New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-07
ALBANY.

NEw-YORK AND BROOKLYN INTERESTS.
NEW-YORE sTREET-CLEANING TO BE INVESTIGATED
A COMMISSION TO SUPPRESS IMPURE LIQUORS
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION or EEw-YoK AND
MISUNDERSTANDING NOTES
lFRon TIVE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNsl
ALBANY, Feb. Cat the opening Of the Assembly
this morning Mr.. Blumenthal called from the table
his resolutions directing the Committee on Cities 10
investigate the manner in which the work of clean
ing the streets in NewYork is conducted and to re-
port the propriety of transferring the work to the
Board of Health He said he offered the resolutions
out of animosty to the present Police
Commissioners, or any Of them, but IN
obedience TO public demand for reform in the
business of street-cleaning He spoke Of the grave
charges that had been made against the Police
Board in connection with STRENGTHENING, and SAID
that it could be substantated by affdavits that an
offer of $4,000 TO have the street sweepings
dumped" in certain place in New-York had been
disregarded because a member of the Police Board
was interested in using the sweepngs to fill up
his sunken lots Long Island. These water
lots gradually rising to the surface at the ex-
pense of the tax payers of New-1ork. Mr.. Spencer
objected TO the preamble of the resolutions as assum-
ing the truth of allegations which yet remained to
be proved. He had objection to the investigation
but protested against the House prejudgng the case
Inc pTedinDle was 10 dNOlu opJ''hi"h,
and the resolutions then adopted without oppo-
sitiOn.
Assemblyman Daily of York will introduce
bill, sent here by John d. Townsend, designed to
prevent the sale of impure liquors. 1t provides for
the appointment by the Board of Health in the City
of New York Of "a chemists. to be known as the
Board of Liquor Examiners" who are to hold office
five years unless sooner removed for IL shall
be their duty to test the quality of liquors
sold anywhere III New-YOTk, and to
seize and confscate any liquor wine, beer,
OF other beverage THAT falls below the standard of
purity established by the Board. The dealers sell
ing impure liquors are held to be guilty prtmd JdcN
of knowing that the liquor is impure, and are sub
ject to imprisonment not exceeding one year and to
a fine not exceeding $500. The examiners are au-
thorized at any and all times to enter any place
where liquor is sold and to take samples for
chemical analysis. They may appoint assistants to
the number Of q, and assign the wards IN which
they shall do duty, but no member of the Board or
assistant shall serve in the same ward more than
six months cOnsecutiyey Any examiner or assist
ant who fails to do his duty accepts bride shall
be Immediately removed and, on conviction be sub
ject to imprisonment not less than six months and
fine not less than $1,000
Assemblyman Allen of Brooklyn win introduce
Dlll lut VI AlllcS VI 4Nch lOl
and Brooklyn, together with the five towns in
Kings County, under one municipal government, to
be called the City of New-York. The bill provides
for the appointment by the Governor of 20 COM
missioners 10 from New-York and 10 from Brooklyn,
who together with the Mayors of the two cities,
stall devise plan of municipal government for the
consolidated city, which, when perfected, shall be
submitted to the Legislature, and. il adopted by
that body shall become law. No provision is made
for vote of the people Of either city on the ques
ton Of consolidation.
Assemblyman Colahan will introduce bill TO
provide public park for the Eastern District of
Brooklyn. The proposed site Of the park is what
has been known as the swamp lands, between Green
point and Williamsburgh, and comprises % acres.
The Brooklyn Elevated Silent Safety Railroad
bill was ordered to a third reading to-day in the
Assembly.