The sun., 1906-02-08
WAR ON RAINES LAW HOTELS
yROpO,ED Law THAT WILL CLOSE
THE BAD ONES.
Senator ucCarren Proposes reform and
Iconum, in street Openings In Brook.
,u The senate Passes the Political
uu II rejected Monday Evening.


uln II rejected Monday Evening,
,,n,$y. Feb. Another determined
,s,rt L. tJ be made at this session Of the
,a,..lufr,re to drive the fake or so-called
r.7ro. ,lw hotels out of business. To-day
s,na,or plga and Assemblyman Prentice
ir,rod,.cc4 a bill prepared jointly by the
,,,,,rirrcc of fourteen of New York city
enA the EAn.-e Department.
The bill proposes to strike at the root OF
.b, so-canel Ranes law hotel evil by pro-
yIinc for Inspection prior to the granting
os n license instead of waiting until the
oor,i,.ote has been granted, and it the
,,,,l,,,pt I- not entitled to it he cannot
.,, q certificate. An initial inspection Of
Ell hotel buildings in New York city by the
Smneriutrndent of Public Buildings IS
rrnyidrd for In other cities the inspec-
,,,ns ar, to be made 10y the Mayors and in
villages by the presidents. These officials
sr. rrr,.rrl to certify to the Excise Depart
r,ont all hotel buildings which comply
u,tb the Raines law. When ii new appi-
,,ton for a hotel license is receiv ed the
Treasurer will consult the list of certified
lotel. and if he finds that the building for
which the license is applied for complies
with the law he will issue the certif cate.
lfIti, not certified to as complying he must
deny the application.
pruyi.ion Is also made in the bill so that
n tax aver who has reason to believe that
n soecfc hotel does not comply with the
Ra.res law can have the whole matter
injured into by the Excise Department :.
and II it is shown that his complaint is we'll
fonnGel the Excise Commissioner may
revoke the license
Instead of assisting in helping to rid
New York city'S treasury OF its moneys
senator Patrick Henry McCarren, the
Broo<lyn Democratic leader, proposes to
save money for the city in the future. He
lasngIredthat he can do this by egslat ting
in regard to the matter of street openings
in Brooklyn, especially in the outlying
SECTIONS of that borough. Street opening
commis-ionerships are looked upon by
many a. profitable snecures, and the habit
of theSa commissioners Of sitting and ad-
journng from time to time at $40 per each
meeting il we'll known. Senator McCarren
proposes to correct that abuse and make
the commissions do work or not get money.
To get quick action one bill provides that
the commissioners of street openings must
make preliminary report within sixty
days of their appointment
In order to break up the practice OF meet.
ing and adjourning at $40 meet ing blIi
provides that unless they take testimony
at such meetings the commissioners shali
receive only S. day. The expenses OF
street opening commissions are to be pa ld
by an assessment upon the property gem
orally instead of upon the property bcne-
fted and the area of the property bene-
fitted is to be determined by the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment instead OF by
the street opening commissioners.
4 bill to permit property owners and
business men who claim to have suffered
financial loss by reason OF the construction
Of the New York city subway to secure
relief has been introduced by Assembly
man Young. 1t differs in but few par
tcuars from the Prentice bill OF last year
The latter provided that upon the petition
Of seventy-five such persons the supreme
Court could appoint commissioners OF aaP'
nraisal to determine the damages. The
Young bill provides that the number shall
be but FIVE, The report of the commits
eioners is to be binding upon both the city
and the petitioners, except that appeal may
te taken to the Appellate divisions. The
commissioners are to receive $40 day
ior their services. The city is not now
liable for the damage caused shop
keepers and property owners during sub
wav const ruction which smut OH Tree access
10 their places of business.
-
New York city ASsemblyman Prentice to-
day introduced a bill which provides that
A pawnbrcker who loans money on stolen
property. whether he knows or not that
it il stolen, shall be liable for its return
and damages to the same extent as the
person who stole it. Pawnbrokers are not
any too particular about inquring whether
property offered for loans has been ac-
Gured honestly but escape consequences
bv reason Of claiming ignorance OF II having
been stolen.
As,emblvman Folker introduced a bill
which provides that any corporatlon a.
lertng more water from Niagara River
than 1t has a legal right to shall forfeit It's
charter in an action brought by the Attor-
ney.Gcueral. The bill also provides that
any individual violating the provisions OF
the proposed act shall be liable to penalty
Of So for each 50 horse power used IN eA-
cess Of the lawful quantity.
The first partisan legislation OF the ses-
sion passed the Senate to-day, and in order
to do 20 il was necessary for the senate
tonyer~e Itself AS a result Senator l'Hom-
medeu's bill, providing that Aldermen IN
Niagara Falls shall be elected at large m
stead Of by wards, passed that house. The
bin wa, defeated Monday night by aid Of
the votes Of the New York city Republl-
can senator's. The present Board of Alder
men Of Niagara Falls is Democratic, but
If the bill passes and becomes law In the
future the board is pretty apt TO be hepub.
llcan. The bill was passed by a vote OF
% to 10 senator's Cooper, Drescher, Els,
berg, Human and SAKE, Republicans, voted
with the Democrats against the bill.
Without comment the Senate adopted
resolution reported from the Senate Fl
nance Committee requesting Gov. Higgins
10 furnish that committee with any charges
fled against Frederick D. kilburp;, state
Banking SUPERINTENDENT; Mr.. Rilburn's
answers 10 the same and any papers or
documents upon which Gov. Higgins based
hi dismissal Of these charges.
Senator Foley introduced bill provid-
ing that the boundaries Of election dis
trlcts shall be published in one German
paper m Manhattan
Committees on ReappOrtiOnm