The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-30
Taxpayer Tweed's Last Charter.
The points in which TWEED and SwEESy's
latcst new charter. differs from the present
organization Of the city, are as follows:

organization of the city, are as follows:
!; Aldermen to he elected on general ticket.
"a, ASSrmapc c,eo,iGn on The hTd IucsSsy in
III Each Board Of he Co1nop Council may order
" Three fourth, Of NJ the members OF each body
ErSron of money Teou-e the a,s.n, or
thrtc tcurt,s Of ali The rcHSsrs % 6on Boirds Ap
rc" %' orns II al snr ase Of eP Soh
Boards. Additional allowances on contracts and SAL
VI TSSes. S'.e'sSSiis' sSa rutHc loan, to be sub.
M Mayor e DO elected a. N9ye9eCT general cleo.
VIII Al The b ads Of dsrsrtnsnts except OF finance
ani lar q be aPge,ieG D. Ihs Nayoi And ren9ysolc
ngn rf's Ma,"r nay tG impreehed oct, before the same
10Th prSnSRe. OF ne COMMON co1ncI y
IN. Cl,aes icn Gcr ariA.enis. VIZ. linarce law TO
iic,il6 rpbc PaiE. Bu dins' and bock. alsuSleetto
Major. HeaIs' VOC = o,ho ne sLeeincalb 9,dalLei
CeSc,pt the Ch,a,. rla,nj. ard all other deputies
\. Cofftfoict. Mad Or France Department. shalt
nc elected rturr"' ecilon and hold oihce Ter iolr
Recevet q Taxes. Cicik OF Afrcar,' Auditor o. Sc
k,i,, md rarmbeiain. G. anhsrnin to be apHorted
VI ltW Department. Counsel to the Corporation,
= AZ oi"ecr Two bureaus. Corporation Attorney and
Nj Ioge nSrs l B9arlSfTSgr copmis.on.
aud NE wears aterWald iui term eight ycnrs.
ta ,oneT to receive the saas saaTy a; The
three Inspector and =, may captains and other or
cecdnS lie present. nGHber. ali to b. srpoluted W
Tie Comm 81 nois. Board neY demand assistance %
tails tor the government OF The force substantially the
xiii q ns hsi' o fc 1se or One oc 10 y.
nv6r a sps Of gne WorA' a2ponied ey the
have coulrol OF Croloh wat, works and AZ duiiss
| sloner Eigit bureaus. viz. Water PurycSor. Water
pSIInicndcui Of Street lmprovcments SUPERINTENDENT
ot Lamps and Gas super ntcndtnt OF streets supein.
terdont Of Repairs ard supplies, and Collector OF A.
| XIV. Pubic Charlie. and Correction. FIVE Commits.
tturrs TO hnln tor I'VE YEAR thCu sa1N - ~ pies nt
=, wcrs mud duties Us al present gcnormed py exist
~ file Department, r,y. Conni,'iione,, to .;tyI
engineer. and ln'p'clor or Fire Apparatus. Powers
XVI iie'tS Department. Police Commissioners.
Hcajh Onc,r ana four Commissioners oi Health. two
I've var, 6rccrnr aTfoatmInt Last foar TO to
receive sglaiy Of t'ro Gnch Four bureaus. VIZ Guy
srce, t'ingg, ahi isIster o. cords. Adopts sanl.
Ay bes5%s Z, q rg.S iar Bead Of n Gys
salary. sare duti-- present COMMISSIONS 1T cen.
trh Park lave control of al pubic parks aad places
NVnl' DcrHrtmcnt OF Dnld ngs. a super'nteniept
| OF Bu!dLcs; term four years Powers and dutIc'tne
Mn hcuari cnt n nocEs. Board OF i've ci,i,ens {;
C Gmm 35ncr. Of Il; sa.og Find Nay e"Psnd an.
| nLlly on ShaINe5, ritt', nnd slips, not 10 exceed
NX. Aoc1rendi'ure .bsll be incurred hy an! depart.
' M IL crs Va'aac "a 20 6 osc q a5oS Inc
Iva! = ,eG.'ci Mayor may o1yc'.c rpF"n,ns lower.
NM! 81 efy OF G'J InI,, -, ~ =, I. S
! or ooih Accounting ! tls'. ttuo TuLi,hmcUi.
NNIlI 40 Oft, iu mn he nero,tod IN any contract.
wor Du pcs', or sale OF article paid ron the cty
treasury. nor m purchase 81 property bel Jngng 10 tAc
| CiIy or VII ch s1Hll h. foli for taxes.
| NAiN. MAYOR md ttlI'Tul 90 authorized 10 eSrInrt
clur''cs, hnsritte, charitable institutions, aud zee
| NNN. ~ r',ollVc officers, except tho first Common
touNCl, 10 Zee ltcted NJ general election In NOVcmnrT
terms % commcLcc on The INST Monday IN January
| following. Elections g. be conducted according 10
PROVISIONS VI law now In force.
II il NOT the intention of Mr.. TWEED or
Mr. SwEENY that this charter shall become
law. Their purpose is to Keep things just
rs M.y are, and 10 Keep the Ring Republic
cans such as HENRY SMITH, ANDREW BLEAK
LEY, b. +, MANIEnRE, and ISAAC J. OLIVER
in office. To defcat this scheme the Young
Democracy should take this charter aut
amend il us follows
All city elections TO be In the spring, and not In
the iun
IL The Aldermen, Assistant Aldermen, Mayor
Comptr Her, and mead Of the Law Department al Il
be elected ut the same time.
ILL., The Supervisors " Ue abolshel the Alder
men to perform their functions.
" No person 10 lold more than once.
With these amendments this charter vii
answer, and will work reform. Nithou
them, no honest legislator can vote for
without making himself al accomplice OF tn
Ring.