The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-14
WHYIOW BILLS AREHELD BACK
REpJBLICAN LEADERS NOT SURE
DF HIS REFLECTION.
And ID Tammany should Win, the Bills
Weuld Give u Powers Il Has sought
for Years--A Fin That Looks Like
Probable Shakc-Ip Of Dockmasters'

Prsbable shakc.'p OF Dockmasters'
Array, March ia.--Last year all that
wa re otired to get bin through the Legs
Ia,nre Affecting New York city was 20 an
nounce,tla, I, was favored by Mayor Low
and desired by him This year that stamp
Of appyoyal has not had the same effect.
One reason for this IA that the hepnoucah
I4sderS do not share the optimistic view
Of the low administration that next iail
IL will Be- returned 10 power Tor Two years
longer, and they have grave fears that
some al tho measures that have been m
troducsd Will reart to the benefit OF TAM
many and give it powers, il II should elect
its Mayor next fall that the Legislature
would never have given H.
Thiseis especially true OF some OF the
hills extending the powers OF the FIRE
Commissioner. the Commissioner OF street
Cleaning and the Commissioner OF Fec
tricitys Gas and Water. The Republican
leaders have glanced over the bill intro
duced by Assemblyman John Hill Morgan
relatinr to water meters and the bill intro
duced by Senator Marshall and Assembly,
man George r. Clark in regard TO fire alarm
boxes. They have concluded that they
are dangerous bills IL Tammany should
rrt into mower, for they would give them
lust what they have strived for for years.
The Fire Alarm Box hill is so worded tina I
il would do many things. Its real intent IA
10 purchase the fire alarm signal conducted
by the Manhattan Signal Company. In
the past Tammany has done its business
with the Gamwell Company, and IL II should
eet into power again the bill would permit
1, IA throw ont the Manhattan company
apparatus ana RI. ~ w"''e'e'
wantssfo Tor the Dill reaos
The Fire Commissioner - iurthcr anihor,
ized and empowered TO cSteno ne nrs aisrn,
ieeerapn sLs,ei,d Gn''irshia hy The nurohase
~ shai. pc eg p,rt ~ he aNpiisnce Apparatus,
ot,n;ppt.n ~. pn,ents licenses franchises,
rishts,s contracts or other property OF any
kind Of any fire alarm tele graph Or fire alarm
signal company now doing business III, OF
which may hereai,er &C. o w ne ogreed upon
OF New for t.o a.. y pcorporotion owning the
sane. provided such purcha se shall first be
anproved by the Board OF Estimate and
Apportionmcnt
tn. Noroan hill authorizes the city to
,,.ns vatar meters which are now
P.sod- some Of The Renublican ASSEM-
1890 1880 ,SinE his lin wond give Tam
many q good chance to spend money in
+, !. rnt;ced thai biils of the character Of
- g. never oh;ected 10 nv the Tam
,,en,, nomber. 81 the Legislature. for
,hawy oranly .av that the RepIiblioan Lepis-
i S"ey oP living them in advance power
that thew wonId he unable to get IL they
, ;neS on N.Y. Of The ~owernment Of New
were ~ Hence the RenubIican leaders
LIZ Z; ..no,i,a The nassa 90 ~ many Of
,ss " biIls WIG
VI" VT ~" ,ooLs ln,a a nrobab,e shake-ut,
Of the doclmns,ers Of New York city is
conHu,ru Hn,vord ConIing bv Dock
cnmm;ss;arer H9wkes and Which were
s-,n,..s'ii =, Gno nrny;des that Tho
nonS nSonmi.s iorcr NAV redistrict The
ho,,nd. ri.. ~ he dock masters. md this
= taoised mon nc an ntternt 10 g,t author
~; - o % ,r.npser iha dock masters from one
dis,r;1 70 another by creating new dis
..is.. SOo,har In, ;.tes oogn;zanoe a.
.scs hhO .,., VI, IN Ssh SosIarn nS E,,,on
.o III. "a ~ cart Rsh nedlers Il nTo-
r;des 3ss in the future no permit or license
shsit bS-.msa.i nv the Dock Commissioner
Scr am SSs.ds' or other ereotions on the piers
or Tharves Of New York CITY without Civ
;n~ a nuhlic hearing on the annliost ion
sStcr A. has been admitted 10 the Com
,.;ss,on.r IN r,r;tipg The third hin nro-
,,;4ss ~, sh~ scnuisi,,on of nropertv nv
TO c;,v along the FAST River below Mont.
scenery stnet for the extension OF the
citv's dock system.
fha Ranuhlican leaders Of the Assembly
do not nros,,ae 70 rive the Yale bill. doing
away with local onion as regards country
hoteis in ,oUns The same essy sleddinc
in he Assembly, that il had in the Excise
Committee The bill was on the order Of
sechnd reading TO-DAY and Ma iorit v Leader
RoGers had Il laid aside The Country
HoteIkeepers Association, comprising
s.oo0 meinbers. has instituted a Vigorous
lohbv In the interest OF the bill, and il ia
reporteJ thai ar the ORGANIZATION OF the
assooistion last fall each member was
assessed Sio with which TO secure a fund