The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-05
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Important Measures Affect
ing New York City.
FOUR LEADING BILLS.
Finance, Salaries, City Debt and
the Dock Department.
BANK RECEIV ERS.
Rapid Discussion Of the
Supply Bill.
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ber and decline Of health and spirits among
those who are compelled 10 sustain the
ordeal oil two daily sessions. induced the speaker
tins morning TO Sergeant alarms In front
OF desk instruct him several points. First.
to suppress smoking; second, 10 remove double win
dows which have protected the House during
the winter; third, TO remove tho partition be-
the Chamber the southern lobby; fourth, to
open all windows for thorough publication of
tue Interior between morning and afternoon sessions
ihe carrying out OF these instructions old not
avail to prevent . demonstration toward night, which
showed the tension when some OF The
members nerves had been wrought by atmosphere
or other influences. The Assembly was, tact, sum-
moncd To u sudden adjournment, in consequence of
loss OF temper, which threatened disagrsabe, in
deed . beligercnt, scene.
MA e9 BILLS
lteis now toerabiy clear that the compreh ensive
scheme introduced by Dr. Hayes far back Janu-
airy 2, in the form OF bill "ro better pubic
administration IN the local government OF tie city OF
New York." Is destined In the main TO receive the
approval Of both branches Of the Legislature.
better understanding between leading republicans and
democrats Is more and more manifest as session
advances, and thcre Is a real prospect Of
Legislative relief Tor the metropolis preparatory 10
It's re-cndowmens with the right to govern itself and
Ivy taxcs Tho bill originally introduced by
DR.. Hayes, consisting Of eighty live sections. which
occupy atty pages OF aprsnted pamphlet, has since
boen modified and subdividcd into tour separate bills
pow technically known AZ iollows:- Ma
l. The Board of Apport,onment or Salaries bill
q. The Finance bill ~
.. The Bonded Indebtedness bill
A. Tho Department OF Docks bill.
s8s ls .seel ~ sALAREs BILI- .4 !
The Salaries bill, which the powers while
prescribing inc duties oil tho ,ard oil Estimate
Apportionmon,, expressly provides Tor reduction OF
At least $200Ou00 Of city taxes year. This bill
has passed the Assembly and gone TO the Senate
THIS Will AID in pretty fair Dresentment Of tho
Important New York measures tney stand The
ssconi section OF the bill opposed by the friends
OF the Department Of Public Works and non
Tammany officials, on the ground that the
language OF the a. concluding portion Of tho
section, published In ysstordsy's HERALD, author
zcs the reduction by tbs Board OF Estimate and APP
portionment OF tho number or all officers, employees
and o,uers concerned IN municipal administration.
THIS sad 10 imply an utterly different exercise
power from anything contemplated by the
laws constituting boards OF apportoumont
covered by the recent opinion OF the Attorney Gen.
era pout being that TO apporton appropriations
Ia not to abolish officers. Upon this and similar
grounds the senate COMMITTED on Cities, which met
NJ tour O'Clock o-day executive session. postponed
further consideration OF the oil until Tuesday even
ing next
FINANCES BILL
The Finance bill will leave scarcely vcstige OF the
present system Of munIcpai admnistra,Ion ltmskcs
sibe Tor tho government OF the CITY. He
70 appoint WITHOUT c0nar%a''oa o., Sy tn. the
hun and 10 ou. wi.s nun All the departments arc
made snIie headed, except the Department OF Police
in witch two commissioners provided Tor, the
reason being that the Election Bureau Is inc,uded
In thaI acpartinent and II Is thought necessary
make IL u non partisan board. or rather board
sis,ing OF republican anu ono democrat. In
speci TO the Legs,alvs Departs Of Tue city gov
crum.nt two-th,rds vote Is required to pass
financial measure auo four.nftns vote Is neccs-
cary 10 override the Mayors veto. The oill IN tho
course than thirty sections, throws ne~ aud
care u safeguards around assessments contracts and
every various source of municipal expenditure and Is
tLas short by millions tho waste and
robbery which scharactsrzed the methods vi former
years. THIS bill WAS considered at length IN Com
m,tee or the whole Of ,thc Assembly last evening,
sud almost ready for It's third reading
BILL.
The Bonded Indebtedness bill provides for the
gradual extinction oi the city deot without much iur
thcr resort 10 direct taxation. The bonded debt OF
tue city at the beginning oil this rear was:-
FUNDED debt, payable from taxation
aud the sink king fund. $l2l, $40 l33 10
Dcouct bonds already purchased and
now held by tho Commissioners Of
the sinking Fund..... 81 .0S0 007 81
Net permanent debt. sso,seol25 u
Temporary debt, payable wholly or Ia
part IRON assessments. 81 32g 500 90
Revenue bonds. special. ............... 3y7 924 80
Revenue bonds, 1S76................. 4yOO0O W
Revenue bonds 1871. 5,343 500 90
Total ................ ..........$lI7, TAI 900 W
1h's b,lLprovidcs Tor tho pay mcnt OF the eatire
funded debi and tue assessnen, bonds. fns revenue
bonds touched considered because they arc
already July provided Tor ny uDcosctsd taxes an
ticipition Of which they were issued There Is
muiaied IN surplus OF nearly $1,000 900
above the amoani Of stocks anu Donus
law It's therefore proposed in the b,i 10 continue
the sinking iund aud provide for the payment Of tho
taxation only when actually necessary 10 provide for
deficient means In the sinking fund, aud never tor
IN anount OF more than sl,ooo,vOo In any
year. Under tue provisions Of tho bill
Inc Comptroller thinks Inc present city
debt will ue extinguisbed by gradual reduction
through the operation al the sinking iuad, thus re-
hcvlDg the taxpayers ol The iumt burden they
would have TO bear Tho bonds aud stocks should be
paid at maturity ny direct taxation nov provided
,y law TINS bill has been passed third reading
DEPARTMENT or DOCKS BILL.
The Department OF Docks bill, wblcn 10 approved
by the Comptroller aud by the Chamvsr OF Commerce,
ls intended 10 simplify the whole mznasemcnt that
Ssp.r'sn, ana paIo 10 up h 70 M Sapsna
Of the cay povcrutneul The bill does not interfere
with the present ncaos OF tho department, wno are
out the term ior which they we're originally
appointed. IL provides, however, Tor Incoming new
heads OF thc dcpar alter the expiration OF that
term NJ rsduccd salarica Al present ths debar mcnt
alone has pendent power the law OF 1870
issue bouds 70 any extent TO take possession OF land
Sras bndsne, and exercise .sSsS
ptbor almost sovereign functions. The pres.
ent btu subjects tho purchases and tho
tho bonds OF the department the control OF
the Commissioners OF tao sinking funa, he general
custodian Of tho city's properly. THIS bill warmly
opposed By the present Com missloners o. Docks, and
Mr.. Diminock, who arrived in Albany yesterday.
spent nearly three hours last evening IN an endeavor
10 secure the alteration 81 some vi It's sections.
IL n clsimed that these four bills, the main pro-
Visions Of which been thus nctly sketched,
W.T. II passed ana signed ny the Governor, result
IA an immediate annual saving Of SO, 600 00u
noser scrutiny Of this clam ana OF the merits oil
All the bills named may be expected In the senate
than has been given them ny tue Lower House, aud
" VIII not DO surprising VI tue senate shall in-
sist on some grave notifications 70 meet both
constitution ana political objections 10 certain
tons as they now stand They wiiI u have at last TO
run tho gauntlet Of the Governors rigorous and
sparng criticism, tho anticipation Of which may we'll
Induce both chatnbcrs IN tbclr perfection
aud discrin mating Otherwise, though sanctioned
by the Legislature, thcy viii certainly fail 10 become
lava 8stE
DISCUSSING rHR scrPLy ELL.
The supply bill was fully considered aud ordered to
r third reading durtuR this morniuasa scs-