The New York herald., 1878-03-28

charge OF paying out money In advance OF appropra-
tons on the occasion Of the labor riots last summer
LINE QUESTION
The General Pipe Line bill, which Is now working
Its way through the senate against severe and pro-
racted opposition, Is sure TO provoke an extended
discussion IN the lower Chamber NOT only tue rail-
road Interest, Dut other great interests naturally
arrayed against the extension Of pipe lines AZ
present the OIL Is transported 10 tue sea-
board by rail, and from this transportation
the railroads have been deriving very large
The production Of petroleum or year 1917 reached
about twelve million barrels. or about thirty our
thousand barrels per day ana the prou gong
GU AZ pretty nearly be same rate The furnishing OF
barrels Tor this quantity OF oil creates great timbr
IharkeI The cutting aud preparing vi the
timber, getting 4 ready Tor the ceopers.
gives employment to an immense number OF Ordinary
aboicrs- Inc manufacture handling, transportation
anu delivery OF these barrels employs hunareds ot
thousands of coopcrs and other workinon. ine arsu-
ment Is used that ths Industry would receive death
blow HON tho general establishment of pipe lnus,
which are liable, through combination Of capital for
a general control oil tnem, to become greater mon-
opoy than anything we nave ever known.
Theso representatives do not prevent inland cities
from advocating tho enactment VI general pipc limo
laws ana the construction OF pipe lines lie city OF
Buffalo Is the most earnest peader now botore the
Legislature Ior the passage oi the pending b
reasons Tor It's passage winch aie urged ,y various
Legislators prove trat supposed benefits IRON
the introduction Of pipe lines IN tis State antci
pated IN many other localities
ciry GOVERNMENT NRw YORK
Five separate bulls 40 rcorgaDze the local govern
menl oi the CITY oi New YORK" are now before :he
Committees oil the Legislature The newest charter
Tor tho metropolis was presented the Assembly TINS
morning ny Sir. Fitzgerald. IL provides ior mayor
ana aiso ior elective deputy mayor. The
local legislature is 10 consist OF BOARD
Of aldermen, from each Assembly dis
rct, aud presided over ny the deputy mayor,
ana oi bouru oi burgcsses i've IRON eacn Assembly
district Ine bill abulishes the oard OF Estn te and
Apportionment anu gives the Mayor power TO require
heads oil departments 10 suymt to detained csli
mates OF EXPENSES annually for the succeeding year
These estimates are 10 be submitted Dy Mayor
the Board ol Aldermen, which, with the Board Of
Burgesses, will make the necessary appropriations
All tue departments are nude single hcadod except
tne departments oi Health, OF Charities aud Correc-
tious and oi Taxes. Tue routine OF the Police
department is entirely Changed Dy tnis bill. ihe
Mayor ~ made cominande r-in-chisi oil me police,
with power 10 appoint Two officers under him, u
Superintendent OF Police ana Police Secretary or
sort oil auJu'ant general The Police Treasurer TO
be appoin'ed by tue Comptroilc The superintendent
!. to exsrcisc the supreme command oil the force tho
commissioners oi Police beng dispensed with.
EXCISE MATTERS
Adverse reports IRON Tho Assembly Committee on
Internal Aaiis To-day three Of the many ex.
else bills st penang to burial too doep Tor
ton TWO OF tGStilis were introduced Ly Mr. Foster,
and one was The Langner bil,, on wncn some OF tho
New York members rested their hopes utter the de.
ieat Of the DAILY bill on the TN INST. Among tue ex,
else bills lett TO be dealt with Is Mr.. Hoiahan's s,
which was reported last week by the Committee on
CIties, with the recommendation that II be passed 1t
Simply allows the Excise C0mmis. .0ners OF cities 10
issue licenses u their discretion 10 persons other than
proprieors oil hotels inns ana taverns H. secures all
classes oi Liquor dealers IRON police raids aud arDi-
fary arrests anu In TACT, leaves tho Excise law Of
1857 TO bo Interpreted as IL was popu,ariy
Interpreted before the decision OF Court
App, Hls. There Is also Senator G0obops BILL which
discriminates IN favor OF gnt wines, putting
the same iootng as ~ rutes ot license alo and
beer, aud rehoves all cities whose population IL
greater than 1900 from the restriction OF the
hands OF the Committee on Cues OF the
Senate. Then there Is Senator Hopkns' bill
winch provd for bonds to De gwen by all dealers
throughout the State that thoy will not sell other
hquoSs than those for tho sale OF which they are
licensed, and WILL IN all other respects, comply with
the law, including all the restrictive features OF the
present laws, anu which makes any violation OF the
statutes WORK forfeiture oi the bond II 10 In
tho hands ol tho Senator's own Committee Internal
Affairs
A bill introduced ny Mr. keegan.is interesting to
hotel keepers and their guests II s Intended 10 por-
init hotel keepers sell goods and baggage lott IN
their possession by travellers unable falling pay
their uils at public auction alter they neid
tised week beforehand IN tho local newspaper aud
sent 10 the delinquent guest through the Post Uiice
The proceeds, alter paying the expense OF advertising
sale and the landlords bi are to be turned into
tho county treasury 10 await tho Claim OF the original
owner OF the properly.
bill introduced by Mr.. SeeDachcr proposes to com.
pei the Central Park, North and East River Railroad
Company 10 run their cars every hftoen minutes De.
tween midnight ana five A. NJ, also require the
Dry Dock East Broadway ana Battery Railroad Com
pany run their every nfteen minutes between
midnight und haif.past iour A. NJ.
BILLS yAvoRABLY REPORTED.
Among the bulls avorabiy reported from the Assem-.
bly, COMMITTEES on Cities were tue following
Mr. Fishs bill TO transfer the Department OF Build
ings IN Now York 70 tho Department Of Public
Works.
Dr. Hayes bill. antagonistic to General shaler's
army schemc to preserve Washington square q
pubic park
Dr. hayes bill permitting the Board OF Estimate
and Apportopment 10 appropriate $50 900 hat IL 10
say, $50 QUO In 1873 and $780, 900 1870 equip
building In Central Park Tor the Metropolitan Museum
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