The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-07

gspzao Of this department is Ia the man Judtco5 ans
well calculated toinsure beneficial results IL shou no
ever be provided tass the head OF the Sanitary Depart
mebt should be mfmper oi Tie bnsru
IHs ASSESSMENTS AND rliE cmfrRoukk.
The Dill also opposes 10 transfer W Tue
mont The col ection OF assess men's ana Io inst pupse
TN proposed 70 create new oareau n .nss
Tor the coiiecton OF asessmen's, WIN ooe'r' :" ie
deputies two bookkeepcfs ana two MESSENGERS rn' GA
reau sna have the coisct"n OF al connmsa
acco diDg TO law the OIL eg'saes out o ON Tue ore
sent noumbenfs ~ho are DOW 70 collect assess
men's sno gives the 0onpo"ef '"e appointments u 'ae
| new officers
The intention o' all our charters mas oeen 70 give the
comptroller poser 70 so]ast ano auo Al CHAINS asans =
inc CITY unasr our preos smarter al moneys rom Tue
Sy treasury must DC ~ souvuos, W De eAsminel
oy Tue Auo.or anu spWoVee oy .ne vouplourr 10 n,u'
propery belongs VIC ouy ~ ueso''iung tue otns male
by the CITY, 10 these responsible duties have already
speges'eo Tue pfopey ewing tntt ouicer tue sdpsrv
son !" noneyS sAnueu py sne zen upverIors, ana,
80 a 'ne ao.uoIy 20 AUNT, AdJas. ana gay All tne
VIC "oa.u W %ucssou. TOMS oeparneot
vc aTeisue VIC un aJus'neht on accounts rest
hg 70 .ne receps ana maze oy any OF ns
uePa''H.nsS VI ''o eiy k"Se'uueus hi'ss au enus
pe'r.eu " Te' uo'.u"s' SUI appropria'o p,wers oe
ne .n7uce CAonos CONCUR III the poppSeu
usseI VI .ne hueau Vi 'ohectiono ' assessmeht. rne
agents arn",nd t h IN, w - h% % % s,
.s.u's aPpvuSu " .ur mayor OF aeaas o acpsesasaeS
the n,rsr 's sc n anu sno w ea'n give
VIC Scu so smecuvc super''s,n o, tn"e ~
.ouns On s"cn oufs ~ VIA 'esa 20 sue ,mm ,I.e 'r,c
uon VI any mssPpop.s.oa VI uie Puonc 'unss, ~
system Oh keeping the ocoks tue ourean ana OF mtsns
Ietoros now esao isned IN the bureau OF oo-con OF A.
sessmen% VII eenoer mpossoe tne recurrence OF we
rn' r In , . ; ..s p,~ ~
mn. ~ he ."esen' aVo'Vng VIC 8osA
" y p1", n'v.oy " o' s - .,. Aha o,,,.
Dow oy uas Tue
W al oAses give IcSep', wun noCe Pr,ntoo consp',u
osy sta'"s .pat ou regs.erng sacu leceP iu tue
onS w. vi .oe .ue ne may oe
s , s * ou VIZ err mat nov, ou"s es "~ S''"rs
the claim OF the cry Tor any lien was dlscoarg a. ana
weekly returns item by em made as at present, by the
cohectoTs IN Pc ComproEer, the checx would ne CON
piee, ana any decit woui az once ne oetectea orea
son appaIea. why tne coesuon OF .ns snoni'
be transferred u the Finance department. an tue c0eo
ton OF CIoon Water rents be allowed to remain in tho
Cruton water bosru Ine same principles are equslly a
pncsnle 10 ooth
cannot out Ieterae tne views on nls subject convey
ca IN my annual message unoer date OF January 3 1892
III whioh state1 'pst, 10 my opnWn Iuncions systsm
requires that the Boreau for the Collection Of Public
moneys suoni' NOT DC IN the FINANCE department All
persons paying moneys 70 CITY ohcefs snouid nowevr
be required 70 register such payments 10 the Finance d.
pa imep whch would mus oe cnabed ~ detect NJ ooce
auy appropriation OF pubic moneys by collecting others
the Finance Department would tnen exercise the func
properly appertaoiDg TO IT, and would be check upon
all The other depgrimens This salutary check OF tSo
independent departments upon each other wsud, in my
opinion, lead to sanitary Improvement In the collection
and disbursement of he tun's OF the city"
SALARIES THE COMMON COUNCIL.
! pensatop to the members OF the Common Council
not exceeding $500 per annun object, on grounds
which l have heretofore presented to toe Coon
mon Council, when resolutions have been passed
by them asking the legislature TO pass a Law
TO authorize the mept OF certain annual sum to the
members Of the Board. The ia the
salaries 1850 been from $3.50 600 $685.
0t0 Instead Of reducing, restraining, the
pepdure of the ctS by ths IN sasure tnsy
would be increased by paying Common Council elected
with view IN a reduction Of the expenses of go
venment To pay ts members for what the charter pro
! hibed on Their entering upon their Offices
GOOD PROVISION IN THE BILL.
There proper provision Of the BID that the consent
OF the Common Council shall not be necessary TO confirm
any contract.
The duty of the Common Council should end when has
ordered the work to be DONE and has appropriated the
money for its execution 10 The proper Executive depart
ment should belong the duty of entering into AMI execut
ing contracts
10 the general AMI state governments tina legsairede
aions 10 be EXPENDED by The proper department for
such work. Who thought of asking Congress to
confirm contract ruade ny tho Navy Department for
the building OF vessels, or OF machinery by the Var Do
parimert or supplies FOR the ainyY VINO ever heard OF
contracts for making requiring canals, or OF other
~oIk OF the State being coanrmed ny the Lsgs,ture?
sooh Duties are left TO the executive branch OF tins
neut. they under solemn responsibility 70 those
by whom they msy be elected or appointed. Toe
TINS lar has worked With elc,eocy IN the general
Contracts have been DELAYED for months 10 the hands Of
| the common eooncl to,s delay nts no, GUY oeen
FERROUS mJoIy 10 he paoc interests ont mas oeen %,
prrssve on the couue'tors api others having ti~fn'
Gains asahst Ihe sommon Sooncii IL nis $50 ossn one
OF TIE seat causes OF tue charges OF corruption brought
seainst me eonnoo oonnch. II Seems 10 me tnat the
.ohmoo 1ouncll, 20, ooy moved oy oou7aera.oas OF
ron .nv rsn,cinn .ou, shasre,vv 1901. ~ On, en-,
| geston T. ha relieved Of this unnecesssrv dutv
yuv convoy cors,rr p, I'm rrnrp rvs snn,pp,x.rrs
One RI Che n,ovsons If The b entirely denr,ves the
Common Camel oc hs Lao sa.iva con,,o of en-, den,r
ments The 18Th section provides that no bareau cerk
sim onca nr Mac az .,s yhch oh II,
M he MASSAGE NJ this act sha no ah,shea ar
CHANGED nv tho Common Council of s,d civ uness ma
ssm has heep asted for b he nroner Sesi NJ IN do
paTtment Inv qr,ten opn,unration .adressed ~ tba
common soyncil THIS action " rtuav annhilaes the
of the reprezentives OF The peooe and
~ tle nowep of deciding whit nav ba ths
pnblc exigences n, tases from those REPRESENTATIVE
charged Win RECOMMENDING No The ns,ne not only the
Of reducing tho nublc bn conneIa ihem
10 con,nre in oaio. az p,3,ias even although h
necessiv for ,be,r e,onoc nenl nav nave evnired
ono Of he sectoss ri the hill s intended 10 convav .bs
,ea tho, ,ha usnor Of Tho c,,v snai hava Tho r M
.rao,n,nc nna rer,,vnc n, n.aan,e nnv ha,d os mo
Trecn,,ve nsoa,,wsn,e. INT duo exsn,na,son If .he
rI. ~. - -. Z y ~. ,., 49, :. "a a. 49,
h;g orocrtva os7ce- Ths CO., - ,vsn =, the Mo-
or arnon,;n Inereors ana SeaIars AZ Weshts ana a.,
snres and H. s.ntarv Insnector. I'm, ,rcsslv ro
y,des ,ba, ,bs Hynr. ~. uer ~ a,o;nln,an, d
20 r., heads ~ sb.I not hs n,er Va nm, ,ne
10. day M J,n,n,v lsG IT,tl thar t,ma ,ha nersons
hndinc no sevnr ofcas NJ c,roe Comms,o,e, of ,ha
of he o,on Aoneduc. Densr,men tha head If the
law nenartmsnt tho ,mher,a,n NJ Tho CIV aro IN hs