The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-07
DISPOSING OF S0.DAY BILLS.
GOV. ODELL SIGNED ABOUT 10
or THEN YESTERDAY.
One Provides That Trolley Cars Outside
Of Manhattan and Brooklyn Shall lie
Nestibuled During winter Months
-BufraIo Grain Elevator 1911 signed.

Albany, May 6-One of the cleverost
moves to head of detrimental legislation
was accomplished during the recent session
of the Legislature in bill which Gov. Odell
| signed to-day The measure was aimed
at tho Buffalo grain elevators, and sought
| tn reduce from 81 20 to 50 cents per thousand
bushels of grain the fee charged for tho use
of shovel operated by steam ar any other
mechanical power In connection with
floating or stationary grain elevator
The interests opposed to ths bill had IT
amended so as to make the fec Si.hO per
I 900 bushels Of grain shovelled, and In that
form rushed 1t through the Legislature
Gov. Odell to-day signed about seventy
bills. Among tho measures approved was
the bill OF tn" Assembly Committee on
Railroads, which provides that street surface
railroad cars operated by other than horse
power, except in Manhattan and Brooklyn
boroughs, shall be vestibuled from the
fronts of the platforms to the fronts of the
hoods during tho winter months.
All ears hereafter purchased or rebuilt
shall be so enclosed. The law applies to
those cars which are operated on any divi-
sion of railroad which extends in or be-
tween towns or outside of city limits 1t
takes effect Dec. /, 1901, except that where
the cars are operated wholly in cities they
shall he equipped with the enclosures pro-
vided for, one-thrd before Dec. L. 1904,
one-third during the succeeding year and
tho balance before Dec 1, 1908 These
bills also we're signed:
senator Elsbcrgs ball authorizing New
York city TO- give the SITES occupied oE the
Institution OF Mercy and the Orphans liomfe
\Sr ar tItn ats Al nj ma plI "A
Church in New York city - thoS, institutions;
so thal IN" pre;tad propert,es pay ne foIa
populous section Of the CITY.
Senator tlsber.g's ,contlrning the con-
sol!dation Of the jewish Theological ia
ton and the Jewish Theological Seminary
Assemblymon Hanfords, permitting saw
ineS banks TO invest in the bonds al towns
Senator Elsberg'3, authorizing the re-
instatsment of Patrick Gilroy as member
as SfT tids pIosdrs for chill
dren's courts in cities throughout the State
ma Assemhlyman, RoswiYn,s Eroylddns for
King, the PROJECTION ofiicrr in Maeistr
POOLS court in New York citv
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Ellis. AUTHORIZING the pay
Of George Olney for services HIS enPineer
=. Assemblynan Reinsens, authorizing New
voIk city to pay fhe ss1ry OF Jamss c,
Asscmblyman Ccx's, authorizing Buffalo
10 make proper provision for the observance
OF Memorial Day
Senator l.cws's rrovidn- for the estab-
!ishment of pnrks in Rochester
Senator 4. r Browns. providing for an
nual reports to the Secretaryof state by cities
of the second and third class OF their financial
condition
Assembyman Whitney,. removing the
maximum limit OF the number Of directors
Of stock corporations.
Assemblyman Renl.en's permitting I've
REORGANIZATION Of the Brooklyn Howard
Colored Orphan Asylum.
Assemblvman Phillips's making it criu.i-
nal offence for a Junk dealer TO buy property
stolen from II railroad, gas. telephone or
telegram company.
Senator Dowlinqs, authorizing police SER
FeRuts and captains to release children ar
rested for minor offences on the recognizance
OF their parents