New-York tribune., 1895-01-11
N THE MAYORS SERVICE.
,r 1Exow INVESTIGATION MAY con-
r,N1,E UNDER HIS DIRECTION.

,-e SCOPE TO RI EXTENDED 10 INCLUDE EAoH
rvrRy xEw-YoRK CITY DEPARTMENT,
,,,,.c TO THE RESOLUTION INTRO
.,.,, ,v THE SENATOR FROM NYAcK.
-, Az coRREsroSDEST or The TnIBTNp,
fRo" A ,o-The Lexow Investigating Com
Albany - ontinue lis work in New-York City,
m'.''e S,rong desires it. Moreover, Il Will take
II N"!o dIrecion Mayor Strong wishes 1t TO take
~ Investigate whatever departments he may
II Wiz ,rvestigate. In a certain sense. the COM
VS." " 80 itself at Mayor Strong's command.
mtiee p... Iexow Committee appointed by
Nhe" saxton as president pro temporc OF the
Se''' re authority of investigation was limited
SEM, sem. Police Department the Excise Department.
10 rn,,ariment OF Charities and Correction ana tne
tne tn ~ Iustces Senator Lexow introduced a resp-
io ~ to-day authorizing it to investigate every
'r,rent of the New-York City government, pro-
iss :, Is requested 10 do by Mayor Strong. The
..soution reads as follows:
whereas. Pursuant to resolution duly passed on
,,a S0;h day of January. 1894 a special committee
~ the Senate appointed to investigate the
9Toiice department Of the city OF New-Iork, which
s1arb s1G isS4 amended so as to include the Board
Of Charities and Correction. the Excise Departm%eht %
AMI, am the scope of the investigation directed TO be
by said spefbs rncdS to Sp pesecue its in
vestigaton aforesaid during the recess oi 'he Se"
"'vX:baress With due diligence. said committee has
bann unahie to complete It's investigaton OF the de
s,rrnents aforesaid and 1t is charged that grave
lSSr,s. roaladm.nis,ration and corruption exist in
%%srjous and other departments OF the muncipal
Resolved, That the special commttee pP spPointed
cirsnant TO resolution dated January 80 1884 lSen-
1e 1hr,1nd op empowered and directed to investigate
each and every board and. department OF @ tne Giy
lion of this session of the Senate and TO that END
and for that II PuBeSe Be powers SSq and prveges con
erred upon 1t in and by Senate Document NO. %
ana anpaasoIyed & further That any vacancies now exist
ing or that may hereafter occur I'm IN t me ]
'YR YResoived further. That. said committee shall shall
no' 10 @f the several boards and departments of
the municipal government Of the city OF NewfoTk W oik
CITY in writing, setting forth the particular board
or or pTarrS sngment of said Mayor OF said city of New
York require investigation by said committee
senator Lexow stated that he intended TO submit
his report upon the work done by the Lexow
committee thus far Tuesday. and he wished
,he resolution made a special order for considera-
tion that day.
POSSIBLY A MINORITY REPORT.
Senator Cantor the Democratic leader. said that
POSSIBLY there might be two reports from the
Lexow Committee. thus intimatng that Tammany
Hall might wish TO apply coat OF whtewash 10
itself through him. But he had no objection TO
the consideration of the resolution on Tuesday
Senator Cantor also said to The Tribune corre-
spondent:
do not think now that shall oppose an exsen, n,
other NewYork departments yet VIII moi not speSh
decsively upon this matter until return from New
York on Monday night
FOR CANAL IMPROVEMENT.
Senator Persons. OF Erie County. has introduced
the bill of the conference of canal men recently held
in New-York appropriatng 100000 for improving
the canals in accordance with the seymour pah'
This bill authorizes the bonding of the state 10 'ne
extent of 10000 for canal improvements Ihe APP
pointnent of George W. Adrdge as Superintendent
~ Pnhlic Works somewhat clouds the prospect OF
the taxpayers of State giving their consent TO
any expenditure Of such magnitude
The following bills also introduced IN the
Senate to-day:
Rv senator Robertson-Extendng the boundaries
of The village of Peekskill. ,,.
ol Bv Senator Pound~Provding that poll and ballot
charter and municipal elections held tir no,ni tne
Hments shall be made of inspectors or poll or ballot
clerks for the purpose of charter or munlcipaI
By Senator Owens-provlding that the keeper
keepers OF saloon mn 'hsTrn or ocsd and
all blinds closed on SUNDAY, ana that such oaia aia
door open and the right to SCH strong or spr'uous
liquors. go, r..,s,.. tho, ,r,s, con,-
,dnSfss ny Gning business in county of less than
0OD or more than 10000, may 40 business Oh
capital Of s2ooco instead of $4,000 as no" re-
BY senator Donaldson-Last years bl reliey,
ing Union College from certain state taxes OH '''
nropertv in Long Island City. u,
nv senator OConnor-Elbridge /. Gerry "hip-
ping post bill ,.,, .Ao. ,ho 1,o,n
ro;ss,oners of the Land ONCE shall have power 10
grant lands under the navigabe waters OF tne
State either for the promotion OF commerce, oI
10 ,ha henedcai enioyinent Of the same. providing
no such grant shall be made beyond any exterior
Water-line established by law, nor 10 any person
evcen, the owner Of the adjacent uplands. Such
grants shall not interfere with the rights OF the
city Of New-York the Hudson RIVER fairoao
Company. ,,, 49,. - a,oa,n
BY Senator suvan-Providng that no no steam steam
or highway al grade and that no highway nor
street shall be laid out cross steam railroad at