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

DULL LEGISLATIVE sEssIoN-NEw PIPE LINE
PROJECT BILLS OF IMPORTANCE TO BROOK
LYN-ADoPTIoN OF THE CANAL TOLL SHEET
FLOUR AND PETROLEUM ON THE FREE LIST
ALBANY. Fsb. s. 1878
None Of the really important questions having ~
yet come up for debate either house tho sessions
continue TO be duh
SEW PIPE LINE PROJECT.
The oil pipe limos have yet all beard from
ana this morning Senator wsgstan introduced bill
70 suppose. the New YORK Central Railroad manage.
meDt will make strong opposition. The pipe line
recently laid In New York CITY. by ordinance OF the
Common Council IRON the Yards OF tho Central Road
Mt Tho foot of slxtieth street. North RIVER across
Mauhattan Island TO Hunters Point, Long Island.
gives peculiar ana special advantages TO the road in
question oil transporter The most OF the great
oil redneries on the seaboard arc located at
Hunters Point, and heretofore much OF the oil trans
ported over the Eric and Pennsylvsaia roads had
to be shipped by water from tho Jersey ter
mini OF those roads 10 Long Island This
expensive method Is to be superseded BY what to
Jersey city and Hoboken TO Hunters Poiot, Ravens
WOOD and Grccnpout Lon. Island. The capital stock
OF the company is TO be 100000.
TWO BILLS OF IMPORTANCE TO COUNTY
Senator jacobs has introduced two bills, both oil
great importance 10 the people Of kings county The
y
ze salvage corps for the purpose OF saving property
at fires Each insurance company subscribing TO the
entitled 10 the meetings OF the directory,
the nrs OF when 10 TO take place The second Non
day In June, 1878 The second relates 10 the rate OF
interest TO be paid by persons whose property has
been sold IN foreclosure Previous TO 1875 the rate
was ntecn per cent and In That year II was reduced
TO ten per cent bv an amendment TO the Brooxlyn
charter Tho amendment of 1878 is 10 DO repealed
and the original rate, should the bill pass, will be
restored.
THE CANALS.
In the Assembly the Toll sheet OF last year, with
troleum free, reported from the Canal Com mittee,
was adopted by the sweepng vote OF % against 90 for
all tho canals
The question Is attracting this year On uncom-
mon degree Of attention. and the canal committees OF
both houses have some important duties to perform
in the resolutions OF Dr. Hayes. printed IN the
HERALD this morning, is expected to cause . lively
debate at later period Of tho session.
NEW YORK HARBoR PIER LINES.
Following rs bill important 10 the commerce of
oy mr. and
bukhead and pier lines OF New York Harbor the
Staten Island side:-
snc,os Tbs sx.srio, sSl.as.d and pier lines q the
pa 'S' Of d .sS SSsssy Sssoy
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state: xrmy Patterson suDsrn,sndoni Coast sas
vey ana John Newton Lieutenant Coonei OF Engineers
and brevst Major Generai said being intended
hod In the once Of the Of this
snc Alt shall BE- lawful for she OF piers bulk
heads constructed or hereafter TO be constructed,
owners land under water granted by the state Of
consrass pis:. SuEss.ds The exterior
lines OF piers and bukhesds respectively hxed estab
lishod By shis act-
BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS.
A lot OF resolutions authorizing the printing Of
documents and books including the printing aud dis
tributon Of Tho .'Civi List New York state" a.
cost to the State not 20 exceed So q volume, went
through the Assembly this morning, usual-yoas
70, nays 2H
TIM VOLUNTEER ADVISORY soAaD.
Messrs. H. n. Beers and Fitch, Of the ssCouncl Of
fo,itien t.s % Ke,orm IN IN new YORK are among this
give all SORTS OF advice in regard to all Of bills
before the Legislature now appear.