New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-18
GOV. HILLS THIRTY DAYS UP
SUMMARY OF THE CHIEF BILLS sIGNE AND
LEFT UNSIGNED BY HIN.
raPoRTANT APPROPRIATION BILLS ArPRovxD
THE STREET RAILWAY MOTIVE Powxa
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Albany, June 17-Governor Hill to-day dlsd
with the Secretary Of State the last bills which be
signed previous to the expiration, at midnight on
Saturday, Of the time allotted him by the Consti-
tuition for action on bills after the adjournment
OF the Legislature. In all, he signed sixty-fouR
Dllls on Saturday. which increased the number Of
laws OF the State for 1889 to a total of 570
when the Legislature adjourned, 292 bills bad
become laws, and 45l bills were left In the Gov
ernors hands. Since the adjournment he has
Si@ned 27S bills, leaving 10 unsigned
The chief bills signed on Saturday were the bill
appropriaung money for the completion of tho
metropolitan Museum OF Art in New-York tho
Dill Tor the establishment Of q Normal School at
Plattsourg, the bill for the general incorporation
of fraternal beneficiary societies. the bill estab-
fishing the pier-line along the East River at Long
Island City and at Ravenswood, the bill foc tho
purchase Of the Creedmoor Rifle Range, and tho
bill appropriating $4,000 for the improvement Of
the State Military Camp at Peeksldll. The amount
OF the appropriation made for the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art Is 100000. Another large ap-
preparation approved was that Of 5000 900 for ths
Improvements Of the canals. The bill recurring
the railways to provide better kind OF couplers
for their cars also became q law Senator Mur-
phys bill, setting apart the bullxhead on the
North River, between Tenth and Eleventh
sts, New-iork City, for the exclusive
use OF the oyster trade, became q law. Only one
OF the bills for new normal schools, that for q
school at Plattsburg, became a law.
Perhaps the street railway companies will be
chiefly interested in the bills filed to-day All
the companies have been anxious that the Gov
crnor should approve a bill authorizing them, with
the consent Of the property-holders along their
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change their motive power from horses to cleo
trlcity, compressed air, ETC. The Aldermen IN
heard Of the Motive Power bill, that they might
well so out OF business il such bill to
become law. But the Governor signed the bill
and also two others in which the street railways
we're much in;erested-one giving them the power
10 abandon portions Of their lines and another to
extend their lines without increasing their rates Of
fare. One OF the chief acts signed appropriates
$4,000 additional for the purchase oil books for
the State Library. and provides that the library
shall be kept open eight hours every day;
The Governor vetoed items in the supply bill
amounting 10 S5i5,l6 IL. Many Of them were
just claims against the State, and will certainly
be paid; but the Governor is posing as an
economist this year, and therefore killed them.
He vetoed the bills which appropriated $4,000
for hew normal Schoos at Jamaica, Fairfield,
The Governor takes upon himself the credit Of
saving 81 1000 to the State by vetoing the Vedder
Liquor Tax bill, calmly ignoring the fact that
the tax imposed by that bill would have put over
81 100000 into the treasures Of counties of the
State. He also claims credit for saving the State
81 100000 by vetoing the Woman's Reformatory
bill; 100000 by vetoing the Compulsory Educs-
tion bill; $4,000 by vetoing Amory bills; and
s372o0o by vetong the Capitol Appropriation
bill.
Among the most important bills left unsigned
is the Haggerty Elevated Railway bill, which
permitted the wholesale condemnation of property
in Brooklyn for the use Of the elevated RAILWAYS
The Governor will make public tomorrow his
memorandum on the bills which did not meet
with his approval