New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-17
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s.srl-s. 0Ne~lL tSenus, a rsile. James Nofyal T. n
, es IL i F; sAss GO So'ssp S'S si;sS
Rss~r A Lewis. ; whitney Woodward Cromwell
Lewis A wcsarue Rceie'cu. perirer hurleut, Fer
fuscu Sherman and cihets 90
cs,ea 81 AA lawrence toA VT Document ~ teire the
sr.a u Act .meea the Charter Of ihis City to be
.ss~.u.s sc,As ee-ra u Aldermen President F,ani.
ia rese the Act which eontsu' IS sections
AA Lawrence suggested that t would be better 10 tAke
s.s.. hsa Neea iny considered BY every member Of the
seara sud the time shorthe h would have 10 pass
ssrsons. ana vOad Yet have 20 aassrso mach sSsmns
tea The Legislature would adjourn sed We onid
srcsus net possibly Pass and be submitted the PEG
RE spS tsse eject neSi Arri lie moved 20 pass once
ss VIVID wi.s the vo,e hJ O'Clock for there
mach Npsire.s ofimrctssner thst required our immece
stsenrSn To pptoa this on oN asst week would DC 10
Sssy a tss st~rlvemonth
AZ rurssr woad prefer taking 20 the subject section
~ seSticn lie admitted that the Chsrer required
suasn3me Agd he had Amendments which he was ready
a. essI hu, II he oaiy gos uii O'Clock he would pot
va. rssay e poSsea With the b tonigh and 20 meet
ss.is 70 sio'row nieh, sod complete u.
The prrvicas question moved % tie main question
whether the acsston the whole bill should be taken At
Az Nss,roe hsd serious objections 20 the bin. One
for Instance where q proPosd % have three Com
issossrs Of ihs Aims ouss be preferred one capable
TIE Board refused 70 tab. the question At nine by
We ~ 6fo7 The hl was then e. up by sections
s,,,s -, vss re.s ard provided that the Board Of
Aldermen shsll comets, Of one iro each Wsd, who she
i es,,sd oI years, aud the nd Of Assistants Of
zoe from each NArd, 70 be elected for one year
Al3 gurscr proposed "a merdmert, placing ne repre-
..nt.soa of shs seopls Bosrd Of Assistants entire
" 90 TIE has, ropulstionit sections g. . g. and
IS Of the act passed the city council in S4 verbatim
,sss 1.-The meu1beIs Of the Board OF Assistants shall be
elected ~ districts formed MIN Tie Te'Pee.vs Msa'
u the proportion - nearly IS nsy o. o, onS -
each ten thousand inhabitants II The fraction IN any
Wsrd shall sn,ou % hive thousand saeh "slo shei e
eatlsd 70 member Of the same u not not and The
sase district system adopted ior the state shall be
spPea to the City, respects elections Of the Board Of
Ala Parser though. sbsurd ss in the m?s popular
branch Of the CRY Council one s AND
smother SooCo pc pie IN snoheV Wsrd only one V2e-he
rsssrsd TO The second and Eish.h WaIds Ia the new
Corst.tauon er the si9ie, reptesehss.ou 49,; "1 ="
population Why should It be other~he IN this SlS o.
ssSeoo iehseitsps The lower ssos Sese no ne ~
in population, while the ana Pc.
Wards would steadily increase in numbers. why not
se provision for proportional increase Of Representa-
The amendment was lost and section adopted,
Common Council sSIsrg Of $500 a year was lost
sesiicr providing that THE Bead Of Aldermen T. be
hole cs or years and and another for one so thai
half Ct the Board may be elected spnusly wss edopseo
seeuan throws the election for Charter Omcers INTO
the same dsy in November, each year. a. the General
Election foF he stse provides that the oicsI 50 enc
,sn al be into office on the hTSt MONDAY Ia Jshu
sry tbsIeaf,sr and Unite the Mayors term as nov" Tor
AIR Msse,ols ard Purser opposed the ssuse-they
were dscSeSly throwing into one day IN NoVen
Der the election OF the Mayer Aldermen Assistants sno
sysry other Office tie chosen for the City, the eecon
Of every State officer, Senators, Assembly tnen snsnS.'
Govsrrot Lisuiensnt ana b e s ConSI.ssmen
Eleetor. Of President snd Vice President &c t wouo
h. bette 10 nave The Charter Elections ~ April
in s,eb year thus dong ell could to keep the CITY
AFFAIR, suet from those Of the STATE and reoers GOV
srnmsnt, and 10 preserve order. The change would be
n,nr ~ do too much A. once and to do together
what s experience showed would be better done 'sPe
An smspdmsni eonti6uipg the Elections 10 April apart
from ID. political elections for State AID Federal Govern
Ssaicrs q ard were sdopted and they provide for
tbs sessions Of the Common Couno the quoIum publ.
the MAYORS veto there amendment offered but 1t
failed, ard the section passed
Section read and adopted
Aid Purssr opposed section g. psrsgrsph az myster
ious ugreu atiea, M, etisn sno soch as "ou
half the legal Of the stsie to explain and expound
N He thonsht at all events, the section ought TO be
struck or explained j. was adopted a. follows
nox.Y OF Impeachment Of sil City off and pending
such in scheut and until the 6ns disposition thereof
tie paT,y i~Bs s. 'n''' not exercise '"s - ''
tn. AiSsrmen are TO try impesetments
Section 10 is the present provision OF me Clstts'
ssainst allowing s members to be Interested IN con
AID Purer ssked whether It could not be inside u or
stringent ana wished add clause prohibiting members
81 tbs Common Council from bsing security : Tor any
Council because, he said 1t was not uneou mon 10
Aldermen their favorss through and OBTAIN one
Their, and before the City officers ano become
surety fr them, thus involving themselves lndecuS
thai through this oTect respohHbS' nv
ys imaI,in hoped It would carry lie had known
cases OF the sort and they ought not TO he
Aid. Pprser's amendment was tnen teJeo'eo' aN' wv
ORIGINAL section adopted sos
Sections - IS and "a PROVIDE b9sIa OIL s%pe.t
so,s mis- the Executive power OF the Corporation
the Mayor, tire Besds Of Department. and such oths
Executive Officers as shall be from time 70 .Ie NJ
or at It's he.d and create the Department on rlnance
With suitable bIesus They were stls, DnaTtment
Department Of Repairs and supplies VIII uI o.
department Streets and Lamps win three onIssu.
sCroton Aqusduct Department aud City Inspector
Department - = snso,. ,b.
there shall be an Aims House Department having cosu
zsnce of all matters relating TO tne AIMS S AIMS
Prisons, and that THREE ComhsS,oNhks Dl 'n r Tn
House shall be the chief officers and hold office Tor thfs
years ,,,,,u 4, e.,or of ana exscutiv
osicsr and one only, the Chief Of this Department
be wanted head to the Department eomPs.en' &c
non.b. he sd properly chosen, with suitable CLERKS an
not three heads Let well alone. The Department rs
wen managed as eau be- AID better than II wo@ H pc
thrse men had the business beet hted 10 % Done
one He had known, under the old system. that wn,e
cost cent. sold TO TIE City at y cents mao
AID Kelly said, under the old system i've
receiving compensation were isIt 70 90 VIZ bDS sS
three com 2eteot persons TO be PAID ioI ihe
present Il is left TO one man 70 exPevH al IN
variety Of ways, and be is required 70 IN
varied 10 order that he may act sa
The Board voted 10 favor OF three Commissioners 70
elected BY the people 10 oeO o O wsdew
I'LL
Sections a. - "a and IS ensct that there shal, DO
Law Department. that officer shall be ertltleo 70
csiye his .alaS until he shall have placed on NE ~
ssidsvit that he has paid ell moneys tor wnch n
- boupd 10 accounts that all fses costs and pefques
suy services performed by City officers, IN aay onS,
IN traich the Guy - concerned, shall be pso mo ~
rrs.sorv: tha, other Departments may he established
that Heads Of Departments Clerks &c shall not De n'e
s.fsS in contracts NC OF in buying property sold e
t.rss that Heads Of Departments shall be elected once
th,ss wears by the peoples and that other ocers she
nsootsd in various modes IS stated 10 the Act ouI non
e them by the Common Council, or oy any Alderman
x.sstsnt that any officer OF the City Government o.
-, ,hs Msyor and Common Council, may he remove
s,on ONCE by concurrent resolution OF both orsnoo
the Common Council three fovrths OF eson ro,,ns a.
,ha p.rty has been heard in his defence They wei
adopted - Il. ..,a.vy Ala Pptser mr.
o..d - include prOviso giving out The PIintlnE &C
saraet TO the bidder by which ne SAID ano quo
n~rt ri . Committee OF the BOARD IN eorrobo, atio
mai Is per cent could DO saved. 4. va 49, -
though q proper reform; " o s.o NO. ~
sections "a and 70 were adopted sna ~n on Iai
man pro tsn (Ad, MsSnsIol hse ie'' ''''" -
90 The leasios OF the public property, -, hv A
Ald Parser said that II Pief' % >, vss ~ he ala