The New York herald., 1922-03-20
500, 100000 Insurance Aid
in Housing One of Great
est Importance.
MORE TAX FOR MOTORS
Measures Providing for Pay
Increases for City Officials
Also Await Signature.
Special Dispatch to TIE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Alba ny. March. 1n.

New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March. 10.
Gov Miller is expected to lose no
time in getting to work on the mass
Of bills left in his hands by the Legis-
lature for action during the next
thirty days. Most of the 7S0 bills
passed by the Legislature are yet to
he disposed of by him. Many hearings
undoubtedly will be asked.
OF the seven Lockwood committee
housing bills sent to the Governor the
one permitting the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company to lend 100000
600 in real estate is considered the
most constructive, but it las aroused
considerable opposition from real es-
tate men, who probably will seek a
hearing.
Pork barrel bills are conspicuous by
their absence. Few appropriation bills
got by except the regular measures for
the support of the government. Knowl-
edge that Gov. Miller would sign no
money bill that was not absolutely nee
essary is responsible for the sparsity
of measures calling for local improve
nents at the expense of the State.
Legislators who have been in the habit
of pointing them out in seeking reelec-
ton will have to look for new campaign
material.
Many Salary Increase Bills.
More than a score of New York city
o1ov~ {vanr aYaI 1Ie, I.
ever were passed Many of them will
have to be acted upon by the Governor
without going TO the Mayor because of
a recent opinion by Attorney-General
Newton that bills affecting county off
GERS in New York city are not city bills.
Some OF the New York officials who
would benefit by these salary increase
bills are the detectives in the Kings
county District Attorneys Office Sur
rogate and District Attorney of Bronx
county. employees in the Bronx county
District Attorneys office, employees in
the Kings County Clerks office, Bronx
county clerk cricr. Queens County Clerk,
Assistant Public Administrator for New
York county. employees in the New
York county general sessions court, en-
ployees in the Kings county Registers
office and the Surrogates of Kings.
Queens and Richmond counties.
There are two bills affecting Mohansic
State reservation in Westchester county
The county officials had bill passed
donating the site to that county. At
the same time bill was passed turning
control of the site over to New York
city authorities. Gov. Miller will either
have to veto both or select between
them.
The bill which will give to the State
Board Of Regents greater control over
the practice of medicine. which was
bitterly fought by chiropractitioners.
was one of the last measures passed.
and probably will be the subject of
hearing before the Governor.
Some Tax BiIIs Abandoned.
OF the taxation bills that passed. prac-
ticalIy all are of technical nature, the
big features of the Davenport tax hav-
ing been put off until next year. The
proposals to abolish the personal prop
crty tax and TO impose tax of 4 per
cent on the net income Of unincorpo-
rated business were abandoned. While
voting machines were forced on New
York the effort to require that such ma
chimes be used In the public schools for
the instruction OF pupils failed.
Two theater ticket bills were passed.
Ono prohibits the selling Of any ticket
for more than fifty cents above tho box
office price and requires the licensing Of
all persons in that business.
The burden of about the only in
creased taxation this year will have to
be borne by automobiles. The fees on
motor trucks are increased about so per
cent. The fee for registration OF pleas
lire cars is to he fifty cents for each 100
pounds IL the automobile. fully equipped.
weighs $500 or under, and seventy-five
cents for each 100 pounds over that
weight The transfer fee for the sale of
used cars Is raised from 81 to 81. Other
automobile bills include:
Requiring taxicab drivers I'm first class
cities to file an indemnity bond of
s2.50o permitting county supervisors to
provide for lighting roads outside OF
villages and cities; revising the anti
glare headlight law. requiring that all
lenses must be approved by tho state
Tax Commission, and reducing the lenses
from "a to 81 candle power making II
n felony TO deface an Identification mark
on motor vehicle requiring the state
Highway Department to inspect motor
vehicles for overlooking and other viola
tions; making IL a misdemearor for an
automobile operator not to report an ac-
cident, and requiring that a person ar
rested for violation Of tho automobile
law shall be taken to tho nearest mag
istrate and committed 10 bail or held for
trial