New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
Seek to Relieve
Agents of Unjust
Responsibility
Bills to Amend Labor Law
Introduced in the State
Legislature
By the Real Estate Board of New York

The committee on legislation of the
Real Estate Board of New York recent"
w had introduced in the Legislature
two bills designed TO relieve agents
from unjus. responsibility for struct-
ural changes ordered under the labor
law. Senator Boylan's bill, Int. lO4o,
provides that orders and summonses
shall be served upon the agent only
when the owner is outside the jurls-
diction of the court. Assemblyman
Ellenbogen's bill. Int. 1857, provides
that the agent can be held responsible
when the owner or lessee has hled
with the Industrial Commission state
ment giving the agent authority TO
carry out such orders and that the
term agent" shall not be construed to
mean a person whose authority is nm
tied TO less than that contained III
such written authority.
Under the present wording OF the
law agents are held responsible Io'
structural changes. and IN a recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court, because
Of the wording of the law an ageh,
was held responsible for structural
changes ordered by the LABOR depart
ment, although he could secure from
the owner no authorization to comply
with the order. The Real Estate noar9
urges the passage OF these oills, whle"
will relieve, to some extent at leas''
very evident injustice to agents.
At its last weekly meeting the COM
mittee on legislation approved t"o
bills by Senator Elon r. Brown, INT
$50 and S87. the first to prevent the
passing of bills by the Legislature
legalizing illegal issues ana SAFE oil
municipal bonds, and the second per
hitting the submission OF bonds IS
sued by municipal corporations to the
State Controller for examination ana
certification as to their validity. 49,,
The committee opposed Senate plll
Int. SS3. Ramsperger Assembly Int
1853, PatrZykowskD, which PROVIDES
that machinery and apparatus connect
ed Herewith shall be assessed as per
sonal property on the ground mat IL
would undoubtedly reduce revenue by
putting machinery in the personally
class and thus enabling this class OF
property the more easily 10 escape
taxation. =.
senate Int. sos, Daily Assembly Int.
$40. O'Hare). an act amending Sectloh
1895 Greater New York Charter, Dy
providing that an action 20 toreclose a
tax lien may be maintained IN me
County Court of the county where the
property is situated, as well as IN the
Supreme Court.
This bill is unnecessary ana unde
sirable, because the Supreme Court
after considerable experience, mas
established a satisfactory practice IN
these actions, which would not be oinu-
ing upon the County Court
Senate Int. S47, Wagner, an act 10
protoct the health, morals and welfare
of women and minors employed IN IN
dustry by establishing wage commiS-
sion and providing for the determine,
ton Of living wages for women anu
minors.
The Real Estate Board is opposed TO
the principle of a minimum wage lto
effect would be 20 deprive numerous
women and minors OF employment ana
TO drive industries out of the state
The bill creates new and expensive
commission The Factory investigating
Commission, which studied this ques-
ton very thoroughly several years ago.
did not favor a minimum wage or a
commission.
Senate Int. s54, Carroll Assembly
Int. 1910. Perlman). an act 10 amend
the tax law in relation to a tax upon
admission tickets TO places of amuse-
ment and entertainments sold other
wise than at the box Office or entrance.
L, arnn "a theatre
tickets and tickets to other places OF
amusement where the box Office price is
81 or more and where such tickets are
not sold al the box office. The amount
Of the tax is 80 per cent of the excess
al which the ticket is sold above the
box Office price, and payment is to be
evidenced BY a tax stamp attached 20
the ticket.
The bill is approved. In the opinion
of the Real Estate Board it provides a
very proper source of additional reve-
nue..
Lodging House Measure
Senate Int. S75, Bowling Assembly
Int. 1912, Shapiro). an act repeating
Article 7 of the general city law, in
relation TO lodging houses.
The law as il now stands appears TO
be an excellent one. 1t gives control
over lodging houses and similar
places, and the purpose Of repeal Is
evidently TO free such places from the
restraints of the present law. These
lodging houses have been utilized for
"foaters" at election time. and the
present law makes this abuse more
difficult than it would be without the
law. In the interest Of good govern
ment. and, among other things, pre-
venting politicians from using float
ersr to abuse the privilege of voting
and overcome the will of the voters
who are entitled 10 express them
selves at the polls, this bill is opposed