The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-27

g. There shall be elected annually immediately after
the organization Of each board of the council
consist Of three members from each board whose duty
shall be to meet ct Least month and examine ell
the accounts ofhe finance department for the previous
month together with the accompanying vouchers. and
report thereon in writing both boards Of the common
council at their next stated session.
the street department. which shall have coguixance
opening widening, altering, regulating grading and
and Ike q 0vSc rosd. uS
done by assessments the filing Of sunksn ots and of
collecting the assessments connected with such expendi
lures the chief officer whereof shall be called the
street commissioner" There shall be bureau In this
department the chief officer whereof shall be called the
this department the chief ofcer of which shall be the
city surveyor and in which there shall be assistant
city surveyor It shall be the duty Of said officers to
ssry for assessments Of every description and to file
away and preserve for the Of the city all maps and
surveyor and assistant city surveyor together with the
street commissioner, assistant street commissioner
shai be the commissioners for making all estimates and
Ing all svsndes add streets and shall perform such other
duties a. shall dsvolve upon them by virtue Of said Of
be bureau in this department. the chief officer ofwhich
shall be called the superintendent Of cleaning streets
10. There shall be an executive department known
as the department of repairs and supplies" which
shall have eogn1snce of building wharves and piers,
and Of oil repairs and supplies Of and for wharves and
piers public psvements repairs to public buildings, and
to fire engines and apparatus Of the Are department and
the chief officer thereof shall be called the commits.
soner Of repairs and supples There shall be six bus
reaus or branches il this department. and the chief off,
Ger: thereof shall be respectively denomnaed the
repairs to public buildings " mt of pave
ments." and "chief engineer of the fre department
the chief ofesr thereof shall be called the superin
tendent Of lamps and gae" which shall have the cogni
lighting the public streets. and s:. Place: lighted & the
expense Of the corporation and there shall DO add
tional bureau in h. department, and the chief ocsr
thereof shall DO called the superintendent OF markets"
which shall have the control and regulation of the pub
lie markets and the transferring Of butchers stalls in
sll. There shall be an executive department known
a. the Ctotcn aqueduet department" which shall
have charge Of the Croton aqueduct hs rstsrvoirs,
shall have cognizance Of all repairs to the same,
and Of the laying Of the water pipe: in the streets Of
ing from the sale and use Of the water the chief officer
thereof shall be called the commissioner Of the Croton
squsduct" There shall BE- suresu in this depart.
ment the chief oicer Of which shall be called the wa
ter register There shall be bureau In this depart
ment, the officer Of which shall be called the water
purveyor" But nothing contained herein shall be con-
strued to prevent the water commissioners from COM
plotting the squeduct according to law
u There shall be an executive department. known
nzance OF all matters relating to the aims house and
prisons Of the said city the chief Officer thereof shall
mont" There shall be bureaus In this department, the
chief ocsrs OF which shall be called the supsrintsnd
ent OF the aims heuse superintendent OF the p0nten
tiary "supsrintsndsnt Of the city prison" and super
inendent Of the nursery and counsel and attorney
the aims house department." and the common council
shall provide by ordinance for the appointment Of such
physicians as they shall deem necessary.
To- There shall be an executive department known
~ the law department." which shall have the charge Of
and conduct all the law business Of the corporaon and
OF the departments thereof and all other law business
in which the city shall be interested when order cd
BY the corporation and shall have the charge Of and
conduct the legal proceedings necessary in opening, wi
denng or altering streets and draw the leases Deeds
&c, connected with the finance department and the
chief officer thereof shall be called the counsel to the
corporation" The heads OF the various other depart
ments shall report to the counsel to the
as oien as It may be necessary, and at least
month, and TO the common council at the commence
thsir departments requiring legal advice action
There shall be bureau in this department the chief Of
hcsr Of which shall be called the Corporation attorney
There shall be bureau In this department the chief
hcer Of which shall be called the public administrator
H. All fees costs, pefqusites euoluments for any
ssrvices performed by Of the city ocers In any bu
sness In which the city shall be concerned shall be
monthly paid by such ocer into the city treasury,
upon OATH and officer shall be entitled to receive his
salary till he shall Ale his affidavit with the comptroller
that he has faithfully accounted for and paid all
moneys for which he IL bound to account
TO- IL shall be lawful for the council of said
city establish such other departments and bureaus az
they may deem the public interest to require and to
sign to them and those crested such duties as thew
the departments officers thereof whether the object
Of expenditure shall have bssn ordered By the
council or not unless an appropriation shs have been
previously made covering such sxpsnss and no head
Of department, chief once or burssu dsputv thsrses
or clerk therein shall BE- directly or indirectly utsrestsd