The New York herald., 1876-01-19
PenSiOning Disabled Officers and Mem
berS Of the Fire Department.
THE TRAMP QUESTION
Senator Mccarthy Still Harping
on My Daughter"
Abolishing the Superior and
Common Pleas Courts.
ALBANY, Jan. IS, 1876.


the Board OF Fire Commissioners OF New York, and
which was ordered to third reading the Assembly
to-day deals chiefly with the relief fund of the Fire
Department II provide that If in any year when the
condition of the fund shall render 1t necessary in the
judgment of the trustees
COMMISSIONERS
may receive from the authorities Of the city sum not
exceeding So 00O to be included in the annual estimate
OF the Board. The amendments to the law virtually
adopted to-day provides that the sum OF 100000,
which may be received under the provisions of the act
shall be reserved permanent fund, the annual in
of which may be made available for the and
purposes of the relief fund; that tho Fire Com
missioners shall have power, in their discre-
ton, whenever in their opinion the interests OF the
department will be benefited thereby to retire from
in the department upon the certificate of the
medical officer to his physical mental disqualified
ton for duty but enly by a unanimous vote OF the
Commissioners, any officer member of the uniformed
force who shall, while in the actual performance OF
duty after years active service in the depart
ment have become disabled, physically mentally,
the person retired TO he placed the pension
roll OF the relief fund his pension not to exceed
half the salary he received at the time he retired
If any officer member OF the department when not
in the actual performance of duty before he has been
ten years in active service in the department becomes
missoners retire him annual pension not ex-
ceedng $4o0 It is provided also that II any member
or ofhcer OF the department dies while in service
and leaves widow, child or children under sixteen
years of age annuity OF $500 less shall be paid
the widow long she remains unmarried, to his
child or children, II he leaves no widow, until the
youngest child reaches the age OF sixteen The Com
mssoners to determine the circumstances OF each
order payment OF the annuity TO be made in
such proportion to the various OF the
deceased member, in case thore should be more than
one, they may deem just by drafts to
be signed by each trustee 1t is provided
in the bill that the payment OF the annuity shall not DO
regarded obligatory upon the Commissioners the
Trustees Of the Fire Department chargeabe
matter OF legal right To make this feature of the bill
all the stronger it is provided BESIDES that the Com
mssioners may at any time order the annuity TO be
duced TO cease entirely This s the only feature in
the amendments that is really open to serious objection
II would be very easy for partisan Board
OF Fire Commissioners under the BILL with this clause
standing as it does to do great injury to worthy
officer member who may be put the pension list
by taking away hrs pension, and the best argu-
ment proving that such an injury might be done
through spite by partisan Board was given few
years ago by the Police Board in New York
by pensionng them of . and aiterward cut
ting down their pensions TO mere ptance
unanimous vote OF the Fire Commissioners before a
disabled member of the Department can be put on the
pension roll the same vote should be required before
his pension be reduced be made to alto
gether. II may be stated that amendment to tho
bill provides that II In any year, owing to any
cessive mortality In the uniformed force the condition
of the Life Insurance fund renders IL In the judgment
Of the trustees necessary asum not exceeding 50 600
may be transferred and paid from the Relief fund
70 the Life Insurance fund
scAvESGBRs' RIGHTS AND WRONGS
Mr.. Watts' bill introduced in the House to day, is
rather mixed affair Its special object OF socitude is
the sweet scented scavengers OF New York II seems
that, the scavenger law stands, the Board OF
Health has the upper hand Of the Mayor In the grant
ing OF licenses TO scavengers and IL is claimed gives
ali the business to tho 'sOdoress scavenger Company
just though any company in the scavenger
business could be odorless Interpreted broadly, Mr.
Watts bill gives anybody tho right TO turn out
scavenger 80 long he can get license from the
Mayor Under the circumstances, II Senator Bixby's
charter should pass, this scavenger bill will be
godsend TO the Tammany politicians who now have
good Offices at remuneraive prices, as many of them
will be perfectly at home in the business
THB TRAMP BOYS MARCH.
The tramps beginning TO look upon themselves
prosecuted band OF brothers. and with good reason
The great State OF New Jersey despite her mud and
lightning whskey, has had time 20 make up her mind
soberly about the tramps, much to the tramps' dis
may, particularly since some OF her states
men have begun 10 talk about making Mr.
Tramp work for his daily bread And now
the son OF Ham, rather Of Ham Fish, OF Washington
has resolved TO follow n tho footsteps OF the Jersey
law MAKERS for he to-day introduced bill In the As
semby with the omnols title OF ian act for the better
suppression OF vagrancy." II declares virtually that
ways In the summer time eating bread and
honey under the shade Of somo sheltering tree,
side the cosey hearth in the farmers kitchens without
cutting much cord OF wood for the nre II
goes further and gives the supernendens Of the poor
In the various counties authority 10 take Mr.. Tramp
anywhere and everywhere he may be found enjoying
himself lazily at other peoples expense, and,
while tenderly caring for him over night to put
him to work bright and early in the morning
some public Improvement until eleven o'clock IN
the day. In the summer time, when old Sol gets up
10 aftQ four oic andM hoa
with him hts days work, even II II shall not DO fully
up to the requirements OF the Eight Hour law will be
Iramps soul would rejoice IL Mr. Fishs bill werc but
an 9ct0r the better suppression Of men who work for
REPEAL OF THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
Mr. Andrew jackson Campbell, republican member
from the classic precincts Of the Ninth Assembly dis
trict New York city, has idea that he reormer
has the grit OF an Avord, who, like bull IN a china
shop, goes full tt for everything IN his way, regard
Mr.. campbe's notions a. 70 the extrava-
OF the rst department will possibly be expressed 10
constitutional amendment 10 cut their pay 10 the level
ofa Custom House clerks But Mr.. Campbell doesn't
want 70 begin at the top Of the ladder he has already
begun to bark at the poor .workIngman He believes
the workingman has even In these hard times
goes, by virtue OF U there being being law law on s the
statute books making eight hours legal day Of labor
He does not believe that the Eight Hour law would bo
a good Law, II amended and therefore no
has come 10 the determination TO sweep IL or
the statute book entirely To this end to-day he intro
duced bill repeating the FIRST four sections OF chapter
3S5 Of the Laws Of 1870. just what the bill will repeal
II ever becomes law can be readily discovered from
the sections aimed at which herewith append, and
which read as follows:-
sEcroS On and after the passage Of this act eight hours
shall constitute legal days work for all classes Of
chanies. wokingmen and abore excepting those engaged
in farm and domestic abor but overwork for extra
pensaton. by between employer and employc.
Is hereby permitted
sKc. 2This act shall apply to al mechanics. workngmen
and aborers hereafter employed By the state
municipal corporation therein, through ts agents or on
In the employ Of contracting with the state
such corporation for performance Of public works.
SEc. 3Any officer OF this State such corp0
ration who shall openly violate otherwise evade the pro-
visions of this shall be deemed guilty Of mafeassnce In
Office and be liable removal accordngy
the Governor head the department 10 which such officer
is attached.
4Any party parties contracting With the State or
any snch corporation who shall fail comply with or So
cey evade the provisions hereof by exactng requiring
mo he paid
Ia la ara IL