New-York tribune., 1870-04-09


Board Of Works will have seveneghths Of the employees
nearly all the valuable patronage OF the City Govern
ment The public parks would, probably, have been
thrown into this magnificent pool IL public opinion and
regard for Central Park had not warned the
sprators of The street Department. Tor years kept
under Mr. Tweeds thumb now bids fair to occupy both
his hands.
CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
This department, operating under special law, is
returned TO the city, and the Mayor is 10 appoint tho
Commissioners for terms Of five years each Nothing in
the working of The present department disturbed No
material change appears to be contemplated beyond tho
probability Of putting in few hungry Office seekers.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
This branch Recognized substantially exists under the
Sr,l,oo The Ma{@r s 20 appoint the I'VE CoMmsseoers gb9
Bngerr and Iu'pseor Of Fire AppsS All EXISTING and
temer hsvethe right Of going all vehicles except
United state, NAL s'sons Is msdemesaor to persOa:ie fireman
aud jun duty; the uniform and badges be sept up.
The great Improvement of the Paid Fire Department
the old Volunteer system, with its bunkers and
shouderhtters, has saved it intact We shall probably
never again fnd the Department partisan machine,
and Its houses the restngpaces for political bummers.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The aer0goan Is broken up SO lar ,s res'es 20 Ser
iIssh oce fopr So Phydan Of Eve
ssafr S5C IN Bureaus ares Cy Ssnitiy Inspector the
% Q. .ua 'f' } Al 'H s %s, s Sd
ee, 9' be recorded Hho1i charge Tbe existing SANITARY CSds
code are aisaeneanOrs
Tb. department, Of Eve connsontrs for Eve year, appointed. by
he ayor has conio ofa PARIS above Caua They assume all The
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS
year. BY Msyo-sAry $500 Powers and
The preceding sections are nearly like the present laws
and it docs not probable that any important
changes will be made in the working Of the departments
named.
eeaton Board Of I've Commissioners appointed BY the
MaIc for Eve years s1d posses the and dsie: to be deDed ~
Department restricted in expenditures to s35OOoo
Here We have change which onght TO bring judicious
Improvement. The wharves and piers OF this city
disgrace TO CIVILIZATION and the sight Of them by strang
ers from abroad must create powerful unbeef in our
theories Of government. The Sinking Fund Commission
supposed to be responsible for the rverfront
property; but they never meet except to sign few
leases sell old lumber. Some people see huge Afri-
IN this Department. and perhaps he may be
lurking there; but the people would gladly stand
heavy expenses df honestly madel TO mako the
improvements much needed. The appointing power
should put living men into this Commission.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
No 70 be incurred without tie previous appropriation meet
carrying o the powers duties this
except that ls Common S Co1SI s It, ,sT a. or
The wong othe bureaus the duties any Of ii. 'Pbof
pod increasing their salaries EXCEPT upon the previous aPea
The Conn provide for the Of all officers
for work sf to BE- ,ssS So BY ysa hs and %
o Over $oo t. BE- Gy gTs m m I 0 1in S 10
The lowest bidder gao gives PGP s, sssa s no S, To-
take the work, 10 must be advertised agan
sales Of pubIc property to be By auction
sed % NE head Of the dePrme9 as Necessary and the money TO
Appointments Gao BY elected MAyorneverb by
sas Mayor Of yaeaaey Of MAJOR elected TIE power Of aP
Of ycanaes IN heads Of departments. appointments made
M g.s1os HS % nse15 10 forfeit hi. e sd b. eeude
holding any other SseaDg falsely under tue Charter is per
No officer except collector Of city revenue collector os'sme,
clerk Of counsel to the coorstou shall receive from city
Perg'es or compensation or Commission IN aaoh I"
Common Council is to 81 al .alnIie. not herein named fees
Bribery attempting to snoe Se@mon SOs9'@en or ety Officers
declared for the recipient Of bbes with the ADDITION Of po
no meaJr Of the Common Council citr k be In
tereed contract work. safe OF purchase where the oy
The Salius Fund Commission remains ayor Recorder Chamber
lain Controller and Chanen Of the Finance Committees o The TWO
Boards with power unchanged ,,
The MsIo and cGrro may exempt from asssmen, any enno
fa % the amount charged against the city as II were upon e
s,p. May MO- to be S@ gos The day Of The sen cleo
Of the cOmnoaer, Of PaSc Ch,,le' and Cor
the Comm TIE Central Psrk a OF te sqpen
Buildings terminate at The expiration Of IS days from the pas
EeSYork excepted from Metropolitan Police acts the Board Of
Lea o as gs s3d Is s Fe s7 S 3 ar, M aeesd a; also ali
with this The DongAn MongomeTe charter
is expressly preserved
There are some noteworthy points these general
provisions. Advertising and printing are especially ex
cepted from competition, the reasons for which might
he gwen at the Office of The Transcript The provision
that work to any may be done without contract
on vote OF OF the Common Council reduces
to Jobs that cannot be made prohtaOe or
really dspenses with contracts entirely Another see
ton gives free rope heads Of departments TO spend
money whenever they deem necessary provided 1t has
o1 -vr,ieb of "
be. The Mayors appointing power is jealousy
Guarded: in case Of vacancy the Con-
troller and not the Acting Mayor president
of the Aldermen has tho power OF appointment; nlS
shuts out tho Aldermen altogether The singular iact
will be noted that in OF vacancies, appointments 10
the places shall be for full ters-not Tor unexpired
periods This is a novelty and may lead to curious
mixing OF terms Of Office The Common Council have
broad mowers over salaries Uheir incuded). The
bribery clause is retained whereby Ink and paper are
wasted for IL was never worth straw and never will
he The same may be said Of the clause forbddDg men,
bers and officers from being interested in city Jobs
Mr. Chamberlain sweeny IS carefully protected his
fees are not medded WITH and lest the Controller should
against him. he has provided that all heads OF de-
partments NAV remove their subordinates ereept the
Controller shall not the Chamberlain; aud, fur
ther. in OF vacancy the Chamberlain shall be ap
popted not by the head Of his department. but by the
Mayor
A great power Is given to the Mayor and Controller
to anybody, TO remit at their pleasure all
assessments on property when for church and charta
BILE purposes This has hitherto been done by the Com
mon Council, with the Mayors approval.
The repeating clause sweeps away all charters ana
amendments except the original Dutch charter. Nothing
however, is to affect the right OF bleeding the CITY,
through Albany, in the usual tax levies.
THE NEW ELECTION LAW.
CHANGES FROM THE PRESENT sYsTEM-GOING
BACK TO THE ELECTIVE SYSTEM.
Our Election laws are SO well known that IL
a., NOT To 20 over tho multitude OF proyslons