New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
Real Estate Board An
nounces Legislative Pro-
gramme for 1917
TO DEFINE WHAT IS
A FACTORY BUILDING
Organization Has Decided
to Support State In
come Tax

In accordance with its custom in re-
cent years, the Real Estate Board has
formulated legislative programme
for the present session Of the Legs
lature. This programme was worked
out first by the legislation and taxation
committee and subsequently, by the
Joint committee on legislation and tax
alton and real estate laws. The latter
committee meets weekly during the
legislative session 20 examine legs-
fstive measures. During this session
It's meetings will be held on Thursday
at 4 o'clock.
A summary Of this legislative pro-
gramme is as follows:
The existing definition OF factory
i'm the labor law does not properly dis
tinguish between buildings which
should come under the operation Of the
law and buildings which should not. A
bill will be drafted properly defining
factory.
Recent experience has shown that
agents are in a very unfortunate posi-
ton through the operation Of the labor
law. A bill will be presented drawing
a distinction between agents who have
full authority 70 represent owners and
those who have not. In number or
cases the labor law does not properly
define the relative responsibility or
owners and lessees. A bill will be
drafted to remedy this and place re-
sponsibiity for all housekeeping upon
the tenant.
In the section of the labor law where
fire alarm signal systems are PROVIDED
for a bill will be drafted TO make IL
plain that the twenty-five persons EN-
ployed above the ground floor means
twenty-five persons employed al manu-
featuring. This is in the event that the
Board of Standards and Appeals cannot
so interpret the law.
New Sources of Revenue
The board has definitely decided to
support a state income tax along the
general lines Of that recommended by
Senator Mills at the last session OF the
Legislature. Legislation will be also
sought TO secure revenue from the huge
motor trucks which use the city streets
without paying any commensurate rev
enue to the city. But this will DE done
only If the same results cannot be Sc
cured by a local ordinance.
Legislation will be sought 70 abolish
the Courthouse Board; also TO transfer
the collection. OF water taxes from the
Water Commissioner 10 the Controller.
Approval will be given 90 legislation
that may be introduced merging the
State Board OF Water Supply with the
local Water Department or reducing
the state Board of Water Supply TO one
commissioner and giving the Board oh
Estimate power TO fix salaries OF en-
ployes of that board.
Legislation will be sought to place
certain responsibilities growing out OF
the provisions Of the tenement house
law upon tenants, where they belong,
instead OF upon the landlord
An amendment will be sought 10 Sec
ton 24l OF the banking law TO enable
savings banks 10 lend money on Tor
rens titles. An amendment Will also DC
sought 20 permit trustees 10 invest ~
mortgages upon property registered
under the Torrens system. Legislation
will be sought TO provide for notlhca-
tion 10 owners Of foreclosure OF taN
liens when the owner Is registered IN
the Bureau of Notification; also 20 per
nit the payment Of interest 10 the Con
troller. where the holder of the tax lien
is not readily found; also 20 correcg
other defects in the existing law Affect
ing title searches on property sold Tor
taxes.
Dispossess Proceedings
A bill will be introduced shortening
the term for which a stay in summary
proceedings may be granted. The bill
introduced last year providing mat
leases for more than one month SHAH
be written will be reintroduced. Sup
port will be given to any legislation
introduced for giving New York CITY
its proportionate share in the state
money spent for normal schools, Tor
repeating the law which makes New
York City pay for the maintenance OF
township roads and for remedying the
condition which makes New York City
pay for the support Of state highways
while il gets no support from the state
for its own highways. Legislation may
also be sought requiring that property
owners be notified in public improve
ment proceedings - their names are
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