New-York tribune., 1919-04-20

add from eight TO twelve million dol +
lars annually to the New York City I
budget
The real estate tax limitation bill
WAS introduced IN She last few minutes
OF the session BY Senator John J. Boy |
Ian OF New York, after several confer
euces in the executive chamber be- |
tween the Governor and the Legisa- |
ture leaders. A general bill, applying
TO all the cities OF the state, which
was introduced yesterday, was let die
because of the objection OF the up
state legislators. The real estate men
wanted the maximum fixed at per
cent.
Amend lncone Tax Bill
The personal income tax bill was
amended just prior to its passage. One
amendment eNempts incomes from
state and municipal bonds Another
provides that no new positions in con
nection with the tax shall be created
or salaries fixed save by a majority
vote OF committee, consisting of the
Governor, the chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee, Henry M. Sage,
and the chairman Of the Assembly
Ways and Means Committee, II. Ed
mund Machold. Controller Eugene NJ.
Travis is to administer the funds
The state income tax, which IS to
he divided equally between the state
and localities IN which it is collected,
will, according to Senator Fred NJ.
Davenpt TT, yield about fifty million
dollars.
The business tax will net approx
mate.y 9bout twenty-four million dol
lars, an increase of four million dol
lars. THIS tax will be shared by the
state aDl municipalities, one-t third go
ing to tae latter.
hill Per Cent Beer Bill
In the last week in January the
Legislature ratified the bone dry
amendment and last night, after it had
killed all enforcement measures of
fered or sponsored by the Anti-Saloou
Ieagur. defeated by . viva voce vote in
the Senate the Walters per cent beer
hill. On this measure the Anti Saloon
Leagus and the saloon keepers were
uni ted in their opposition.
Two other measures which attracted
statewide attention provided for Sun
day movies and Sunday b4s ball These
hi Is which pat the matter up TO the
localities, were signed to-day by the
GuNeTuor.
The aremrn's three-p platoon bin il
NOW hefofe ihe Governor II viii IN
al probability be signed. 1t CARRIES a
refelendum clause, So ;Aat It cannot
hecoue operative ~ any locality until
determined hX ma 1ority vote Of the
people. Another measure signed by
the Governor appropriated Sl.0ON,OO0
for the initial work On the proposed
New AofN-Nesy lereey Vehiealar tunnel
paaa City Salary Increases
Sa'afy Ancn-ase measures affecting
New lefk NltS employees ali manda
tory ~ fheif ehaiaytet Wet~ lammed
threeeh aN ths hanofuA On these
ineAs-ivs aest eF tae citS members of
holh parties Wofhed taee,Aer
Tie principal eals4g lneteaae meas
ufva were 1Ao t~qfoll hsll. ,nefos,es
ms tAr s7l7ure of the borough ntvzs
deate " Nanhatian. NreaN snd nreok
lyn tvs S1.aQo rs Nlo.oNn. The Aacl
0Haae blNs raising tho nay of county
detectives. fAe toNNe hin. affecting.
procCrs sNr rvers "a tho ufHee of thc d's
frics attdru s. Ncw \ ovb County. the
Ollman hl'- atnw To sirnoYr1 nhc W
IN The sane o.f. the Setback no Eva ~
bills dealing N1ih clerks i'm Tho BronN
county clerks ofce. tire Tayior bill.
concerninE sheuf's deputies in Kings
County. the NcCur bil. i'm regard to
the salaries of ehcr5H7s assistants in
Neu York Cnunlys the Dodgc- Stein
berg hi-l- affecting prison guards in
New YORK County. the Goldberg bill-
dealing with clerks Ia The surrogate $
offlcs- New y C~k County, and the Burt
rrgarc-<s olrbcrz bill Increasing the
salzres &C the municipal court jus
tees
These measures however, must be
approved by the Nsyor before 'he Coy
crnor can approve or veto them.
Create Ferries Dcpar tment
Several bills creating new depart
menas n the CITY Of New York were
offered but only one passed-the
1-1rch-C1Tsey bi1l, creating d depart
rnen1 o. fer1les and providing that ths
comm lssio oneY shall be resident O
Richuord Borough
The usual t2lkeriny wi+h the court:
Of New York CRY was indulged in
Txro bills creating additional munici
pal couIv judges passed the Legisla
ture, End are now before the Mayor
One gives sn additional justice to tn
second Manhattan district, ard an
othe- creates new district, and con
seQuen11s IT additional judge, il
9neens- Tao hills Grating referee
shlps fo- surrogzseS and city Judge
vgerv pu1 through by Tammany mem
oers With the aid OF the Republican
leaders OF both houses
Bills Jau7acd through
The assembly hopper, with Speaka
Sweet Il chzrge, 5anmed througl
moro than tuo hundred bills IA the las
2ew hours. witA littlc attention bciD.
pAiG - protests a. members WI
sought 70 prevent questionable leeisla
I hon from going through
/ One vow, despite all thr efforts @
Z SpeAker Sweet % stay II, WIS prccipi
J 'a'ed BY mos1 unusual parliz1nontar
tactics on most urusu1l blll.
Pass City Guard Rau
Tbs bil provides thae n force O
tsvr-,r-iiEe fhousand men xnzv be az
pointed N New y ork Cstv bv xns
Ga ceoutv poles commissioner. an
1lai theg shall be known as the Nm
SipA- Guard These rrzrds shall :
'xrem5i from all the provisions OF n
cls7l service avs, and shall be xnl
lect only 70 such rules and Regulation
as saAI be prescri ribed hy the Drput
Pollcc Commissiorrr in charve
tntIn- They shall h1ve thr power :
arrest ard sr@ll carry arms The
st1zI yS'cz1re such salsries a. shall :
prevsas-d by the Bc@ra og Estimate 6
! the Cay Of Neg YORK
Passed DrSpAte Protests
This Z shame cried Asernhl,
rsAn Cl7Tses D. Durohue, leader Of ii
D~rne'cfz-1s- be introd uecr Of tn
: tiu aaks thzt Il remain in cornreistn
+. And yes cnuc1A "a held on il and q
lYs-Hfxxe rf1sn rssre,ra m vS.v>x.rt ;. -.