The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-21

WI AhCH IL, 1910. lRlI la
Wall street; Franklin street, from West Broadway to
Centre street: Dey street, IRON Broadway 10 West
street; Murray street, from Broadway TO West; Wall
strce., from Hanover to william street Liberty street.
Broadway to West street; sixth avenue, from Forty
second TO Ffty-ninth street, ana with trap-b0ck
Lbery street. and Pearl street, from Fulton street to
Coenties slip
CANAL MOTORS
Senator Eccesne's bill appropriatlng tho sum OF
s5,OOo Tor the purpose OF experiments with n new
system OF steam machinery on the canals, and which
passed the Assembly year under his charge catno
up IA The Senate to-day Senator Mccarthy, char
man OF the Canal Committee who instrument tai
last year in having OOV clause stricken of
strong plea in favor OF the exper ment, and the bill
was hnaily ordered to third reading.
FIX ONE ckNr PERRY BILL.
Every member OF the senate to-day t,csented q
petltion in favor OF the PASSAGE OF ''ths cont
Terry OH, " as II has come 10 be known
NEW YORK FINANCIAL BILL
d.. Hayes New York City Finance OIL was to-day
Cities having been shorn, It Is alleged, OF every
political feature and reluced to its elements ks
finance bill pure ana simple
THE CRY REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
The Committee on Cities also reported Mr. Brooks
bill 10 Incorporate the New York State Real Estate
Exchange designate the Judicial sales Of real es-
tato In New York CITY.
GAS.
Mr.. Fish's bill opening contracts for lighting gas In
New York 10 fresh competition and Dr. Hayes biIi 10
Incorporate the College Of Pharmacy were reported
IRON The same committee.
RAILROAD COMPUTATION.
tho Railroad Committee OF tho Assembly reported
avorsoly upon Mr. Molier's oil relating commuta-
tiop and other fares on railroads, which ordered
to be printed aud recommitted for further hear
ng Tue biil has special reerence to the New Haven
Railroad and compels The New Haven company TO
carry way passengers at the same rates of fare as
those ON the Hudson River Raroad--that Is to say,
two cents mile IN summer an& Two and halt cents
In winter.
The Committee on Internal fairs reported Mr. nc.
Donough's bi to regulate The salo o. liquor.
NAVIGATION IN Nkw YORK BAY
since the Attorney Generals decision that the
Legislature has iuil power to enact laws regulating
Navigation aud protecting LIE aud property on tho
waters belonging to the State, Mr. Broogs has
biii. which ho Introduced lhis morning. which
provides FIRST that all steamships vessels ierry boats
steamboats, aud other crafts navigating the waters
adjacent TO New York city during fogs shall
use log horns. steam whistles bells, electrical lights
or other cautohary sgnais, CONTINUOUSLY. No
vessc shall cross the line OF ferry slow
ing, and In cases Of extreme danger vessels re-
CURED " come to an anchor ana signal be-
lore attempting 10 cross 8 No vessel is
allowed to cross tho course OF icrryboat
directly. The crossing must be literally TO the
course, and tho speed OF the crossing vessel Is not
to exceed four miles an hour. "a For the purpose (
to cover the waters OF New ork Bay Including quar-
antnc the East and Harlem rivers TO Harlem Bridge,
Long Island Souua to Flushing Bay. the Hudson
River to Yonkcrs and the XIII Won ku to snuier's
Island; and 5) violation OF the act by mas
tiers OF vessels Is defined as misdcmeanor, punish
able by fDe not to exceed 5000 by ent
not longer than one year.
RECEIVERS or INSURANCE COMPANIES
BILL introduced by MIR. Hepburn, prcscribcs that
any duly appointed receiver OF OF life In
surance company may alter TWO weeks notice the
superintendent OF the Insurance Depart mont and
weeks pubic notice by newspaper advert ap-
ply to the proper court tor order TO the superntend
ont to sell all bonds deposited IN the Insurance De-
partment tor the security OF policy-holders Should
the court after hearing OF parties interested decide
to issue the Order the Superintendent required,
alter selling ana converting into money the company's
receiver, rom whom no viii obtain careful ana
itemzed receipts
bill introduced by Mr.. Browning allows the New
YORK Tunnel Company AZ It's next annual election to
reduce the number OF its directors TO nine II n ma
jority oil tho stock holders shall DESIRE extends
the time within which tho tunnel shall DO completed to
Ave years from the date OF tho passage OF tho act
FILTH DOWN THE
A bill to prevent accumulaIions Of refuse In Tow
York harbor was introduced by MIR. Purdy this morn
not specify exactly how they to be carried into
effect II requires that henceiorth sccumu-
sS ana '1 sSSSs h ~ass % dspSs
behind bukhead or filing, or 10 be towcd sea
three miles of shore and not less than three miles
east OF the outer buoys on the bar. Masters or
owners OF stsamtugs towing bargos aud violating tho
terms Of this act arc TO be deemed guilty of mis-
dcmeanor ana fined $500, or imprisoned less than
thirty days more than months
WITH AVENUE RESERVOIR.
Al last bill introduced to-day by Mr.. Astor Is de-
ysed Tor the OF the reservoir on Fifth
avenue, between Forticth and F0rty.secopd Streets
1t dirccts tho Commissioner OF Public Works 10 re-
move the connecting pipes Of the aud
alter the water mains In It's neigbborhQod, and
remove the structure itself and grado the
ground on which II stands 10 a levei with the
rounding streets within eighteen months. The land
TINS DO cleared aud the adjacent Reservoir square,
agement OF the Park Commissioners, which Is never
To be USED Tor parades, drills. inspections any mill
tary purpose whatsoever
AFTERNOON SESSIONS. ID
motion by Mr. Fish that the Assembly hole after
noon sessions. beginning next Tuesday. at half past
TOUR O'Clock, was adopted to-day, la TACO Of strong
protest from members VINO prclor to do their CON-
mitcc Work In tho afternoon and sit In tho House IN
the evening II necessary. Mr. Alvord explained
and tho majority agreed with him, that COMMITTED
work could Just well be tho evening, when
the atmosphere OF the Assembly Chamber Is SO bad
that comparatively few members can be held there
more than an hour or two Tor the transaction Of
ordinary businesses
sALARrKs vs. FEES poR JUDGES
Mr.. Nelson called up ior future consideration his
resolution respect TO tho salaries Of judges and
aboshing judges lees. and providing that judges
salaries, except the Judges OF the Court Of Appeals
and the Supreme Court, shall be paid by the
which their ourts are Instituted.
NATIONAL TRADE
Mr.. Avord offered tho following resolution, which,
giving rise TO debate, Was LAID ovor until another
% sn'eena policy - extend our trade and
our farmers and manufacturers now markets tor their
once more ships and give employ again
our sesmen and IN the opinion Of this assembly in
steamship lines tho same compensation Tor mail service
adopted. and s.samsaip i"es would rapaly in.
crease would receive the profits OF carrying
trade. would ake Hour beef and pork
butter and cheese and Anuactured articles to the
people a" the world aud would return with the products OF
other lands that neci for mills factories
ana for our own consumption and In this way largely
tend markets aud add very wealth tho
perity.
TO pay for mail service water. 10 steamships. tho
same AS ON Land 60 railroad companies simply Justice
The more speedy the mall facilities between this and
other countries the larger will be trade and
and orr exchange Of products VITA those countries We
commend this matter a. OF great Importance 10 Sem
Ators aud Representatives In Congress.
OUR ASSEMBLYMLN IN JERSEY.