New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-21
IMPORTANT NEW CITY La US.
AMONG THEM ARE THE RAPID-TRANsIT
AMENDMENTS.
THE 81 600 ooo SCHOOL BONDING BILL THE sloooooo
CHARITIES BILL AND THE RIVERSIDE PARK


CHARITIES BILL AND THE RIVERSIDE PARK
BILL ALSO SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
Albany May 2.-Governor Morton to-day signed
eghty-esght bills. many OF which affect the city
OF New-York. Among them were Assemolyman
Austins New-York city Rapid Transit law amend
ments which prepared by the Rapid Transit
Commission: Assemblyman Murphys allowing the
use OF space under the elevated railroad stairways
in New-York city for newsstands, and Assembly
man H. T. Andrews's. providing for an additional
district court Judge for the district recently an
nexe,i to New-York city from Westchester County
The Governor IS to appoint the first judge TO serve
III January l. 1893 hts successor be elected.
The Governor mas also signed the following bills:
Assembyman OGradys. providing that the
Mayor d. the city OF Albany together win iour
narsons TO be appointed by the Governor, shall
Constitute n commission FOR the purpose OF con-
Quoting managing and directing the ceieDrauoh
sarY Of ;he location Of the Capitol in this city.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars is appropriated Tor
Assembyman Buttss proydins FOR the rgrp psr
Ing and equipment OF the building IN CrE,on Fh ar,
provements Of the Twen,y-thrd and T"enty-fourth
" Assembiyman Anstin's. authorizing tho acquisl-
ton Of ferry and other property tor approaches 10
the new East RIVER BaSs proyne GF o the a
curement OF property for he mprGvemRe,nt OF the the
%%9T IRON; . n me e East and the
southeriy side OF East Twenty -third-st ,-or,
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the sheriff to the Commissioner OF Jurors IN New
a'sMsonbyman Austin's authorizing New-York
civ TO is.ue $4,000 additional bonds for new
Senator paee.s making further provision for the
proper maintenance care and treatment OK sick
nnrm and destitute pTrsGns os Pbc CHARITIES
In the city OF New-York and appropriatng N""w
AsSrmblyman Austin's changing from s. to 20 feet
tho limit as to the height OF buildings which shall
Assemblyman Austins, prohibiting, the construc-
ton Of street railways In West Eghty po
AID West pr og"f ,sn c,n of Tew
York without the consent OF majority OF the
sanator Pages. authorizing the NewYork city
Sinking Fund Commissioners 10 designate a site on
Avenue . and the Fast River. FOR the construc,
tlon Of building FOR an AMBULANCE e., station ana
vasslne laboratory. AZ an expense OF ~OW
senator Guys providing for the protection OF me
oil Crotor. Aqueluc,. IN the city OF New ork. ana
authorizing and requiring the Commissioners OF
way under the Same IN the Twenty-fourth Ward on
n 81 So as TO conncc; tho lines OF that avenue
Senator Guys providing for separate reports or
dcmnation OF lands for the new Thlrd-ave. Harlem
River Bridge In Ncw-York CITY. ana,
10 Riverside Park in New-York City, as follows
irginning at the northwestery corner OF One-hun-
dred and twenty sccond-s and R,verside-aVe ior
distance OF 40 feet: thence eas,erly and parallel
with hundred anl-twenty -second-s, Tor a as
tanco Of 2o feet to the westerly side OF Clareinont,
ave: thence southcrly along the westerly sde OF
Clarcmont FOR distance Of $50 feet to the north
erlv sic Of One-hundred-ar Twenty -secOnd-st,
thence westerly along the notthery side OF one
hundred aud y-second-st. for distance OF ~
Assem , Adlcrs, providing for additional
auditors and deputy auditors in the New-forK CITY
senator cantors incorporating n r,a WGiia% T.
Jenkins Carter coz a. co,, "a nhe Merchant
Marine Hospital Service to provide medical service
and establish a hospital for the use OF foreign
Assemblyman waldos providing for the organlza;
ton OF trust company IN me M Tb Moor
poraior9 are william Br9wn omfr T. Rargtt
rnrrayn. George G. case, Frederick W. Holmes,
Spr.esterback. George NJ Henderson and Henry D.
Davenport ,, .l,, ,ho ,oc,a- q, tho
synrty Wv Park Board to enter upon lands
Asscmbiyman Mlller's. allowing the use Oh 9a0t
machines at all elections in cities towns ana VII
ID Ass, mblyman stewarts. providing for water
supply ,ST Austins. Increasing 10 10000 the
amount Of New-York city Fire Department bonds
10 DT Wrays increasing from $4,000 to $4,000
the amount Brooklyn may spend annually Tor street
ipmcnding the law IN relation to the 23d Ragi-
rncnt ArInory making an additional Appropriation
Tor P It's nXemptng brooklyn streets from railroads
without d Tie go" Tfrd sianhope quincy ana erk
mer SITS. In ,on Road Creenw99d 81; Marks
P"tchen ard Howard ayes.
Assemblyman Murphy's redistributing the reve-
mos from the tax receipts on foreign fre lnsur-
arce companies I'm New-York.
Assembiyman zimmcrman,s establishing state
reservation on and along the ST. Lawrence River
IN this state with a View TO the formation or an
interna tional park the ST. Lawrence, comprising
The whole river The reservation Is TO be under the
control of the state Forest Commission
The amendment to the Rapid Transit Jaw which
was considered OF chief importance in the Dill pre-
nared By the Commission and introduced by Assem-
hlvnan Austin was one which will authorize the
Commission make favorable contracts for building
and operating underground railroad the law
contained a provision to percentage to be paid
by contractors which 1t was feared might prevent
the Commission from letting contract for the road.
Many newsiealers in the city VIII be able 10
nrodt by the ney law to authorize the maintaining
of stands for the sale of newspapers and magazines
under the stairs OF the elevated railroad stations
and most Of the newspapers in the city have favored
the bill.
Many NEWCOMERS have expressed the hope that
better buildings the city's unfortunate wards on
Blackwelrs Island might be provided soon ond iney
will commend the Governor for signing the Dill 70
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