New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-07
From Our Own Correspondent.
ALBANY, Tuesday, March 6, 1860.

ALBANY, Tuesday, March 6, 1860.
THE CITY CHARTER.
The bill 10 amend the Charter OF the City OF New
York. which reported to the House last week, and
Immediately referred back 10 the same Com nttee for
amendment it, as a mater Of course, exciting good
deqee of interest here, as well as in Eew-York
After much chasing and waiting, have finally been
able to obtain sight of the bill for sufficient time to
make full abstrset Of ts provisions. As il is bill
which proposes extensive changes in the admnistra-
tion Of the city government 1t will do no harm to let
the public have look at it, so herewith send you its
principal provisions rs it now stands as follows:
Subdivision Of Section 70 Of the charter amended that
office 10 aid him in the discharge Of his official duties The pres
be sn Dried by Coulc and may reqnirsa
bis Office TO aid hin In the dischs Of his official dn.ies
Ter and Counsel TO the Corporation s be voted for each on
separate ballot The Street Commissioner and City Inspector
he s co Ss sgfR the Ssd '''"
Section 81 Is amended read follows The heads
chief officers Of the Executive Department appoint aud
Chiefs Of Buresnr and tne clerks un u6orus,es in
the Fe Department sha be reelected in The prescribed
bylaw. r,
tive Department which shall be denoneted the Department
ofFnance which shall and have control Of all the fiscal
keeping and Of rendering all City accounts which accounts must
DO kept and rendered prescribed Al
be the inspection and revision of the officers Of
this % d n s" III s9 the es% o.
concerned either debtor or creditor The Controller Of
the City New York shall be the this Department
The Controller shall uperintend all the real Of the Cor
poraOn, and report The Common Council all encrOach
thereon and until the said Common Council act in the premises
take all preserve the same And In csse
any legal disability shall occur to officer Board Of Off
who may manage according TO law, the real estate,
lands public places public parks belonging 20 the city and
which esl disability shall interrupt annn snch management
the Controller shall succeed to all their powers and duties
corning the same prescribed by law during such interruption
There ,, officer in the Department of Finance called
the Deputy CONTROLLER who shall assist the Controller IN h: du
tb petny ,i. mn lie oGs y a n oisd ~
bc & be- busaS IN b for the eon
oft eenue aeeIung from rents aud from interest on bonds
the e Of property belonging to managed by the city
ard for the perform Of such other duties be directed
called the Collector Of City Revenue"
n also e n s 5e cs lo the me
eeysr q who shall possess Al the powers aud Perform
and the office Of Receiver of heretofore continued and
the provisions relating to him hereby modified
There shall also be bureau In this Department for the coec
ten the chief officer of which shall be called the
There ha be bureau In this Department! for the coec
water rents the chief officer OF which shall be called the Clerk
Also bureau for the reception of all money paid into the
shall bank In which the Chamberlain may
the ccntrers and Mayor and Clerk c.Ss
Common Council tho chief officer Of which shall be called the
forthwith deposit all money received by him. and shall keep
books showing the amounts paid account the
paons and warrant shall be paid account Of appo
aon ser the amount appropriated for that specific purpose
shall have been expended.
There shall also be Auditing Bureau the chief officer Of
which shall be the Auditor OF Accounts This bureau shall
audit and settle all accounts In which tho city IL
cerned debtor CREDITOR shall keep of
the corporsioD SLOWED
with the for disalo
The Controller shall TO the Common COUNSEL
quarterly the In whose favor account
has audited aud paid during the quarter All
the City Treasury shall be upon vouchers for the expendi
thereof examined aud allow ed the Auditor
By the Controller and filed In His office.
There sha also be Bureau in this Department of Suppas
be chief oee Of which shall be the OF
plies" This Bureau shall be charged with the duty of furnish
and supply the public Offices
the District Court Engine Hose and Hook and Ladder
houses and the public Markets with requisite fuel stationery
printing, and all other things necessary therefor.
Also Bureau Of Markets. the Chief of which shall be the
Superintendent Of Markets. and be charged with duty Of
experimenting the public markets Article 49, chapter the
eysed Ordinances Of 1882 Is hereby applied tho for
the collection Of assessments being In the Department of FL
Article 10, chapter Revised Ordinances Is sp
piled the Bureau OF Supplies being In the Department Of NJ
far as the same can become applicable Article T.
chapter Revised Ordinances Is applicable 10 the
Of Markets, 20 far as the same can become applicable
Every ordinance and resolution Of the Common Council Of
and the Board Of supervisory creating affecting
IN the Department Of Finance otherwise relating
the number and compensation Of the officers clerks suhor
dnsiss therein hereby egaiIsd, and sha remain In fun
force aud effect Bat nothing IN this section Ia any Of the