The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-12

diversion OF water from Niagara River for
manufacturing or electric or other power.
Companies not now actively engaged in
diverting the water are also prohibited
from diverting water in the future. The
total maximum Of water to be diverted
from the river Is TO be limited to IS 100 feet
per second. By the terms Of the bill the
only companies that can utilize the water
are the Niagara Falls Power Company,
which may take 5000 feet, and the Niagara
Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing
companies now dlverting water.
Senator Saxe's bill, authorizing the APP
pointment Of a commission of three MEM
bers to confer with a commission from the
State OF New Jersey to devise a plan OF
bridge transit between New York city and
New Jersey, passed the Assembly.
The Assembly passed Senator Coggeshalls
bill increasing from s per cent. the tax that
associations conducting running meetings
must pay to the county agricultural socie-
ties to e15 per g for this year, Z per cent.
in 1907 and "a per cent. thereafter.
IL Gov. Higgins will approve 1t, after
bers' Examining Commission. To-day the
Assembly passed Senator Brackets bill
repeating the act which created the COM
mission.
Inc Assembly Cltle5 committee To-Day
reported favorably Assemblyman Agnew's
bill, desired by the Maritime Commission,
which provides that the Dock Commits
sioner Of New York city must set aside a
public wharf in each part Of the city for
the benefit of tramp steamers, barges and
such vessels. The idea is mainly to have
a public dock on the west side Of Manhattan
Island for the convenience of the barges
carrying brick to the city. As conditions
are now the owners of the barges are COM
PEELED to tie up downto wn and pay for
having the brick transferred across the
city, or else hire q private wharf. This
bill divides the entire water front OF the
city into divisions, and in each division
the Dock COMMISSIONS is required to set
aside a public wharf.
One OF the most important bills intro
duoed in some years affecting a railroad
corporation has been reported favorably
by the Assembly Railroad Committee.
1t was introduced by Assemblyman Edward
A. Merritt of st. Lawrence. The bill pro-
vides that before a railroad can increase
It's stock or issue bonds or borrow money
it must first secure the consent Of the
State Railroad Commission. Another pro?
vision compels q railroad corporation to
secure the consent Of the commission be-
fore it can lease or buy the stock Of another
railroad corporation.
The committee also reported Assembly
man Eckmann's bill compelling street sur
face cars In New York city to carry at night
colored lights to indicate the destination
Of the car.
Another bill reported by this committee
compels the vestibuling OF street surface
cars in Manhattan and Bronx boroughs
during the winter months. Assemblyman
Brennan introduced this bill.
senator Carpenters bill dividing the
Second Judicial district so as to create
another judicial district by having West
chester, Putna m, Orange, Rockland and
Duchess counties comprise a new district,
while all Of Long Island will be embraced
in the Second dist riot, has been reported
favorably by the Assembly Judiciary Com
mittee.
The committee also reported Senator
Barnes's employers liability bill extending
to railroad employees the benefit Of the
employers liability act Of two years ago.
The Assembly General Laws Committee
has decided TO report favorably Assembly
man Bernstein's bill, which prohibits the
erection OF a in this State to
any foreign ruler, monarch, emperor or
king or to any foreign spy.
Senator L'Hommedieu's bill imposing a
tax of 81 on every 500 pounds weight OF
automobiles in excess of first 500 pounds
has been reported favorably by the AS
sembly Taxation Committee.
The local option bill is to come up in
the Assembly Tomorrow for amendment.
1t was to have been considered to-day
on the order Of second reading, but it was
discovered that the ma chinery provided
for in the matter Of conducting elections
for the. submission Of the local option ques-
ton is so unwieldy that II is believed to be
defective.
Senator Foley tonight introduced a bill
providing that no more franchises to rail-
roads shall he granted in New York city
that do not Include the granting of trans
fers.