New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-13

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H. Chief Eneineer of the Fire Department shall be
~. y. nre.cr;bed by law The number of Clerks 10
,hs DEPARTMENTS .hsn be as fixed by the Common
Council. who shall also hx the terms OF Ill omces
creat,d by them under authority oil law ,.
Src ~ There shall be an executive uePa' M
~ sh.II bs denominated the department of III
nance which shall have control oil al me nso"s oou
cerns of the corporation and sha pre'cnoe 'e IN
Of keeping and rendering all city accounts snu S
accounts rendered 10, or kept IN the other ue
- 81 ;,v government shall be subject 10 me inspeG
RON ard revision Of the officers OF this department
sboll ..te and adjust al claims In iaVor ~ OF ag"s
the corporation and all accounts IN whicn 'ie cor
,;or il concerned either a. debtor or creditor Inc
chief officer Of this department shall be caned IN.
Controller of the City Of New.fork' mere I'M ,Sa
be bureau in this department tor the cohec.ou VI VIC
revenue sccruing from and interest on bonds ana
mortgages and for the collection OF GIL revenues
arising from the use sale Of property oeionging'o
or managed by the city and for the performance VI
such other duties as may be drected oy he Iom bs
| called the Collector Of the City Revenue Iherc
shall also be bureau in this department tor the col
lection of taxes and assessments, and the cnei once,
thereof shall be called the " Receiver OF Taxes ana
Assessments, who shall have all the powers ana per-
form all the duties now prescribed by law for the ne
ceiver of Taxes and for the Collectors of Assessments
a. heretofore constituted and the provisions OF law
relating 10 them hereby modified a. To conform
TO the provisions of this act. There shall also be
bureau in this department. for the collection OF arrears
of taxes arrears of assessments and arrears OF water
rents the chief officer of which shall be called the
Clerk of Arrears" There shall also be a bureau in
this department for the reception OF ali moneys paid
into the treasury Of the city and for the payment o.
| moneys on the warrant drawn by the Controller and
| countersigned by the Mayor and Clerk OF the
Common Council and the chief officer thereof shall
| be called the chamberlain of the City OF New
| York The Chamberlain shall keep books, showing
Che amounts paid account of the several appropria
tons: aud no warrants shall be paid on account OF any
appropriations aterthe amount authorized TO be raised
by tax for that specific purpose shall have been eh
| pended. There shall be another bureau in the De-
| partment of Finance, to be called the Auditing Bu-
feau and the chief officer thereof shall be the Au-
ditor Of Accounts. 1t shall revise, audit ana set'e
all accounts in which the ctys concerned a. debtor or
creditor il shall keep an account of each claim for or
against the Corporation and of the sums allowed upon
each and certify the same, with the reasons for the al
owance 10 the Controller The Controller shall re-
port to the Common Council, once in ninety days the
name of every person in whose favor account mas
been audited, with the decision OF the Auditor upon
the same, together with the final action OF the Con-
| troller thereon. All moneys drawn from the Clty
Treasury shall be upon vouchers for the expenditure
| thereof examined and allowed by the Auditor, and
approved by the Controller and filed in his office
| SIC 49, There shall be an executive department
which shall be denomnated the Street DE- partinent,
which shall have cognizance of opening, altering reg.
| ulating. grading tagging curbing, gutterlng ana
lighting streets, roads places and avenues; Oh ouid-
u repairiug and lighting wharves aud piers the con-
strucdn and repairing of public roads, the care oil
public buildings and places and the filling upof sunKen
lots under the ordinances of the Common Council The
chief officer thereof shall be called Street Commits
| siouer There shall be bureau in this department,
the chief officer of which shall be called the Supenn'
tendent of Wharves" There shall also be bureau IN
| this department, to be denominaed the Bureau OF
Reuairs and Supplies which shall have cognizanoe o
all repairs and supplies to public buildings, lands and
places and OF all other necessary repairs aud supplies
not provided for in other departments The chief officer
thereof -hal be Il practical builder, aud he shall be
called the Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies
There shall also be bureau in this department TO be
deuominated the " Bureau OF Lamps and Gas, the
chief officer OF which shall be called superintendent
of Lamps and Gas. The Chief Engineer OF the FIRE
Department shall have bureau under the Street De-
parmeut and shall have charge OF repairing fire en-
gnes and tire apparatus: There shal De bureau IN
this department. the chief officer of which shall be
| called the Superintendent of Roads There shall
in be bureau il this department for the collection of
assessmeuts. and the chief officer thereof shall be-
| called the Collector OF Assessments. There shall
be- a bureau in ts department for grading, tagging,
curbing and guttering streets, the chief officer OF
| which shall be called the Superintendent OF Street
| improvements.
SIC "a There shall continue to be an executive de-
| partn.elt under the denomination Of the " Croton
Aqueduct Board which shall have charge OF the Cro-
| ton Aqueduct, and all structures and property con-
| pec,cd with the supply and distribution OF Croon
water in the City Of York and the underground
drainage Of the and the public sewers OF SAID
city, aud permits for street vaults, and OF paving ana
reailing streets and avenues and digging and con-
.tuctine wells and the collection of the ars-
ing from the sale of the CrOton water with such other
powers and duties may be prescribed by law
The chief ficers thereof shall be called the Pres
| 4" ident Engineer aud Assistant Commissioner, who
together shall form the Croon Aqueduct Board, ana
hold their offices for five years. There shall be ou
reau in this department for the collection OF the reve
nues derived from the sale of the water and the chie
| officer thereof rba be called the Water Registrar
There shall also be bureau In this department IpT
the lay ing of water pipes and the construction ana re-
pairs Of wells and hydrants paving repaylng
and requiring streets the chief officer Of which shall
| be called the " " alter Purveyor.'
SIC 25. There -hall continue to be executive de-
| partment known " the Aims House Department,
| which shall have cognizance OF all matters relating
10 the AlmsIiouse aud Prisons Of said city, the chief
,ficers thereof shall be called the Governors of the
Aims House," they shall take and hold their Offices
a. provided by the entitled An act to provide for
| 1.-The government Of the Alms-House and Penentiary
| - in the City and County Of New-Iork, and be
charged with the duties powers and responsibilities
| prescribed by that act. All ordinary appropriations
intended for the support and government OF the Aims
House Department proposed by the Governors of the
AlmsHou-e shall, before the same are finally made,
| be submitted by the Governors to Board consist
ing Of the President of the Board ofAdernen and the
| President of the Board Of COuncmen, Mayor and
Controller Ii said Board approve of the appropria-
| tons, it shall Immediately report the same to the
Supervisors Of the County Of New-fOrk; II 1t shall
disapprove of the same il shall return them with OBJ
| econs to the Governors of the Alms-House for their
reconsideration and in case the SAID Governors shall
| upon reconsideration, adhere, by vote Of two
thirds Of all the Governors then in Office to the original
APPROPRIATIONS, they shall return them to the said
Board whose duty it shall be to report to the Su.
perysors. The Board Of Education shall also sub
nit in like manner, all appropriations required by it,
and said appropriations shall be subject to all the
provisions OF this section, so far as the same may be
| applicable.
| SIC &C. There shall be an executive denartment