The evening world., 1920-04-05
CITY Home rule
BILL AMONG HOST
READY FOR ACTION
Davenport Measure Provides
for Capitalization of Power
To Check Waste.
POLICE MEASURES UP.
New School Legislation Also
Reported Before Rules Com
mittee Takes Control.
BIZ JOseDh S. Jordan.
Especial STAFF Correspondent Of The
EVENING Worldly

Especial STAFF Correspondent Of The
Evening Worldly
ALBANY, April 5.-A rush OF bills
has been reported out OF various COM
nnfttees OF the Legislature. marking
the beginning OF the end OF the ses-
slon. After to-day all committees
cease to function and all legislation
will be then in the hands OF the Com
mittee on Rules.
One exception has been made IN this
respect. The Assembly Committee on
judiciary has had its lease Of life
extended to the 18th in order TO
handle william IL. Anderson and the
Investigation OF the Antl-Saioon
Leaguo.
Tonight the report Of Senator
Frederick NJ. Daverports committee.
which has been studying municipal
extravagance for the last year, viii
be submitted. The report recon-
nends home rule and GENERALIZATION
0g power and responsibility in one
executive, directly answerable to the
people, 10 check waste and extrava-
ganoe in the administration OF cities.
The investigation shows the cost OF
State and municipal administration
for the ensuing fiscal years 10 be
about $500, 0OO, 900 and the committee
does not believe that even this huge
amount will be the limit. The com
lnlttee finds that from q to 90 per
cent. Of the total appropriations gees
70 the support Of the public schools.
Legislation is recommended which
would unity the making OF school
budgets and the responsibility for
ievying school taxes, and provide for
the review Of school budgets by some
authority not concerned in the spend
ing OF the money.
The Republican leaders have
eyinced q sudden fondness FOR the
bills OF the Democrats who assisted
them in ouSting the Socialists. AS
semblyman Wells. Republican. OF
Kings, got out his bill for Police
Comm ssioner Ennght allowing Po-
lice Sergeants 70 become Lieutenants
after one years service. AS the law
now stands, a Sergeant must have
served two years before he is entitled
70 promotion.
Mr.. Wells also had reported out his
bill for q mandatory police pension.
Asscmbiyman Cosgrove. Democrat,
" Richmond, had reported out by the
cities Committee a bill giving Rich
mond a Commissioner OF Ferries al
1850 a year and another requiring
the Bridge and Tunnel Committee to
onsider plans for building bridges OF
tunnels connecting Staten Island
Nth New Jersey.
other bills released were Marty
lieCue's 70 extend the mandatory po-
lice pensionsi a mandatory police pen
sion MEASURE by Leininger. Democrat
Queens, and one changing the method
OF paying for street paving; Assem-.
blyman Schwab. Democrat, Queens
increasing the vacation period Of 20
diem city employees: Burchll. Demo
crat, Manhattan, extending pensions
to dependent relatives OF fremen ant
policemen killed IL service, Bourke
/, Republican, Manhattan. increasing
the salaries OF municipal court EN-
ployees
senator Carroll Of Brooklyn got gu
his bill ordering the publication o
municipal advertising In u JEWS
paper published In Brooklyn. This
said to be In favor OF jewish pape
published IN Manhattan which
planning a Brooklyn edition.
Another Carroll bill would increas
the salaries OF the Borough Presiden
Of Queens and Richmond from S7,5C
70 $4,000.
Two police bills, in neither Of whio
Police Commissioner Enright IS Il
terested. also came out Of comm
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