Assembly bill, Int. No. 1478, Printed No. 1623, entitled:

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AN ACT to change the name of the Central Presbyterian Society of Southeast to Brewster Presbyterian Church.”

Assembly bill, Int. No. 1494, Printed No. 2035, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to reviewing assessments for the purposes of taxation." Assembly bill, Int. No. 1506, Printed No. 1709, entitled: AN ACT to amend chapter 706 of the laws of 1901, entitled An act to make the office of register of the county of Kings a salaried office and regulating the management of said office,' in relation to the salaries of the employees."

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Assembly bill, Int. No. 1549, Printed No. 1988, entitled: AN ACT to amend the farms and markets law, in relation to the heating of skimmed milk, whey, buttermilk or separator slop before used for feeding.'

Assembly bill, Int. No. 1552, Printed No. 1764, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the state printing law, in relation to fees to be paid to printers for state advertisements."

Assembly bill, Int. No. 1601, Printed No. 1819, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing a separate school budget in the city of Niagara Falls."

Assembly bill, Int. No. 1604, Printed No. 1822, 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,' in relation to the salaries of process servers in the office of the district attorney of the county of New York."

Assembly bill, Int. No. 1650, Printed No. 1934, entitled: "AN ACT to confer jurisdiction on the court of claims to hear, audit and determine the claim of Molly Amtzis against the state for damages alleged to have been sustained by her by reason of the negligence of the state, its officers, agents, servants or employees, and to render judgment therefor." Senate bill, Int. No. 476, Printed No. 914, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the insanity law, the state charities law and the public building law, in relation to the functions of the state architect, in respect of the construction or alteration of public buildings."

(Signed)

NATHAN L. MILLER.

IV

MEMORANDA ON APPROVED BILLS

Memorandum filed with Senate bill Int. No. 1080, Printed No. 1665, entitled:

"AN ACT to amend the public service commission law, generally."

APPROVED:

I have carefully considered the objections which have been raised to the amendment of subdivision one of section 49 of the public service commission law made by this bill, which has the effect of preventing any increase of fare prescribed by contract, grant or franchise by the Transit Commission "except as a part of and as may be provided in" the plan of readjustment, and in my opinion those objections are untenable.

In the public interest agitation over fare increases in New York City should stop. The Transit Commission has shown the way to the proper solution of the entire transit problem. It should have the cooperation of the city administration and the companies in developing its plan. The plan should be adopted and an end put to the long continued and intolerable squabbling over the transit question. The plan proposed, with such modifications as further study may suggest, will lay the foundation for improvements and extension of service and for new lines under a unified system which will serve the entire community and meet the rapidly expanding necessities of the city. No one has proposed any other plan.