New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-01
LAWS FOR THIS CITY.
MEASURES UNDER CONSIDERATION.
RESULT or TIE GIBBS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
PiANs-REDCCTIoN OF SALARIES.

RESULT or TIE GIBBS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PiANs-REDCCnoN OF SALARIES.
rrn3u TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TILE TRTnUYE.l
ALBANY, Feb. 28.-Ncarly tWO-thirdS OF the
Iegisla on OF importance IN tho NcwYoIk Legislature
concerns solely the City OF New-Yort Country mem
bcr5 arc frequently vcxed by the demands upon their
time made By the York bills ana loudly express the
wish that Manhattan Island cout be cut oil from tho
rest OF tho state aud bc compelled IT'S Legislative
work. Notwithstanding this the N0w-Ioik members
continue to submit bills about the metropolis III IL
would every inch Of IT'S streets is paved with enact
meut'.
A.many NcwYork ills as usual have been introduced
this year. Little noise has made about them in the
newspapers but il they become laws they VIII modify
greatly tho form of government OF hew-lork Early IN
January the New York Invcstgating Committee headed
BY ex-senator .bbs submitted ITS report and with It
several bills for tho correction OF abuses I'm government
that had been discovered These bills presented to
the seuat" rs Senator ComstJc aud have beon carefully
considered ~ the Committee on Cities Senator Hen
bricks, tac chairman Of that committee. said the past
week: We shall shortly make our report on some OF
the Gibbs bills. They have somo excellent features
That Is apparent. Tho committee, however has not
come to any decision upon tho.u" Tho Gibbs bills are
drawn to protect Sew York from being dofraudcd whom
makes contracts they give the city authoriei con-
troll over tho Dock Departments cNpondi-
lures. authority TO erect school buildings
aud municipal building for tho Rccommoia-
ton OF the city departments they authorize
the Mayor To appoint the CoUm aioncrs OF Excise and
the Police Justices they say that street railway fran
chses shall Do, sold public auction; they declare that
acons .alst the city Tor damages for personal iuju
ALLEGED to hayo Lccu caused by tho negligence OF the
city servants shall be brOnrht within one year from the
Of their occurrences auI they transfer the opening
north Of the Harlem River from the Park De
partmcnt 10 tie Department OF Public Works Farther
more, the lI- direct tNtt Mlyor and Board o. Alder
OF Nr.yIor ne elected IN April the prc,ent year;
and that tle Mayor ths elected shall take Office in jan
nary mex, when Ac Is to have authority 20 appoint SIN
gle chirl over Tie Department, Of Parks, Docks and
Health, ana two Commissioners OF Taxes and Assess
Ita.i these ni', become lava the face Of the govern
mrut q. &pH-Io.k VIII be greatly changed. senator
Hendricks says e doubts u IN" senate wil pass the hi
divert fuul- az te SINKING EUaj 90 tIe Cpusrlc-
ton az docks AMI public schools. !. Tires M u.s. pa':'!
at no Lc think, % N have aus' strictly limiting the
amount OF money tho cyy may thus divert rom iis
Btsiics these hn's tlcro are many others Of inpor
tlrc'. Tauma.y n.l tlrou.h t7 state men m TIE
legislature has Vr,-'.ioi dozen slcH m"'sufss.
into operation unil january uc@t ana they confer
upon the Next tyor tto power t. max" al the appoint
Iarulue nicna. ~ possible 10 have Is Tanmapy nan
-urt'I POO. tr.'H 1928 Mayor Er lrIH' 800 irr Assem-
aatucrs 81. b..u, 90 BIS bills reduces III" Iuua'r ot
r,."i. r,r,,... 10 10 iaro pl..
urUlHt- on tr,e Il'a'1i"f, ga jhr Republican
p
tHrlu.
A-s.uH,yruau l!lu.if1n's 'u reducing "tho burdens
upon %. taxpayer, ot Nc"-l br' D., attracting vIIr
attention. especially from t!r o..C Iu..c.t lu NtH-
NorR DO uIi.ct. tr Bp.rl OF Estimate A.l Ngpprlol-
i'cut tu u' GrcIuluo ami dtIu1' the salary and c'u-
u,istiou 90 ' Ua 20 c'rsy gpn" ln i'r rinp.py ot
that CITY, Iir -t'tIv u-t 10 -lOpJJ.O'1 The
salary 49, thus prepared - Goo b" permanent "E". mo
BIaTd ui Itir 90" .uI Auu1tuoum"ut sI" forbidden go
mcr'1." Ola" p.r -- sd.t.. On tr ro trlry th"} are
drrlrl tu cit .u"I DO" s'e-t" Amount Tor salaries
- per cent 'L iuls prov sion u 'uF al SON" ~tt-
o., N! sitT F"urlr. The salaries oi policemen, fire.
lru and school teachers are especially exempted from
reduction.
FOR tho destruction OF the Totty-rcOnd street
Reservoir DO SOONER introduced hy AsSr uA.f-
Cantor tLIn There Wes general rt"-t
ir,m t.r companies o! Newly OK AGAINST as
H.comuS q Law. IHr .I'e ot The reservoir was % n"
used FOR that ot igrc library % hc supported by tho
city. lu- tht, purpose another hu was presented hy
NJ Canton Iur library bul!u- wa 10 cos ~.'D.Upp.
Dppo.'lJu has also been made o. th, 1I, that ap-
u.rru'iy either nl VIII pass tue LEGISLATURE. senator
murphy also introduced b' Tor the destruction ~
t.c an thu construction OF library building
IT'S ~ tho sam" cost, namely -Irpupp lie has
ai-' presented H.l Incorporating 400 a.-lr.Iiou 10 Dos
KuDWu a. " 10, Nrv-Nora Public Library" Who are to
have cu.ig' 90 tho library.
iu "a" Year 0-j % uI passed. by tho Legislature
which practically prevents the cgrttJ' or IrT gt- COM
piuy - compr;r with present on'. doing Ol,ine-- m
Nae-Iork. M Iiy.Au Ia, IutgDIIcal q bIl to repeal
az, law and II has been reported f1TorlbJ ~ one Of
tho Assembly committees.