New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
Committee OF Real Estate
Board Against Gold
berg's Measure.
ACT
UNDER BAN, TOO
Not in Favor Of Free Eyeglasses
for Public School
Children.

The Real Estate Boards Joint com
mittee OF the legislation and tarati"n
committee and the real estate laws
committee at its last meeting took den
NIT. action on number Of bills now
before the Legislature.
II opposed Assembly bill. Int. No. ~
introduced by Assemblyman Goldberg
This is an act TO provide for the Trans
fer Of certain moneys IN the custody
IF tho clerks OF the Municipal Cour' "t
tho civ of New York TO the treasurer
NJ such city. and authorizing an app'o-
nria,ion for the equipment, improve
or+ and maintenance Of certain
park and playground in such city IN
the opinion OF the committee the Dill
violates Article 8, Section 8, OF the
constitution. being q local bill embody-
ing more than one subject. rurther-
,oora the bill f. wrong IN prlnclple'
there being no connection Whatever pc
,ye,n the funds referred 70 ana the
appropriation asked. The purpose oi
fbe bill is the improvement OF
playground at 9th and 68th sts. 'nu
Assembly bill, Int. No. 40, intro
duced by Assemblyman Perlman' was
opposed This Is an act TO amend nv
workmen's compensation law IN reia-
ton TO compensation for hrst wee"
disability The bill is disapproVed OF
the ground that two weeks Is uhlveI
sally regarded as IL fair waiting per'ou
A one-week period would tend 10 en-
courage workmen 20 lay on. me pa
was also opposed on the ground INA
the decreasing Of the waiting percy
from TWO weeks TO one week wouio
mean large increase IN the 0os' ~
compensation insurance.
Assembly bill, Int. No. 49, lH'to.
duced by Assemblymsn Goodman same
as Senate bill, Int. No. 100, introduce,
BIZ Senator sullivan, was opposed
This is an act 10 amend Section oO o.
the greater New York charter ~ IN
/ GLIDING cigars, cigarettes. TOBACCO can
dies and confectionery among me artl
cles which may be sold, on permit'
from the Board OF Aldermen, on STANDS
within the street lines.
Assembly bill. Int. No. 3D. INTRO
duced by Assemblyman Goodman, wa
also opposed by the committee. Ihi'
would add a new section 70 the Great
er New York Charter, providing ioi
the furnishing of free eyeglasses an'
free dental treatment for pupils IN IN
public schools in New York City. ne
: bill was opposed on the ground tina
the proposed legislation Is paternails
/ tic in character. principle TO whicr
the Real Estate Board IS opposed; also
on the ground that the adoption Of
the bill would mean a large addition
20 the expense Of government IN New
York City. the largest portion OF whlcr
is paid by real estate.
The following bill was approved
Assembly bill. Int. 10. "a, introduced
by Assemblyman Kelly. This Is an &C
TO amend Subdivision 2. Section !, o.
the tax law. and 70 repeal Sections ?.
and so. the purpose OF the legislator
being to exempt from taxation Wild o.
forest lands Of the state in the fores
preserve. The bill was approved OF
the ground that exemption OF STATE
lands from taxation would decrease
state expenditures BY relieving thu
state from the payment OF taxes with
in the countries affected. The I'M
portance of this 10 New York CITY
les in the fact that the city pays ap
proximately 10 per cent Of the state
expenditures.