The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-13
Overburdened Taxpayers in
the 'sPoor Counties"
ALvORD'S ATTITUDE.
Twenty-seven Million Dollars Thrown
Away in Useless Railroads.
HAYES FINANCE BILL
ALBANY. April IL. 1878.


journed almost immediately to enable many OF the
Senator'S TO go on an excursion TO the north. The
party were to dine At Platsburg to-day
Windsor Hotel, Montreal In time Tor supper They
will stay until Monday.
During the brief morning session Senator Turner
introduced bill for the protection OF purchasers OF
personal property II provides that any person who
shall sell and deliver personal property Of any de-
scrpon to another, but 70 which the said vsnder, by
agreement with the purchaser shall retain title
thereto or ownership thereof until payment OF the
purchase price therefor, shall within ave days there
alter make and Mo in tbs town clerks office Of the
town whore such purchaser shall reside statement
In writing setting forth such iaots containing
description Of The property sold whom sold, the
dale OF SALE amount OF consideration 20 be paid there
for and the time OF It's payment
M FREIGur ON MILK.
Some time ago bill was in voduced and referred to
the Committee on Railroads OF tho Assembly which
seeks establish uniform freight tariff milk Of
per quart al railroads in the State which
charge higher tariff and which reach the cities
Of New York and BrooElyn. THIS morning the Rail-
road Committee reported the bill unavoraoly. ana
motion was made 10 disagree with this report and
order bill TO third reading as LIN.
~ 4M wHsELxR's DISSERTATION. NJ M as.e4
Mr.. Wheeler, representing district largely en-
gagged 10 the production OF milk for markets oil the
two cities, made speech which contains good deal
OF interesting Information. Whom, the extension
Harlem Railroad through che section
Duchess county thirty years ago. the farm
! ers there stocked their farms cows
and Al large expense equipped themselves for
oansporlng aiorty quart can Of milk over the road
New York city was twenty CENTS or one-half cent
quart roa ~ s1s 2s,ss pd Ss carving o
half per quart. The price OF tfansportation about
Audson RIVER ami The New Haven ROADS. sft 4ss
In 1868, when the present milk tarh was estab
ished, the farmers oblaued ave cents quart
for milk During the nine following years ihsre was
NO very material decrease from this price. Now,
however, there is a change. The price Of milk has
fallen iuy halt The IodGcer Receiving IRON two
10 three cents per quart Tor IT, Freignts on other
commodities having been lowered since The war,
the milk farmers insist that there should be corre
sponding REDUCTION the oil milk, especially
s.nce the railroads derive such heavy prodts from L.
The number Of cans OF mix carried by The Erie Rail-
way viii probably average 600 day Tor tue whole
year; tho Harlem Rirosd carries about Z, 800 iorly
quart dany. At hfty-ave cents freight per oan
receives 81 $50 per day Allowing siSo for the run.
ming expenses oil its milk tram, Mr. Wheeler cacu-
OF ST. 500 day, or S5i7,6 year. The Harlem Rail-
charges sixty cents Tor forty quart can,
road recslves net return OF Sass, 900 year Here
nearly million dollars which the farmers living
teasures AID they nave paid that amount Tor years
Mr. Wheeler did not appeal solely on behalf OF the
farmers. he asked the members OF the House bear
In mind tue TACT that there arc 500 COZ people in
New York anu Brooklyn who are deeply concerned In
TINS matter "Tne eight or ten cents" said he,
(which poor family In either OF those cities
pay tor quart OF mix Is more Tor such family 10
pay than the amount was when, the case
u short time ago, work Was plenty aud wages wore
Mr. Fish, Of Putnam; Mr.. Moler, OF w-s,chester,
others spoke against the adverse report and in
iavor OF the bill.
Tux FINANCES BILL
The Finance bili--an "Ac. TO secure better public
administration IN the city OF New YorK"-iniroduccd
by DIR. Hayes, passed TO It's tnird reading last
night and would have been read this morning mad II
not been unex pectedy cut on by the motion to al
journ One or two perpiexfng questions in regard
10 this bill have not been clearly explained. Sec
ing OF course ordinance oil any kind)
"oi the Common Council OF the city OF New YORK
shall tako effect uness approved ny the Mayor or
passed over his veto ny vote of hice-fourths o.
all tho members elected 10 SAID Boardn
Section 2, relating excasively 10 money APP
preparations says that 'sno ordinance reso-
luton winch involves any reliability
requires the expenditure outlay or payment OF money,
shall be vaiu passed by vote Of our.nIths oi
ali the msmoers" but Il contains no spcc,nc.lion OF
tho vote would be necessary to overcome tho
Mayors veto OF any APPROPRIATION. Farther on how
Ter IL given an extraordinary veto power
claims against the city under any ordnance. IL Is
there prov ided that thereafter any audit OF any
clam ag iust the cty made by the board OF Alder
men must be approved Ny the Comptroller, aud ouiy
tue extent 50 approved snail Tho Comptroller DO
quired 10 pay the same |"
ovKRBumDKskD TOWNS AND VILLAGES
the discussion OF r.solution offered by Mr. Halliday
10 disc barge the Committee Of Ways aud Means IRON
further consideration Of bill which proposes TO re-
eve the several towns OF State IRON burden
bonded indebt edLsss, amounting iG the aggregate
to 81, ooo, 900 Incurred the building OF ia
rcads to make the State itself Responsible
for this Indebtedness. ON tho one hand IL Is
claimed by the advocates OF tins measure that the
STATE py assuming the responsibility would really
incur no risK because the interest II would DO an
nually PAID Dy the towns, while the bonds, being
by the state, would appreciate value
ns III be
the side held to be utterly faacious, Tor
the reason that the towns cannos pay their debis
no moro could tney pay them then; there
lore the intrinsic vaiue OF their bonds would DO
no greater anu tho state would assume a heavy
sponsiDility indeed. Mr. Alvord spoke nj length
against ILL., which he regarded
denounced the dca that tue state treasury should
become a brokerage shop. He reviewed the whole
question, saying these people had gone ms
Indebtedness with nope aud belief that they would
10 tho remainder Of the people OF the
asking them TO put their HANDS IN their pockets and
help them out OF their folly.
Tho bill Is denounced BY other opponents a down.
treasury. Nevertheless MI. Haiidsy's motion to DIS
charge the COMMITTEES anu bring IN the bill Tor the
considcraiion vf the House vas carfiso.
subs, queutly Air. Avord arose and said that he was
in DOUBT whether TINS expression OF want Of
coincidence 10 a committee Of which he was chairman
did not admonisn him TO resign hrs obairmauship.
lie promised 10 deliberate until Monday evening"
when ne might perhaps sgt ain recur TO the subject
An ISsURFScE ATTORNEY.
THIS morning the Assembly Insurance Committee
ized the Insurance superintendent to appoint an at
torncy Tor the State Insurance Department. the
com mitee struck out clause IN ths oil which also
aui horned the superintendent TO appoint general
appraiser.
EXAMINING INSURANCE COMPANIES
Another bIIl introduced Dy Mr. Graham In relation
to the examination OF life insurance panies aud
ating their investments reported Tor the
sheraton Of the House. The bill contains several
prov isons--
ihe Insurance saporutendent whenever Il shall appear
~ hin that the assets company not equal Ia yaue
the basis uf the American experience table OF
mortality with interest the OF four and
onc-haf PER cent annun,. Is authorized to
erect the officers OF such to discontinue issuing
policies except In lieu place of policies then existing Ia
IL and prescribe limit the which the
company incur in the management OF Its business;
and Ia the officers the company shall disregard such
directions the superintendent cause proceedings 20
be taken BY the Attorney General for the dissolution
Of the company Ia the manner provided by law.
Whenever shall rppear 10 the superintendent that the
assets o company equal In value the
liabilities OF said calculating It's reinsurance
serve on the oasis Of the American experence sable.