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lished. ana shall be extended and applied TO the
police aud Police Department created bI this act
Article Eighth.

works, the head or cntef officer Of which 6h&tt Do
called "camvliSslOner OF Pubic works. VINO snail
be appointed " rhe Mayor, ana hold once FOR
four Years. and who shall receive salary equal 20
that now or lately desWnated BY statute or osdi-
nance 10 tue street Commissioner. whenever the
woris chief engineer OF the Crton aque 1uct board
or president OF the Croton auueduct board or street
commissioner shall occur In any existing law, ordl.
nance, resolution, contract or document lt shall De
deemed TO mean the aforesaid commissioner OF pub
lie works. aud Wherever In any law or IN any ordl-
nance or obligation or the corporation the words
street department or Crot0n aqueducl board Shall
occur IL snail be deemed ana construed mere
after to mean the department OF Pupiic
Works" ana the commissioner Thereon. Wlthln nVe
days alter the passage OF this act te terms Oh once
OF the Street Commissioner or the city VI New fOfk,
ana the President Commissioner, the Assistant CON-
missioner. and the chef Engineer OF the Croton
YORK shah nd end aud aud the SAID orices respec.
lively shall be abolished. The bureaux 0nlces
and positions now under The street Depar.msne
or CrOt0n Aqueduct Department., respectively, are
hereby transferred TO the department OF fupllc
WorKsn together with all their papers, books docu
ments property and public effects, and win the
like authority and compensation and the terms oi
ONCE OF the several persons now holding office or
position or employment under SAID StreeS and
Croton Aqueduct departments shall be teraiinated
within fye days from the passage 0, this act.
SEC. Is. The said aepartmeuC shall nave coYniz'
ance and control:-
l. OF all structures and property connected with
the supply ana Distribution OF Cro,on wateE
2. OF the collection Of the revenues arising from
the sale or use o the Croton wafer
$. OF opening, altering, regulating grading. haR
ging curbing gutlerng and lighting slreets. roads,
4. Oflhe repairing and construction Of public roads
s. or the care OF pubiic buildings.
D. or the Illiag up or snnken lots.
Z. or public sewers and drainage.
). or street vaults.
0. OF paving repavlns and repairing streets and
Keeping the same clean.
TO- VI dlrg,ng ana constructing wells
BUREAUS or fHK DEpAafMsST
SEC. 49, There shall be the following bureaus In
the Department OF Pubic WORKS.
1. bureau for laying water p,pes, aud the con-
pavln9 ana repaylng and repairing streets; the
cnief officer OF wDch shah be called water Par
veyor."
4 A bureau for the collection OF revenue derived
from the and OIL water: the chief officer OF
winch shall be called Water Register"
3. bureau having care OF all structures ana pro-
pery connected with the supply and distribution or
Croton water, tue chief 0licer OF when snail pe
VITA power 70 appoint and remove ~ pleasure, and
deJad staff OF ASSISTANT engineers lie ana they
must be civll engineers OF at ieist ten years cXpe
rience. Tne commissioner may delegate TO Tits
bureau any power and uuty now conferred by law
or ordinance On the cnief engineered the CrotOn
4. A bureau for gradi tagging, curbing and
guttering streets the cAef officer oil winch shall DO
called .ouperln ,endenu OF Street inprOye,nenGs.n
s. A bureau oil lamps and gas the chef officer OF
which snaIl be called superintendent OF Lamps and
Gas.n
which SHAH DC caleu superintendent oi Streets"
7. bureau or repairs ana supplies, which snail
have cognizance OF all supplies ana repairs 10 pnbc
buildings WORKS, lands and places, anu all Otuer
necessary repairs and supplies not provided for N
Olnef uepaIiHentS the CuleI Ofcer VI winch shall
be called superintendent or Repairs and Supplies.
and snail be u practical builder.
s. A bureau Tor the collection Of assessments, the
CHEF olncer OF which shall oe called collector OF
assessments and his ASSISTANTS deputy collectors
Article Ninth.
OF THE DEPARTMENT or PUBLIC CHARITIES AND
CORRECTION.
SEC. 80. The Department OF Public Charities and
Correction shall hereafter be composed OF and have
for head D0arl OF five persons which board shall
possess All the DO ger and discharge al the duties
nnv rpu ll,A
ana by PROVISIONS OF cnaDter 5io oi tne Laws oi
1850 ana acts ana pars o acts anieadatory thereto
except as the same are modified or repealed by the
provisions OF tnls act. Ine said Co unmissloners
herein provided ior shall be appointed by the Mayor
Tor tue terms OF i've years respectively and eacn OF
SAID commissioners shall receive the salary do
slgnated 10 such ONCE.
Article Tenth.
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SEC 81. The Ura department snail nave for its
head "a board to consist OF ave persons 70 be known
as Fire Commissioners OF the City OF New York.
who shall be appointed by Lne Mayor l0r tBe terms
OF five years respectively. and each OF sad comns-
snail receive an annual salary of ave thou
sanu dollars.
bureaus. The cniei soffcer OF the first bureau shall
be ca led the Chief Engineer Jne cnef Ocer OF the
otncr shall be called Inspector oI Fire Appa
SEC So Tne bureau az the head of which shall be
the Inspector OF FIRE Apparatus Is charged WIN the
duty OF falng all other duties conaected with the
FIRE Department except such as are performed by
tne Cnlef Engineer ana the assistant engineers.
POWERS OF THE pEpARTAENr.
SEC S4 The said Fire department IL hereby en-
powered TO possess and directed TO exercise all the
powers ana TO perform al Tue dus'es now provided
ment, and shall have power TO provide
supplies, horses, tools, implements and ap-
paratus or any and ali klnds 10 pe used the
extlngnisning OF Dres, and ire teleQraphs, and TO
buy, SELL construct repair ana nave tne care OF the
sane and take any and all sucn action in the prem
ises as may be reaSonaoiy Necessary aud proper,
ana, upon due Organization ~ department., to
take possession OF, Tor ITS use, all city property and
apparatus and books then or lately III custody OF Inc
Metropolitan Fire Department.
SEC IS. Inc said boari shall appoint q secretary
chief and ASSISTANT engineers ami as many clerks,
flremen and other appointees as may be necessary
who snail receive the IKE compensation
as that pad TO them respectively IN tue
Metropolitan Fire Department. They shall at all
times bc under the discipline or the sa,d board and
perform sucn uutics as may be assigned to them by
the said board aud may be removed by SAID board at
pleasure; ana The chief engineer, assistant engineers
lirsmen and employees now IN the Metropolitan
Fire Department are hereby made suborqinatcs OF
TINS depaI tent and are hereby transferred to this
SEC S. the officers. dremcn ana appotntees Of
the Fire Departnent with tDeir apparatus OF all
kinds when on duty Snail have the right Of way al
any lire aud IN any highway, street or avenue, over
any and ali yenlcies o any KIND except tnose carry
ing the United states mai, ANY person VINO shall
rel The right OF way, or In any Way obstruct any
fire apparatus or any OF said officers wnile in per
lorna Of duty, snail ne guilty OF n5demeanur,
and be liaple to pun .snne 1t Tor the same.
SEC. 81. IL siiali De u misdemsanor punlshabe by
Imprisonment in the county laii Tor period or noc
less tnan Sixty days, for person. not so enrolled or
employej, or appointed Dy the sain department., 10
he whole or any part OF the uniform or Insignia
prescribed to be worn by the rules ana regulations
OF the board. do any acs rs firemen not duly
authorized the board hereby crcaLeG, or TO inter
ere with the property or apparatus OF the Fire De-
par.m cnt In any mauler unless py authority OF the
department.
5EC. sS. No person holding ONCE under this de-
partmeut shalt bc iiabe TO military on jury duty
WAlie performing his duty AS fireman.
SEC. so. C shau be the duty OF said department. to
make suitable regulations under which It's officers
shall Teuttllc0 to ear any appropriate
uHHorm ana badge by wbicn. III case Of fire aud at
oner times the authority and relations OF such oii
GERS and men III said department may be known. as
the eligency OF their duties may require.
Article Eleventh
OF THE HEALTH DEpARrJEvr.
SEC, 81. The Heaith department shall consist OF
the Police commissioners OF tie city ol New
ork, the Health unlcer oil tue port. ana also
fonr omcers 10 be called Commissioners
Oi Health OF the city Of New York; VINO
shall DO appointed by fhe alayof Ior term Of Two
years two Of whom must haye been practising
pin siclans ~ SAID cry Tor period oi live years pre-
cudIng their appointments. SAID four commissions
o. health shall receive aniiual salary OF 1ve