New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-03
MAYOR GILROY MADE GLAD.
PAINFUL But FORTUNATE DISCOVERY
AT ALBANY.
a BILL FOUND TO TAKE a. 600 900 NEEDLrSsLY
FROM THIS CITY-MEAsCRtS sl"Nhp
BY THE GOVERNOR.
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Albany. Nav o-Mayor Gilroy and Corporation
Counsel Clark Of New-york, we're win Governor
Flower most Of today critically examining VI Ms
company The bills passed by the Ete i"psH'''" !"
relation to Ncwyork CITY The Legislature was
"Rlchard Croker's own" 1t passed such laws aS h'
directed and 1t was supposed that IT had suppressed
such bills AS he did desire to have passed. b"'
the painful discovery made by Mayor 'lroy'
nevertheless, NAT an attempt Lad been made TO
despoil the city OF - 900. 900.
:" ! am glad came up TO Albany ana Iooh'" over
the city bls,' said Mayor Gilroy. upon hhlahing h's
examination " For | believe that 10y so o"'s
have saved the city 1000. 900 which 1t would need
lessly have expended for property which Is noh worth
that amount The bill providing for this was one
introduced 10y ASSemblyman Webster and uhtli W"
examined 1t we supposed it had acen drawn 10 Ill" ''
city authorities TO acquire land Tor inc speedway
on the Harlem River. II is classified Is SPEEDWAY
bill on the Governors list of bills. Colonel webster
must have been deceived by It. for 1t does ho' nave
the slightest connection with the speedway proIF'
but authorizes the Park Department TO purcha'"
some rocky land for park between the Fort "'ors"
road and Elrvcnth-avc The land would cost 'he
city S2,OOO,O00, and do not need II. nave
therefore advised the Governor To vet" u" "'ii'
Are there any other bills which you advised Inc
Governor to veto % Mr.. Gilroy was asked.
Yes there is one directing the Dock Department
10 SuDlnll us yearly eNlinal'S 10 INV 'NP
Estimate ana Apportionmcnt, do the other depart
mentS. The bill has an excellent aim. ana we nave
been attempting TO pass some such measure Tor many
years. Eut this bill goes too far. and Is so ciunl'lN
worded that 1t would seriously embariaNN In" opera
tions Of The department. The department has ben
clothed with power To mako vast improvements hhuer
recent lceisalion and 1t would be- unwise to Il" 1t
down in such manner that ii could not carry on'
those improvements Accordingly. have advised the
Withhold his signature from lilc Dl
Perhaps the chieftains OF Tammany Hall, haNiHs
given to the D0cn Department power TO open " VA,
gnAl streets" and cXpend som" s2oow'U"V III ,.n.
provrments TO the docks. have changed thir poi,H
respecting that department, and no longer ,ns II,
expenditures should be- checked by the Bc'rN 81
Estimate and Apportlonment. II certainly Is ,'IEu ,,
that Andrew j. White. the contractor. Nhoud prefer
"A Years term n Dock Commissioner al F''ooo a
salary 10 the post OF fOlce justice "f c'r" S"'
at - 900 year.
Governor Flower did not sign the Em., Improve;
mcnt bill to-day every one expected he Wouh
do. He did. however. sign several New York hlli.
OF imporlancc Amons them %ers The I EaI nv
HAL ana It's ir-rrcclion IN another pOri"h oi '"'
chapter 81 i-Providing for the payment OF counsel
I'm ease, arising out uf condemnation proceedings un
der the Croton watershed law Of this year
Chapter 5l5-AuhriIing the Use Of the N"w 'rk
oud St. reservoir by tsr Td"n Ir, ' ri, 700 feet
on each side Of a street the obstruction OF Sidewalks
In Ncw-lUk city BY pavement contractors, ana men
only with tn" consent Of the Commissioner of f"hh'
Works. III -,
Chapter JI7-Providing that New York CITY snail
maintain the 7ih Regiment ArmOr,.
Chapter Jl--AloWing The Mount sinai Hospital 10
release property leased Ia Il bv "wl"ik city =" long
a. the revenue thrIcrom shall he devoted 10 the phr
pose Of the hospital
Chapter I-AppropratinG S35o.ooo FOR "A soldiers
and sailors Memorial Arch I'm New York 'ii}, u'
location not being defined IN the bill.
Chapter Is Nacatng ASSESSMENTS for the Mulberry
Bend Park I'm New York CITY.
Chapter jI7-RcgaTdng Ia" Issue OF bond, by H'"-
York CIV fr tho purchase Of Wntds Island. .
Chapter j2--Providing that per cent inoh'hiV
shaI br deducted from the salaries oi members oi
the police force In Ncw-lOrk city for the Pension
Fund ,. a..
CHAPTER i3l-Proydlng for commission TO revise the
New York CITY Public Education Laws.
Chaptcr j:l2-Irovidlng for the payment OF III" cN
raoriinnry expenses Of the Qunrantn" Commissioners
during the cholera scare lat summer. go
Chapter 53-I'royding for the Consolidation OF w"
italian Hospital and the Itlllan Hon" In Ne" YORK
City.
Chapter j34-Fcr dcfrayinC necessary expenses o'
the New. York CITY BOARD Il Health.
Chapter 535-tor IND" King and r'indekinG record. m
the New York County Clerks once ana IN M" h'el|
tors and Controllers offices In Ncwlork CITY. . .
one New York bill signed today. ana IA" chicl
one remains To bc mentioned. u was senator run.
kitt's authorizing Mayor Gllr0y to appoint thr"c
persons To estimate the damag" which any properly
holder I'm the Twcnty-third and Twenty fourth ward,
has suffered by reason ~ chang" In The grade "i
tlc STIR els or avcnucs Of these wards. Tier" must
be millions In this bill.