New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-18
DEMOCRATIC POLICY IN BROOKLYN.

SWEEPING CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE CITY
CIIARTER-wAR ON THE COMMISSIONS-MEET-
ING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Brooklyn Board of Aldermen, met yes
terday afternoon. Alderman Bergen in the chair The
special order of business being the report Of the Law
Committee presented to the Board Dec. q, 1862 proyd
ing for the amendment OF the city charter 1t was on mo-
ton taken up Alderman Bergen presented 1.-THE follow
ing amendments 10 the report: g., -,
Committee Aldermen be directed dra az act to be
presented the Legislature amending the city charter to embrace Tue
That opnou Of the Board tbs, the public interest
Dats which shall be evenly divided as possible 10 members
Rsorc annual election there shall be elected nne
Aldermen Sf ns o' o. % S n r ibsrsar three Idermee
for the term Of three years 1871, NJ , MI, -. .u
100000 for The support and maintenance OF me MPon bee
Az. have 40 yG1 10 in @ SoaS 10 be separated from
,olrsd That there elected at the merit annual election TIVE
Police Commissioners @ The County Of King wsoe term o. once sa
and there shall be elected two years thereafter Tor 'Ne term Of
.d Tb. To. Park Commissioners Of Eve members
be nOmsd BY the Mayor and confirmed By '"Od vote oil the
sou, and Sewerage Board shall consist Of so
members to be elected The ne snHn election whose sr OF
shall be for two aud four years rom January 's a1u n'
be elected two years thereafter Tor ne tern OF oq ysa
repealed the Common Council with provisions 1uhoni
MAYER or unanimous vote MAYOR sPprove within
srd time to open grade pave and P.,e streets without e'Ou u
Received the Board Fire Commissioners shall eoO. Of two
Commissioners and elected 10 the sane manner.
Resolved MAYOR shall be eQg0 member Of all the said
Boards 10 WAer Fire Park and Police. . 81, 81 =,
so!vd Authorizing the Metropolitan Health Boird be
repeated powers restored to The Common Council
'oIi That the INSPECTORS Of PsIemsnt' be nominated By the
Mayor and confirmed By the Common Council
Office OF Inspector Of Contracts be abolished
csolred providing the appoonment Of the
amended BY providing that 10 the
fails confirm the nominations Of the Mayor or The
iSed u san thsn the members for
renomnad aud confirmed BY tue Common
Council
or,d That hereafter raised desy the
and for all Improvements and for the several
hereefOre mentioned shall be submitted TO the JOINT
ents power Board down the
Alderman Guck, moved that the whole matter go back
to the Committee and be printed in the minutes
Alderman Whiting offered amendment which was
adopted that the matter be laid for one week and
made the special order. Alderman Bergen said II was
important that this matter should at the next meeting be
attended to az bill already reported III the Legisla
ture amending the City charter.
AT the last meeting the Board number OF proposals
for supplies for the county buildings &c, for the year
back to the Mayor with directions TO destroy
them bids having not been solicited by advertisement as
required. The Mayor yesterday returned them TO the
Board and Alderman Whiting moved that the Chairman
be authorized to destroy them. Alderman Elliott moved
he that the bids was one for supplying
the Iruant Home with 800 ID OF mackerel, something
winch was not needed there The motion TO open the BIDS
was lost and motion OF Alderman McGroatty the Law
Committee directed to destroy them On motion OF
Alderman Elliott the salary OF Capt. Gill; Assistant Col
lector Taxes aud Assessments was fixed at 5000 per