New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-05
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OF 1870 and unde- It's provisions half of the fees col
lected goes to the city. SO that the fees the
sheriff collects the greater the revenue to the city:
Ihis bill would deprive the Sheriff Of any share OF
,hese fees, and TO that extent withhold from him
and the city.
The experience with Offices which have been made
STARRED in the name Of reform has not been par
ticuary encouraging In the county of New ork.
cn .he 40 better n discussing hs P44t imam TO
upon the Registers office Of New-York This office
pup.c sentiment similar to that which Is said to
exist toward the bin before me. As TO the effect OF
this change. the Fassett Committee said
IL was urged at the time OF this particular So
called reform that 1t would put end to great evils
take the office out OF politics by reducing Its value
as as political prize and yield large returns to the
pectations have failed of realization will be seen
by an examination Of the testimony relative to the
win. The city not only to-day pays the entire ex-
penses of the office, but the office has become a
expected, balance to it's credit through the coec-
ton OF the fees for the performance of the functions
There is no assurance that this experience will
De repeated In the case of the SherTs office. but
yGiv s ~, merely question Of policy. am Induced to
give the advocates OF the bill the benefit Of any
ROSWELL p. FLOWER.
The Governors action ir signing the Saxton
Dock Contract bill will not please Tammany
Halls favored contractors, but the law is an
excellent one. 1t would not have been passed by
a Democratic Legislature.
Governor Flower has signed Assemblyman
Ainsworth's bill providing for the appointment
by the Governor Of a commission to Investigate
the NeW-fork city tenement-hOuse question and
recommend needed legislation to the next Leg
stature The Governor appointed the following
members Of the commission: William Bayard
Cutting Richard Watson Glider Cyrus Edison,
Solomon Moses George Ii. Post John i. Schuch-
man and Roger Foster.
The Governor has also signed the following
Chapter 455-Assemblyman Burts's bill regarding
interest and taxation on Brooklyn securities.
on the question of that city being included In
greater New-York
Chapter 4j9-Assemblyman Marrin's bill authoriz
ing the issue of $l50O0OO additional bonds by New
York city to provide additional school accommoda-
tons.
Chapter l6o-Authorizlng Yonkers to borrow $4,000
to pay indebtedness.
Chapter 475-Amendlng Section 1874 OF the Code
OF Civil Procedure. by providing that neither party
TO a condemnation proceeding can abandon 1t with
out the consent of the Court.
Chapter 4Sl-Assemblyman Taylor's bill regarding
the Brooklyn Department of buildings.
Chapter 4s2-Authorizing Yonkers to Issue street
improvement bonds.
YOnkers police force.
Chapter 4SG-Provding for the enlargement Of
Hoffman Island for quarantine purposes. $500
Chapter isI-Provdlng appropriation of $4,000
for the construction of new buildings at Sing Sing
Chapter 4S9-Reeaslng St. Marks Hospital in
New-Yort City from certain assessments.
Chapter 4so-Amending the Mount Vernon charter
regarding street paving bonds.
Chapter iSl-Provding for certain legislative Off
Gals to remain over thirty days af:er inal adj
Chapter 492-Approprlating $35OGO for Constu-
tlonal Convention EXPENSES.
Chapter ieS-Amendins the act providing for a
Chapter 50l-Amen d!ng the New-Yorl, CITY Con-
sodation act relative to ST. Johns Guild