New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-18
MIR pLATTS TEMPERANCE BILLS
TWO MEASURES INTRODUCED IN The sIA'E AZ

TWO MEASURES INTRODCCEo IN THE STATE AS
sKMBIY-wORK BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
ALBANY. Feb 17.-Assemblyman Plat, who Is
strong temperance man, today introduced two bills
of notable interest. One of them repeals the law OF
1856 VIII Oh authorizes any one who has been refused
a license TO sel' liquor to got a mindamus from a
court to compel Board Of EAcse to grant the license
In second bill Mr. Platt introduces the following
important provision:
Ut shall not be lawful for any Board of Excise
Commissioners or Commissioners Of Excise within this
State TO grant any license under any law of this state
for the sale OF strong splrituous liquors. wines,
ales or beer when tho number of licenses In existence
within the boundaries Of tho jurisdiction OF such
Board, Commissioner or Commissioners shall exceed
the ratio of one license to five hundred inhabitants
according to the latest State United States census as
IL may have been or may hereafter be taken"
Licenses are to be allowed to lapse in such cities
as have moro saloons than one to every five hundred
Of population There Is the following valuable pro
vision in addition toward keeping saloons locked on
Sunday:
at shall not be lawful hereafter for any person
or persons expose for SALE or TO SELL give away or
dispose of any strong spirtuous liquors. Wines ale
or beer nor 10 open any liquor or beer saloon owned
operated or controlled by hun or them between the
hours Of IL o'clock p. IN. on every Saturday and q
O'Clock a. IN. on the following Monday, nor between
tho hours OF IL o'clock p. on every week day and
6 o'clock on the following morning. During each OF
said periods the owner, proprietor and conductor OF
every Hqnor and beer saloon shall keep tho same
securely closed and fastened with paddock upon the
outside OF the outer door or doors"
DOUBLING THE VALUE ~ HUMAN LIFE.
The Assembly passed to-day Assemblyman Nc
Kenna's bill, increasing from 5000 to $4,000 tho
pany IL a passenger Is klllod ny rdlIoao acoiuoh-
The bill passed by vote OF 16 to o.
A TEMPORARY ASSISTANT COURT OF APPEALS.
Senator Robertson introduced amendment 10 tho
Constitution to-day, transferring to the court Oh AP
Meals 10 form second branch of 1t, seven judges vi
the Supreme Court These judges are TO act as a q
Court Of Appeals until the accumulated business OF
that court has been disposed Of The court IS DC
hodhand with Its w% ~ S scs Of 1857 and it
only remains for the Legislature OF 1888 10 approx
Of it TO its submission to the people al the
RELIEF FOR DISABLED GLERGYMEN
Asscmbiyman Smith introduced a bill c1empting
from taxation the property OF every minister or priest
who Is permanently disabled by impaired health rom
performing tho active duties OF tho ministry anu o -
such minister priest who has attained Inc age Vi
seventy five years.
HALF A MILLION FOR wATKKwoRKs.
Assemblyman Horndge presented bill empower
ing the Commissioner Of Public Works Of New-iork
TO expend not over 100000 annually, with the con-
sent of the Board OF Estimate and Apportionmcnt in
extending waterppcs in New-York aud connecting
the and the old aqueducis and reservoirs, chang
ing gate houses One h. ndi ed and n.neeenih aud
One hu ndrod and thirty nth SIS. anu Tenth ave. hIr
nishing water to Blackwell's, Wards and Randafs
Islands, and laying mains to carry wafer to higher
elevations The Controller Is 10 issue bonds for tho
laying Of the mains.
TAXATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Senator Erwin introduced to-day In the Senate the
bill Of Assombiyman Brundage, increasing the taxa
ton Of personal property Mr.. Erwin has amended
the bill One Of his amendments says thai I" All
real estate shall DC assessed al It's full value, and In
case there mortgages or judgment liens on real
estate the Tax Collectors receipt for tho amaiun Of
the tax paid such indebtedness shall he accepted by
the owner or owners Of such indebtedness In payment
OF any interest or principal due thereon" Still
other amendment excludes from tho operation Of tho
law railroad. telegraph or telephone COMPUTATIONS
Both houses adjourned TO 800 p. M FEBRUARY x''