The New York herald., 1878-03-12
DOWN WITH WHISKEY.
Also Urgent Legisla ticn on
the Supply Of Water.
REPAVING STREETS,
Attempts to Control the Ring Board o'
Apportonment.
fix TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALp.l

ALBANY, March IL, 1878.
In the Assembly TO- night several New York city
bills and re.oIutous introduced aud considered.
NATIVE WINES, AND LAGER BEER.
Two new excise bills were presented, one by Mr..
A,vord which rs approved by and by other repub-
1icans from The interior oi the State IL allows ex-
cise comm issioners In all the cities to grant
licenses ior the sale OF native wines, ale and
lager beer, 10 be drunk the premises
whore they are sold, and at the time
requires the dealers whom such Licenses granted
10 give bot ds each in tho sum Of $3.50 not TO sell
spirituous liquors foreign wines. License certd-
Gates may be granted this condition on the pay
mcnt Of $40 by each dealer each yoaE THIS bill was
referred TO The Committee on Internal Affairs. An
other BILL introduced by Mr. Holahan and reierrcd to
the Committee Cities. socks 10 repeal the act OF
April, 1866 and adopt the provisions OF tho act OF
Aprn l6, 1867, With the following amendment for the
whole oil this State:- ,si
In cities licenses may be granted for period Of not more
s" oas s @ the is n @
srns hotels the Excise Commissioners
Ss "' Of y 'DsD good moral nora cSasees and licenses
oysa o sE wsg 'S .e Mayor the city
where the same issued icenser shall bo
snsd Az moneys received ior - N cities sn" ~ be
cy wher the license granted to be used snow pro-
vued for by iaw
NEW yoRK's wArxR SUPPLY.
In 1873 the Commntee on Cities Cf the Assembly
haa before bill propriating 81 500 600 for laying
Sss S.s 81 & Or sppt o. re
than $500, 900 should be expended In any one year
Eight hundred thousand dollars lars: having been ex-
siiii very dsiect,vs. on Murray Hi the dow
OF houses; In sOmo Other localities II reached
only The nrst stories The Comm missioner applied TO
pump but ADVISED oy the Corporation Counsel 10
oh the sanction 0f hc Legislature. lie VAS just
winter bill authorizing MIN TO expend the whole re-
manning $70O 600 of the original 81 5lO QUO for the
% nsw
luccd by Mr. DAILY, and II was tonight passed 10 lis
Shird reading.
REPAIRING THE STREETS.
Mr.. Daly's bill Tor repairing the streets OF New
York was also passed TO lnrd reading tonight after
protest from Mr. Holanap, who seemed TO lear that
The 81 $60Oo 600 or 81, 900 QUO Of unpaid as
Sessment bonds III the city would be augmented by
h. The city officials, Mr.. HolaLan said. were all op-
posed 10 i, except Tue Commissioner OF Public Works
Dir. Daiy aud Mr.. Fish both uIgcd that tue city
treasury was uiy protected under me Terms o, !he
lower part oi Manhattan Island, aud the
vital section OF when reads as folows:--
s..rS Ssw of sS erSs sa Of fsy e asS s0rs 70 ns
s,v ss,s shall TT .s psss Pie
Of s.a ssrss., ., public place. in the manner
sd %enaed by the said ccmmssioncr Of Public
". b. ~ss 1 b sS"s s' 4"f ue
s pubic ~%
Of the above Requirements shall be borne by general as
snail s%saae$ ,, sss e.,%sss q .ss bssa,
h' % "' and % pS
.a By ns % e S ss and
and s"sssa go ~ tax upon = Hs etss ,nssi
the amour, appropriated and raised shall
: % 81 a e IA sa Il ii s
been once iaved md the expense theror assessed
srry. the Common coanci' may by ordinance d.
beet s streets tire the q Put
lie Wor~s upon petit of two thirds OF IN owners OF
si of the lsss fronting the limo Of the
pSsd eo.sed Sn sho pt"usy
fronting s .s %
~ wh aw The sna.rrss 30 the petitions
% " m snail oe sso,o
be used IN the state Of New York.
ATTACKING THE BOARD OF APPoRrIoNMESr
The Board oi Estimate and Apportlonment was as
Ba'led IN tho following resolution submitted by Mr.
Daly:-
ponionent the city OF New York part system
oesepuvey hsgnn with the intent to sr,n tue elective
Po"tro whereas legislation Of in.
soafd s OF Estimate sa @ os @ep,s
shs vcious system Of 1911 and thereby keeps in
~. q and nd, ass"o
s. and % oyer % ard mon h, Of people; 81, and
office and kept in office by law Of the ~tae, with
are beyond the powers OF removal by these voters;
aud whereas the Corporation Counsel oil the city New
rk has recent declared In an elaborate official opinion
tnnt this Board has general legislative power" IN city
sfa'ts; and whereas newspaper published 10 Tue city
York declared the Jt of september 1871 tnut
the legislation OF the state which first created the Board
was the xcusiee invention OF the ring and fraud
r. tho beginnng which designed 70 consoiidste and
tepetuate all municipal In the hands OF
bt tour men I; whereas such In the Ids OF
lew officers who not elective and be
from Office by majority oi th voters of the municpa
Is enmy with acceped maxims and traditions of
American repre- .cntative governnen mt therefore,
Resolved by the Assembly That the Cities
be hereby directed whether the law
atiu ntainns the present. board OF Estimate and
Apporonme In New York city should repealed
other laws be enacted instead which, under proper
by the State will enable
by election TO exercise efficient and safe control
the local Affairs OF the municipality.
ORPHAN AND INDECENT CHILDREN
In the senate the clause Of the law relating to
orphan and indigeut chdreD, which required sucn
children be consigned TO charitable institutions con-
trocd by religious denominations Oi the same fatn
that profcssed by the children parents, ana
stricken out Two years ago, was restored In b
discussed this evening, aud alter spirited speech by
NE Mccarthy passed 10 third reading.
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