New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-10
SALARY RAISING BILLS
FLOOD LEGISLATURE
More Objectionable Measures
introduced This Session
than Last.
MANY AGAINST HOME RULE
Much of the Legislation De.
feated in Previous Years or
Vetoed Reappears
at Albany.
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rPv telegraph TO The Tribunel
,thsnv Feb. 9.-Despite the announce
In, by leaders of both houses of the
I.-ielature that no salary raising bills
Erecting New York City are to be passed
,b;e wear and that other raw legislation
,,ust he cut out so that Tammany may
% into the New York City municipal
camnaign with a decent record, bills of
this general character are accommodating
ON the calendars each day.
Three weeks ago The Tribune told Of
long list OF vicious salary grabs. anti
home rule bills and measures distinctly
n 2 character in which special benefits
were sought for private interests or
privileged few. Since then about as many
more bills Of the same general objection
able classes have been introduced.
A great many more bills have been In
PRODUCED this year than last year at
corresponding date. Many more Of them
are Objectionable than was the case last
year.
"Blaeklisted" Bill May Pass.
The one bill in the group which the
leaders have officially "blacklisted" which
has made progress so far is Assemlyman
Oxford's measure authorizing the Board
Of Estimate ana Apportionment Of New
York City TO determine and allow the
claims OF Antonio NJ. Caridi and Theo-
dore Palumbo. former interpreters in the
municipal court. and Frank V. Bruno and
Alfred Bertoncini. former interpreters IN
the "a District City Magistrates Court,
for services rendered as interpreters i'm
1912. This has passed the Assembly, ana
II is the first breach i'm the Assembly OF
the rule laid down at the beginning OF
the session by the leaders against legis-
lation giving special privileges 10 indi-
viduals.
The four men affected by this bill were
Amounted or continued as interpreters by
the Judges after the Civil Service Com
mission had put their positions in, the
classified service and certified lists from
which the interpreters should be appoint
ed Under the present law they are IN
precisely the same position az all other
persons appointed in violation of the civil
service law Their pay for the few
months that they worked under such lie
gal appointments was held up.
Leaders Ban Taken Lightly.
The way i'm which salary grabs. special
benefit measures and anti-home rule bills
daily make their appearance in the Legis-
laturc indicates that at least portion Of
the membership of both houses does not
take seriously the leaders ban on such
legislation. The following are some of the
newer measures Of these classes:
Assemblyman Burr's bill. making II
instead Of permssive. as at
present, for heads of departments in New
York city to grant TO city employees two
weeks vacation with pay each year.
Senator Sanner's and Asscmblyman
EsquiroIs bill placing the deputy chieI
OF Inc Bureau OF i'ire Prevention in the
ur'F ned force of the New York CITY
fire apartment. with the rank and sal
siy of a deputy chief H4,2OO) ana an m
tercst in the Fire Department pension
fund.
senator Malone's bill directing the
heads Of the fire departments IN New
York Buffalo and Rochester 10 dlvlde tne
members of the uniformed IRE force III
two platoons. one TO perform Gay ScINIcJi.
from o'clock in the morning TO 3 o CLOCK
in the evening and the other 10 perform
service from o'clock in the evening 10
o'clock in the mOrninS. 800
Assembyman j. ID. kellys Dill direct
Ing tho commissioner of Docks of New
York CITY to set apart fCt recreation puI-
poses uier on tho East River. at the 1901
IF State street, in the Borough Of brooh-
yn
Asscmblvman Kcrnedy's bill providing
that the yearly salary of a coroner phN-
sician i'm the City of New York shall never
b. less than 5000. ..
Assemblymdn Gillen's bill providing that
the entire expense of the wluennns %
Flatbush avenue in Brooklyn. pursuant
10 a resolution of the Board of Estlmats
and AppOrtiOnment. adopted March 4 iSi-'
Stall be- borne by the Borough OF Brook-
lyn. Notwithstanding any local lmproVt-
ncnt assessment heretofore levied 10 rdISc
the cost Of tho improvement.
\ provision clearly violativc OF home
rule is contained i'm bill introduced by
Senator TTeffcrnan and Asscmblyman Me-
Kcon in relation 10 the annual approprla-
tons nv the city Of New York for the
relief OF the poor adult blind. 10 be dis
trbutcd by the Department OF Pubic
Charities This bill. despite its anti-home
rule provision. has passed the Assembly
and is on the order OF final passage in
the Senate II requires that the dis
uibution OF the money be made i'm semi
annual payments within ten DAYS after
49, first day Of July and December re-
sres-ivclv. thus fixing, AZ matter OF
state law. the method OF furnishing this
relief, which. under the principle OF home
rule. ought to he left to the local authori-
tics