The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-09
LAWMAKING IN ALBANY.
BILL CITING POTTER TO BOROU0H
PRESIDENT ~ PASSED.
COINS Dewey Park nm Passed In the As
sembly and the Barren Island Nuisance
Bill In the scnaie-Anothe RamRpo
Water liiIi introduced by senator Ford.

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sembly and the Barren Island Nuisance
Bill In the Scnaie-Another RamRpO
Water I'm Introduced by senator Ford.
ALBANY. March y. The Assembly to-day
passed Mr.. Brennan's bill which Is designed
to give tho borough presidents Of New York
city soms powers and not leave them M mere
ilguroheads In the administration Of the af-
fairs OF their horoughs. The bill makes the
borough presidents members OF tho Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment and gives each
u full vote on all matters pertaining to the
affairs OF his borough and a half vote on all
other matters. The bill was objected to by
MeSsrs. TraInor and Green. who advocated
abolishing the Office OF borough president. and
was favored by Messrs. Wissel OF Queens
Dem Morris OF Thu Bronx tDem.L Bren.
nan and Wilson Of BROOKLYN Reps and Fall
lows OF Manhattan Rep. The bill was passed
BY a vote OF ~ to %.
When Mr.. COINS bill establishing Dewey
Park in the Tenth ward Of New York city came
up on final passage in the Assembly to-day.
Mr.. Slater moved To strike out the enacting
clause. His motion, however. was in the
nature of Il Joke. for he quickly withdrew it.
saying that the bill was a meritorlous one and
that he had been inyeigled into the motion,
The member from de Alto" made his maiden
speech in defence OF the bill, saying that the
district whore the park ia to be established Is
o~vercrowded. aud that il was In the interests
OF public health that the park should be-
established. lie appealed to all members Of
the Assembly that he never voted against
their bills and H. wanted them to vote for his,
Tho roll was called and the clerk announced
that l47 votes had been cast in favor OF the
bill. whcrcupon Mr.. Cohn ~gleefully exclaimed
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the lay.
BY a vote OF 81 TO I the Senate to-day passed
Senator lIiggins's bill permitting the State
Trust Company to absorb the Morton Trust
Company and assume the name OF the latter.
Senator, Boycs. Co:oy. Cullen. d. +. Davis.
Ramsperger. Rice aud Wagner voted against
the biz,
The Senate to-day passed Assemblyman
Doughty . anti Barren Island Nuisance bill by
a vote OF % toS Those voting against the bill
were senators Ahearn. Cullen, Grady. Ia
Roche. McCarrcn. Mitchell. Stranahan and
White.
Senator Ford to-day introduced his proposed
amendment 10 the special franchise tax law.
which Incorporates IN the law a fixed rule 10
govern the valuation Of special franchises by
the State Tax Commissioners. The amendment
was printed In these dispatches yesterday.
The 5ll was referred to the Committee on Tax
alton and Retrenchment.
A bill introduced By Senator Amber and
Assemblyman Litrhard provides that no rail-
road company doing business in this state
shall charge for freight more per ton Der mile
or n!ls- for time employed for loading and UNI
i nbsTgai no no r NE zo S,.'6 q; other %l stsS s'a or to 'i ia sp "
case charge as much Tor q short haul rs l.
charged for q longer haul. The books, OF cor
p%orations acting "a common carriers in this
State shall he open To- the INSPECTION Of the
Acknowledgement for the purpose OF detecting
Violations Of This proposed law.
The New York Central Railroad will take q
new route through kIngsbridge II q oill intro.
duced to-day becomes a law, At the request
q property owners in Bronx borough senator
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Company, in order to avoid sra lie crossings in
k hiGssSrds@' near No H9t the i,'" Harlem mpS SHIP I1C Ca ."apYia and
to abandon its present route in that part OF the
borough. The city il TO, furnish the right of
way COR the new route 10 the railroad com pauN.
aud IN turn secures m" railroads present
right Of way. which may .he opened up into
z public thoroughiare, The city Board OF
are to agree upon IA nian to accomplish the
object sought, which IS to do away with grade
crossings at kingsbriigc road. hast 23oth
nue., West 23Oth street and West 221th, street.
The new route would be more direct than tne
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Mr. Metzler's bill proNidlng that no, person
shall receive more than pa Yer cent discount
per month for advancing money on wages pro-
yokcd. a lengthy debate In the. Assembly TO.
qQy, Messrs. Davis. Green. ). T. Lyman and
Phillips contended that 1t was not c0nstltu-
tionaL, that 1t was IN the nature o. usury and
should not be passed. Messrs. Rogers, Hi
and Farrell defended the bill. The measure i
designed to break up a practice among money
lenders in Buffalo in demanding cxOrhitant
rates ana discounts for Advancing money on
wages. The bill was passed by "a vote OF ~
to "a.
Senator Ford put in another RamapO Water
bill to-day. II provides that n contract bet ween
New York city and a private corporation 10
supply tn city with water shall not be- entered
into by the Commissioner Of Water Supply or
the Board of Public Improvements where such
II contract involves a maximum Iayment. dur
ing its entire period nj continuance, OF more
than 81 ,U0O.O 900. until the question snail have
been submitted to the voters OF the city At a
special ar general election AMI approved by a
majority 81 the votes cast upon the question.
The assembly to-day advanced TO a third
reading MIR. Rochc's bill eliminating the
provision in the New York city Charter which
restricted the COMPTROLLER to spend annually
supply. BY the provisions of the bill the
Comptroller may spend ss much money a. he
deems necessary TO purchase lands to protect
the sanitary condition Ot the city's water sup
ply. The bill IL favored by Comptroller Coler
and has no bearing on the RnmapO case.
\ hill passed 10y the Assembly to-day author
ICES James Van Wyck and ms daughter. Ella
Van Wyck. to 20 before the Court Of Claims with
a claim against the state for 50 OUOauu GOO