The New York herald., 1878-02-06
THE STATE CAPITAL.

DULL LEoIsLATIvE sEssIoN-NEw PIPE LINE
PROJECT BILLS OF IMPORTANCE TO BROOK
LYN-ADoprioN OF THE CANAL TOLL SHEET
FLOUR AND PETROLEUM ON THE FREE LIST.
ALBANY. Feb 8. 1878
None Of the really important questions having as
yet come up for debate either house tho sessions
continue TO be dull.
xEw FIFE LINE PROJECT.
The oil pipe lines have not yet all pssn beard irom
ana this morning Senator wsgstan introduced a bill
Tor the incorporation OF line. TO which, II is fair
70 suppose, the New YORK Central Railroad manage
mept will make strong opposition. the pipe line
recently laid In New York CITY, by ordinance OF the
Common Council from the Yards OF tho Central Road
at Tho foot Of SIxtieth street. North River.
Manhattan Island to Hunters Point. Loug Island.
gives peculiar ana specisl advantages TO the road in
question oil transporter The most Of the great
oil rchneries on the seaboard located or nssr
Hunters Point, and heretofore the oil trans
ported tho Eric and Pennsylvsaia roads had
to be shipped by water from tho Jersey ter
mini OF those roads 10 Long Island. This
be known as Inc Manhattan Pipe line, running from
Jersey cry and Hoooken TO Hunters Point, Ravens
wooa % and Grceopoin' Long Island M rhscap'al stock
TWO BILLS OF IMPORTANCE TO KINGS COUNTY.
Senator jacobs has introduced two bills, both oil
great importance 10 the people ofsKings county The
first 10 empower the Board of Underwriters organ
ze salvage corps for tho purpose OF saving properly
at fires Each insurance company subsc.,b,nR TO The
fund by which the corps Is 10 be maintained IS 10 be
entitled 10 one vote ~ the meetings OF the directory
the rs OF when Is TO take place on tho second Mon
day In June, 1873 The second relates 10 the rate OF
Interest 70 be paid by persons whose property has
been sold IN foreclosure Previous 10 1875 the rate
was necn per cent and In tnat year II was reduced
TO ten per cent bv an amendment 10 the Broo1lyn
charter Tho amendment OF 1878 s 10 be repealed
and the original ratio, should tho bill pass, will be
restored.
In the Assembly the Toll sheet OF last year, with
she addition OF making flour. leached ashes and pe-
troleum free, as reported from the Canal COMMITTEES,
was adopted by the sweepng vote Of % against % for
all tho canalS
The canal question Is attracting this year
mon degree OF attention. and the canal committees OF
both houses have important duties 10 perform
rhe constitutional amendment submitted yesterday
II tns resolutions s Of Dr.. Hayes printed IN the
debate at a later period OF the session.
NEW YORK HARBoK PIER LINES.
Following IS a bill important 10 tho commerce Of
New York, which was ntToduced by Mr. BROOKS and
passed the Assembly to-day. establishing tho exterior
bulkhead and pier lines OF Now York Harbor on the
Staten Island sido:-
S.sSS, q No. me Staten Island aide hereby
sSs s"'1sas. S KIN vss Ks.i :S' ,s: siSs: s.:
Leland ;sowa sa.,i:S cs:
Fort ~sdsworsh aud New brighton. Staten Island New
nsd and AP IL
states Army ra.ssrson: suoerntendept Coast sur.
sna brsvst Major ueIsrsl said map being Intended
dod In the once Of she Secretary OF state Of this
ssc Alt shall be lawful for shc piers bulk.
heads. constructed hereafter be tod,
owns Of land under water granted BY the state Of
York the Island the hArbor Of New York
TO extend pers bukheads so the
lines o. ptcrs and buikhcsds respectively hxed essab
lshod BY this act..
BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS
lot Of resoutions authorizing the printing oi
documents and books including the printing and dis
trbuson tho ''Civ,l List Of New York state" a.
cost to the State not 20 exceed So . volume, wen
through the Assembly THIS morntng, ~ usual-yoas
70, nays 2A
TIM VOLUNTEER ADVISORY BoARD.
Messrs. IA. n. Beers aud Fitch, Of The 'tCounoil o
Political Reform" New York, are among shii
weeks visitors to the Capitol. Persons who cal
give all sorts OF advice IN regard to all sorts Of bill
before the Legislature now appear.