New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
GOVERNOR APPROVES
BRONX COUNTY PLAN
Universal Transfer Question
Must Await the Decisions
of the Courts.
SAVIOUR MEASURE SIGNED
Nr. Dix Wants Provision Made
TO Allow Employees to Work
Extra Hours for
Extra Pay.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune /

Albany, April 19.-Governor Dix this
afternoon signed the Stilwen bill referring
10 the voters of the Borough of The Bronx.
New York City. the question of creating
the county of The Bronx. He vetoed the
Goldberg bill requiring the giving of free
transfers on the surface roads in Manhat-
tan and The Bronx. These two measures
are among those which puzzled the Chief
Executive almost up to the time that he
left Albany on the 4:2S train for New
York. whence he will sail for Europe to-
morrow The Governor before departing
disposed of practically all the bills before
him. although announcement of his action
on many of them will not be made until to-
morrow and Monday. These include the ap-
uropriaton and supply bills.
In yetoing the transfer bill the Governor
says:
The object of this bill is to confirm by
legislative enactment an order heretofore
granted by the Public Service Commission
which is being litigated. II the order shall
be upheld by the courts. the proposed legis-
ldtion viii be thus proved unnecessary. On
the ether hand If the courts should decide
that the order is neither just nor reason
anle ! cannot admit the propriety and JUS
uce Of compelling by legislative enactmehl
what would have been forbidden by the
court if the litigation should not have been
summarily ended by statute. ! am accord
ingly Of opinion that any legislation IN thl5
laatter should at least await the judicial
determination which Is under way
A Memorandum Issued.
Governor Dix also issued memorandum
I'm connection with his signing of the Bronx
County bill. He expressed doubt as 10
whether there is not constitutional ques-
tjCn involved in the method established IN
the bill for determining whether II shall
become effective. but declares that the
people should enjoy the benefit OF the
doubt.
The Jackson bill providing that women
and children shall not work more than
tfty-four hours a week was approved The
chief Executive says:
The desire on the part Of employees to
work a create number of hours DAY
for the purpose of obtaining d greater IN
come should under proper restrictions re
ceive careful consideration. While thls
measure will undoubtedly require reauJust
ment to new conditions, l believe II Is
step In the right direction, ana therefore
approve the bill, with the hope that a fut-
ure session of the Legislature VIII make the
improvements suggested therein.
The Governor vetoed the so-caned full
crew hill. providing a minimum number OF
men TO compose the crews Of freight trains
saving that this Is a question which may
no dealt with by the Public Service Commits
siore TJc signed the bill or Senator Harte
making the office Of County Clerk In queens
County salaried Office. with salary OF
1000 year. and regulating its manage
ment
Other New York City bills signed folloT'
Assemhlvnan Brooks, fixing the salaries
NJ certain clerks in the New YORK CounL
District Attorneys Office at $500 and s-'VSo.
Assemblyman Walker. proVidlns thst tne
salaries Of the record clerKs oI I,I SUui ~ he he
General Sessions Of New YORK county DC DC
fxed by the judges at not more than NoV''
q year c.. ,orr,it,inp
bonorablv discharged veterans employed oE
Inc cifv of New York to be retired dlIei
thirty years OF service go, ,,;-,,,, o n
Assemblyman 4. f. Smith, recurring Tn1s apo p
plicants TO the New York police torce 70 70
be under thirty years of age at tne uihe ,iG, VI
filing their applications for examination
Hssemblvman Caughlan. authorizing tne
extension Of a street surface raiIioau '''
REMAIN b1Syran 6Sy a. T.. Smith. authorizing
the justices OF the Appellate DIVISION oi
tho igt Department who have oceh 81 -
pioyed continuously for fifteen years 10 ~
Sssenb,vman fitzgerald. authorizing the
sherjF Of New York County TO appoint Gil
resistant counsel, at 5000 year
These bills represent only few more OF
the salary increases and grabs I'm New ho:K
Citv which # has been the policy OF Gov
.rnor Dix 10 wink al during the last seS-
sion.
Tho Governor vetoed siXty-four speciai
sppropriatlon bills. carrying thousands OF
dollars on the ground that there were no
funds available for them. For the same
reason he vetoed eighteen special highway