The New York herald., 1870-02-10
THE BROOKLYN CHARTER.
Proposed Amendments Thereto Dissatisfaction il
the Matter-The Committee Leave
for Albany.

The Common Council committee to, whom the va
rous schemes for patching up the Brooklyn charter
was referred by the Board have been for the past
two weeks canvassing the views OF different parties,
whose opinions they considered impoitc to ignore,
for the purpose OF ascertanlng what would be most
likely to satisfy the majority. The committee left
for Albany yesterday, probably with very indefinite
ideas as to the best course to be pursued. The
Ringn are not altogether satisfied with
the amendments proposed by Alderman Bergen,
the presiding of1cer OF the Board. They are alike
unsatisfactory to the republicans. The plans pro-
posed by Alderman Whiting are, OF course objec-
ti0nable to the democracy In many respects. When
the committee having the matter in charge present
the various propositions for the patching up OF the
charter the members OF the Legislature may say, as
they did on q former occasion, that the people Of
Brooklyn DO not know what they want. The Alder
men are anxious 10 have the powers OF which they
have been shorn restored to them again.
The first scheme is that OF Alderman Whiting IRE
publlcank and Ia as fOllOWs:-
Fi,a-M the annual election to be held in 1870 there
Of ONCE shall be hve wears and everv
there shall be election for the ocer for the
term
oaaA the next annu. election there shall be elected
aha. be five years and i've thereafter there shall
endorsed Common Council" and no ticket shall contain
foutaThs Mayor and Alderman, before taking Of
81 sy s y s
Fh-Ths salary Of the Aldermen shall be $4,000 per an
SrA heads of departments except the City Treasurer
aha. be appointed BY the Mayor Board Of Aldermen
time ~
the and 70 oS he be- TO
the Mayor and Board Of Aldsr@sn 'I' gwen y
the amount Of 70 be raised for the
Tha chnvnn nnf Rnrn ia fO1lo
FThat is the opinion Of the Board that the public
srea win ps best BY dividing the city Of Brooklyn
as possible TO number Der from one to nine inclusive
q wS three na n ere @
ysT s Of as a s I Of e
Meopoan Police co and have no voice in the ms MAJ
erest Of Kings county to be separated from the Metropolitan
Fo,nl.-That there be elected the election
two Police Commissioners for the county of Kings whose
and that hsre shall Be elected M
he P 2 r0u s Consist of five
nebers be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by
% h be for e. TIVE na
from January ISL and that there ERE shall m @ be one elected
bS tn s sas B9s %
provisions authorizing the Common Council by twohird
vote with the approya oval Of the Mayor o amin % vote
OPEN sSade. pave repays streets without petition
| the owners Notwithstanding reYnonstrances.
SersnG-That the Board of Fire Commissioners shall
of two members, whose term Of Office shall be for like
term OF the Water Commissioners and elected IN the same
Ejghth-Thnt the Mayor shall be ofcio member Of all
the said boards. Water, Fire, Park and Police. ~
NtfhThat the act authorizing the Metropolitan Health
Board be repealed and the restored to the
7nThat the inspectors of pavements be nominated by
the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council.
penThat the Office Of Inspector OF Contracts be abol
| ished.
Tsy That the providing for the appointment. Of the
members OF the Board of Education be amended by prov
ing the Common Council fails of the
nominees OF the Mayor and the Mayor fails to send In other
tn place of those not confirmed within fixed time,
then the old shall hold full the
mon Council.
ThrenhThat all moneys be hereafter raised to defray
the expenses the city and for all improve
ments, the herenbefore
Supervisors by the Mayor in his annual statement,
with to the joint board to increase or cut down the
The following is proposition BY Alderman Gun
ngham:-
That Albany be requested to favor
such egisaon will restore to the Common CouRc OF the
city OF Brooklyn the general conferred upon cities
the eliminate from the laws all
special tending deprive the Mayor
Aldermen of the control of the expenditure of
public moneys also restore to the Mayorsoice such
various departments OF the
city government as VIII insure encens ana HARMONIOUS
action.
There are several other unimportant propositions
which the committee have been requested to urge
the members OF the Legislature TO adopt.
rrIrA CoMPIEXION kENTfcRy IN