The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
REPEALS AN ODELL MEASURE
BY WHICH St1,O0O,OOO OF PROP
ERTY ESCAPED TAXATION.
BnI for n Five Cent Continuous Ride on
All the Consolidated Railroads In
This City-FOwler's Ulster County
Water supply Bill Passes the senate.

SSNE AD' ~
Of Putnam tonight introduced a bill which
B.. B. 0dell, DR., will study with considerable
interest. The bill repeals a section Of
the taxation law %exempting from taxation
the personal property OF trust companies.
When Mr.. Odell was Governor he per-
sonally saw that such an exemption was
made, and there were various reasons as
signed as to his interest in having the bill
passed by the Legislature. Under its
provisions the personal property Of trust
companies, amounting to 81 100000, es-
capped taxation. Still Mr.. Odell as Governor
was constantly casting about for fresh
interests to tax in order to reduce the
direct State tax levy.
Tammany Hall Is following up its efforts
to bring the traction merger in New York
city to a realization that the travelling
public shall have more privileges for the
valuable franchises which the city permits
the consolidation railroad interests to eS-
ercise. Tonight Senator Quinn intro
duced a bill which provides for Ave cent
transfers and continuous rides over any
OF the roads. whether elevated, surface OF
underground. operated by the traction
syndicate. The bill provides that no
passenger on street surface, elevated or
underground railroad in New York city
shall be required to pay more than five
cents for one continuous ride from any
point on one such road to any other point
on the same or on some other road, and
such passenger is entitled to ride for one
fare over any number of intervening roads.
The system Of transfer tickets must be so
arranged as to insure each passenger a
ticket emitting him to all these privileges.
If no such system Of transfers is arranged
for by the road, the State Board Of Railroad
Commissioners is empowered to adopt such
system and to compel its use by mandamus
proceedings. Violations Of the act are
made misdemeanors, punishable by fine OF
not less than s25 or imprisonment OF not eH-
ceeding six months, or both. Refusale to
comply with the requirements OF the act are
punishable by a fine Of $50, recoverable by
the aggrieved party
Senator Quinn had the bill advanced to
a third reading n referred to the Rail-
road Committee.
Il desire to say that this bill, explained
Mr.. Quinn. was prepared under the direo-
me at the request Of that organization.
This is by no means all the relief to which
the Democratic organization believes the
people to be entitled, but it ia at least a step
IN the right direction.
By a vote Of 50 to ! Senator Page
Of New York;, the Senate tonight
passed A%ssemblyman Fowler's bill which
removes all obstacles in the way OF New
York city Immediately going into Ulster
county for its water supply. The bill over
comes the objections that a been raised by
the people of Ulster county and unless such
legislation was enacted ould have entailed
long legal proceedings before work could
be begun.
The most important concessions granted
are that upon application being made TO
condemn any land one-haif Of the assessed
valuation shall be deposited by, the, city
to insure a speedy payment Of the claim,
also that whore an employee OF a factory
Ia thrown out Of work by reason of the city
compelling the factory to close down by
diverting the water on which it relied for
power the employee shall receive damaRes
equivalent to six months pay il out that
length Of time. Indirect damag es to real
estate and bushes people are also pro-
vided.
Senator SAKE tried to amend the bill 80 as,
in the event of passage of his bill repeating
the law preventing New York city from
going into Dutchess county for a water
supply, to give property owners in Duchess
damages as this bill accords property
owners in Ulster county. but failed.
Senator Grady said that the influences
behind the Duchess county repeal bill
were opposed to the Fowler bill, as we'll
as to the original law Of last year permitting
New York city to get a water supply IN the
we don't want this bill amended he
said, although the city is not opposed to a
separate bill repeating the Duchess county
law, We understand the Joker in this
Duchess county repeal bill. | can say the
city is willing to enter into a solemn stipu-
lation with the people OF Dutchcs7 county
that If this Fowler bill becomes a law It
will be many years before the city will ask
for tie repeal of the Duchess county law.
Senator Bracket said the Judiciary Com
mittee was considering the Duchess County
Repeal bill. and that il the committee de-
cided to report the bill favorably PROVISION
would be also made in a separate bill for
consequential damages TO property owners
In that county
Senator Smith, who represents the
Dutchess-Co Columbia district, Said he could
not understand where Senator SAKE got
his commission to represent the people OF
Duchess.
Duchess county does not want the law
repealed" said Senator Smith, and am
In favor Of this bill without amendment
The bill now goes to Mayor Mcclellan
for his hi aiiP5p f6rolgb The he gsssase wa os due ine
to the personal efforts of Senator Cordts
OF Kingston.
By a vote of SO to 20 the Assembly to-
night Endorsed the rulings of Speake r
WdQSWOfJn OF lASt lnuTbuhy WHlCh CAuSeu
the Democrats to raise such disorder in
the Assembly Chamber.
The Senate passed Senator Saxe's bill
authorizing New York city to establish
and maintain a seaside park for the poor
sick and convalescents. The bill has heen
held up in the Assembly to permit As
semblyman George B. Agnew, to tinker
with it and put it in the form he desires.
The bill was passed in the shape the New
York city administration desired and will
pass the Assembly. The only important
amendment to the bill was to place the man
agement under the control of the Park
Board instead Of the Health Department,
The Senate passed Senator Coggsshalls
bill increasing the tax that the associations
conducting running meetings shall pay from
3 to 6l< per cent. FOR this and next year,
7 per cent. in 1908 and thereafter ~ per
cent.
Three of the six Armstrong committee
insurance bills were ready in the Senate for
passage tonight, but owing to the crowded
condition of the calendar they went g
until tomorrow.
The Senate passed Assemblyman La Fet-
ra's bill, throwing open more piers In the
East River for the use Of canal and river
boats and barges; Senator McCarren's, pro-
viding a short statuteof limitations for sewer
damage claims against New York city;