The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-08

70 be made ON kind OF security tho market rate
saiaried once his Fusteeship to cease It on ce any
the act e be punished BY as Of or Impr,s
onment In the Penitentsry for year. or both. In
the following blu. introduced BY Mr. Oakley
AN ACT relative to savings banks making trustees per-
sonaiy liable and requiring them be owners
trustee: q :a,Ins bank: shall be
70 pay s sy % svs % nS
any trustee In ne Same manner ~ now provided BY law for
$40. 9-No pereon shalt be trustee Of any savings bank
IN he n the sS: s As
=. and shall ne N ss 81 S
nsr as Decd within thirty days from The pssssss Of the act
report q bill embracing the provisions Of both the
aforementioned bills. Had some such laws been
In force the poor people OF the down town wards
would not be suffering as they are now from the
manipulations OF those eminent church members
Roche and Selmes. 1t Is thought, however that the
dent OF the Bowling Green savings Bank and the
workings of Roche and Selmes may be found sum.
distance up The Hudson and free residence in
mansion there located.
OF which ] gave digest in my letter some two
weeks ago, was presented to-day by Mr. Foley II
Will be remembered as stated that It calls Tor the
election OF ten Judges on general tfcket In Marcn
next-three to SIT at Special sessions and others
at Police Courts to be assigned oy the Judges them;
selves as board. The salary Is TO be $1,000
per annum and $1,000 per annum extra for
the Special Sessions Judges, the present Judges 10
In. The fees OF the Court to he returned monthly
to the Comptroller. and In case of failure so to do
members have received IRON the Attorney Generals
private office copies OF Dill providing
fee and providing for a new election. The CLERKS
and officers are to be appointed and removed by the
Mayor or the city. Also bill abOishlng the Marine
Com MI X
judges to be appointed by the Mayor Under exist
ing circumstances the bills do not meet with much
favor. the only wonder about the matter Is that
the Attorney General did not ask TO nave the ap-
pOlntment OF the judges himself
SOUTH FIFTH AVENUE
seems 10 afford the legislators chances to do some
thing. To-day, tor instance, the bill with the very
up TSs
members being very gallant when there was
s IS se for It's
was to have o reassessment made in behalf
Cornea the voting changed
r ,st however and laid on the table.
Shortly after another innocent bill was brought in
Comptroller to sell little strip an inch wide on
South Fifth avenue. from Fourth to Amity street,
it appears that the strip is SIX and half inches
one end and one and half on the other END; that
ile strip would allow OF an advertising fence or
something else. whicn may induce the owners Of
the houses TO pay Mr. Ireland snug sum for the
houses.
REAL REFORM.
The expenses in opening streets In New York
| will doubtless be considerably reduced IN the
future II Senator Temanns BILL introduced to-day,
% the not Low sst ueuss One s s'
tain about the bill, II II does not lessen
be apt to cut down the perGuistes OF great many
officials In The city who nave heretofore done
he bi provaes that from aud after the passage
or the act no expenses OF any description snail be
included In any report Of ior ooenng
place In the city or be assessed upon any real
estate intended TO be benefited by such proposed
improvement other than the cost ana damage ascer-
tanned by the commissioners III taking and ac-
curing the land and any building required for
such proposed improvement and commissioners
fees as fixed and determined by chapter 4S3 OF laws
Of 1862 II Is moreover provided that after the
passage Of the act charges for any expense what
ever shall be certified presented by the Board Of
Public Works to the Board oil Assessors, and the
Board OF Assessors are prohibited in laying any as
ing In the assessment list any charge or expense
"n"'e''' ''A ACTUAL JAIL" COST eeg OF MATERIAL
and labor for doing the work OF such local improve
ment, not TO exceed the contract price whenever
contract shall be made for the work. The Board OF
Public Works shall, at the sole cost Of the city, pro-
vide, furnish and employ the services OF the neces
sary engineers ana surveyors for all surveys,
maps required IN regard to all local improvements
places the city, and Tor all inspectors, apprais-
ers, advertising printing and stationery necessarily
ing for such improvements, and all clerical services
| required by the companies In the proceeding TO
place in the city shall be rendered by clerks In
| department.
THE COUNSEL TO THE CORPORATION
and no change OF any description shall be made or
OF any report OF the commissioners but the same
shall DC performed by the Counsel to the
y: ' T'%
should S be said for the Information of the general
public that this act not Intended as the last sec.
@ o4 ss not % p Affect
ing or extending any street. avenue or public place
In the city, In which the commissioners In any such
matter have at the time OF the passage OF the act
lied an abstract OF their report In the ONCE OF the
Board OF Public Works
THE NEW DRUG BILL BLASTED.
Professor Doremus appeared before the Senate
Committee on Public Health this forenoon
ns ago o
man. He explained WIN considerable detail
me q IN
Quoted the examinations OF the druggists and pre-
'i MI Brsn and the Secretary Of the Board, ex
over seven hundred names .sss.n. q those VINO
experence' date Of granting license, Sc This
accomplished seemed to greatly interest the CON-
mlttee whO 1t may be said just here, were up 10
pr really mad done since its
fion. DR., Doremus then stated MS objections to the
proposed new law. BY 1t Representation or
DRUGGISTS AND DRUG CLERKS
was demanded, involving loss OF tlme In some
cases closure OF stores and payment OF additional
fees which would be unjust to druggists ana pre-
scriptton clerks who have already obeyed the law
now in force: He Lana great stress upon
the clause which would permit boys ap.
prentices under nominal supervision, to put up pre-
scrlptlons. He contended that since the average
cost OF prescriptions Is but ten cents the novice
should gain ms practical experience on those
only who were willing to take his doubt
ful preparations, but they had better De
thrown IN the sloppaiI. He certainly didn't
wish them sent TO his wlie or children when dan.
gerously H. The new bill was unjust 10 the licensed
CLERK, whose value would be deprecated by the
employment in many cases OF incompetent persons.
! In other words II was
BID FOR CHEAP CLERKS.
IL was unjust 10 the physicians OF New York, whose