The New York herald., 1922-01-19
BILL OPENS DOOR
TO STATE PRINTING
Provides for Competition, Ends
One Firm Work and AbOl-
ishes One Office.
WATER POWER CONTROL
Three Administration Meas
urcs Up in Senate-Kosher
Meat Regulation Sought.


Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, Jan. 1S.
Three bills carrying out some of the
most important recommendations made
by Gov. Miller in his annual message
were introduced to-day in the Senate.
One by Senator Pearson of, Syracuse
provides for competition in doing the
printing for the State departments.
Firms outside of Albany can bid for the
work, whereas for years all State
printing has bee ndone by the ].
Lyons Company of Albany.
The bill also abolishes the office OF
State Printer and turns over his work
to the Board of Estimate and Control,
which gets complete power over the
amount of printing that can be ordered
by the State departments. Gov Miller
said the plan would result in vast saw
Ing to the State.
The other two administration bills.
also introduced by Senator Pearson.
comply with the Governors water
power recommendations. One strength
ems the States control over all corpora
tions or individuals who enter the busi-
ness of developing and selling hydro
b
by law of last year. The Public Ser
vice Commission receives complete con-
troll over the use and distribution of
power. 1t can fix reasonable rates and
regulate the capitalization of all com
panies receiving Stats water power
licenses.
= The second water power bill authorizes
the State Superintendent of Public
Works to develop the surplus barge
canal waters for hydro-electric power to
be used exclusively for the locks and
other canal machinery
The concurrent resolution to amend
the judiciary article of the constitution
IN accordance with the recommendations
or the Judiciary convention was pra-
sented by Senator Burlingame chair
man of the Judiciary Committee 1t abol-
lshes the county courts in Kings, The
Bronx Queens and Richmond, turning
over their work to the New York City
Court of General Sessions.
The amendment puts in the Constitu-
lion the provision that judicial power
snail be vested in the courts. that being
only implied at present. 1t also au-
thorizes the Legislature to increase the
salaries of the judges Of the Court Of
Appeals and to increase the number of
Justices in judicial district, except that
the number in the First and Second dis
tricts shall not exceed one Justice for
each 100000 of population.
Strict regulation over the sale of
kosher meat in New York city Is re-
quired in two bills introduced by Sena-
tor Downing and Assemblyman Dick
stein. They require the Mayor to ap-
point for each Assembly district two
kosher meat inspectors who are to serve
without pay, and prohibit the sale of
kosher and non-kosher meat in the same
place unless sign in the window so
states.
A bill appropriating 100000. by AS
semblyman Cuvillier of New York. Gre
ates q commission. composed of the Ad-
jutant-General. Comptroller, State Com
mander of the American Legion and
State Architect to erect monuments in
France, Belgium and Albany in memory
of veterans of the world war;
A bill by Senator Duggan Of The Bronx
provides for the execution within two
years Of a triboro bridge connecting
Manhattan, The Bronx and Queens. 1t
is to start from East 125th street, Man
haitian, cross Randals and Wards ISL
ands to Potter and Second avenues in
Queens county.
Assemblyman Judson chairman of the
Committee on Taxation, would exempt
from State and local taxation after Mo-
vember 80, 1922, all personal property
except shares Of stock of banks and
banking associations.
Gov Miller signed his first bill to-
day. 1t corrects an error in the building
law so that material can be hoisted on
the outside of the buildings above the
fifth story. Only lumber is to be hoisted
inside above that point.