New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
CONVICT CONTRACT LABOR ABOLISHED.
ENLARaING TIE NETWORK CENTRAL DEPoT-THE
BROADWAY UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.

ENLARGING TIE NETWORK CENTRAL DEPoT-THE
BROADWAY UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRrBUNEl
ALBANY, Feb. 21.-The contract labor system in
the state Prison may be said to have passed away
to-day with the approval by the Assembly of the
Senate bill. 1T will be two years yet before the
taxpayers OF the State will perceive that the system
by which the prisons have been converted from
annual burden of half o million dollars into self
sustaining institutions has been swept away. None
Of the present contracts, except small one expire
within that period.
The Assembly this morning passed Senator Com
stocks bill prohibiting the making of further
tracts for the labor Of conviots. by a
vote Of 90 to 1, and it was taken to Cover
nor Cleveland, who, It Is said. will at once
sign 1t. Mr.. Howe introduced bill extending the
time within which the Prison Labor Commission
must report. Tho bill creating the Commission
provided that its members shouldrepOrt on rbefore
March 1. Mr. Howe's new bill provides that they
shall report "at the earliest possible moment"
That may mean next year. Indeed, Mr.. Howe
thinks that the Commission ought 10 take until
next year in order to make thorough investigation
of the subject of employing convicts IN prisons.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED.
The men and women Of Now-YOrk who have so
generously contributed their means 70 found free
circulating library in BOnd-st now think 1t wise
to incorporate their institution bill was intro
ducedby Senator Obbcreating THE New York FREQ
Circulating Library and names as its incorpora-
tors Henry L. Pellew, Benjamin II. Fold, Ellen
Shaw Barlow Anne Redmond, William w. Apple
ton, J. Pierpont Morgan, William GreenOugh Fred
erck w. Stevens, Julia G. Blagden, Amy Townsend,
Mary s. Kernochan, Philip Schuyler, Frederick W.
Whitridge, J. F. Kernochan, Robert Hoe, Temple
Prime Oswald Ottendorfer, Florence II. (, Tuck
erman, W. c. W hitney and George W. Folsom.
Senator Robb introduced to-day the bill author
ling the enlargement of the Grand Central Depot
in New-Yorb According to the BILL tho new part
of the depot is to extend eghty-fve feet easteriy
from the present structure along FOrty-secoDd-st,
and northward to Forty-ffth-st. East of the new
structure also, tho New-YOrk and Harlem Railroad
Company are to construct new street. sixty teet III
width The railroad company is also 10 be compelled
orase and extend the bridge north of the depot aud
TO make the grade of FoTty-ifth-st. conform 70 IT,
The Broadway Underground Railway Company
had bills introduced in the Senate and Assembly
to-day modifying their charter In important par
ticulars. As modified, ii will enable the company
to build an arcade Instead OF a tunnel road. me
bills direct the company to lay sidewalks IN the
sub-surface" outside Of its railroad lines cor
responding in capacity and completeness 10 those
in the surface street and also TO provide vaults lot
all the city's sewer water and other pipes and all
wires and tubes, mades easily accessible iOr re-
placement and repairs" Roadways and bridges
Are to be built across broadway while the railroad
is under construction. The Governor Is authorized
to appoint commissioners to supervise the work
and see that ii does not interrupt trade or travel
The company, Judging from the bill, intend TO Duld
a r-track road through Broadway two for pas
senger trains and two for freight trans. go
Senator Fassett introced bill to-day providing
:" that in all causes where corporations OF JOINT
stock companies assign for tho benefit OF creditors
IN accordance with the existing statutes OF ms
State, the wages salaries actually owing to the
employees of the assiinOr, assignor3. Mt the time
of the execution of the assignment, ehaii pe
assets of the aSsgnOr. sgnorS not be suiclenu
to pay III full all the claims preferred pursuant 10
this section, they shall be applied TO the payment
of the same pro rata to the amount OF edch such
claim. Aud all such claims shall he thus preferred
whether they are so declared IN the assignment OF
not. 1900 3.
The Senate passed the billmaking Good Friday
public holiday.
MR.. CULLENS STRENGTHENING BILL.
ALBANY, Feb. 21.--In the Senate to-day Mr..
Cuen bill transfer the letting Of contracts for street
cleaning from Commissioner Coleman TO the Board OF Is
Innate was read DIT Cullen said that 1t was impossible
to obtain contract from tho present Commissioner unless
man IS worth 100000 lie had tried to get contracts
for STRENGTHENING and little ash and garbage JOBS and
failed every time Mr. Plunkett declared that no man
had done him a greater injury than Commissioner Cole
man. who prevented his election TO tho Senate two
years ago but las opposed TO this bill.
Tamr1nuy Hall does not seek 70 grab the patronage
of the Cleaning Department, ana he him0e Woud
be the first to resist efforts to destroy the on
responsible heads OF departments no mohon 70 sIlHo
the frat section in order 20 Kill tho mn III Dty
said that the bill had been reported IRON the
OF Cities without his knowiedse IL was Ddd D.' a.
nneeuths Of the people OF York believed tnat tne
present system OF street cleaning was the best be city
ever had and were opposed to tho but
Mr. Cullen consented that the bill should be pro
crossed" with a rccOmmtal to the committee,