New-York tribune., 1881-03-30
THE sTREET-CLEANiNG AGITATION.

THE STREET-CLEANiNG AGITATION.
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE AT ALBASY-ALTERA-
TIoNs IN THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HosKlNs SOMEWHAT BETTER-NINoR LEGIsLA-
TIoS AND COMMITTEES WORK.
ALBANY. Aarch 29.-The CIiizensl Committee
appointed at the Cooper Institute meeting. have re-
maDed to-day urging the passage Of Mayor Graces
bill give him the control OF the StreetCeaning Bureau
Several OF the committee appeared before the Mccarthy
Special mnittee morning and answered
objections that had been made to the BILL
James f. Morrison, exExcise Commissioner who
has been here as Mayor Graee's personal
representative also present and gave efficient aid
20 the ttee in endrayOr 10 frame satisfactory
bl The committee itself was In secret session AL
tho afternoon considering the. bill The bill was
slightly modified. but was LETT nevertheless, in per-
fecily satisfactory condition 10 the Citizens Committee
The chief amendment was the exclusion OF the twelfth
section which required the street railway companies TO
clean tile streets OF through which their railroads
mass within three days OF fall Another amendment
IL restriction OF the Mayor 10 SlOOOOOO expenditure
year for street cleaning The section regarding con-
tracts has thoroughly revised Proposals for con-
tracts for street cleaning 10 be advertised in at least
three newspapers Such proposals may be for the per-
formauce all part pOrOnOf the work as the
Mayor shall require. The section declares that from
the proposals received the Mayor may select the bid
or bids the acceptance Of which VIII, in his Judgment
best the ecent performance oL tue NoEA VI NC
may reject any all Of said bids"
The Senate directed the bill to be reported complete,
that may be at put upon its third reading.
The bill will probably pass the Senate Tomorrow In
tho Assembly there are rumors that 1t VIII moet with
opposition from some patriots who want promises Of
patronage before they will acknowledge that there are
some meritoriOus features In the bill.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HOskins IS somewhat better this
evening and his physicians now baye some nope OF his
Professor c. r. Chandler and Dr.. Janeway of the New
York Board Of Health appeared before ihe Assembly
9gainst Assembvman Williams's DILL concerning ten
menl houses. The hill would diminish the Boards au
ASS Jmolymgn Mollcrs bfl authorizing the formation
OF corporations construct railroads in foreign coun-
tries was ordered TO third reading to-day.
Assrmblyman Brodsky introduced bull to-day limit
ing tnr foes OF receivers 70 per cent OF $5OVO Of
cent upOH any excess over that AMOUNT.
Mr. 3 xbY Introduced IN the Senate to-day bin to
prevent the spread OF contagious disease in the CITY OF
Among the bills ordered to third reading in the As
civ oe Brooklyn which provides that whenever officials
having deputies suspended the deputies shaIl as
charge their duties ana that the Governor may remove
the Mayor for malieasa0ee IN Office. A.
BILL and Mr.. c. II. Russell sustained 1t.
Mr.. Warng offered substitute, providing for continu-
ing AMI paying the salary OF suspended officials that the
Mayor with TIE consent OF the Governor may appoint
officials I'M vacances aud that the Governor may re-
After further discussion Mr. Warnings substitute
adopted ....-- ~. 49,, ,r.-...o., u,..
tonight and perfected the act imposing tax on cOrpor-
atlous only important amendment was In the sec
ton providing insurance companies be taxed upon
the entire amount OF premiums earned I1ls was
amended by striking out the word earned and substi:
tutng the word received" The bill was then ordered
10 bo reported tomorrow The blll detnng che term
slaud was next considered, hut pendIn DISCUSSION,
was tabled and the committee adjourned.
Governor Cornell has returned 10 tho g ate SENATOR
Jacobss bill relative to the National Guard In Brooklyn,
with q veto message.
Attorney eneral Ward has given an opinion to Super
intendent Hepburn. OF the Bank Department, &c the
Ell ,ct that savings banks OF the State cannot legally
nye moneys OF their depOsltOrs IN the five per cent
twenl s-years bonds of the District OF Columbia, Issued
under act OF Congress OF June 10 1879.
Tho Governor has signed the following bills Amend
ing the act for improving ppuyten Dnyyn Creek ana
Harlem River; 20 continue the compensation OF judges
and justices IN certain gases.