New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
CITY'S FINANCES
WILL BE SIFTED
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York will resent any committee which
clears away the fogs and confusion in
| New York created for partisan pur-
poses" nc said
The committee will begin it's inves-
! tlgation some time in May. IL purposes
to subpoena every city official, from the
| Mayor down TO the humblest otficehold-
or. with any knowledge Of the city's
| finances.
The legislation conference decided to
pass n bill increasing the tax in liquor
! licenses % per cent.
The bill provides that the tax shall
be for one year only and that it will
I accrue entirely TO the state.
The bill also makes fiat rate Of
$1,000 for all liquor licenses in New
York City. Heretofore The Bronx,
! Queens and Richmond paid less than
Manhattan and Brooklyn, where the
tax is now 81 200
Last year sl8,630,000 was derived
from liquor tax licenses throughout the
state. On this basis the new bill will
raise approximately S4,650,000 in ad-
, ditiOn.
Abandon Gross Receipts Plan.
The idea OF a 21h per cent tax on
! the gross receipts OF all hotels and
! other places where liquor is sold was
! abandoned because OF the vigorous pro-
tests of the liquor interests, who have
been here en- masse during the last
week.
They declared that the gross receipts
tax would mean additional bookkeeping.
That would cost the brewers alone, who
own large number OF the saloons, at
To- .
! At their protest also the stamp tax
was abandoned.
The conference failed TO get Gov
ernor Whitman to agree TO its proposal
! TO amend the election law generally. As
/ result, r bill merely amending the
primary law was introduced in the Sen
/ ate tonight. The bill provides for the
/ signature law at the primaries in New
York City, bipartisan boards and the
/ use of schoohouses and public build
/ ings for polling places. It also re-
! duces the number and salaries Of en-
ployes in the Office of Superintendent
/ OF Elections, netting a saving of $780,
600.
Thompson Committee Continued.
/ The Senate also passed resolutions
providing for the continuation OF the
work Of the Thompson public service
] investigating committee; the creation
Of a legislative committee of three
| Senators and three Assemblymen 70
/ investigate the entire subject of trac-
( ton, ard a legislative committee to
revise the labor laws of the state. All
/ three are TO report back to the next
+ Legislature with their recommenda-
tions.
The second last lap Of the session
did not actually start until o'clock at
night. when the Senate convened after
/ its long conference, which was not
entirely free from wrangling.
Most Of its time was devoted TO
, clearing it's calendar for the final clean
up tomorrow.
Only one bill was introduced in the
/ Senate. II was fostered by Senator
Mills. and gives a medical assistant TO
the District Attorney.
The Assembly practically cleaned up
its calendar tonight and adjourned
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
when it will devote the final day OF
the session to disposing Of Senate bills
One of the last bills sent to the
graveyard was the Spring amendment
TO the Sulzer full crew bill giving the
Public Service commissions the power
to determine the size of crews on
freight trains. Ii was beaten by vote