The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-14
TOO MUCH WORK INSIDE"
Passage Of MOrrisSty'S New York City Gov
eminent Reorganization.
SAVING $142 900 A YEAR.
Favorable Report on the Bill for Street Cleaning
in New York by the Ambrose Plan.

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saint worth shucks. Why, last year at this time
was worth suhin' but bang my articulate pipes II this
amt shorter. Tnree months gone and not dish
washed"
''Mean to say you've made nothing up to thisf"
''Not cent 1t may be comm, but it's thun-
dcrn' long while. Tell you what it is, there arc some
mighty mean men around this time You might take
souls and the souls OF fty like 'em An put them
the pint OF n cambria needle and leave room for H.
teen nddlers to dance Mighty mean menl'
.'Have you no hope of fortune this session."
s.well. yes. That ere omnibus bill may fetch tho
DOODLE but the fact all the work Is being done inside
this year,
s'what do you mean by inside9"
'Irs all gone inside among the members. few OF
them havo been studyin' up business and they
have becn to headquarters and fixed things"
''rhen you think that rapid transit, for instance,
was killed by certain members the floor of the AS
sembly Independent OF any effort tho part OF tho
lobby?n
Snow you've got 1t. The lobby got no money in
that business and know Barbour got none, at least
SO far You follows Of the press pitch into lobby
1915 but you forget that the and biggest lobbyists
are among the peoples elected representatives l
could, but wont, tell you The namc OF man on tho
floor Of that Assembly chamber who appears to stand
high IL the land and who 10 worse, by damned sight,
that fifteen Of us'
"But how can you presume ever to be good, follow
such degrading prOfcSSiOnf''
"rhat's right enough, but then proclaim what we
ana. see, Old man, not sent ny con1d
ing constituency to vote Tor what wilt do good Tor The
aforesaid constituency"
cit is to be assumed then that the bills concerning
rapid transit and rciorm OF the local government Of
New York are Ill danger from corrupt influences 20
Il should think but not so seriously you might
imagine You see there is central power IN New
York city politics now as there used 10 be, aud We
cam. make sure OF our money. Here this fellow comes
up to beat thas bill and another fellow to beat
money. Well, we don't care 10 deal with such craft
as s We s
John Smith. He has idea tnat tho III TO cut down
his salary and =, or e,n n,r os BY
or John Wiley, or Colonel Ward; but suppose John
Smith after his bill is PASSED lights out and tells
whistle for our money, what relief have weY But
when zeal wtha corporation ike the New York
Central why wc know tho sugar Is sure"
much Tor the thoughts and feelings OF the lobby
MoRRIssEys BILL AND WHAT IT WILL SAVE FOR NEW
YORK CITY TAXPAYERS.
To-day John Morrisscy's bill, supplemental to the
reorganizng The local government OF the city of
New York. was passed, and as 1t is fortified by the
HERALD on the great issue OF spring election, give
IT here In iu and would preface by saying that Mr.
Morrsscy VINO dse ,~ up inc o ,S lna VIII
aldermen concerned and $50, 600 IN the other
ton, making total saving Of $42 Ooo year to tho
city:-
AS.Acr supplemental chapter 375 of the laws 1879
entitled An rcoganis the local OF the
Say Tns People q shs state Of Nee Senate
ss n"s Mayor s"sfi he York
elected shall except as herein Otherwise oyacd hold
under provisions this shall upon
oce until the lat day Of May $780, unless removed
Sac srSs Board Of Aldermen constituting the Common
Council Of said ely, elected a. the elections in this &C, pr
persons elected aldermen large Of them shall be
If ss ON n n the
50 elected president shall hold bis Office as such during
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month Of Apr ss and ns an the nrs acsa II
every second year thereafter, election in said city,
Counsel to the Corporation and Hoard Of Aldermen as now
S day
following day Of such election except the Of the
SIC j. Whenever the President Of the Board Of Alder
ne sss q Mayor ,ha sonnas ne to ae' as Mayer
Which Mayor can be chosen
SIC. s-lny vacancy which occur in the Board Of
Of member shall be Tiled by election the
the persn mi vacancy shall until
the d"y Of MAY ncess &. the next sesm =, which
in the Office OF Comptroller Counsel TO the Corporaton BY
the person appointed shall hold Office the unexpred
snc erhe salary Of the Mayor. the Comptroller and the
Counsel TO the Corporation shall be $1,000 EACH
receive salary Of $1,000 and the OF said
ss "ao ss rss Io for the ss
ant officers Of said Sor5G shall not n any one year sssssd
the department OF law shall receive higher salary than
sEc IAN heads depsrtncnts other than those Of tho
Of ana and The G
out continuation By the board Of Aldermen
s 9 tor css for =" 90 ~
duty in Office, and the particulars osnes
forth IN written charges copy OF which shall be served
be his defence before removal stall be made
city ss %s s
and three discreet reputable persons who shall be known
shall be residents and taxpayers othe city OF New York
i'ss' a %
to, 's an ron Others ss'
and shall receive y? esmpsasstlSn for tnsi,
commissioners the same shall be aed Within TON day. from
SIC. ioAll parts OF inconsistent with the
SIC. iI.-Ihls act shall take cficct Immediately.
REFORMING THE DISTRICT COURTS.
Judge Fred Gedney instrumental securing q
favorable report from Senator Robertson, OF the Judi
ciary Committee, OF tho bill revising the laws relative
OF the city of New York, which Tor years past have
been In most deporabc state OF anarchy, and Judge
sands Of dollars In the year TO the poor people who
have occasion to use these civil district courts.
An immense number Of bills passed tho Senate to-
day but cannot recall the OF that ~ OF any
interest TO New York city or to tho state at large
The concurrent resolution proposing an amendment
TO tho constitution, reducing the salary OF members
tho Legislature to LOCO per annum, was progressed
In the Senate
Numerous reports were made in the Assembly, es-
pecaily by MIR. Fish, from the Committee on Cites,
prominent among which the bill relative
cleaning In New YORK city. embracing the Ambrose
plan tho particulars OF which have already been pub.
lishcd, but why should Mr.. Cowdin ana Mr.. Corsa
DO opposed TO this plan? Has the recent
visit Of Commissioner "Bady" Smith anything to do
with t2 Let US hear. Any plan surely better than
the present one for cleaning tho boioued thorough
fares OF the metropolis What has Mr. Corsa &c
gIvo Tor dissenting IRON the rcportY
The bill IN relation TO tho taxation OF banks and
surplus savings OF savings banks made spccia
order for tuesday evening
CALL og THE House.
a session OF the House put down for haifpas
three, but as there only fifteen members prcscD
Hustled moved for n call Of the House, and everybody
excluded except tho officers and reporters. Tn,
doors were locked and the Scrgeant-nt-Arms aud h
deputies went out arrest nbsentces Finally
quorum was hauled together and business began.
The General Savings Banks bill was ordered TO