The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-30

for the creation Of Board Of supsrvisSfs distinct from
| the Board Of Aldermen. Tho latter brxnoh Of the
tact With the several department. and required to
make appropriations might b reasoEsby allowed
si.ssur: and strictly Sssossi 70 PURPOSES vt.s which
thsy must be familiar different system wous tsnd to
occasion dicutss and conflicts detrimental to ~ In
ssIssts was designed to protect The Congress ~ the
oassa ss:sss ssd sAs Lsssaturs Of our own State A
y.ry doubtful whether the separation Of these powes3
wod be productive Of any advantage The 10th section
contrs to cases expressly authorized BY law and then
only in the manner prescribed BY the charter for depart
The conmittee have determined not to recommend the
holding ofsn immedste election for the appeova or re.
time should Ss Afforded for sho seu e1smn.son sno 81
the a%sno%snss susSssssS G AND yh this object the
sc r sseh ssson nf'' has
The suggestion Of separate charssr election IN tAe
spring has not Seen adopted But few years snce dis
tinc elections held for municipal State judicial
and school officers and experience satisfactorily proved
the system to be npoitc and ineonvenient and with
general unanimity the law amended and proviion
made for the election Of all these officers in the su
When separate elections sld in June for judicial
s7sn vested Il the Corr
mon Council, similar indifference was evincsd.
ths prestige Of great principles ami popular candidates
secures the os Indifferent representatives. for
local Offices This arrsngemen however is certainly not
very complimentary to our constituents, who
competent to discriminate Id regard to the appropriate
qualifications Of alderman thossof the President
The Expectation that party lines will be extinguished
in municipal elections Is extremely doubtful unless
oasiopaAy when candidates. presented who
The reasoning that would justify separate election
for charter officers would apply representatives
ments and perhaps with force to the judiciary
In providing for election at which the accompanying
bill should be submitted to the judgment Of consttu
ents, the committee by the conviction
that all radical changes in our charter should be thus
annually from the legislature without such safeguard
deserves zeprobation and establishes dangerous pre-
cedent.
The committee submit the BILL of which this report is
merely explanatory conscious that 1t may not be without
mperfeotons but with the conviction that provisions
and increasing abuses In relation to the form, and
the spirit of Of the provisions of this bi it
exist but at period late in the session. and upon
subject SO mperativey demanding legislation the dele
and cordially endorse the accompanying bi and thus
discharge their duty to the House and their constituency
Chairman New York Delegation.
GEO. +. ArDRN, Secretary New York Delegation
AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE
The People Of the State New York. Represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
s o sa bs q tas
men and Board Of Councimen, who, together shall
form the Common Council of the city. The Board of
Aldermen shall consist of Alderman from each ward,
wards, for two years. The Board Of Councilman shall
consst OF sixty members to be elected from as many
DISTRICTS who shall be in the FIRST Monday Of
January succeeding their election and shall hold their
oess for one year. and receive the same compensation
Sec 2. The members of the Board of Alderman Arst
S IN
election the clerk Of the city and county OF
New York shall in the Of the Mayor Recorder
and Comptroller q majority thereof draw from box,
be provided for the purpose in which two ballots shall
have been Deposited having thereon respectively either
lot drawn shall have thereon the odd then the
term Of Of the aldermen chosen from warda having
Monday Of January 1863 and In case Tie ballot having
thereon the word eha be d1awn then the term Of
Office of the aldermen of the wards having
rical designation shall expire the first Monday of
January, 1909 Az al subssquont elections aldermen
shall be elected for the fun term Of two years.
Sec g. For the election of councinen the said city
shall be divided into sixty districts of contiguous terrific
al Ss
Gil shal divide the city into such districts, be-
fore the first Monday in September next and thereateT
have been completed the Common Council shall, in like
manner district said city.
ing money, involving the expenditure of money not
imperative under the provisions of any State
Board Of Aldermen may PROPOSE concur, with amend
ments, rs in other cases.
Sec s. vote Of two thirds of all the members elected
to each Board shall be to pass any act ord
nance. resolution of the Common Council, which shall
have been returned by the Mayor With his objections
Sec g. No alderman shall sit, a Judge in the
Court of Oyer and Terner in Courts of General and
Special Sessions, in the city and county of New York
powers of a magistrate in the arrest commitment, or
bang Of offenders except that he cannot let to bail
discharge, person arrested or committed BY another
Sec T. There shall be elected, at the next general
known municipal judges whose office shall
be four judges may sit in the Court of Oyer
powers duties heretofore vested in the aldermen
judges of said courts shall be- and are hereby conferred
Sec s. The Judges SO elected SHALL on or before the
first Tuesday December next be classified by lot to be
publicly by the clerk of the city and county Of New
York. in the of the Mayor Recorder and Comp
troer Of said city, and the certificate of such drawing
and classification shall be signed by said clerk and by
such officers hereinbefore mentioned may attend and
fled Office of the county clerk the classes shall be
numbered first second third and fourth, according to
the term Of service Of eachthe Arst class being that
which has the shortest term serve the of
of each of said judges shall commence on the first Mon
day Of January 1854 The term Of a tine Judge OF the
Of January 1885, of the Judge of the third class the
cIa IS on the 6rst Monday of January, 1855.
Sec o. After the expiration Of the term Of Office under
such classification the terms Of Office of all the municipal
judges shall be four years. and judge shall be elected
at each general election.
Sec 49, The Beard Of Supervisors SHALL on or before
the Monday of October next fix the compensation of
said municipal Judges which compensation shall not be
increased diminished during their term Of Office.
Sec H. AL ferries. docks, piers and slips shall
be leased and all leases and sales of public property and
franchises other than grants Of Land under water when
the owner of the upar has pre- emptive right shall be
made at public auction to the highest bidder who win
give adequate security No lease hereafter given except
as the may be required by covenants OF the corpo
ration already existing shall be for longer period than
ten years. and all ferry leases shall be revocabe by tn
Common Council for Encouragement neglect to provid
adequate accommodation. All persons acquiring any
ferry lease franchise uDder the provisions OF this act
shall be required to purchase at fair appraised vaua
tion the boats buildings, and other property of the
former essees actually necessary for the purposes of
such ferry Previous notice shall be given under the di
reetion o the Comptroller for thirty days. in the
papers employe by the corporation.
sec H. No bids shall be accepted from or contract
awarded any person who is in to the corpora
tion upon debt contract who is defaulter as Sc
cury otherwise upon any obligation to the corpora
tion.
Sec 49, No money shall be pended by the corpora.
ton for any celebration procession Of
of the anniversary Of the national independence the
25th November evaouation day) and e anniversary
| of the birth day Of Washington, uness by vote Of