The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
CITY BILLS PUSHED
IN LEGISLATURE
Gas Rate Cut in Brooklyn
Favored, Pension Abuses
TO Be Corrected.
rWo Mitchell BILLS IN

Np,xy. March ?3.-The Senate Com
u,.oc on Public Service agreed to-day
>. -cpor, favorahly the Lawson Dill
.,,,.,r from % cents to 80 cents the
..u NJ Gas in the Thirtieth and Thirty-
-. cords of brooklyn. AZ originally
,..roduccd tho hill also reduceu the
IN IN. second ward of queens,
So, as reported by the Thompson COM
-..ee II, does not do so.
,.o senate and Assembly have both
.,..sd the Flammin hill providing mat
,.,s,rer Sew York city employees re-
III, n,nsiou shall not hold n
~ city. county or state position un-
e.. npus.on and the compensation
- .u.f new position ~ less IMAM
=. ,o, ,rpu,llv or else the pension viii
,,s,.od,d willie the beneficiary hoids
,f.h otacr position.
..cmbIyman Macho,d OF Jefferson
49,. m b.l to-day making permanent
"a ,~rc.uuar,cr iucrcas" in license iees
AID under the Iitines liquor thN IA"
.., vas put in force last year tenn
%torarily.
ry,c Of Mayors Biiis In.
- pro,r introduced two bills
=, ~, mo instance OF Mayor Mitchell.
,.cs ,t4n-.s the name of the Depart.
- t,ridceS TO the Department OF
, and Structures. The Board OF
,.-.... may direct the transfer OF
NO ,.,we-s and duties OF the Police Dee
cement. Department OF street cream
-. Dcnar,mrrt " Parks. Department
pubIic Cha'ities. Department OF
correction. Fire department. Health
n,,a-,ment ard the board OF trustees
=, bellevue and Allied Hospitals In re-
Voc, Of the construction. maintenance.
rpye.p and repair OF buildings ano
..-,c,,res to the Department OF Plans
and structures.
~. second brown bill changes the
40 81 The department OF Public Chari-
,ss 4, New York city 20 the Depart
~. NJ Public Welfare" and shirts
me head 81 the Department OF Health
,,o-, ,he Hoard of Health to he Com
missioner Of Health. The Commission
a, py,l., Welfare is authorized to IN
v.~ic,'e conditions OF unemployment
I'D other conditions creating a demand
for nuh,it relief and 20 develop meas
u-es .cr 'h"'r prevention.
A. institutions under the jurisdiction
a ne Hoard Of Irebriety are trans
'sFHff Nh Nv l''IHAA III TO-
Tho COMMISSIONS OF Health is made g
~erl-r Of the Board OF Ambulance
Service In place OF the president OF the
.-I,.pcs Of bellevue Hospital and two
teens appointed by the Mayor. The
--..,dart Of the Board OF Health become:
nc Commissioner Of Health and th'
Commissioner of Public Welfare be
comes d member o. the Board of Health
Gets BeIIevue Also.
Tre Management, and control OF tn
hospitals Al present under the trustee
O. bellevue and Allied Hospitals. tn
hospitals and Institutions. except tn
municipal lodging houses n thu
rorgu,s. AZ present under the Depart
.nt OF public Charities. are all trans
erred to the Health Department. Th'
employees In the various institutions arr
20 ne continued in their employment
tu. the Commissioner OF Health ma!
Abolish unnecessary positions.
The Commissioner OF Health Ia gtvei
hoad powers and must establish rulei
md regulations for the conduct OF al
lie Institutions within his jurisdiction
Any person injured or taken Ill in tn
streets who may not he safely remove
ha received by the Department o
Health for temporary care and treated
respective OF his place of residence
The department may receive for treat
meH' p. rsons who do not live in New
YORK city. al rates fixed by the Com
missioner.