resOlu.
ton heretofore offered by him. reciting the objects
for which railroads were created and operated the
amount paid to our railroads for the transportation
OF persons and property. and calling upon the At
t0rney General to furnish the Legislature with his
legal opinion whether or not railroad companies
organized under the state and federal constitutions
and having the right OF eminent domain TO
take property for public use. Can levy rate Of
tolls on the public requiring the use OF the roads
beyond an amount sufficient to pay the necessary
expenses OF operating such roads and fair return
on their actual COST and also his opinion whether
any legislative act can be binding which permits
railroad companies to increase their capital STOCK
or divldendpaying Indebtedness, ana impose bar.
denS on the pubic to pay interest or dividends
such increase, when such increase is based on the
Surplus earnings OF sucn railroads, or when such
increase represents an increased value OF private
property appropriated by such company for PUBIC
use. They were adopted.
THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT..
The Assistant Superintendent Of the Insurance
Department transmitted the testimony and the re {.
port In the case OF the investigation into the affairs
OF the Mutual Lie Insurance Company OF New
York. accompanied by the following explanatory
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.,
ALBANY, March l, 1872. I
To THE HONORABLE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
NEW YORK;
In the of the Superintendent the Deputy Super
herewith trannts the Assembly the testimony
the report Of the atepdcnt in the matter of the
investigation of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
York.
Deputy Superintendent becs to state that the
ton OF the Assembly II
surance Department until the 18TH and not by the
Superintendent until the 27th the OF his
ton reply thereto, and that the only why the
Superintendent did not transmit the original tes-
mony that the resolution the alternative
send the testimony copy. and he simply desired
know whether was the pleasure OF the House to give
for to be made to require the original copy
transmittcd aud to comply ut the earliest possible
with the requirements OF the House ascertaned
Very respectfully,
George B. CHURCH. Deputy Superintendent
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.