New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
MAYOR APPROVES IS.
CITY BILLS; KILLS 9.
Favors Transfer of Aque,
duct Police to Local
Force as PatrOlmen.
TWO ASSESSMENT
MEASURES VETOED
Upholds Legislation Providing
That the Magistrates May
Accept Cash Bail.

Mayor Mitchell returned to Albany yes
terday twenty-four city bills. fifteen with
his approval and nine with his veto. Those
vetoed are dead. Those approved WIN
not become laws unless they are signed
by the Governor.
Tho most important vetoes are those OF
the Boylan, Foley and other teachers
hills referred 10 elsewhere in to-days
Tribune.
The Mayor approved the bill for the
transfer of the members OF the aqueduct
police to the city force as patrolmen. lie
pointed out that the bill is permssive, and
that prior to each transfer an order from
the Board OF Water Supply and the Ponce
Commissioner must be issued. the Mayor
said he would have the Commissioner
make physical tests in each case, which
will do away with the objection that such
tests were not SO rigid for the aquedoc.
police as for the city force.
The bill providing that where assess
ments for local Improvements against any
marcel of real estate shall, in any TWO
consecutive years. exceed 90 per cent OF
the assessed valuation, the Board or bs-
innate may direct that the assessment
be divided into twenty parts. was vetoed
by the Mayor.
Bills approved by the Mayor were:
Providing for the deposit Of SOD pend
ing appeal In abandonment proceed'nss'
D.nos,t of cash bail in abandonment
proceedings.
Arrests made in The Bronx to be taken
A.. .ho N;0hf Court
Providing that a magistrate may take
cash bail.
Controller TO include the new county vi
the Bronx in his statement to the boaru
OF Aldermen showing amounts necessary
to be raised by taxation.
Controller to include Bronx county III
his statement to the Board oil Aiuerhie"'
showing the necessary salaries tnal arc W
be raised for county officials.
Serving of q summons instead OF max
ing an arrest for violations OF the Fire
Department rules in factories
Registration Of births where the pny-
stefan or midwife has died; gives ois.
cretionary powers to the Commissioner OF
Health.
Authorizing the Chamberlain to pay into
the city treasury sums now in his CUSTODY
arising out of appropriations made by
the Board of Supervisors of the County OF
New York pursuant to Section 10 OF Chap
ter $50 Of the Laws OF 1870.
Allowing the Department OF Parks to
give vacations to employees in other
months than June, July, August and sep
TENDER.
Increasing the trafic squad IN the CITY
OF New York from 500 to 1.ooo men.
Transferring the Census Bureau to the
jurisdiction and control Of the Board OF
Education. The control is now vested
in a board consisting of the Mayor, the
City Superintendent and the Police Com
missioner.
Issuance Of notes by the Controller in
anticipation of tax levies.
Water Board to establish rules and
regulations for the protection OF the
bridges and roads constructed by It
Bills disapproved by the Mayor included
those providing that no fees should be
charged for issuing certificates to COM
missioners OF deeds and for the relief
of property owners from assessments for
the park in East SSth st.