New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
SUNDAY EDITION.
MAY 23, 1885.
OVER THREE HUNDRED ELLIS
THE TASK BEFORE GOVERNOR HILL.


SALIENT cnARAcrERIsrIcs OF THE LEGISLATION
FOR NFw-YORK AND BROOKLYN.
1 'FRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT rnIBUsI.1
| ALBANY, May 22.-Thcre are a good many
| important measures among the $50 ill. now In tho
possesson Of the Governor and there promises TO be
| good many interesting hearings upon then
| First may be considered the minor NewY,rk meas.
| ures Probably President Koch, OF the Dock De-
partmcnt, would not consider that . minor measure
which increases his salary and that OF his fellow COM
mis.ioners from $1,000 to 5000. Tho bill
limits the Dock Department in its issue OF dock bonds
to 81 100000 and puts expenditures in charge of
the Board OF Estimate and Apportionm,nt as is tho
case with other city departments. The authorities OF
NewYork sro authorized by a bill OF Senator Days
to construct municipal lodging houses for tr1mps and
homeless people This bill drawn for the
purpose OF relieving the police sitionhouses OF New
York of their nightly lodCcrs The police favored
in other ways. The Police Commssioners, for in
stance. may increase the salaries OF the pocs captains
they may add 500 TO the force thus relieving the
present force OF much work. and they may purchase
patrol to convey policemen to posts OF danger
carry prisoners to the statonhOuses one bill In
corporates the Fifth Avenue Transportation Company,
which intends to run stages upon fifthaye bill was
| passed also conveying TO the PARK Department tho
charge OF Fftsvc. from Fiftyninthst to Onehundrcd-
andtenthst and slsw was passed which siren gthens
the barriers agan. street railway being put ia the
street.
A bill introduced by Charles Smith permits Judges
| to issue a mandamus against the Board Of Excise Of
NewYork to compel its members TO issue license when
It has been refused on frivolous grounds bill intro
duced by Senator Comstock limits tho year
In which suit for damages for acct lent caused by
the OF the authorities be brought against
the authorities Of New-York. bill OF Senator Days
extends the time for issuing bonds for the erection OF
schools in NewYork II this IS gned the authorities
o, NcwYork increase largely tho number o, schools
| Hsfo
General Sessions Of New-YorK aud authorizes the ap-
pontment OF additional clerks and stenOgraphers Tho
Montefore Home IS exempted from taxation. There Is
bill. which introduced by Senator
Murphy, amending the police pension fund
By providing that moneys collected from tho
engineers for licenses shall be paid into It, bill intro
duced uy Mr. Cantor authorizes Sheriff Grant appoint
warden aud elk keepers OF Ludlow street Jt, whose
salaries are to be paid by tho C:y OF NewYork. This
measure passed in OF tho Of speaker
! liusted's bill ab0lishng imprisonment for debt Ibs
no sd vii he sirned bv him n so ,h@ Ird os street
| jail will lo.e most Of its inmates AMI sheriff e. Ant a
good deal OF his income He wishes to he reconpensed
duced bill OF Mr.. Van Allen authorizes the Board OF
Coroners of New York to employ s;cnosraphnr. one
Of the measures authorizes farmers and market gien-
ers to stand with their wagons IN the streets abou.
the Relief OF the Ripure and Crippled - hold real cs-
another cancels on the map part or College Pace
m panel seY or ry from $50 to fourth
the Nassau Trust Company; hfth amends the charter
|
The recent decision ~ the Court OF Appeas that tho
funds In the possession the shaking Fun Coms
not part of the debt of the city OF NcwYok !
Department Of Estirgate an Apportonnent to revise
the estimate J, made of the amount necessary Tor tLs
YORK One Of The bills creates Post-Graaua,e Medical
! school and Hospital in New-York.
Perhap. the street railway companies Will be chi hy
Interested in tho amended Cantor act Tas provides
that street railway franchises IN New.iok and othe.
cities IN the :, ite shall be sod at pubic anepn TO the
corporation Offering TO pay the cry yeary ho highest
percentage OF its gross receipts Fhe Brooklyn meas
uros are but some OF them important
The chief In importance Is bi providing Tor reyison
and sodatOn OF All the laws relating {" Brooklyn
The Mayor authorized to appoint two lawyers 10 draw
up Consolidation similar 10 the Consolation act 0,
thew now have OF the laws Affecting Brooklyn # such
Consolation act Is passed sacsett and Bond Sts are et
men OF the SD REGIMENTS anthorzei n 0ne 1i
st and another the closing OF certain streets IN ta.
bush. The election law Is made strcter Apparently
some husbands threatening leave their wve. In
Brooklyn for bill provides for the pun'shment OK
"auy person who abandohs or attempts 10 aDaiu)h
author Improve the street in the Prospect Park
pszs. The law allowing compensation u property'
Of an elevated railroad is repealed by one o. the 6ils
Interest cd In BIZ annuine the asreement maze os-
tween the Railroad Commissioners ana the Brooklyn
Elevated Railroad prohibiting the company from charg'
ing than cents fare The bill permits the COM
pany increase the fares. ~
There a good many important general bills. Bill
OF A.semblyman Palmer approprates 10000 for mo
use OF the superintendent Of Prisons. 70 enable him 10
prisons Speaker iIusted's bill appropris;ng $4,000
Tor the Improvement OF the state Military Campls
pressed by the members OF the National Ginri The
lire companies are greatly Interested In the
fate OF Senator McMans Oil proyiing uniform fro
insurance policy. The fire insurance CON. CON.
doubt Of the bill being signed by the Governor There
Is also BILL which Was introduced by senator smith.
taxing the telegraph companies specially their wirea
II this bill becomes law the revenues or tue state from
corpor alton. will be greatly increased One bli pro-
vdes for the payment OF he salaries OF the subway
Electrical Conmis Messrs Hess and Moss Inc
tecgra companies pay this tax. The AlIntant-Gen-
eral Is authorized to issne twelve stands oi arms 10
every post OF the Grand Army OF the Republic ana tas
members OF the posts are to serve az snrns deputies
in csso riots. bill was passed ostiDlsihS com.
mission consisting OF AdjusntGeners Porter, General
sckcs and General socum. 80 establish monuments on
| the battle field of Gettysburg. 4 bill was passed
10 give each county IN The state $1,000 year 10 NAN.
tain armories. THIS will require an expenditure OF
ails a strngout provision to the Oleomargarine law
Physicians VIII he glad learn that O the bills,
which has ior ~ A'h VI" w P'o.',,' P Va III,
health OF children, requires Tue erection OF
| quarantine in case OF tie existence ot any IN.
fictitious or contagious disease In child's hospital
or school, The adulteratioh OF beer 10 attached n
| bill fOrbtdding the use OF substitute iof nia1s
in making Controller Chaplin s or the o mon that
many corporations that now evale taxation WIZ DC as
coyered 4 the bill becomes law requiring all corpora
tions to make annual report 70 the ContrOcr le'
uerance men will he glad TO learn that the Governor has
Ia his possesslon bill orbidding the sale oi liquor IN
State bulings This measure IL aimed at the capitol
restaurant The canal boamen VIII rejoice TO know mat
the locks OF the Erie Canal bi. oi senator
Hendricks encourages tho growth Of free circulating
libraries by providing for them some pnallc support
The sum SlO4 600 IS appropriated Tor improving the
executive mansion and grounds The lsbOrlhg Non are
favored bill providing tnat ihe tllti saturday 10
September snail be public holiday foI worAingneh. 70
the fate OF Charles ID. Bakers Code o; Evidence
witch il a 40 before the Governor Lastly btu appro-
pirates 100000 to pay the expenses OF the legislative
committees