New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-05
AFTER THE ANNEXED DISTRICT
1AMMANY PLANNING TO GET CONTROL OF
IT'S IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS.
SENATE BILL MAKING COMMISSIONER HEIyTz
SUBORDINATE OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT-oTHEE MEAS
UREs IN THE UPPER HOUSE

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| URES IN THE UPPER HOUSE
| Albany, Feb (Speciall.-Tammany Hall could not
get control Of the Annexed District patronage at the
| polls, when Commissioner lIcintz was elected
| Fire Commissioner Henry d. purroy's hcclcr,7 :
! that organization is seeking to obtain, through the
Democratic Legislature. what the people Of that dis
trct would not trust TO IT, There is a considerable
amount of patronage connected with the work that
must be done in the Twenty-third and Twenty fourth
Wards and Tammany lives solely on patronage. Then
there rich contracts TO be obtained in laying out
| streets and paving them, and those contracts the
| favored TGmmany contractors have been looking at
obviously since il decided that these improve
ments should be made The Tammany contractors
expect 20 get control of these valuable pieces OF work.
and to get rid Of Commissioner HcntZ through the
bill that was prepared by the Tammany leaders in New
York City and sent up here for Senator Iagan to in
troduce. The bill practically legisatcs Commissioner
Heinz out of Office, and turns over the powers which
rad been conferred upon him through an act Of the
| Legislature 10 the Tammany Commissioner OF Public
! Works The Commissioner remains in Office. bat,
under the bill introduced, he will have little more to
do than to draw hIs salary, while the Tamnany CON
on work that they Will get from the
! Tammany Commissioner OF Public Works The bill IS
an important one, and i, as follows:
An act creating an additional bureau in the Depart
| ment of Public WORKS of the city OF New-Nork. ana
transferring to ii certain powers now possessed by tne
Commissioner of street improvements OF the WENT
people Of the state of New oTk represented IN Sell
ate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. The officer elected pursuant to Chapter
545 of the Laws OF $50. and therein de, eraed as
Commissioner Of street Improvement, of the Twenty
! third and Twenty fourth Wards OF the Guy oi .Iew,
! York. shall hereafter be known as superintendent oil
see = There hail he an additional bureau in the
Department Public Works in the city of New ork,
the chief officer of which shall be the superintendent
OF improvements referred 10 in section OF thls
act said Snrern'endcnt hall nnder We Hic1 hn
OF the Commissioner OF Public Works OF sid city' haVG
all powers and perform all acts and dntis' ana ehAi
be subject 10 the limitations provided N ana ID
said act upon The said Commissioner Of euect ImpONc
ments aforesaid in all that portion OF the Guy 1i NGW
York known as The Twenty third ana IWehth'lomr u
Wa'ds, and shall also perform such inr'hcT uute'
within that portion of the city of New York rs may he
| required 10y SAID COMMISSIONER oil Iup'c ""N'. ,Ni
acts parts Of acts. conicrring any powers or ducs
| upon said Commi,soner OF street Improvements now
In force, and ndt inconsistent with ihN &c ore he'cnt
continued in full force and effect. said powers ana
duties are hereby transferred and dev"ved upon said
superintendent of Local improvements under me uicV
ton of said Commissioner Of Public Works except mat
the said superintendent >ail not pc Il menJer 81 .,e
Board Of street opening ana lnproveheht 3t sag Guy
| sec ,. in OF any vacancy in the once "l
superintendent Of Local Nv r enc, g" "r
his failure 10 act or expiration OF eiih o "hor. .,
otherwise. the same shall be filed rs IN NE csr "i
said Department Of Public Works. All employees Gi
said bureau. including the chief officer Thereof ,hnl
be appointed and removed ana Their sa4ricS .riI Dc
Of the Department OF Public Works now appointed
and removed and their ,alarie, hSed ara paIa 30, ~
law be certified by the Commissioner 81 street I'm
!
! missioner OF Public Works and one Of such certified
copie, Shall be filed in tie Office Of the superintendent
Sec lco: :, ri nnexpendcd appropriations for public
purposes IN Tie h9nh OF or to me rIGai' Sf 1G
and Twenty fourth wards Of the city OF New YORK n,
20 the credit and control Of the Commissioner 81 Pub
lie Works OF said city, subject 10 the same conditions
ton TO the control and eSpendiure Of public moneys
OF said Commissioner OF Public Works. such CON- IN.
missioner Of Public Improvements shall upon thc
passage OF this act. transfer and deliver mtg ne
custody and control Of said Comms ,loner OF pno.e
Works all th" map plans pofileS chart fon'iac,,
documents. boots. papers, instruments machines np-
parau properties and all other paraphcrnaia In ms
possession or under his control, relating TO his sah
Of 800 and all acts and parts Of acts Inconsistent
with the provisions Of This hereby repealed
sec :. This act shall take effect Immediately.
Senator PlunkItt introduced bill this morning
creating n system Of recording the taxes on buildings
I'm the City Of NewYork by maps that are to be pre-
pared by the Tax Department. lie MISC introduced
tie following bill, which will Interest real estate
| dealers and owners:
| All maps, surveys and official records which shall
have been on record or on hc in the Office Of either
! the Register OF the city and county Of Ncwfork or
the Surrogate 81 said county or any Of the courts 81
and county Of Trw-Ior or any of the Departments Of
said city. As enumerated IN section - OF the New
| rogate Commissioner OF Public Works or kindred
secretary Of state STATE Engineer and rurv"y3r
or Court Of Appeals OF said state. or any OF me
S Tenre or ' npwa Sa pior to such trial. shall Gc
prcsumpve evidence Of their content. ana shall be-
received evidence such upon any trial pending
! therein between any parties.
Senator Endrcs introduced bin providing for the
organization OF cooperative loan associations. The
bill was drawn up by the executive committee OF The
| state Associations, and excludes enterprises which
are not managed by persons living within this
State lie introduced also this bill regulating the
| houls OF labor on frans:
! Section l. No person or persons or corporations
operating line Of railroad thirty miles in length,
either wholly or In part within this state. shall per
nit any conductor. engineer fireman or any train
man. who has worked In his respective capacity Tor
twenty four hours ~ again 20 ON duty or perform any
Kid of work until he has bad at least cl5ht hours
sec Ten hours labor performed within twelve
consecutive hours shall constitute Il day labor IN
the operation Of all steam surface and elevated ran
roads owned or operated within tIis nmtc pi sy.
T. operation Or that may hereafter be- pace a
cpeil9m % %T 'p, i El nnrr of hours,
soc. For every hour IN excess OF .;in zen roI,1
Of labor that any conductor engineer fireman OF any
ranrnan railroadcompany or corporation oWhcd
or operated within this state works under me ulrcc.o
or corIoration shall be required or permitted TO work
he shall receive comparative compensation ior s"i"
extra service in addition to his daily compensation
Senator Roesch presented amendment to the Penal
Code which will if adopted allow children to take part
| in theatrical entertainments.
! Senator brown, the chairman OF the Committee on
Cnes this morning reported from that committee the
bill which was introduced by Mr. Webster In the AS
seinbly ard which has passed that house. pro'Id'hs
for tie issue Of S'o00000 for street paving IN New
/ Yor], CIV 4 bill introduced by the same member
authorizing the expenditure OF 100000 TO build new
| pumping station uptown also was reported. -
code Tor the State Militia has now gone to the Gov
ernor 1t passed the senate this morning.
| CoDIFICATION OF INSURANCE LAWS.
Albany Feb 1.-The senate Insurance Committee
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