New-York tribune., 1891-02-07
QUEER ASSEMBLY BILLS.
Mr.. ENDRES'S PLAN FOR PRODDING CITY
TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES.

HIS BILL PROVIDES FOR A LOCAL TRANSIT
INSPECTOR" WITH LARGE SALARY AND
LARGE rowERs-A CURIOUS INSURANCE
BILL-MR. BRADFoRD's REvo-
LUTIoNARY MEASURE
| FRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
Albany Feb. 6.-The public will turn. They may
be tramplcd upon for twenty years In the eeVa'cu
railway cars Of New-Yorl. wait in vain for hi'een
minutes at a street in Buffalo for the absent
street-car But finally they will appeal to the Legs
lature for relief This time they ask that there DO
| a special officer appointed 10 whip up the eleVa'eu
railway and street-car companies into giving suhce"
cars for the accommodation of the public Mr. Enore'
of Buffalo. introduced the bill 1t directs the Mayors
OF NcwYork Brooklyn. Buffalo and Rochester 10 ap-
pont an officer to be known as i" Local Transit In
spector" with salary Of not less than $1,000 nor
more than $1,000 yearly. The duties of this officer
are defined as follows:
| section . The duties OF every local transit ser,
vice inspector shall he TO enforce all laws OF me Ste
| Governing or relating TO any and all companies
corporations. person or persons ownns or operalns
street railway or other Local IT, trans, ne ocy,tnS cy ts
or underground railroads or railways, and 70 compel
| thcir respcctye charters and franchises. and the
| charters and ordinances Of tho city In which tley
| operate
| The officer is authorized. when he discovers thai
any of the transportation companies has violated It's
| q i
| its officers before the Mayor. to answer the com
| plaint which he has filed agains' them. Power is
| given the inspector:
To compel all companies corporations and pcn PeT
% spnS mCo ne ''tvu ~ honr vr On notice Of snch
demand 10 furnish many car, and coaches heceS-
sary to accommoda, the public at ana dnrlns cn Snrn
may in his jud -m"nt. require l. -.
| .. To compel them properly to ventilate and he@
| their cars and coaches.
o1-o diractod 10 he books
Of the transportation companies and to learn If they
are paving all the percentages upon their receipts
that they promised when they obtained their ha'r
chises to pay. The penalties for disobediencc OF me
order Of the inspector severe. section oi the
| bill says
All recommendations of the inspector must be com
| pTicd with within the time specihcd III the h"ll'o'
failure n do 50 shall subject the offender 70 pi
atty Of not les than 500 nor more Ian Win Snv
requirement contained IN siGh noncr "a II, an ncton
brought by the city for the ne ana b'neh the'eol'
Assembyman Earl. Of BrokIyn. introduced Dill
with the following remarkable provisions
Anv insurance company doing bu incss in or IN
corporated under the laws Of III. stat tntt 70, S'1 r
nterpose any objections by adustet aIbitrtoH ,G T
otlcfvrse 10 the payment in full of the amount OF We
policy issued bv said company on the p 'priu "r y my
In which total loss occurs. or hat ofpr. 70 pa. ~.
amount less than the fall amount of such policy 70 te
person or persons eutitlei thcTto ~ thcr s.r
Gc..ors or assigns Shall bc guilty df m,f~h."n''
ppi shabc by lmpr ,onment for term oi hNI 6o rs
thau one wear or hv a lnc not l.s- than @looV' "
iy both snch hne and m.ris0nment -. g.,
Provided however. that -aid lohcN mas ~ II
force for one year prcvOus " such lo-, an" "''
prcniums thereon iully paid by the lnNuird'
A.semblyman Bradford. Of 81 Lawrence ''"'S' -"
,rodpced \ revolutionary measure. NJ present 'l'
po,rds nf supervisors OF the various co"h'e'' oN'P
xo yorL act A. a board Of equanaiion Of -;n,nt
and ,sSailSn Mr. Bradford. in hi, blil. ao9lsnc, .,
these board, Of equalization 0i a''t'n1n ~ ~u ,tie
,na" dn,ie, shalI be appointed on That date 1y 'n
countv Judge of each county. Ihis ne" u a.u nro ~
49, thIee members one a Republican. one D,nVp
, NAV nd a third man whose nclltic- are rot dcinei.
- D4puhllcan counties ths Republicans unncr .r %
80 = ,ii could have majority n such hoarI ~ uS uS
ihv do at present and in cratic c9h']r, ] IDc
amc rnlc would govern the appointment oi Dc"o
cratic board.