The New York herald., 1877-02-10
THE STATE CAPITAL.


THE CLEANING OF STREETS IN NEW YORK
| BUYING WATER TRACKS FOR THE cRoTox.
ALBANY. Fob Q, 1877.
Both houses adjourned to-day, at o'clock, until
Monday evening. The Assembly did little more than
tho Senate, but neither House killed with busi
ness. Enough bills in TO keep them going
I'LL tho lst OF May but they seem to fight
shy Of sackling any measures Of much importance.
CLEANING YORK STREETS.
The Committee on Cities made report OF Mr.. Cow
din's bill relative 10 cleaning the Of New York.
vesting the job exclusively IN the Police Board and
allowing them to give out the by police pre-.
cincts. Messrs MITCHELL McGroar,y and Tabor, the
democratic members OF the committee dissened from
the report, az they wanted the Mayor, Comptroller
Commissioner OF Public Works and the President OF
the Board OF Health to constitute the Board on giving
out the contracts.
PRIVILEGES OF RECEIVERS.
Mr.. Nevns bill TO give receivers Of railroads the
same power 10 acquire real estate established com.
panes was reported favoraby.
THR THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Horsx
The bill Tor the completion the Court House In the
Third Judicial district, under the superineudencc of
the Commissioner Of Public Works. was passed in the
Assembly.
AN uSsoPHIsricArED PROPOSITION
An odd sort Of bill was handed in by Mr. Bulmer
compelling railroads to commute tho fare of students
+ aud apprentices under twcRty.one years OF age.
Should the bill! pass students will multiply fast in the
rural districts.
Evil CUSTOM
has sprung up In the Legislature OF hurryng certain
class Of country bills passage without reading or
debate. Mr.. Purdy, OF westches,er drew attention
to II to-day, and mentioned the circumstance OF the
Governor having vetoed two bills that wcrc thus hur.
riedly pushed through in body boasting many as
orty-seven lawyers, but owrg 10 tho bills being
read and understood they unknown TO be uncon.
stitutional
PROPER TIMELY MEASURE
Tho Ashtabua disaster suggested to Mr. Webb, OF
Dutchess county, idea he embodied IN bill intro
duced to-day "for the protection OF life and prop
erty." making IL the duty OF the State Engineer and
Surveyor to examination 10 be Instituted at
least every four mouths Of tho bridges cuvcrts and
rcstles Of the railroads in the State see that there
IS nothing about them insecure or dangerous. Whore
he discovers anything OF tho kind he is to not!y
tho railroad company concerned, and should they
neglect their duty they TO be held liable in fine OF
500 day after the expiration Of thirty days subse.
quent TO the notice.
LOOKING AFTER THE cRorox
| bill of extreme length, accompanied by a mono.
rial, was handed in by Mr.. Strahan relating to the
Croton water supply amending tho law of 1871 SO as
| 10 allow the owners OF water property In Putnam
| county fair valuation in purchases made by the
Department Of Public Property; in other words, to
make IL possible for the CITY OF New York purchase
water tracts IN tho county without being compelled TO
| pay for all the surrounding land.
| BILL PURposELY PUT TO sLKEP
The bill 70 hx the compensation OF the Judge Of the
Court OF Arbitration IN New York reported from
the Ways and Means Committee by Mr.. Hustled, with
no provision that tho State shall pay the salaries Of
the judge and clerk. Mr.. Hustled, who mndc the re.
port, moved that the bill be laid tho tabo with tho
object OF securing moro favorable time to bring
House to consideration OF the deserving claim this
| Court has on State support.
| DIR. HAYES THREE BILLS.
Dr. Hayes came to the front with threo bills ono TO
incorporate the Skidmore yards coored military or.
ganization we'll known to Thompson street. Now York:
ono to prevent insurance companies from using titles
previously adopted by 0thor companies, and that
amends the act of April 1850, for tho formation OF rail-
road companies SO that where railroad for any cause
aud spend thereon ton pcr cont, required by tho
law, u may have It's time extended Tor period Of two
| years
COMMITTEES THAT ALWAYS ERRs
In the carly part OF tho session Mr. Coulter intro.
only hve cents fare betwccn tho hours OF i've and
seven A. NJ and six and sovcn = NJ. SO as TO
. mcdato working poopIc The Union Fcrry Company
| like object. The charter OF the Elevated railroad
| Company authorizes them to charge only i've cents
for the first two miles and cent for each
succeeding milo, so that construed by that, they
entitled to charge only eight conts Tor the entire
charge ton cents. The bill of Mr.. Coulter was per-
tecty right and reasonable, but it was a democrats
bill and foolish republican newspaper called il
"strike," and the republican Chairman Of the
Railroad Committee thought, therefore, It was
his bounden outy to report It adversely,
Assembly Railroad Committee should always prove In
the making OF It's reports Last year II reported
scat no fare bill adversely, and u must bo supposed
Will never except by accident report any bill favor
| ably that Is for tho public benefit
LIFE SAVING MEASURE.
Senator Gernrd claims that through tho carelcssncss
OF Health officers, especially in the port Of New York,
many lives have in the past been sacrificed by the
Official having in charge tho fumigating OF vessels
acids are used, which, being left the TN vessels
used by immigrants to eat and drink FROM frequently
cause cause death The owners Of vessels are held rcspon-
sblc now ior damages In such cases, and Senator
Gcrards bill, which he introduced to-days makes tho
Health Olicer or his assistant or deputy liable civiy
and crminay where such act Of carclcssness can
| bo directly traced TO them.
LEGisLArIXG YORK.
Tho first instalment of bills sent hero from the re-
form bill factory IN New York and introduced by Mr.
Woodn have been put through the preliminary courses
| with lightning speed Those relating to the County
were ordered TO bc considered in tho first Committee
OF tho Whole noxt Tuesday morning. Tho bill in re-
lation TO- rates OF wharfage and to regulate piers,
wharvcs, bulkheads and slips in New York and Brook.
lyn was ordered to a third reading.
BAADEN's SAVINGS BANK
Baadcns Savings Bank bill, which makes the rate OF
interest to be paid by savings institutions five per
Instead OF six. as at present. was reported avorably.
The bill also provides for surplus fund Of fifteen per
the security OF depostors stocks bonds and secur-
tiles OF the institutions not to be estimated above their
par value, or above their maket value II below par.
TEXT BOOKS
Mr.. Carroll f. smith introduced bill to authorize
the appointment of commissioners by tho Governor
to compile prepare a or school books
Tor use IN the common schools Of the State OF New
YORK and for their publication When published they
shall be used as text books OF instruction in the
ownership Of such series of books shall
vest In and be the property Of the State.