New-York tribune., 1905-01-13
BILLS AFFECT THIS CITY
One to Kill Sign Nuisance-AnOther
for Purer Elections.
IRY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TETBUNE-l

.,,.- L. - -Nar, measures were introduced
IN the Assembly to-day whicn aHec' New ioiA
City Notable among these Is a measure ulrec'iS
resulting from the advertising sign nuisance toll
o-s.ad ~ Park commissioner Pallas. This bill
Uroyides that no fence about a vacant lot in New
York CITY over seven feet high SHAH be USED toF
advertising and that no fence on the top o. a
building shall be used for a similar purpose except
v,beu il advertises a firm doing business on the
premises.
Assenbiyra- Prentice put in the Goddard anti
policy measure which hlbustered 20 death
- seseio- Tnis bin gives 10 the An-Poiicy So
Last -. eeIlac+aS IN roIicv cases where the
society is actively engaged -
Assenbly yman Prentice introduced another IN
usual measure regulating the election law win
reference TO campaign CONTRIBUTORS ms IS d
constitutional amendment directed against me eA-
pendiuure OF money at elections. At present the
law forbids the use OF Ino!leS IGi 60 IAN I'll p ,6is
amendment the legislature viii be required 70
ana the amounts in which money may be spent
IL any election by any candldate or Dy any paity
] iGfes eHp' & IsiTz Tor violation is made the for
feiture OF his office by the person by whom or in
whose behalf such violation has been committed
courts and the procedure by which such ques-
tions can be promptly and quickly Jrled, mere mere IS
now no really quick ana simple way 20 bIlis - y
proceeding investigate an election, ana II VIII
be posslDls uAcS h I dha Irn7ifitiors against
present avs aiIho-sh IlS ,os +,e5-e
the use OF money are carefully wotdeo. evaSiioas
Hiec1inns = nrobibiteS ezcept in those WAYS and
for those purposes which are specially lard down.
the situation is reversed.
The principle OF this amendment Is the same and
Il follows that introduced and urged by Eltnu Root
IN the last Cons eituuonal convention II was not
adopted a that time. Mr. Root said then that 'one
or the great ana crying evils or our politics ls
the enormous use Of money IN all OF our elections
This amendment though may end the evil
is q step forward.
Assenlblyman Behnf introduced the Wallace bill
Of last year, compelling the interbOToush company
to build an elevated stauOn at One-hundred-and-
thirteenth-st. ard Eignth-aVe-. ana AsssrQblyman
commission composed Of three t en,bers appointed
by the Mayor. 20 serve for six years, and receive
s, ,0J0 annually
trict put ia = bin amending the election law by
making il penal offence FOR n person have
his possession any carbon paper any other
This Is aimed great election abuse the
lower East Side. where tracing paper is used by
Tammany captains TO insure the delivery of the
wiz a view TO prevent mlstriais due to sudden
illness or dismissal Of Individual jurors, such as
took place IN the first trial Of Miss Nan Patterson,
Senator Marks introduced concurrent resolution
providing for amendment 10 Section Of Article
4 of the State constitution. The proposed amend
during a trial I'll vacancies which from any
cause may occur in jury. may be drawn in the
manner TO be prescribed by the legislature
Senator Drescher introduced "A Dill appTOpriat ting
$4,000 Cor eniarging and furnishing the 4th Regi-
ment Armory. IN Brooklyn
Other bills introduced In the Assembly to-day IN
clude these o.;
Mr. Perham-Authorizing the issue Of New-York
rbe METROPOLITAN Museum Of Art. with the proViSo
that not than 100000 be appropriated any one
Mr. -Rogers-Appropriating s26I2o n pay news
s ers for the publics ton OF the General Laws and
for the publication OF concurrent resolutions
Of he last session.
same class STEAMBOATS, as regards requirements
for life preseryers and life RATS.