The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-13
ELLIS AFFECTING THIS CITY.
iuPORTANT MEASURES RE-
PORTED ~ THE SENATE.
O"r Gives the Board or Estimate Control
CNCr salaries A15tlfrr lives the
Terms ~ the MAYER and Other O1icials
The Nlnc's ~ Turned In, Too.

Committee to-day reported a number OF
u.uprtant bill, affecting Seg York city.
Tar most important WAS a bill comforting
Ion the Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
ant power to regulate the salaries
II all city officers and all county officers in
t'e counties embraced within the city Of
ew York This power is now vested in
tie Legislature, and each year n any bills
ere Introduced providing Tor increases in
salaries Of such officers
Senator White, chairman OF the Cities
Committee. in reporting the bill, said that
II was designed 20 remedy abuses on the
part Of New York city and county officers
who sought through tho Legislature each
wear % have their salaries raised and he
thought the city authorities much moro
Competent 10 deal with the subject, The
TN was advanced 20 q third reading without
objection.
Tho iii confcrs the gene raj power upon
the Beard Of Estimate and ApportionmC mt
% cassify positions end to n gulGte solalios,
exoe Ut for the positions Of day labop n
and tCachcrs, exc mine rs and members OF
the sup ryisory staff Of the Department
Of EoucB ton. There Is a provision in tie
bill, however, hat the ealarics in the diff
rcpnt bCrcughs need not Re uniform and
tfati IN fixing -alGIi, tie Beard Of Estimi te
mayadd such adliti,ral sums o. IL may deem
uecCssary. accor ing to Ito estlm, te OF The
ciTepncc ia rentals and tire expenses OF
living in the CiGnunt torcughs.
he G'i.s CCuUittCe also TeToTtcG
tEvorablv Mr.. AErcv's lill, which les al
r,ady rassed tie Assembly, fixing the terms
NJ the Mayor, Comptroller, Pre- sIdent Of
beard Of Aldermen and the Borough PTcsI-
dents Of New York city al four years.
The original c,rsc iCation ret provi"ed
for a four-ycdr term, which was re-
duced by the amended Chatter to two
wears Chairman Odell is said TO favor
4 return to the original p ov sion. Both
Senators Elsberg RepJ and McCarren
CDeml asked 10 have the bill advanced 70
a third reading. Objection was made by
senator Gardner RepD Of Brooklyn, and
line bill was sent 10 the COMMITTEES OF the
Whole
Another in portant bill reported was the
treasure introduced by senator Cooper
NJ BROOKLYN, nj the request Of the Com
,uttee of Nine. reorCanlzing the p &C
force in New York city. The committee
olso reported Asssmbiyman iale's hdl,
c.eGtng a retirement fund for New iofk
~ity employees.
Senator NlcCarren has lost bis fight to
prevent favorable action by the Senate
Cities Committee on Assemblyman Shana-
hhn's bill increasing the number Of en-
ployees and also the saIarca Of some OF the
Employees in the Registers Office in Kings
county.
The bill was reported from committee this
corning. 1t took the whole power Of the
- sate organization TO get the bin out Of com
rittee One Of it's provisions is an increase
" the 80 airy Of Aired Z. Hobey, the Re-
publican .eaGer Of tine Fifth Assembly dis
trict, Brooklyn, who is employed as an eI-
r r. In the Office. This fact saved the bill.
Senator McCarren opUosed the measure,
BECAUSE I'LL introduced by him increasing
the numUer OF emp.oF es III tuG hlngs
County Snerh's Office has been held an IN
the Assembly, Cities Committee ny orders
from Charles T. Murphy
After d hard usnJ the Senate to-day,
by vote Of 20 TO -. passed Assemblyman
O'Neills oil directing the state Comptroller
to return 70 certain trust companies IN
New York city moneys p.ld by them Tor
taxes under q misinterpreted section q the
tax law. The amount involved Is about
$50 900.
An effort was ma de in the Senate to-day
70 advance as it came from the Assembly
Mr.. j 7. Smiths bin standardi2ing the bond
investments OF savings banks without
amendment The Senate Banks Commit
ee amended the hill by including the bonds
ot the Chicago Z. stern Illinois Railway
company in the nst Of bonds in which saw
jRgs banks may invest.
When the III cane up in Corr ittee Of
he Whole to-day, Senator BTaCkett q led
10 have il an ended hy elm inG ting any
l~ention Of the particular roads In whose
: opds savings tanks might invest. 1Eis
was air e. at not only the icago I'd Fast
'rn Illinois, but the Rock Island roau. The
. otion 70 ar enu was eated by vote OF
IOtol5 Then Senator ElSterg y ied TO have
tlename o. the c. cFoR 4 Erstern Illinois
Cailroad elm inr ted from tie ! III. Ills mo-
ton was also efes TEL, by \ vote o. % to IS.
The bill was then advanced to third read
ing.
Senator Martins bill compe ling the
vestibuling Of cars in New York, city was
practically killed in the Assembly to-day,
The Assembly Railroads Committee has
refused to rcsort the bill and Assemblyman
Tompkns moved 10 discharge the com
mttee from It's further consideration. The
motion was defeated 10y party vote Of
"a noes 70 81 ayes,
The Assembly to-day advanced 10 a
third reading Senator Elsberg's three
hills which take from the Board Of Alder
men Of New York city o rights TO grant
railroad franchises in the future and con
for that power upon the Board Of Esti-
mate and Apportionment. The bills are
70 be discussed on the order Of third
reading.
Asse.nblyman Yale's bill prohibiting
bucket shops and tucfetirg and Senator
CooTeT's Increasing the New York city
school tea6 her, retirement fund, we're also
adv anCed TO a tiird reading.
The Assembly passed Senator KeenAn's
hill adjusting he lack taxes due IN the
old city Of LOrg ls',cd City.
After some DISC ussion the Assembly ad-
vanCed to a third reading Senator Arm
stronR's concurrent resolution permitting
the voters TO Tass upon the proposition 70
Issue bonds 20 the extent Of 100000 for
good roads.
Assemblyrnan la Fetra's bill giving the
New York city Board Of Estimate and
Apportionmeut the sole r. g 4 10 a, just and
tx ealsries in New York city PASSED the
Assembly.
The Assembly, by a vote Of IS 20 p
refused TO re- - Assemtlyuan Phillips
bil making adultery a misiCmcanor. Now
there Is no Tenalty attached 10 the offence.
By vote Of 70 20 90, or three less than
enough 10 rass Il, the As emily to-Cay
cefcale' o. fral TassTgs Asscmblyman
Watnwrg : tili extern lTg 20 cities the
local option provision Of tie excise law,
which now on'v applies 20 towns. In his
annual mesa G. 10 the l. & -ature Gov
H~ iNs fnvor arCh wef re