The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06
THE STATE CAPITAL.

THE TEXT OF THE SPRING ELECTION BILL
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITIES
THE FIFTH AVENUE PAVEMENT BILL AND TIL
FoRdERRs-am. CosT1aAN AND THE '.DAu1
REGISTER"
ALBANY, March s, 1875
There were two legislative sensations to-day
one in relation TO the alleged forgery committed
In interpoating three lines in the Filth Avenue
Pavement bill, and the other IN the Introduction
OF measure by Mr.. Henry Lawrence. or Columbia
county, recognizing the local government OF the
city OF New YORK. Tho main points OF the last
proposed enactment were published in Wednes-
days HERALD.
THE SPRING ELECTION BILL.
II this bill passes IN Its present shape. It must
revolutionlze the local government OF New York
city. 1t reads as lollows:-
THE BILL.
An act to chapter three hundred and thrtynve
Of the laws of eighteen hundred and three,
entteG act y !? eo5sanize the Local Of
Spe e New os in
the and c OF lie
1873 entitled IAN Act to eossanize the Local govern
Hereby amended to read as iollows: section Z.
e ~ Of sad shall be vested
men who together, shall torn the Common Council q
consist OF ten members TO be elected upon gene ra
shah s
elected in Assembly district aud one from the
sse .sec!ion Of said act /, amended 50 as to read
aldermen shall Se elected as he reinater provided"
SIC sseeon OF SAD act Is hereoy smended SO as
Aldermen and ASSISTANT Aldermen shall take place, tn
on the second Tuesday in April IN the year ISIS and
the Alderman and Assistant, Alderman then elected
at noon, ana then supersede tie Aldermen now
The and ndefen so elected enG
april $50 shall hold office until the first Monday in
elected annually thereafter the Thurs
Mon n m MAN Te board Of A s IN 1 havs
power supply the place BY ballot o. member whose
time OF the passage OF TINS ac be the Supervisors OF the
pay. The Board OF Assistant Aldermen shall have
power direct special election 70 be held 10 supply
vacant, Tor the residue OF the term of his immediate
Shall receive salary q 81 OOo per annum. The board
sha meet IN separate ehs%eers and majority Of each
president rom It, own members; second appoint
,-secuon % Of SAID act Is hereby amended as
Chief Executive OF the orporati9n SHAH be ele ted At
ing me nIst MONDAY IN May is7s at noon aud then
SIC. 5section 81 of said act is hereby amended so
Partment shall be called the csmptroer Of the lily Of
New fors snd vha hod ms oce until the expiration
then shall appoint Comptroller Tor the city OF New
SIC e.secuon 81 OF said act is hereby amended as
to read As iOOWs:-'Iue Department OF taxes ana
Assessments snail have but one Commissioner to be
appointed by the Conptoler said Commissioner shall
possessed performed by the Of Taxes
ers OF lakes ana Assessments shall expire on tue first
Monday IN May ls,5 at noon he salary Of said Com
eEc The Compuoher snail nave cognizance and
the sale Croton wafer, ana snail nave power
TO appoint and removed All officers, clerks and sub
which said eureau il Lercby transferred 70 The
SIC s-This act sna take effect Immediately, except
otherwise provided In the preceding sections
The bill was then referred to the Committee on
Cities.
TEE FIFTH AVENUE PAVEMENT
There has been considerable discussion here to-
day as TO the charge made ny Mr. James Daily,
chairman oil The Committee on Cities, that the
Fiftn Avenue Pavement Dill as originally reported
from the Committee, had been tempered with and
the Dles altered without authority o. The House.
Ii will be recolected that this Dill reported
upon adversely by Me:srs. paly ana Hess
Time inc wsos ss Ss sse as the
aspec. OF large loo and Iumors 81
o.gan ana sac Do are Sssua as ,os ssy
RAJ Dill has been compared Win that on the hles
OF the House and the change becomes manifest
pense oil some $4,000 IN saddIed upon the tax
payers ~ authority Rlyen that the expenditure
Tor repairs OF the pavement shall not exceed one.
V 1sa PEI 'sA' ''' 'A''' '''D '1' MI '' - 'D'
Mr.. pALY,s OPINION.
talked to-day with Mr. James DAILY, Chairman
OF the Committee on Cities woo mas oeen lead.
Log spirit IN tue ngntng OF this OIL. he said MS
attention was drst called 10 the supposed forgery
by nis colleague, Mr.. Costgan. He thought per.
sons tampsring with the dies laoored under ex'
pectation taat their WORK might escape observa-
ton and thus the provision slip through. After q
member nad once read Oil on us nies ne rarely
looked At II again. All suDsequent DEBATES and
votes were predicated upon the supponuon
tnsi tue oil was az originally printed. TIE
dles Ia this instance were opened tue
lrst pill torn out, And the new OIL, FAC snstle OF
the ast put IN It's place. Mr.. Daly also said that
sense oi daty prompted him TO MAKE ,ninOrly
report on tue bill the proposed enactment was
wrong In pr nciple, pernicous Ia praotioe and az
variance WITH the CONSTITUTIONAL amendments
recently adopted The state Legislature had 40
more right 70 direct now and with what we snail
pave our streets IL New York than IL had to Ia.
teriere with bu1alo, Rochester or other cities OF
the state.
Tho special committee TO examine into che
alleged lorgsrY wAl DOT meet until Tuesday morn
ing next
THE DAILY REGisTER JOB.
MI Costlgan to-day offered resolution In.
structinx the Judiciary Committee report
witnin one week his oil repeating the law giving
an Immense patronage to the Daily Rs2ister law
journal
the resolution was aid over under the rules.