The New York herald., 1870-04-08
THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.
The Changes In the Present Regime
What Bureaus Are Abolished and
Who Go Out of Olllce.

parisOn OF It's provisions with the late regime viii
be found very interesting. Az win be seen num-
ber OF bureaus Of the city are abolished
and several prominent OlcehOlder5 ecisaled out Of
their fat positions.
THE POWERS OF THE MAYOR
are very considerably augmented. He is empow-
cred TO appoint the heads Of all the executive de-
partments, excepting those Of finance ana law and
his veto TO any act OF the Common Council requires
vote OF three,fourths instead Of two-thrds Of the
members elected in order TO DO overruled. Instead
OF being elected at the charter election In December
he VIII be voted for at the general election in Novenl
Der, ana win mold his office two years, commencing
on tne lat day OF January next after bis election.
THE COMMON COUNCIL
ia reorganized. The Board Of Aldermen, instead OF
consisting OF twcntY.one members elected from the
Assembly districts, as at present, win be composed
or fiteep members, elected on general ticket. The
organization OF the Board of Assistant Aldermen will
remain in the same form far as Its number OF
members ana their apportionmeut are concerned.
The first election for Aldermen ana Assistant AL
dermen shall take place at the Judicial election to
be held on the third Tuesday in May 1870. and the
Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen then elected shall
take office on the rrst Monday in June following, at
In office. The Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen so
elected shalt hold Office until the first Monday In
January, 1872. There shall be Aldermen and Assist
ant Aldermen elected at the general election III No.
vemDer, 1871 and annually thereafter nc every sue
ceedng general election, who shall take oGlce at
noon on the lrst Monday of January In each aud
every year Following their election.
a fOul-flith5 vote instead OF three-fourins vote
Is made necessary Tor the expenditure OF money by
the Common Council Tor any celebration, procession
or entertainment. In adoition to its general powers
the Common Council Is empowered 10 leglsiate IN
detail for the regulation of tranlc and sales
in the streets. highways, roads and pub
lie places; the use OF the by
foot passengers vehicles and locomotives;
the use OF sidewalks, building fronts and house
fronts within the stoop llnes to prevent aud remove
cncrOachmenS upon and opsructons To Lhe streets,
highways, roads and pubic places TO regulate the
opening OF street surfaces, the laying of gas and
water mains the building and repairing OF sewers
and erecting gasliahts 70 provide lor and regulate
streets below Fourteenth sreot to regulate
numbering OF the houses and lots IN the
streets avenues and public places TO regulate and
prevent the throwing or deposiling OF ashes, oal,
ing OF tie streets sidewalks aud cutters and remov-
Ing Ice, hail ana snow from them; 10 regulate the
,s AWNING posts and noGse @ droIh to pro-
vide for and regulate street pavemenis, crosswaks,
curbstones, gutter stones ana sidewalks; TO regu.
late pubic cries, advertising NOISES and
to the relations between all the officers and
eacn other The Corporation and The people; ana ia
relation 10 street beggarS vagrants and mendcants:
the use Of guns pistols firearms hrecracKers, fire.
works and detOnatlng works OF all descriptions
within the city; intoXcat.on 1nhting ana quarrel.
ling in the streets; places OF public amusement; ex-
hlbtng or carrying banners placards or 0ags in or
across the streets from houses the exhibition OF
advertisements or hanibllls along the streets; tue
terms, areas, MIGRANTS, pumps 0nd sewers,
partition fences and walls; the construction repair
slips; tue licensing ana business OF paplic cartmen
trlckman, hackmen, c0omen, eXpfeS3men, boat
men, pawnbrosers, unkdea.ets, hawkers pedleIs
aud venders; the Inspection and sealing OF weights
ana measures and enforcing the keeping and use OF
proper weights and measures by venders; the In
spection, weighing and measuring Of lfewood coal
nay ana straw and the carriage OF the same ana the
mode and manner OF Sung for collecting ana dis
posing or the penalties prcydea ior violation CT all
ordinances.
TnE SEVERAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
are maternity changed, and as Is hereafter shown
n detail, CONSIST OF the departments OF Finance,
Law, Police, Public Works, Pubic Charities and
Correction, Fire, Health. Public Parks. Buildings
and UOcas, some OF which are entirely new and
take the place OF several departments AID Dareaus
now in existence.
TIE FINayoE DEPARTMENT
remains unchanged. It's principal o!ilcers are Rich
ard d. Connolly, Comptroller; Peter h. Swcony CITY
Chamberlain ana County treasurer; Thomas Dunlap
Collector 0! tie CITY Revenues; Bernard Smytn, Re
ceiyer OF Taxes: =. :. Cady, Clerk Of Arrears Wm.
a: Herring Auditor OF Aeconnts James irving Reg
dent Of lJarAets-ali Of which officers VIII probably
remaiil
THE LAW DEPARTMENT
is also unchanged Jy the Charter rs officers are
Kchard oNotman, Counsel TO the Corporation:
Thomas g. Fields, Corporation Attorney. aud An.
TIE STREET DEPARTMENT
ls abolished and its functions are transferred to
bureaus OF the newly created departments. rhe
princpal oticcrs affected Dy this change are George
w. Mclean, street Commissioner; D. A, RODGERS
Deputy street COMMISSIONER James Hayes, Superin-
tendent OF street improvements Henry A. Guilds
Superintendent OF Repairs and Supplies; Charles i.
Denikel Deputy superneadent of the same; Will
lam II. COOKE, SupeflnteldenL uf Bureau of
Wharyes; Isaac Edwarls. superintendent OF Bureau
OF Roads; alexander ward, SUPERINTENDENT of
Bureau of Lands and Places, william II. Sharlock
SuNertutelQe1t Bureau a
ctarkwcather, Collector OF Asses5neuts together
with large number OF suborlihate officers and
THE cRoroN BOARD,
OF which Thomas Stephens is president Robert t.
DarfaEii assistant commissioner, and George =
Greene cniei engineef IS also ab0ishe.. as dcpart
raE DEPARTMENT or PUBLIC WORKS
swallows up the'two above mentioned departments
In tAe following InaanCr.-There 5aail be a Depart
waich shalt be Gales commissioner OF Pobhc
WorAs,n who shah oc appointed by the Mayor and
hold oilee Ter four years, aud who saa'I
receive salary equal TO that now or
lately designGtei by statate or ordinance TO
the Street Commissioner Whenever the words
chief engineer OF the NotOn aqueduct board. or
president OF Inc CrolOn agaeiuct board OF street
counts ii0ner shall occur IA any existing law, ordl-
nance resolution contract or docuneat ID snail be
deemed TO mean the AFORESAID Commissioner OF Pub
llc WORKS, ana wherever In any law or IN any erdI-
nance or obligation of Inc CorDoratlon tile words
street department or Croton aqueGucb board siilll
occur 1t shali be deemed and construed here
alter TO mean the Department OF Public Works'
ana the commissioner thereof. Within fige DAYS
alter the passage or this act the terms OF ONCE OF
the street Commissioner OF the city OF New York,
aud the President Commissioner. the Assistant Com
missioner ana the Cbief Engineer Of the Crot0n
Aqaeluct Department or the city OF New YORK shan
end, and the snd Offices respectively shall he abol.
lsIca Ine bureaus, oilce5 and Dositt no " under
tine street Department or Croton Aquednct Depart
meat respectively, are hereDY transferred 10 the
"Department or Public works. together With all
their papers books, documents, property ana paDic
effects, ana with the like authorty ana compensa-
tlOD and the terms OF Office OF the several persons
Office
SAID Street ana Crotoa Aqucduct Department shall
be terminated wltiiln live days lr0m The passage OF
this act.
This new department has bureau Tor laying
water pipes. aud the construction and repair Of
sewers wells and hy0rants paving ana
reeavlng and. ani repairing streets; ihe chlef