The New York herald., 1870-02-28
TuE CHARTER INDR0GLlO.
ssonao More Light on the
Subject.
The New Programme Approaching Com
pietion--An Election for Mayor in
May-Raaical Changes In the Or.
ganizatiOn OF City Departments.

The councils OF the city Charter managers were
continued yesterday with unabated activity, and
considerable progress was made in the arrangement
of the new programme. 1t Is now regarded a. GER
tain that the draft OF the proposed instrument Will
ba completed by tomorrow, though 1t may not be
presented TO the Legislature before Wednesday. The
utmost secrecy ia attempted by the trainers OF the
charter respecting their plans, and 1t Is intended to
keep the pubic In entire ignorance Of their opera
tons until the details are officially announced IN the
Legislature; but the HERALD has gained possession
OF most If not ALL OF the principal points considered
agreed upon, aud which may be breny summed up
az iOll0ws:--
AN ELECTION FOR MAYOR
is designed by the new Charter 70 be held III May.
This oillcer expected by the Charter managers,
win be fully committed before his nomination to the
Identity Of each OF the important appointments
which be may be empowered TO make In the city de-
partments. most Of which are to be alled by him,
subject to the concurrence OF the city councils. II
has not yet decided TO what extent he shalt be
vested with appointing power as the organizations o
several Of the departments still under consider
ati0D
THE CITY COUNCILS
are to reua'n in tneir present condition. The Ch ar
ter offered IN the Legislature on tue I'd inst 1t VII
men Should consist OF fifteen members To be elected
upon general ticket IRON tho city at large.
THE BOARD or SUPERVISORS,
which the Charter now before the Legislature was
Intended 10 abolish, to be cOntnued; but 1t has
not yet been agreed upon as TO che manner OF Gre
attng It. The question under consideration is
whether the Board shall consist OF one momber
elected from each ward or one from each Assembly
district or three from each Senatorial district.
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
are 10 be elected instead OF being appointed Dy the
Mayor, as was proposed by Charter NO. !.
THE CKOTOS BOARD
and Street Commissioners which Charter No. was
TO consolidate iut0 a department Of pubic works,
are to be continued separate as at present
THE UENTRAL Park COMMISSIONERS
are not 10 be affected In auy respect by the pro-
gramMc
TIE INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS
are to be elected and called judges OF elections and
shall consist q two In each election district as
TO invariably Secure one Inspector TO the minority.
TIE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD,
which Charter No. provided should remain at
present constituted II Ia proposed snail consist OF
one member irOnseach ward, TO be elected.
the above mentioned departments are disposed OF
by tue Charter managers to the extent just indicated
though lew unimp0rtant changes may yet Do made
with some OF them. The other departments OF the
city government will probably be classified to day.
senator Creamer IL In charge OF the drafting OF toe
Charter, III conjugatOn with prominent political
leaders IN the cty and expresses the belief that the
whole matter VIII be disposed OF by the Legislature
this week. Meanwhile the Regency are not Idle, but
are quietly mastering their forces ana Will make II
lively in Albany over some features OF The coalition
programmes.