New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-26


same IS expressed in the present charter, and he
has the same veto power. The Departments are
considerably modified; those Of Streets aud Lamps
and Repairs and Supplies are abolished, the ighsng
Of the city and general repairs going into the Street
Department while street cleaning and the vho'e
City Inspectors business viii be transferred
70 Public Health Department under the
charge Of the Police Commissioners. The
Alm;-House and Educational arrangements
are untouched. One important financial im-
proyement is the creation Ct g Board Of Ten
Assessors, who are to take the place Of Ward aud
all other Assessors, and do all the assessing re-
quired throughout the city. The Croton Depart
ment is charged with paving ard repairing streets.
The Presidents of the two Boards, the Mayor,
Recorder and Controller are board for revising
estimates previous to applying for appropriations.
Heads Of departments have term of two years,
and further until their successors are appointed.
The annual election is on the last Tuesday in No
yember, and the official year will commence on the
frat of January. The existing provisions for con-
tracts in furnishing supplies and work, and auction
49,
bribery provision, and the clause which prevents
Aldermen from sitting as judges. There is also
secton prohibiting the leyng of taxes or penalties
for ceiling any wholesome article Of food upon PR
vste premises.
The Police Act establishes Board of three Com
mi.sioneIs, appointed by The Governor aud Senate,
VITO shall have entire control Of the appointment,
trial snd management of the Police They shall
appoint Superintendent Chief Of Police and
other officers, with as many policemen as may be
necessary, not exceeding two thousand. Existing
officers remain until their successors are appointed
The Commissioners have a salary Of $4,000 each,
and hold Office FIVE years. subject to removal BY the
appointing power. The Recorder and District
Attorney &C. with the Commissioners in making
Police rules. The Police Commissioners are
charged with the peace ard protection Of the
city, Me quie. of elections and the public
health. They appoint an Inspector Of Public
Health and Health Wsrdens, who perform al
the duties of the present City Inspectors Depart
ment. They also appoint, at the expiration of the
terms of Office of the present Police Clerks, their
successors in Office. They may assign the same,
and the Police Justices of the Court Of New-York,
80 such police Courts as they shall see fit. They
shs assign all necessary policemen to the Court OF
General Sessions of the Peace in the County OF
New.York, and TO the Police Courts. Provision il
made for the families Of policemen killed or disabled
while on service. Promotion will be from merit
and length of service. The Commissioners will
divide the city into Election Districts, and also ap-
point, in addition to and to act with and az part OF
the Board of Inspe tors Of Election now in Office,
and who may be elected, two Inspectors Of Flee
ton and two Poll Clerks for each Election District,
from among the electors Of the city, who shall
possess sad perform all the powers, privileges
and duties, and receive the pay now prescribed
10 Inspectors of Election and Poll Clerks,
in concurrence with the said Inspectors elected.
They also fill vacancies N Boards Of Inspectors.
Any unjusti6able violence upon an elector, on the
day of election is made felony. Police Justices
will hold special sessions as the Commissioners may
direct, and the present Court Of Special Sessions
is abolished. The Common Council have no police
power nor power over Inspectors of Election No
perssn committed as vagrant can be discharged
on habeas corpus unkss notice of the writ is pre-
yiously filed with the Alms-IIouse Governors. The
Commissioners district the City for STRENGTHENING
ard arrange for the performance of the work, APP
pointing inspectors and employing men and ma
chimes. The Inspector Of Public Health is TO be a
physician of good attainments.
The Central Park is to be supervised by five
Commissioners, appointed by the Governor and
Senate, and having no pay beyond $500 per year
for horse hire. The stock created must not levy
more II an 100000 year for interest, and be re-
deemed in thirty years.
For the new City Hall three Commissioners are
to be appointed at $500 each per year. They
shall locate and cree. the building, from stock
not to exceed -, O00, 900, redeemabe in twenty
years.
The bill in relation 10 the Supervisors takes the
Mayor and Recorder from the Board, leaving the
Nay or the Veto but a majority Of all the members
may override him. The other provisions are not
new.
Such are the cardinal features Of the ne legisa-
ton; the details are carefully drawn, and have the
sanction Of large and influential body Of citizens.
Tie bills go to the Committee on Cities and Villages
consisting Of Messrs. r. Van Valkenburgh Of Steu-
ben, George NJ Hollis of Otsego, Theo. NJ POme-
roy of Cayuga, John J. Reilly of the Seventh
Ward ard Joseph B. Vsrnum Of the fifteenth Ward
Of New.York. The Committee having them in
charge will meet on Wednesday afternoon to hear
partie. interested for and agains! their passage.
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