New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03
HEARING ON LOCAL BILLS.
MEASURES IN WHICH PEOPLE OF THIS
CITY ARE INTERESTED.
THE LExow POLICE BILLS WILL BE CONSIDERED
IN wrDNEspAy-BALLoT AND EXCISE RE-
FORM AMONG THE OTHER CUES

FORM AMONG THE OTHER CUES
TONS TO BE DISCUSSED
Albany. Feb 2 (speciaD.-In the desire to act in
teIligently on measures before them various COM
r,,tees Of the Senate and Assembly will give public
hearings next week bills affecting New-York
CITY and Brooklyn The Cities Committee OF the
Assembly will gladly listen to the views OF persons
interested In the bills which 1t r. 10 consider on
Tuesday Important among these is Mr.. Lawson's
Dock bill which embodies reforms In the Dock De-
n,r,noent of New-York suggested by men engaged
in dock building 4 subcommittee OF the Com
mlttee OF Seventy has been at work on plan FOR
the reorganization of that department which VIII
probably be ready for submission on Iuesday Inc
friends Of both bills can be heard. one after the
other The same committee VIII also near areu-
ment on Mr.. La Fetra's bill exempiing the Uni
versity Of the City of New-York from paying
taxes on Its property at University Heights Tor the
years 1892 and 1893.
Mr. Niles will also explain the objects of the New
York Geological Society. which he wishes to nave
Incorporated so that II may establish zoologlcai
garden In one Of the parks Of the North Side Hear
ings on Mr. Brushs bill relating 10 the ponce
justices Of Brooklyn and that oil MI "lus' pro-
viding for cumulative sentences Tor persons CUM,
mitted to the York County Workhouse' VIII
he held by the same committee on Tuesday AFTER
noon the Assembly Committee on Trades ana MANU-
features of which Mr. Lawson is CHAIRMAN VIII
hear arguments for ani against Mr. van heuren
bill repeating the law wh,rh 'iects that stone 10 o
used In nuhlic buildings and public highways
must be dressed in the municipality IN "h'oh 1t -
TO be used Controller Fitch and representatives OF
,h Comm,,+ee Of Seventy will favor the bill.
The most interesting hearing on Wednesday AFTER
MON will be on the Lexow police BILLS This VIII
be before the Lexow Committee. The Railroad 'o'h-
mittee OF the Assembly will resume us pubic SIS
sion in relation to Mir. Wilcoxs bill proVuihe tha'
drivers motormen and gripmen on surface car"
Il Sr.r
u,,n,er nv screens Such a law Is enforced IN sew
oral States but the corporations here are hsh'ihs
II Before the same committee Addresses WIZ w
made on Mr. Mler's bill compelling the Manhattan
Elevated Railroad Company to run trans on 'ne
Ninth-ave line all night. and on MI Wiemahs OIL
restricting trolley-cars III b'oo"''" -
six miles an hour.
IN the same afternoon Mr.. Conkling VIII explain
TO the Joint Committees on judiciary the features
OF his Ballot Reform bill. This Is based upo" ''e
Sheffield measure OF last year whlch "o'e'"o'
Flower vetoed before II reached him. put embraces
~,,,sions designed TO meet the requirements oi the
now Constitution Senator Coney's bill hAing inc
nrca Of gas a, 81 per 1909 cubic feet - 10 come
before the Senate Committee on Miscellaneous 'or-
porations on Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday afternoon has been SCI apart py ue ~
else Committee Of the Assembly for Il big pubic
hearing on the ten bills which have been referred
TO e. Seven or eight OF these bills relate 70 SUNDAY
opening and one that OF Mr.. Wilks. Is sweeping
reformation Of the Excise laws TO meet the Nl''s
Of the State and New-York city Liquor bea'''S
Association Mrs. Grannis Lady Henry somerset
and DR. Parkhurst arc expected to be among u'e
sneakers To accommodate the crowd. the h'"f"5
will take place in the Assembly chamber
4 erist Of bills Will be UP before the Assembly
Committee on cities on THURSDAY. Among them
ore Wr FRIDAYS provldng that tro.i"y-car motor
men shall be licensed Mr. Stewards. FOR the pay
mont OF the assessors who placed Na!us lions on ID
school troperiy of Mount Vernon and East chester
MI Iawson's Police Justices hi.l upon wli,n
Mcssrs Iarocque, Bcanan and llrlah'll SPOKE 81"
'rhurslay before the Senate judiciary committee i,
Mr. Uaipln's authorizing the Issue 81 S'"''' a."
bonds by New-YOrk 20 huiid more schoohous"s' anu
several Brooklyn measure; 80, , ., 49,,
on Tuesday. February T. VIII bc resume neiorc
tho Joint COMMITTEES on Educat ional Affairs inc
hearing on the Pavcy and Bell bills for the reo,-
raniz.ton OF the Board OF Education OF New-fofK