New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-22
NEW-TORK LEGISLA TURE.
GENERAL BUSINESS.


TELEPHONE POLLS AND vlvIsfcnoN MEETING WITH
oProsiTioN-LoWER SALARIES PROPOSED FOR
NEw-YoRK JUDGES.
lFRoM rnF REGuL,R CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, Jan. 21.-As fast as the Legisla-
nrc settle. ancient evils modern spring mp
gageI. attention Yivrsccton ami telephone poles are
certainly evils Of which bo furciathers ~ the state
did not dream. and Of which even the modern world
was Ignorant TN very lately. Henry Bergh to-day
called tire attention 81 me Legislature loudly u
v.,i-ecuon in memorial, ana had presented a
bin for It's prevention, winch proposes that
every person who performs act OF yysecton shall
be deemed guilty OF msdemcanor.
Mr. Terpcny. of New-YorK. has introduced the bill
for suppression OF telephone poles and the strngng
OF telephone across the tops OF houses 1t VIII be
read with great deal Of pleasure by the Inhabitants
Of Albany-whosc streets dlsngured by the poles
and wires of two competing telephone coinphnts Com
nts also come other Of the STATE regard
10 the increase IN the number OF Telegraph
poles caused by the u'r Of the telepho3e MIR, Ter
cOmpauies to pat their wires underground
Several bills 90 compensate property owners along the
line OF proposed elevated railroads Brooklyn for any
damage that may De caused boy the erection Of these
road. were introduced by Brooklyn members One OF
these hHis presented ~ SIr sheridan, provides that
the Supreme shall appoint three commissioners 80
determine tne amount of the damage aud the compCu-
sution thar should be paid the property These
damages are not BE- assessed t years after the
roads have been in operation.
Mr. Clancy introduced another OF these bulls. This
one provides That elevated road shall be built IN any
city Of tue state upon the payment previously Of
conurt saon TO property owners The computation i5
To Doe ascortaho1 and declared 10y ilry.
Nj Duel OF w-Nork. introduced hill reducing the
salrir- Of large nuaher Of Jndfss IN t93i ety. TIE
following reductions IRE made JH"gtH oi h superior
Cour ma the court of Common Pleas $4,000 yearly
iJr. of the Marine Court to 80 600 yr.rly clSil j.
lice. 90 $1,000. aud police Justices To- 10000
Tao reuro pneumonia plague amoug cattle was con
sdoIcd a. ion meeting OF ihr senate Finance Com
mite ana tue Assembly Nay ANA Means Committee.
society appeared before the committee and asked
ing oar The disease General ~ G. r.. Patrick, tue
stat. Cattle Comnssloner, gave the committee an ac-
I~1g and d there were over 100 nerds at cattle IN the
~iair ahcct,d by thc disease. Pr'ic'so Law, Of
tee and size way~ by winch II Was sprend. He said II
W.. extremely CONTIGUOUS u Was necessary TO XII al
injected aulinfs ia Executive scasiun the c0mrcrs
decided unanimously IA favor OF making the appropra-
David Dudley Field appeared before the Judiciary
Committee. OF the Assembly to-day ard opposed the
appointment OF a commission IT, draw up a Criminal
nils reduce tho arcs GA the elevated roids 81
Ncw-York city to cents mt all hour, OF the day and
ntght, made special order Tor Wednesday next
by the Assembly Railroad Committee
senator Forster hna ntsoduced n hill to provide
home for blind. 1t provides FOR tho appointment OF
five commissioners by the Governor 10 purchase twenty
Ave acres land the Of the state and erect
tEercon speedily as possible buildings TO aecommo-
date 600 blind persons.
Mr. Madders has brought In bill which provides that
boards OF education I'm elites villages ana union free
school districts shall have power TO adopt aud designate
books.
AsscmDyma Tallmadgc has brought I'm bill to con
fer on boards OF supervisors power 10 establish and
change date OF the beginning OF the fiscal year In the
different counties tue state also provide for
mcnt to the Treasurer Of Kings County the amount OF
STATE and county taxes annually raised by tho City Of
Brooklyn.
Mr. Tallmadge has introduced bill amending the act
relative to the OF office OF the Clerk aud Assistant
Clerk OF Kings County; also % incorporate the Fire
mems Charitable Association, western District, Brook
Ign. 1890
Uarbor and New-Brghton TO the United States Govern
ment was passed by the senate to-day.
Tho bill 10 suppress inemperance was reported to-
day THIS IL Mr.. Varnums bin.
Mr. jacobs presented to-day petition and protest OF
John W. Browning against the return aud certificate OF
Robert H. Sirahan 10 tho office or Senator from the
With District.
Sir. Rockwell has brought In q bill which provides
that whenever any official OF the State any Court IL
required 10 give bonds the guarantee OF the Knckcr-
becker Casualty Insurance Company OF New York shall
he accepted as sufficient