The New York herald., 1878-03-06
WHO WILL BE FIRST !?
New York College and It's Few
Friends.
S AVN S B A N X S.
Insurance Superintendent Smyth Placed
on Trial.
ALBANY. March S, 1878.

having now under consideration u bill conicrring
authority on the Board OF Apportionment to reduce
al salaries of municipal officers and employees in the
city of New York. tho Committee on Cities OF the AS
remoly resolved to-day TO ask the members oi that
Board for their views regard TO the proposed reduce
ton OF the salaries OF school teachers, policemen and
hremen The chairman OF the committee, has thero-
FORE sent letter of inquiry 10 each member Of the
Board-tho Mayor Comptroller, President Of the Tax
Department and President OF tho Board OF Aldermen
uAsKISs DEMOCRATS
To-day the committee appointed by the organiza-
tion known as the City Democracy arrived in Albany
and at thrco P. NJ appeared before the Committee
Cities OF tho Senate. Haskn addressed the commit
tee on behalf of the delegation in opposition to the
bill before the Assembly ComrSisscc' "hieh Ssssr" tho
salaries to the Board OF Appor-
tionment He argued that TO pass such
bill wonld be to violate tho constitution, because
tho Legislature could not constitutionally delegate
taxing function important as that involved in the
reduction Of amounting to 81 000 000 for tho
payment OF salaries to three officers not appo nted by
tho Legislature ana not elected by the people. He
advocated tho concurrent resolution recently offered
by Mr. Pomeroy in the Senate, which designatesa
com mission made up distinguished ctxeus report
10 the Legislature plan of retrenchment. He be.
iieved such commission could and would within q
short time report upon the subject OF reenchment,
not only by reduction OF salaries, but also by tho
abolition OF unnecessary Offices in New York, which
now exist merely to keep up the machinery OF party.
He coutcnded that the Assembly plan autocrntc,
not democratic. inasmuch as II would perpetuate.
without the people having voice In the matter the
rule OF Tammany Hall as II Ia now organized and
controlled. He advocated unsparing scaling down
h salaries in all tho CITY departments as provided for
IN the address OF the City Democracy, recently pub
ttsha in tha HrRA ci nd of m
scipai other cities OF the United States
and IN various foreign countries to prove that New
York Is feariuly ovcrtaxed. The tax per capita In
New YORK he mentioned as S27 so, in Philadelphia
SIS and in Baltimore Sl4 so, ana he claimed that
Twoeds legaces OF heavy taxation were being per
petuated. The delegation will return to New York
tomorrow
Senator Pomeroy may be expected to press bis reso
luton In the Senate, which so directly opposed to
The project In the Assembly bill Here are TWO plans,
them tor rctrenchiug municipal expenses, one eav-
ing the mattcr to the Board oil Apporsionment to
member the other referring 1t TO citizens commis
sion, most Of whose proposed members WIZ decline 70
good result il is not easy 10 foretelL
NIGHT TRAINS
Tho Assembly Railroad Committee decided this
afternoon to report adversely upon Mr. rhain's bill
TO compel The New York elevated railway companies
10 trains every liteen minutes during the night
There II i'm pressiop however that In conncCtion
With their report tho committee will have something
suggest gefrnane TO the inquiry in resolution SUBJ
mittcd also by Mr. Thain as to what legislation IS
ssary 10 compel the elevated railroad companies
to complete their tracks above Fifty ninth street.
COLLEGE THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
At its meeting this morning Tho Assembly Commit
tee Cities listened 10 Mr.. Grady's closing argument
in support OF ms bill to abolish the College Of me
points,
Fa-That the money expended in maintaining the col
building Of schools for children who are now receiving
education at AL because Of the OF the exis.
say the remedy this OF affairs may found
spo I'm as nSM ns
which satisfy II The most Liberal
snt class of the community parents Of moderate
leave the public schools ''''''
for the purpose: Of the argument that
ihemseives Of advanass. OF the college. it thou
TSsr-XG%issns that they are benefited by coll.sl
a.. Sss snSn 1ssfys Ceso and se tive
the City OF New York. and that too without expense
Fh-Ihe existence tho college initiates against the
our 10 &c s
for college and not for the practical duties and business
r-ln addition to all this there remains the great OBJ
child The ny o the taxpayer ceases when the rudimen
Notwithstanding Mr.. Grsdy's endeavor tho Commit
see Cities are inclined to make an adverse report
upon his 6, The resolutions recently passed by the
presented TO the Senate this morning together
with u communication from Mayor Ely. The prcam
BILE recites that the college IS natural outRrowth OF
the iree school system in the city of New York. and
fitting companop, IN tho advancement OF education,
op 10, or Se o he poo
IN A FOG
Mr. Brooke to-day offered tho following resolution,
suggested by the recent collision and loss of life
New York Bay and harbor IL was promptly adopted.
Resolved That the Attorney General be requested to in
under the police powers state possible
to pass Ia IRE ss ,p or b
dangerous by reason Of darkness ogs tb ough the
or ia any other way whicn will the lives
passengers more secure
tn. HEBREW CEMETERY AT SEwrowy.
For some time past tho cemetery owned by the
Hebrew .Congregation Rooei Scholsm" at Ncwtown,
Queens county, L. l., has bcen ovorcro wded. The
four ncres inciosed contain 900 graves The congro
CATION, which includes threc Hebrew churches IN
lower Now York and two in the upper
p.l' ppi ,n.roeOced @ Sy Mr. Holsnaa N'G%G acquire
nine additional for cemetery purposes
THIS BILL upon which. II seems the Lesislsturs had
which IL was referred, and today came up 10 Com
mit,ee Of the Whole 1t was violently attacked oy
Dir. Kcegan and Mr. Floyd-Joncs, who appeared for
the supervisors OF Newtowp, and also, they
claimed. for a good many Of tho towns.
Er. Grady showed to the satisfaction OF the
Assembly that The supervisors opposition need DO
considered and that the townspeople, even those VINO
lived In tho Immediate vicinity OF the cemetery,
greatly desired Tor sanitary reasons that Its limit
should be enlarged Consequently the DILL ordered
TowN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
Mr.. Williams bili to authorize the formation OF
town insurance ompanes Was nuaily discussed to-
day In the Assembly and passed third reading.
II provides that such companies snail consst OF
less than twenty five members each, who snail COL
Icciveiy own properly OF tho value OF OOO
ana ehail insure only against losses by fire
and lightning. Policies may be issued Tor
not less than ono year or moro than
inree years, and no single policy shall issue
for more than 81, 900. Every person insured must
bind himself pay pro rata mis- share OF the losses Of
81 W mi m
tho company's ofhcorS A law OF this kind was Ia
force a few years ago in this state, but for
number OF town insurance companies wero
formed, somo OF which havo continued to do
business down TO tho present day. Nr Cor
mack presented to tho House the statistics
OF our Of these panics covering four towns IN the
county Of Delaware, to show how much those towns
bad saved by tue mutual plan Of insurance ms coia.
pared with what they would have had 10 pay for In
buring themselves In stock companies. The follow
Ing is hts recapitulaton OF savings IN these towns