New-York tribune., 1880-01-08
IMPORTANT Bills INTRODUCED.


IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED.
SENATOR AsroR SUBMITS A ELL REDUCING ELr-
WAITED RAILROAD FARfs-CHANGEs IN THE NEW
YORK CHARTER PROPOSED.
fFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
ALBANY, Jan. THE Legislature held its second
session to-day, but the members were exhausted
by their week Of midnight electoneering over the
Offices at their disposal and soon as possible
adjourned for several days-under the pretext OF
giving tine Licutenant-GovcrnOr and the Speaker
time to draw up a list OF committees.
Senator Astor signalzed bis entrance into the
Senate by the introduction OF three bills on the suh-
jects that have hitherto caused much talk here ana
in New.York In one of these bills the fares on the
elevated railroads are reduced from 10 to .
cents at all hours of the day and night !;
in another the Commissioner o. Pubic Works IS
directed TO remove the Forty street Rcser-
voir. grade the ground. and create a park on the
spot. The expense of removing the structure OF tho
reservoir and grading the ground IS 10
fell onc-half upon the owncS OF property
facing the new park, and 0De-half upon the city.
The work Is 10 be done within six months after the
bill becomes a law. Ncw-York cannot collect mil
lions of assessments that she has levied for local
improvements. Ii is supposed that some OF this
money might be- r. -oyercd II there was legal way
for the city 10 couproul, It's claims. II is prob
ably with this object that Mr. Astor presented
a bill authorizing the Commissioners OF the sink
ing Fund to bear complaints regarding assessments
tor local Improvements made picFloUe L" l'9O anu
10 revise modify. even NdCaic such aS0t>7llthl5
9, they may think were uuluStl " imposed. Bltiche'
OF trust hy GUARDIAN trustees have been unlcIs-
autly frequent OF late yeaf. l4crciolr MI. A.i@@r
| lutrt,ulri % dill with the irictouS iltlr. 10
/ prevent persons holding funds a. trustees or
otherwise from miugiIug the same with Their oWii"
ANY person caught "wInllug trust FUNDS Win DIS
D t.,tr ff "a Id RI
tn be- unui,l,cd by q tine not exceeding 5000 and by
| upri-ulmeut NOT exceeding three years.
Senator Forster ~ prolific Don bills lie introduced
| seven Yesterday ard four bills and two amend
u.crt- % the Constitution to-day. Inc one ol culc
interest is prplo-ed modification of the Charter o.,
NnW-l, ,r oi l~1h AT present iie t'I'i- oI h",t OF
the city officers are much longer than that
If the N";or NT ". trfI tSc5r. term .m OF %ata. OF,
of the tcrat of The commissioner, of drp1rfncnt>
from 1913 aycra ol Sis years 90 two years. 10 III
-urr ilc appointment %. new commission upon
tnc c'mln- 90 Mayor INTO Office Doe H required g.
| send t0 thc Board OF Aldermen nominations 10 iii
va-4uei,- Chat have been caused by oNpr- .on of
tc.,l .r otl.rrI.e. within ten days from the day 0l
I tAr dat. ni auy such vacancy. ln regard To rc-
I moya-, u.r bill says:
rl. b,aI-.fal department. aad a,l o''er persons ar-
pointed uY tiD iYfuf naN 'r remover lt hiin fiitr
tl.. .t. boom lu.o.lu-o o4 tu. ' DI iH' !i l'-t 10
irI..N.. If ui'. N"' n allowed M .i.'.t ' iIh
Ir-su Iu1uon tud 90" frI. q. -n' tesc't hod
b, t.r .ayu' DO t.r l,1a- ''. oi ir 'H" .u '"uu-
c.. rsoti4u- ta.t thc Do',.nor s.t. DO "4ins ai-
/ prose if -.IOl removal.
! Ourot Nr. Ior,tcr- amendments 20 Che Cons 10
] tuition provides for au additional Supreme Court
iudl. il each iulIo.a. district o t.t state; also Tor
/ fI. ..k.ug of H pension to every Judge from thc
Court a. Appeal down after t.rN nave served i've
/ wears and arc then disabled ht age or sickness.
Ih.o otl,r amendment autIoiI.- every city govern
mont fo lr-iafc for lt- IT, auf r,r.Fc- tLc Legs
latur, of .f.y U1Wcro of Interference.
! A>mauy person may stil b' Ignorant OI the It.
duct1l oi tuc lc.u rate oi interest from 10 q
p.s cent. llr Forester Introduced "a bui to exempt
/ irrlu tnc rculIJic- of fhc isIrF laws al trans
/ actions PRIOR Co May !. 1850
lu fhr Assembly th0lc Wcrc few bills of public M
/ t,rc-t introduced. In behalf oi the ha.wlkcfs of
! Blooklyn vino tuIul they ntyc suffered by the i'm
r.tlI,.I.u ol hat-uahfut in Clinton luson,
/ Sheridan iul.ldIug the letting out Of
! tlc labl, ol couNIct- TO contractors Mr. Narnum
presented Auluuunut ,Aci.c h.l, aprocl~r copy oi
/ our chat Doe iufr.uc,4 800 the last A. emhly, and
+ ul.ru ..,t uitu u' iis"r. Mr. FHker. of Monroe,
/ lAu lI.i repeating thc lIW which cNcupis church
/ property from taxation aud Nr. lIIFI- one re-
/ mining railway companies To carry mik az
/ ilc -lur rate as other freight. commit
/ f.r reported th1t thc acoustic properties ol tA'
/ Assembly, Chamber were good enough % tae ASSEM-
hlm.l scout. oi.I make les, noise. luc new capitol
! tonmi ...oI,rs reported that i.cy had expended
-5u~ GO during tnc pI-t rrar and bad ~13,lG9 ln
land. tp january /. io-0 thc cost of the struc-
tui. Sa, IL. fl.luN.: toI lands, rO2u.ii1 o.; tor
/ interest. ~IGq}J o.: construction expense,
/ -gOI5.3Io TG; total, 9lo23~. GOl 22.