New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
HAsTY PASSAGE OF BILLS.


INCREASING TIIB SALARIES or YEw-YoRK en-
PLoYEs-CHECKING THE WASTE OF wATER-IM-
PRovEMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS
lfRoA THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, June 6.-Tho Legislatures head is
so dazed wit politics that some Of the worst measures
OF the session passed without comment. on
Saturday 1t was the Fifth Avcnne requirement bill; to-
day II was the bin increasing per cent the salaries OF
all employees Of the Department OF Charities and Cor
recton OF Now York This is OF the great depart
mentH Of the city. It's employees numbered by the
hundreds. Under the Public Burdens bll passed last
year. AL their salaries reducsd 10 per cent and the
employees OF every other city department had TO submit
To Ike reduction The authors Of the present bill
probably the Commissioners Of Charities and Correction
themselves; least Commissioner Hess has been here
frequently during the lobbying for the bin The
measure passed the Assembly after feeble opposition
nom Somo country members, headed by Mr. skinner,
who predicted that the coming year would the
heads OF all tho NewYork departments, inspired
by Mr. Hesss Success here lobbying bill increasing
the pay OF the employees the that prevailed pre-
vions to Janunry Of the present year All Of the New
YORK City members ndustrously misreprcsented their
tnRpaying constituents by working and voting for the
BILL To-day passed the Senate with only single vote
m the negative.
Mr. Bradley has had hil here which, In tho opinion Of
MT; browning. would give monopoly Of the business Of
certain persons To-day the bill reported fayoraoy
by the subcommittee Of the Whole Mr.. Browning 1t
iulthcr examination. He then stated that 10 would pre-
vent Tree competition In selling railway tickets TO imin
grauiS His motion 10 rccOmnit the bill was carried by
"a large majority
In The senate n resolution was adopted continuing
MeasfH WOOdn. Pitts aud Vler the special com
mittrc 10 nyesat" the several insane asylnms In this
State the committee 10 report to the legislature
Bus were passed To nable the Comm issioncr 81 Pub
DC works tn check the waAt OF water IN New York City
10 regulate the selection Of the shcrs jury in the CITY
nud County Of Ncwl ork o incorporate the Workmens
Bcngii Mutual Life and Accident Insurance Company
Tor he Improvement ~ the Riverside Park ana other
public places iu Nrw-Iork City.
Thc following bills were ordered third reading I'm
The Assembly Amending the net To improve that part
~ New OK city between Icu'hayc. ana Avenue ~.
Nirhola- and One-hundrcd and thirty cighth-st con
tinu,d. and the lands of the Academy OF the Sacred
Heart and Onc-hnudrrd and-thriy -huh-t. continued
amending the act providing for the Improvement Of
thai htu ~ Nrw York city between Onr-hundr'duud-
forty -hithst aud one hnndrcdnnd my fth-st, and
west 81 Eighth ave- for the mpru, cInrnt ~ that or
ton OF The tty of Ncwlurk htwtcn Onchundrtd and
fort -nth 49, Avenue -. Nicholas, the lands OF the
Academy ui The sacred Heart and Grnth-ave.
Iil~ were PASSED Amending the act relative 10 az
s'~-n nir fer NiuE Atlantic ave iirp"h'yu; amend
iuS ic act providing Or laying telegraph wires under
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