The New York herald., 1876-01-14
Prompt Passage Of the Masquer-
ade Faces Bill.
REGULATION OF CITY PAVING
Appointment Of the Committee on
Apportionment.
REPORT OF THE CANAL APPRAISERS,

and TOO stringent Sunday enactments threat
ened destruction TO many thriving garden
where Gambrinus is always king, and TO.
day again made manifest in the promptness
with which the Assembly passed the bill amending the
masquerade laws TO suit the wishes of the Leder.
kranzand other societies Of like character The bill was
introduced only the day before yesterday was amended
in tho Judiciary Committee evening so as to give
The Police Commissioners = discretionary power to
grant permits for masquerade balls and this morning
was reported favorably by a unanimous vote OF the
committee was ordered TO third reading, then en-
crossed and finally passed all within the space OF five
minutes. To tell the truth however, the bill had been
privately engrossed before the House met, So when
The little difficulties il met with to speedily
reach final that TO make or un-
make II a thing Of value far the Assem-
bly concerned passed, IL fully prepared
for all emergencies Mr. Strahan, the chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee attempted to have il ordered to
third reading Immediately after reporting it, but Mr..
Bradley, a member who looks though he had
spite 10 crafty against all mankind,
and considers the frequent OF ii object'
one Of the means by which he get of little Of
II every once in awhile wnen the pressure is great
put stopper TO this plan by his refusal to allow the
unanimous consent necessary for the OF
the motion strahan was not thus easily
Sauer and C. Godfrey Gunthcr, representatives Of
the Germans had their eyes upon him, and he proved
equal to the occasion for shortly after Bradley's
dogged objection was made he moved that the
House should 90 INTO Committee of the Whole
on the bill This required a two-thirds vote,
which easily secured Strahan explained the
nature OF the bill ucidy and then moved that then
and there be ordered TO third reading. This notion
too, was success. When the Speaker resumed the
char Strahan moved that the bill should be put upon
lis final passage THIS required unanimous consent
Bradley, meanwhile, had been Modified by ex-Assem-
olyman Waehner, who happened to be on the floor Of
the House. and in few minutes the bill had passed.
NEW MEMBERS PERPLExIrY.
good illustration of how badly mi xed
Der sometimes gets in the House was given by Mr.
Gran OF New York when he was called to vote the
bill 81 ask to be excused from voting said he
''Does the gentlemen wish state his 20 asked
the Speaker. Gran rose looked about him for second
or So and then said 'No | wish to be excused y and
sat down comp!aceniy, as if that ended the natter
But II did not, for the Speaker put the ques-
lion TO the House "shal the member from New
York be excused from voting 20 tremendous mo -
very feeble aye ~ denied Mr.. CRAFTS
request Rising from his seat, he exclaimed, amid con-
siderable merriment-
''Mr Speaker can now state my reasons for not
wishing TO votefN
The Speaker, was evident, was struggling hard to
rcpress smile, but assuming his suavest tone, he re-
Piled, "The House having refused TO the gen
ueman irom voting, he is obliged to vote, so he can
give why he should not
vote And Graf voted in the negative
because, as he said afterward be did not know what
reporting II, and 1t of course read from first
10 last just before the ayes and noes' taken
Happily for the future OF the House, old well as
and viii get Red Book each to morrow. II takes
time even in an Albany Legislature to know the
ropes and It may be that before the end OF the
sion not few OF the present greonles viii be able TO
lead where they now nnd 1t hard TO follow.
YORK sTRKKrs AND AVENUES
The bill IN relation to the grading Of streets intro
auced in the Assembly to-day by Mr.. Fish, the char
man OF the Committee on Cities is similar in almost
every respect 10 the bill introduced in the Senate last
year by Senator Booth, which passed that body, but
was defeated by the democratic House. Both houses
teng republican this year there doubt but that It
wi 10 Executive
As IL very important measure II may be well
give its main points. Ii provides that
All work in the regulating. paving. sewering curbng
drive boulevard 50 called which is hereafter to be
performed BY aer due public notice aud by holow
Of chSpsr sS Of the Laws of 1873 and the Cemon an
Council Of CITY with respect said work shall not have
% Ss Use
ton unless the same shall be peutened Tor by majority of
majority Of the front feet the line OF the proposed inn
pTovemeDt
II made lawful for the heads Of departments with the
LOT ,upSss an se sv or u
dseminr M for the best inerSt. Of ths elpT eu and ID
in such shall be lawful readvertse for the per
and receive % s. nsw & s' % or therefor % an
OF departments aud Comptroller shall concur.
rently deem for The Ses. Interests Of the ei,y
shall opened presence Of said Comp
act being done or performed under tie authority
any law any ordinance Of the Common
he passed tis expense Of which is payable from the pTo
The sum Of 81 in The aggregate in any one year alter
che year ls.e ana N that year me amount 70 be 10 applied
PAYEESrs or ooSrEAcrs
any work or works the expense which is nom tho
proceeds of stock bonds the lnA thirty
until the expiration Of at least thirty days after
hereunder Correction OF
and upon the final payment Of the amount
OF cent per annum for AL sums that may have
staents payments made work done under
the provisions of existing laws and ordinances; pro-
any contract Tor work the expense Of which less than
t5oo until after the confirmation Of the assessment there
ASSESSMENTS roR srRExr rHrRovE~ESrs
hoard Of Revision aud Correction Of Assessments
thereon ana wnene'er There shS, De any s,r,an, is
any obligation in contract ,S Board shall require the
sonirset before making the eonarmstSn Of the as
tract The Board q street Opening formed by section lbs
OF chapter s5 o. The Laws q 1873 Is vested with excu
70 acquiring title in the name aud behalf OF
premises that be
purpose OF opening s'tees rosds and avenues public
and o. dscontnung proceedings therefor the
Commonalty and the several departments boards
empowered and authorised. and all pro-
noned or ior their dsconiinaauce. are 20 be
street Openings until their final determinations An laws
parts OF force relation proceedings
Acquiring TIrLE TO LANDS
and premises required tor the ahove mentioned
parposcs. . che discon fiuuEnce oi such pro
ceedings ~ be continued 'urce aud
deemed applicable 10 al proceedings that may be taken
BY the Board under this law law heretofore
passed IN relation % openings acquiring
little. The compensation paid 70 the Commission
srs any proceeding hereafter be commenced
opening. widening, extending altering street,
within the city whether conformity with
any plan map heretofore adopted, which may ee
hereafter adopted, % cNcced iu the aggregate
a sum greater in amount than the rate Of
thirty cents FOO, ioi the nncal extent 5f the
street road avenue the portion thereof 80 @
opened widened. extended altered exclusive Of the
costs incurred such proceeding,
which necessary disbursements OF tie
Commissioners for clerical services in copying compsr
ing correcting prohlcs extracting boundary
lines from e papers preparing diagrams aud abstracts
keeping proper minutes Of the proceedings Tor
veys and maps when necessary ana specialy directed
by the Couri. and which expenses shall be Ger
t6ed and approved BY the Board ~ street Open
fnGs before presentation the Court Tor allow
also for actually paid but an no case 70
eeed 81 per day exceeding tiuo Tor adverts
printing posting noticek required hy law aud