New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-16
CITY TREASURY ASSAULT
REMSEN'S BILL OBJECT.
Would Restore Veterans Salary nth
Back Pay-Other Measures.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIzUNE.l

Albany. Jan. 15,-rhe most direct assault the
city treasury IN the form Of legislation was intro
daced By AEsenlblyznan Remsen to-day IN a Dill
10 restore veterans in the service OF the CITY 10
their former salary IN cases where. result OF
the Ellsworth law. known at the time as the 10"
sweep bills" their salaries were materially re-
ouoed This measure sent the salaries or many
veterans n easy city positions down from $1,000
70 81 500 Now the Rensen measure proposes not
merely 10 restore the old salaries, but to reimburse
the public servants for the period since the laws
went into effect The law applies 10 soldiers SAL
ors marines or volunteer hremen, and tbs cost OF
the refundiIg would amount 10 many thousands
OF dollars. as well add considerable sum 10
the annual budget. The laws which reduced these
salaries are Nos. $50 and 436 Of the laws OF lso-
Another remarkable bill introduced to-day IS that
OF Assemblyman Miller, OF Brooklyn, winch .
revived from last year. This IS the expression OF
the desires OF the Brooklyn radicals and Henry
George followers, and provides that az the next
election the people Of New-York City shall Vo'e On
their opinion OF municipal ownership OK tfalSpoI "a
tion lines and electric lighting plants. Inc r1i4
provides that ar the next election ballots snaii 20
prepared and the voters shall answer the t"0
questions; DO you favor policy OF puolc o"tTI-
ship OF municipal transportation hnes?' ana 10
you favor q policy Of public ownership OF 'nuIiSF"
gas and electric lighting plantsT
In the event Of an affirmative majority on ono %
10th of these questions, the Mayor is directed 10
appoint a commission OF FIVE TO investigate INC
subject and examine the legislative ana
action necessary 10 bring it about Inns NoiAA. ,
.,on which must be made Up Of men VINO nave sle-
r,eas tbss- frsendliness TO the public ownership
sdaa must report within i've months, they are 10
serve without pay. but $4,000 is to be a4'0"eu A'-
expenses. -. A.
A remarkable Brooklyn bill. introduced py ar
xenblyman OrNeiu representing Co!ohei -4 -
n ,Ossv's district authorizes the Board OF Esu-
.nafe and Apportionnent TO take PROOF AI1 'it
pay the claims OF the former chief clerk ana oep-'S
sherirs Of Kings County for expenses ana III c0ii-
aaHd NE
pensation for service. This It Is sald, 4S -
an attempt TO reimburse Timothy Dady. wilma.
/. Sanford and one other deputy sher1m who s'oo1
by Guden In the Kings County shrieVaIty Hsi@
REMSEN BILL CAUSES COMMENT
The Remsen two platoon bill for the Fre De-
partrent which was commented on IN uo-uaS
Tribune IS causing considerable comment II Is
identical with the measure vetoed by Mayor 10"
last year, ana provides for a ten hour day. duty
from a N. 10 p m, and a fourteen hour night
shift from p 10 a. n 1t also hnll's inc
continuous service on this schedule TO one week.
except in GASES OF emergency.
Assem- blynaan Miller, Of kings. has also put IN
bin authorizing the extension Of the Eastern Tar *
way from It's eastern terminus In BrookIyn lIIousL
Cypress Hills Cemetery TO the Borough OF queens
at width not less than 90 nor more IIh Ivy 1870; 1Te,
Asseuhly-man RtSby. OF Westchester; mas Inuo %
duced a bill authorizing the commissioners OF
AneTican scenic and Historic reserTatioh Society.
and by agreement with the city OF Honhers. 10 ac-
Quire Philippse manor house and grounds Tor a
srm not exceeding $4,000 The American Scenic and
over the manor house after It has been restored
as rearly as possible TO its ancient condition and 1t
is to be used as a historical museum
Another novel measure, which is threatened by
Ernest II. Wallace, OF the AAXIst Assembly Dis
trfct. is bill compelling every citizen who has
the proper qualifications TO vote Mr.. wallace eA-
plains that in his own district at the last election
not more than one-half the voters, registered or
non-registered, exercised their franchise Ihat
Tammany Hall advanced monetary considerations
for this absence was suggested as one explanation
by Mr. Wallace, who lanents the TACT that THIS
Failure TO Vole IS striking peculiarly OF al the
strong Republican districts OF the city.
To remedy this evil, Mr.. Wallace proposes e.
measure drawn along lines suggested by the
Finch Jury bill, which provides for jury lists
drawn first from lists Of citizens that failed 10
register. He admits that this bill failed because
voters registered and then neglected TO vote. Now
he has brought up a bill which he believes viii
remedy the difficulty. Mr.. Wallace's measure will
authorize the Governor TO appoint an election
agent who viii appoint deputies TO suit his con-
venience- At the close OF each election day q
designated inspector viii report the names Of ell
the qualified electors in each district who failed
vote.
The election agent is authorized to begin action
at against these erTing citizens. who. on con-
vtction viii be forced 20 pay fine OF not less
than IS than SO for the first offence and
larger fines in proportion for petition The cleo
tion agent IS to receive half OF each fine as an
incentive 70 greater activity and 10 compensate
his assistants out OF this percentage