may transfer from one institution to another, children committed by them.

Assembly bill No. 962, introduced by Mr. Colné, became chapter 348, and amended section 667 of the Greater New York charter which provides for the term of commitment and retention of indigent children, by inserting therein the following:

Such child may be committed to an institution caring for inmates of like religious belief and giving it manual or industrial training until it shall attain the age of eighteen years, provided the state board of charities shall certify that the equipment and training at such institution are sufficient and satisfactory."

Assembly bill No. 684, introduced by Mr. Marlatt, became chapter 363, and amended generally the charter of the city of Hornell, and, among other things, provided that the common council shall raise $1,000 annually for the St. James Mercy Hospital, so long as the hospital shall receive and treat indigent patients, resident in the city, at the rate of $1.50 per day.

Senate bill No. 909, introduced by Mr. Wainwright, became chapter 380, and amended section 29 of the Poor Law, relative to the duties of overseers of the poor in cities, by appending thereto the following:

"If such common council or any city shall fail to determine the sum of money to be appropriated for the support of their own poor for the ensuing year, the board of supervisors shall determine the sum necessary to be raised and collected by such city for the support of the poor of such city and shall cause the same to be assessed, levied, collected and paid to the county treasurer."

Assembly bill No. 619, introduced by Mr. Hackett, became chapter 393, and empowered the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York to authorize the Board of Trustees of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals to acquire a site between Twentieth and Seventieth streets, borough of Manhattan, in said city, and to erect thereon a public hospital. For this purpose, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment was authorized to appropriate $1,000,000.

Assembly bill No. 479, introduced by Mr. Hoey, became chapter 395, and amended the Greater New York charter by adding thereto a new section under Title IV, relative to ambulance service, as follows:

TITLE IV.

BOARD OF AMBULANCE SERVICE.

§ 693-a. 1. The commissioner of police, the commissioner of public charities, the president of the board of trustees of Bellevue and allied hospitals and two citizens appointed by the mayor, shall constitute a board, which shall be known as the "Board of ambulance service." The commissioner of police shall be the president of the board; the commissioner of public charities shall be the secretary thereof. The board may appoint such employees within the limits of the appropriation made therefor as it may find necessary in the performance of its duties. Said board shall:

Exercise general control over and establish rules and regulations governing all ambulance service in the city of New York, except such ambulance service as shall be maintained by the department of health.

Establish ambulance districts from time to time and alter the boundaries of such districts.

Enter into a contract in writing with any hospital corporation desiring to maintain an ambulance service, which contract shall define the obligations assumed by said hospital corporation, on condition that the ambulance district defined therein be assigned to it by the board, and reserving to the board the authority to terminate such contract, if, in their judgment, a satisfactory ambulance service is not maintained at all times by the said hospital.

Establish and maintain an ambulance service in any district which, in the judgment of the board, is inadequately provided with ambulance service, when means shall have been provided therefor by the board of estimate and apportionment.

Provide for the reception of all calls for ambulance service from any locality in the city of New York, notify the hospital maintaining an ambulance service in the district from which the call is received, and, in case said hospital has no available ambulance, notify the nearest hospital having an ambulance available. Said board shall keep a record of all such calls and of their assignment by it.

2. Subject to the control of the board of ambulance service, the commissioner of public charities and the board of trustees of

Bellevue and allied hospitals shall maintain an ambulance service in connection with each hospital under their respective jurisdictions whenever in their judgment it is desirable so to do.

Senate bill No. 908, introduced by Mr. Wainwright, became chapter 429, and amended section 27 of the Poor Law, in relation to the annual reports of overseers of the poor, by inserting therein the following:

"If such overseers of any town shall fail or neglect to estimate the sum to be raised and collected for the support of the poor of their town for the ensuing year, or the supervisor of any town shall fail or neglect to present such estimate for the support of the poor of their town to the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors shall estimate the sum to be raised and collected by such town for the support of the poor of such town, which estimate shall be based upon the amount of the cost of the support of the poor of such town for the preceding year."

Senate bill No. 646, introduced by Mr. Allds, became chapter 446, and provided for the management of the Eastern New York State Custodial Asylum and changed the name to Letchworth Village. The full text of the law provides as follows:

1. The Eastern New York State Custodial Asylum, established by chapter three hundred and thirty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and seven, as amended by chapter two hundred and ninety-two of the laws of nineteen hundred and eight, is hereby continued by the name and title of "Letchworth Village," in honor of William Pryor Letchworth of Portage, New York, whose efficient public services in behalf of the feeble-minded, epileptic and other dependent unfortunates the state desires to commemorate.

§ 2. Appointment and terms of managers. The Letchworth Village shall be under the control of a board of seven managers, to be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. All such members shall be residents of this state. The terms of the managers appointed after the first seven shall be seven years, except that managers appointed to fill vacancies shall hold office for the unexpired terms of the managers whom they succeed. The term of office of one such manager shall expire on the first Tuesday in February in each year, and in the

appointment of the first members of the board the governor shall designate one to serve one year, one to serve two years, one to serve three years, one to serve four years, one to serve five years, one to serve six years, and one to serve seven years. The governor may remove any manager at any time for cause, on giving to such manager an opportunity to be heard. Such managers shall receive no compensation for their time or services, but the actual expenses necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties shall be paid in the same manner as the other expenses of the village.

§ 3. General powers and duties of the managers. The board of managers shall:

1. Have the general superintendence, management and control of the institution over which it is appointed, of the grounds and buildings, officers and employees thereof, of the inmates therein, and of all matters relating to the government and discipline, and shall make such rules and regulations as may seem to it necessary for carrying out the purposes of such institution.

2. Maintain an effective inspection of the affairs and management of the village, for which purpose the board shall meet once in every month at the institution, and at such other times as may be prescribed in the by-laws, but the annual meeting of the board shall be held on the second Wednesday of October.

3. Keep in a book provided for that purpose a full and fair record of its doings which shall be open at all times for the inspection of the members and officers of the state board of charities, the fiscal supervisor of state charities or any person or persons appointed by the governor or either branch of the legislature to examine the same, and shall forward monthly minutes of the meetings of the board and reports of its inspections, to the governor, the state board of charities and the fiscal supervisor, such reports to be signed by the managers present at the meetings.

4. Appoint from among its members a president, secretary and treasurer. The board shall also appoint a superintendent who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board, residing at the institution, and shall, subject to the provisions of the state finance law and the appropriations made annually by the legislature, fix the compensation of the officers and employees of the institution.

§ 4. Annual report. The board of managers shall make to the legislature in January of each year a detailed report with suitable suggestions and such other matter as may be required of them for the year ending on the thirtieth day of September preceding the date of such report.

§ 5. Temporary care of grounds and buildings.- Until the appointment of the managers in accordance with the provisions of this act, the commission appointed by the governor to select a site for the Eastern New York State Custodial Asylum under the provisions of chapter three hundred and thirty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and seven, as amended by chapter two hundred and ninety-two of the laws of nineteen hundred and eight, shall be continued as a commission to care for and improve the lands, buildings and other properties of the Letchworth Village, and shall exercise to this extent all the powers of the board of managers for the purpose of preserving, protecting and developing the property and making the necessary arrangements for the .opening of the institution at the earliest possible date.

6. Transfer of functions. Upon the appointment and organization of the board of managers provided for by section two of this act, the powers vested in the commission appointed to select the site in accordance with the provisions of said chapter three hundred and thirty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and seven, as amended by chapter two hundred and ninety-two of the laws of nineteen hundred and eight, shall cease and determine, and the further work contemplated in such chapters three hundred and thirty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and seven and two hundred and ninety-two of the laws of nineteen hundred and eight, shall be performed by the board of managers provided for herein, and the said board of managers shall exercise all the powers conferred upon such commission in accordance with the terms of said acts.

§ 7. Buildings and improvements. The board of managers of the Letchworth Village are authorized, empowered and required to proceed with the construction and equipment of all necessary and suitable buildings, including the heating, lighting, plumbing, laundry fixtures, and water supply, and of the sewage disposal plant therefor, as soon as appropriations are made for such purVOL. I-6