have been actually expended in purchasing such meals at the lowest attainable rate. And it shall be the duty of any such police constable to make out his account of services as far as rendered in proper form, duly verified at any time on request of the board of trustees; and in case of neglect so to do, the salary of such delinquent may be withheld until such account is properly rendered as aforesaid. The board of trustees shall have the power on special occasions, when in their judgment the emergency requires it, to appoint such special policemen by written appointment for such length of time and under such regulations as they shall deem proper, at a compensation not to exceed $2 per diem; and during the time for which they are appointed such special policemen shall have the same powers and be governed by the same regulations as the said two permanent appointed police constables.

§ 5. The police justice to be appointed by this act and his successors in office, and the justice of the peace designated to perform the duties of the office of police justice in the cases hereinbefore provided for, shall be subject to the same liabilities, and his judgments and proceedings may be reviewed in the same manner and to the same extent as now by law provided in case of justices of the peace.

§ 6. Section 45 of said chapter and act is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

8 45. The village board shall have power to cause sidewalks on the streets and highwaystin said village to be leveled, raised, flagged, planked and repaired and ornamented with trees by the owners or occupants of any land or lots adjoining said sidewalks, as aforesaid, in front or adjoining said land or lots, and to determine and prescribe the manner of doing the same, and the materials to be used therein, and the quality of such materials; and in case the owner or occupant of any such land or lots shall neglect or refuse to complete the said required improvements within such reasonable time as may be required by said village board, the said board shall cause such improvements to be made and completed, and shall keep an account of the expense thereof, which expense may be then assessed upon such owner or occupant neglecting or refusing, and be a lien upon said land or lots and a tax against said owner or occupant, and may be added to the next annual assessment-roll, and be collected in the same manner as other taxes in said village, and to the expense thus ascertained may be added interest from the time the said expense was incurred, at the rate of six per cent per annum, said interest to be also assessed and collected in the same manner as other taxes in said village. And in case such taxes, assessment or expense and interest, to be collected by warrant to be issued by the said village board in the manner authorized by this act, shall not be paid or collected by such warrant, the sum may be recovered by the said board in the corporate name of the village, against the owner or occupant of such land or lot, in an action in any court having cognizance thereof.

§ 7. All acts and parts of acts, so far as they relate to the village

of Lyons and are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.

Ss. This act shall take effect immediately.

The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, as amended, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein, as amended.

Mr. Robinson moved that the Assembly bill entitled "An act to provide the means and making appropriations to pay the expenses of superintendence, ordinary repairs and maintenance of the canals, for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of October, 1884," be recommitted to the committee on canals, retaining its place on the third reading of bills.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Low offered the following:

Resolved, That a respectful message be sent to the Assembly requesting the return to the Senate of Assembly bill No. 430, entitled "An act to provide for the investment of certain funds realized from the commutation of glebe rents in Newburgh, in the county of Orange," for the purposes of amendment.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative.

A message was received from the Assembly in the words following: IN ASSEMBLY, April 9, 1884.

Pursuant to a concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly, the Governor returned the bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 140 of the Laws of 1853, entitled 'An act to consolidate and amend the sevgral acts relating to the village of Batavia, to alter the bounds and to enlarge the powers of the corporation of said village,' and the several acts amendatory thereof."

The vote upon the final passage of the said bill having been reconsidered, on motion of Mr. Bailey, and by unanimous consent, the same was amended as follows:

Section 6, title 3, page 5, line 6, strike out the word "said."

Same section, line 8, after the word "year," insert "and which notices in addition to being posted as now required for notices by town assessors shall be published in two newspapers published in said village.

Section 5, title 4, page 15, line 2, after the word "times," strike out all down to and including the word "behavior" in line 9, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

"To arrest with or without process within said village all common prostitutes, vagrants, and also all other persons found by them in the actual commission of any of the acts and offenses specified in section

6 of this title, and take them or cause them to be taken before any justice of the peace residing in said village, to be dealt with according to law."

Same section, line 11, strike out all after the word "otherwise," down to and including the word "fires" in line 17.

Section 6, title 9, page 38, strike out all of said section, and insert in lieu thereof, the following:

"§ 6. A majority of the board of trustees present at any fire shall have the power to pull down, blow up, and remove buildings for the purpose of arresting the progress of such fire, and for the extinguishing the same. In every case where a building shall be so pulled down, blown up or removed under the authority of said trustees, any compensation to which the owners thereof may be entitled shall be paid by the village."

And as amended, passed and ordered to be sent to the Senate' for

concurrence.

By order,

CHAS. A. CHICKERING, Clerk.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as follows:

The President then put the question whether the Senate would concur in said amendments, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered. That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same, as amended.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and proceeded to the consideration of the special order, being the bill entitled as follows:

Assembly, "An act making appropriations for certain expenses of government and supplying deficiencies in former appropriations." After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Lansing, from said committee, reported progress on the abovenamed bill, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

Mr. Lansing moved that said bill be made a special order for this evening.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting in favor thereof.

Mr. Thacher introduced a bill entitled "An act making an appropriation for continuing the work on the Capitol," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on finance.

Also, a bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Albany Free Library on the Jermain Foundation," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on miscellaneous corporations.

Mr. Titus introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 59 of the Laws of 1882, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Buffalo Merchants' Exchange," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and,

On motion of Mr. Titus, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Campbell offered the following:

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill, printed No. 420, entitled "An act to amend chapter 276 of the Laws of 1883, entitled 'An act to amend chapter 410 of the Laws of 1882, entitled 'An act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public interests in the city of New York,'" and that the same be ordered to a third reading.

By unanimous consent,

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Kiernan, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill, printed No. 354, entitled "An act to alter the commissioners' map of the city of Brooklyn," and the same was ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Gibbs, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill, printed No. 150, entitled "An act relative to common schools in the city of New York," and the same was ordered to a third reading. Mr. Esty, from the committee on banks, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Kiernan, Int. No. 53, entitled "An act to amend chapter 409 of the Laws of 1882, entitled 'An act to revise the statutes of this State relating to banks, banking and trust companies,' passed July 1, 1882," reported the same for the consideration of the Senate with amendment, which report was agreed to and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Comstock offered the following:

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of Assembly bill, printed No. 228, entitled "An act to provide for the acquisition of title by the United States to lands for light-house purposes, and to cede jurisdiction thereof," and that the same be ordered to a third reading.

By unanimous consent,

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Jacobs, the Senate took a recess until 8 o'clock

P. M.

EIGHT O'CLOCK, P. M.

The Senate again met.

The President presented a communication from the Attorney-General relative to the Adirondack railway, in reply to a resolution of the Senate; which was laid upon the table and ordered printed.

(See Doc. No. 55.)

On motion of Mr. Lansing, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill, printed No. 208, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the payment of awards made by the Board of Claims," and the same was ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Jacobs, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill, printed No. 434, entitled "An act to provide for the completion of the records of New York Volunteers of the war of the rebellion on file in the office of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, and for the safe-keeping thereof," and the same was ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Jacobs, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill, printed No. 436, entitled "An act in relation to gas companies in the county of Kings," and the same was ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Vedder offered the following:

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill, printed No. 396, entitled "An act to provide for the valuation of life insurance policies issued by life insurance companies authorized to transact business in this State," and that the same be ordered to a third reading.

By unanimous consent,

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Ellsworth, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Plunkitt, Int. No. 661, entitled "An act supplemental to chapter 444 of the Laws of 1877, entitled 'An act to repeal an act entitled An act to alter the map or plan of the city of New York by laying out thereon a parade ground, and to authorize the taking of the same,' passed April 20, 1871, and to provide for the payment of compensation for loss and damage to certain owners of land affected by said act," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Ellsworth, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to release and grant the