The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-27
CITY WATER BILLS REPORTED.
the GOVERNOR SENDS IN EHER-
GRNCT MESS4GES.

The Provision IN Mayors Hlu AnOWinG
the CITY 10 Generate Power for Light
Ing Purposes u Left Out-ElsberE's
Franchise Bin Passed IN the Assembly.
ALBANY, April 20.--The bills designed
TO accomplish Mayor McClellan's purpose
Of increasing New York citys water supply
from Ulster county were reported favorably
In the senate to-day. The New York
city water bill proper and the State water
commission bill were reported with amend
ments, and Gov Higgins has sent emergency
messages TO the Legislature so that they
may be passed at once. The Legislature
and the Governor still refuse TO reincor-
porate the provision in the Mayors water
bill permitting the city to generate power
for electric lighting purposes.
Senator Alfred r. Page (Rep., New York;
to-day introduced bill which he says is
favored by New York city real estate in
tsrests as q substitute for the mortgage
tax bill now before the Governor. It
imposes a single recording tax Of quarter
A bill introduced by Senator Davis and
Assemblyman Patton repeats the COM
pulsory vaccination law by providing
that q pupil In = public school need not
submit 10 a vaccination II parent OF a
guardian will submit an afidavit that such
vaccination would endanger the health
The senate to-day defeated a motion
made by Senator Rainee TO suspend the
rules 10 pass out Of its order the bill giving
women taxpayers In cities OF the thlrd
class the right 20 vote upon tar proportions
That kills the bin. The Assembly however
passsd q similar bill to-day: ,,r -,
The Assembly passed Fiah'e bill eata6-
lishing shop schools for the adult blind IN
New York city and In Buffalo. Inc oOlect
Of the schools viii DO 70 provide employ
ment and training for the inmates. -,
Another Of Mr.. Fish's bills passed by the
Assembly provides that any member OF
the State LunAcy Commission or the medl-
cal inspector may visit any aanltsrlun
OF other institution to see II insane persons
are confined In them.
The Assembly passed senator Arm
tation Of the State hospitals and roeataD-
fishing the local boards OF msnag gers whloh
were done away with under the Ooell re-
gime.
Mayor Mcclellan Of the necessity OF signing
certificates Of corporate stock and bones OF
New York city, passed the Assembly. Inc
Mayor u authorized TO have a clerk sign
them for him.
Senator Hawkins's bill eKtending the
Grand Boulevard and Concourse In New
York city passed the Assembly
The last OF the series Of bile taking away
from the New York city Board Of Aldermen
the power 70 grant FRANCHISES passed the
Assembly to-day. II was Senator ElsbeTg's.
AssemblymRn Fish's bill requiring every
person having charge Of q milk-gathertng
station where milk h bought or received
for shipmsnt TO market as human food
TO be licensed by the State Commissioners
of Agriculture nassad the Assembly
list Of all milk received and sold, as well
as shipments is 70 be kept by the persons
In charge Of the stations. Any person
who shall violate the agricultural law rela-
tive to milk or the products Of II will for
felt his license and be- disqualified for a
period of FIVE years. The bill is designed
TO break up the practise Of Swimming milk
70 get the cream at these gathering stations
where milk is received for shipment TO New
York city.