The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Passage Of Hayes Finance Bill
in the Assembly.
REDUCING SALARIES.
Present Condition Of the Pub
lie Burdens Act.
EXCISE LOBBYISTS.
How the Canals Should
Be Managed.
Uncle Sam Wants Another Slice OF
City Hall Park.
EXCISE LOBBYISTS.
How the Canals Should
Be Managed.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
ALBANY, April TO- 1873.
The Finance bill introduced by Dr. Hayes has
cessully run the eantot OF the Assembly, and was
passed this afternoon with only few dissenting
Last week when the bill considered In committee
OF the whole ordered to a third reading, num-
Der OF amendments were tackled on TO II, which Dr..
Hayes says he assured by agent who claimed
TO represen, Mr.. Kelly met the views OF that officer
entirely For instance, there provision
which would have let IN claims against
The city dating from Tweed's time and
supported only by memoranda slips
Of paper and margins OF books. a provision
which, allowed to remain, might led the
feat Of the CITY in large Number OF suits pend
ing. This together wilma provision authorizing the
Mayor TO appoint three persons missioners TO
codify the laws relating to New York city zone
missioner appointed by Mayor Ely having been at
work over year at this very task). mas now
been stricken out according TO Mr.. Kelly's
press sanction, 1t is said given at confer
ence In New York last Saturday. 1t had
been intended to another provision, which
set aside the audit OF claims by the commission OF
1872, and gave the persons whose claims we're cut
down by that commission standing In court for the
original amount OF their Demands but this provision
has been slightly modified
HOLDING THE PURSE STRINGS.
Ono Of the most important changes In the bill Is
made In the second section, which prescribes that
ordinance resolution winch involves any liability
or requires The expenditure, outlay payment OF
money shall be valid unless passed by
vote OF three-fourths Of the members OF
the Common Council, instead Of iour-niths OF
the members, the number at first specified. This cor
responds with the Of three ourths Of the mem
bers required in the 1st section any ordinance
or q resolution over the Mayors Veto AS thus
amended DR.. dayos asserts that the Finance bill,
measure tainted with jobs In former years. clean
and In good toilet Tor inspection only by the Son.
ate but by tho Governor. II was voted against by
Mr.. Daily and Mr.. Halliday. and will be subjected
the Upper Chamber to the same jealous scrutiny
which has resulted in the transmutation OF Public
Burdens bill introduced by Mr.. Fish.
PUBLIC BURDENS BILL.
The action OF the Senate Committee on Cities has
justified the predictions these dispatches last week
In respect to the changes which would be insisted
upon In the Public Burdens bill. Tnis bilL which
the last moment was substituted by MIR. Fsh In the
Assembly IN place oil the original Salaries bill intro
duced by him, appears to have deceived that
gentleman, who said to be disgustcd by Il
along with his brother republicans, who wero
accused, about the time Of Its presentation, Of
having formed alliance with TAmmany Hall.
connection with several measures before tho Legisa-
turc, misrepresented Mr.. Kelly and had hand In
getting this among other things into Sena-
tor Pomcroy to-day reported the bill with q number
Of severe amendments int ended TO its thimbe-
rigging provisions into honest for the red ucton
OF taxes the city OF New YORK These amend
red uction absolutely exclusive OF the
State tax OF payments on accounts oil city bonds or
stocks and OF the interest ON the city bonded debt
Thoy require the Board OF Estimate and Appor,on-
mcnt TO nie tue LIST Of September OF each year q
schedule OF local officers and incumbcnts, aud salaries
In M n ha nj
during the succeeding year, and eujon that the
aggregate Of ssaries to be paid shall eighty
per cent Of the aggregate OF city salaries during the
year 1877.
ECONOMICAL AMENDMENTS
They compel the board OF Esumaie and Apportion-
ment TO abonsh all Unnecessary Offices assign no
duties to ncumbents Of Other Offices tor example,
the evil ana criminal courts shall be performed
by retired or pensIoned policemen. Tho Board Of
Education is released by the amendments from inter-
ference by the Board of Apportion ment all appropr-
atoms TOR the Department Of Education having no
msde TO tnas department. IN gross the Board Of Edu-
cation being at the same time forbidden incur any
liability IN excess OF tho appropriation, while reduc-
lions IN the number Of teachers their salaries
left updcr Its exclusive direction.
THE NOW
A. amended and temporarily recommittcd TO tho
Senate Committee ON Cities tho bill now reads fol-
lows:-
iFor the purposes OF this the local
y in each Of the cities q the state shall be the Common
.as s S s .usS board and
The local sa.ho,iy in each ely hereby author
determine and regulate the fees percentags allowances
81. 20 ia 4. pu II%
nna Sh. when are or may be payable
money OF SAID city. and IN regulating such fees
i aunri1sd In MS di.crssion TO reduce the number
ss ssa o aSos h sS ss's SnSsis o
Offices. ANA may assign the duties performed by the
other Office Offices. They shall provide ths. tho
srarmsa 10 pr rs eownesso, neson ,nsrssr sn 10 10
isanI retired who
patrol duties allowing reasonable compensation Tor
duty cy the Bosra Of foI.e AID shall when 80 assigned
receive ony snch compensation
such schools AMI educational interests the
meni city shall 10 made 10 gross TO such
% @ s s Of s sos T
cation o. ether department 60 50 distribute all appropra
and oil reduc.ons In the number Of Of such
so shsrso shall B. Exclusive direction sns
SAG s-Any Judicial or other officer whose salary Is by
constitution prohibited from being diminished dun
salary t. which entitled bis successor shall
not receive OF be paid from Tue treasury Of saeh city
which would increase his salary such ocsr In
cess Of $1,000 per annum
the same y apportonmcn emit torsg-
and Tx dst.mine the sums 10 be applied paid
year tor purpose, which arshr become
charge ag.iust burden said city whether tue
lion Of the state tax 70 be paid BY said city ana the
pus on Or a y city
Lis IRON otherwise provided
the bonded uebt Of the city. Hut nothing herein
contained shall 10 construed rs comforting
withhold from charitable other Institutions
socirtes authorized ny any existing law. witch
hereafter be specially authorx ID by Law the
same nor The amount authorized bv any su,h
Law unless reductions made IN equal
PORTIONS all such Institutions and societies.
In every city whcre the local authority board
OF appotonment the powers conferred upon
.uch board shall exercised and applied that
gate raised Ia such city for the year
next following the time when this act shall effect,
aud subsequent year Tor purposes othst than the pay
proportion the state tnx To be paid
city and the required " lie BY pay
or 10 be applied o bonds stocks said
city and the BOMBED deht Of the city
10 least millions OF dollars less than
tho agg egate amount required to BE rtsed BY
An the year 1875 said And
authority shall paofe the LIST day OF September
IN each Including the 1874 Tile ia the Office ~
Inc cnie officer Of The city sehcaule containing
OF all Offices necessary and proper Tor tue economical
business Of SAID city, and the annual
Bxed 40 be paid TO The incumbent OF each OF
such Offices the following year In hxins such
they MAY provide that the salary 10 be paid 70 any
person then Ia office may be larger than shall be
paid the person persons thefeinsor appyntedto tho
same similar vnicc, and provision FOR tho
m OF lucrea sails