Law, in relation to eligible lists," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, which report was agreed to and said bill ordered reprinted and committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Hickey, from the committee on general laws, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Freiberg (No. 375, Int. No. 357) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the claims of Mildred H. Kiesel and Edward W. Kiesel against the State of New York for damages alleged to have been sustained on October twelfth, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, in Letchworth Park, and other damages caused thereby by reason of the alleged negligence of the State of New York, its officers, agents or servants and to render judgment therefor," 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. Hickey, from the committee on general laws, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Burkard (No. 1574, Int. No. 1337) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the claim of William S. Jackson against the State for legal services performed during the years nineteen hundred and twenty and nineteen hundred and twenty-one, as special counsel to the Public Service Commission, First District, and to make an award therefor," 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. Wales, from the committee on insurance, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Whitley (No. 1349, Int. No. 1185) entitled "An act to amend the Insurance Law, in relation to payment of tax by agents of foreign fire insurance corporations to fire departments," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Antin (No. 464, Int. No. 440) entitled "An act to provide for the reindexing of conveyances, mortgages and other instruments affecting real property, filed or recorded in the office of register of the county of Bronx, not already indexed under the block system," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Wales (No. 1732, Int. No. 1428) entitled "An act authorizing the town board of Cortlandville, Cortland county, to convey and transfer to school district number thirteen in such town its right, title and interest in and to the old cemetery in the village of McGrawville and authorizing the board of trustees of such school district to provide for the removal of the remains of deceased persons from such cemetery and, after such

removal, to use the lands of such cemetery for school purposes," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Hickey (No. 1572, Int. No. 1334) entitled "An act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a system of highways in the county of Erie to be known as the greater motorways system of highways of the county of Erie," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Pitcher (No. 1498, Int. No. 1275) entitled "An act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of a joint fire district in the village of Evans Mills and in the portion of the town of Le Roy outside an incorporated village, providing for the appointment and removal of fire commissioners and other officers and employees of the district, prescribing their powers and duties, authorizing the purchase of equipment, and providing for the borrowing of money and the levy of taxes for the maintenance of the district," reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, the title being amended to read as follows: "An act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of a joint fire district in the village of Evans Mills and in the portion of the town of Le Roy outside an incorporated village, providing for the appointment and removal of fire commissioners and other officers and employees of the district, prescribing their powers and duties, authorizing the purchase of equipment, and providing for the borrowing of money and the levy of taxes for the maintenance of the district," which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered reprinted and committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Thompson (No. 1625, Int. No. 1362) entitled "An act creating the Hempstead Development Commission, providing for the development, improvement and disposition of the Commission and repealing the act creating it, and also constituting the members of the commission created by this act a corporation for the purpose of constructing a causeway in such town, including connecting bridges and approaches, and providing for the financing of such project," reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, which report was agreed to and said bill ordered reprinted and committed to the committee of the whole. Mr. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate [SENATE JOURNAL]

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bill introduced by Mr. Westall (No. 1493, Int. No. 1270) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, authorizing the Superintendent of Public Works to provide necessary highway facilities in certain instances in connection with railroad grade crossing elimination work," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Westall (No. 1492, Int. No. 1269) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to county highways in Westchester county," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Campbell (No. 1304, Int. No. 1149) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to negligence of operator other than owner attributable to owner, 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Bartholomew (No. 1498, Rec. No. 298) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, authorizing the Superintendent of Public Works to turn over certain highways to certain counties for future maintenance," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Thompson (No. 1626, Int. No. 1363) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to authorizing the improvement of a part of Jericho turnpike as a county highway,' 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Westall (No. 1569, Int. No. 1331) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to the widening and straightening of certain highways in certain counties, before the actual construction or reconstruction of said highways," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Westall (No. 1634, Int. No. 1371) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to the improvement of highways in certain towns," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Dominick (No. 987, Rec. No. 257) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to the equipment. of motor vehicles," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Knight (No. 1485, Int. No. 1262) entitled "An act to authorize the town board of the town of Java in the county of Wyoming to borrow money on the faith and credit of the town in the years nineteen hundred and twenty-eight, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine and nineteen hundred and thirty to pay the then existing indebtedness as it accrues of lighting districts numbers one and two of such town, incurred for lighting the highways of such districts, and providing for the levy and collection of taxes in each district of the amount so borrowed for the district, with interest," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Westall (No. 1494, Int. No. 1271) entitled "An act relating to the issuance and payment of bonds of the town of Mamaroneck for the sewer system in sewer district number one in said town,' 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Thompson (No. 1592, Int. No. 1354) entitled "An act to amend chapter five hundred and forty-one of the Laws of nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled 'An act relating to the preparation of assessment-rolls for the townships and tax districts therein, in the county of Nassau, and the collection of taxes in such towns and tax districts, and to repeal certain local acts and parts of acts relating to assessments and taxation in such county,' in relation to advertisement of notice of sale," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Thompson (No. 1537, Int. No. 1304) entitled "An act to amend the Nassau County Police Act, in relation to the change of boundaries of the police district," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Brereton (No. 1475, Int. No. 1251) entitled

"An act to authorize the establishment of a public parks and playgrounds district in the town of North Elba, Essex county, the acquisition of lands and the equipment of public parks and playgrounds, and the appointment of park commissioners, and the issuance and sale of town bonds and the levy and collection of taxes to pay such bonds and for the maintenance of the parks and playgrounds," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Skinner (No. 1440, Rec. No. 327) entitled "An act to amend chapter three hundred and sixty-two of the Laws of nineteen hundred and twenty, entitled 'An act to regulate sessions of the board of supervisors of Oneida county and to fix the compensation of the members thereof,' in relation to organization and term of office of the chairman of the board," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Skinner (No. 1573, Rec. No. 328) entitled "An act to amend chapter three hundred and six of the Laws of eighteen hundred and forty-nine, entitled 'An act to authorize the election of local officers to discharge the duties of county judge and surrogate in the counties of Orange, Chautauqua, Cayuga and Saint Lawrence, Tioga, Oneida, Jefferson and Oswego,' in relation to the term of office of the special county judge and special surrogate of Oneida county, 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Westall (No. 831, Int. No. 747) entitled "An act to amend the Railroad Law, in relation to the protection of grade crossings," 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Hickey (No. 1506, Int. No. 1283) entitled "An act to amend the Town Law, in relation to school taxes in certain towns, 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. Westall, from the committee on internal affairs of towns, counties and public highways, to which was referred the Senate. bill introduced by Mr. Thompson (No. 1589, Int. No. 1351) entitled "An act to amend the Town Law, in relation to actions by and against commissioners of a sewer or water district,' reported in