The New York herald., 1871-03-24
TIN SVlTE CiplTAh.
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Proposed Amendm snts TO the
New City Charter.
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Tie Board Of Education to be Made
an AppOin!able Body.
Reform i'm the System OF Cor
pOratiOn Advertising.
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The Cock Commissioners to be Invested
With Greater Powers.
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PROSPECTS Of THE V!aDUcT RAILROAD.
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PROSPECTS OF THE VlADucT RAILROAD
The City 10 Take Five Million Dollars
Stock in Ri.
ALBANY, Marcn -. 1871.
Ii would seem that

Ii would seem that
THE NEW CHARTER,
the fact that 1t was last year con-
siercd TO have reached the highest pinnacle or pei
lection, Is destined to be made more and more per.
feet every chance the democratic leaders have TO
take hack at IL. or course everybody IN New York
VIII not take the view of the ways employed to
make the thing attractive, for peoples Ideas
Will diner very much as to what the word perfec.
tion really means, when made nse OF In connection
with public measure by politicians who have their
own ends to serve, even though the welfare Of the
poor, dear public should be a matter OF high
sideraton. However, no one VIII deny that the new
charter, taken as q whole, has been godsend 10
the metropolis far, and although there
may pc grumbmg against it here and
there, where to grumbe against every.
thing OF certain political hue bu' natural, the
people VIII, doubtless, give their hearty support TO
every new addition 10 1t that In reality adds 10 its
strength as against bad government. The amend-
ments to the charter offered to-day by Mr.. Tweed
viii, Think be set down as OF this character. 20
be sure great objection will be made TO them by the
grumbers the score that they VIII only serve 10
give greater strength to the
"OSE MAN r0wEs-
or, In other words, To throw the people all the
more helpleasy under the feet OF the ''ring.' To
certain degree the objection may be good one but
there those who believe that Is much better to
arrange the city departments that somebody can
be held responsible for whatever good or evil that
may be done, than 10 stick 10 the old time mode OF
everybody being independents of everybody else, and
nobody caring fig for the peoples interests so long
Us the responsibility could be shirked from ones
shoulder TO shoulder, There is one feature III the
amendments. however, which looks very much like
"Job,a aud that Is where provision Ia made for an
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provision made IN the amendments tnat all the cor
. poIatioa p,,nsecdlngs , shall he published N
pers. SIN, every picture has Two sides,
and the amendments are not so intricate that he
extended synopsis OF them. IL should be nuder-
so9d 6 m the lirst place naI @ Mr. Tweed offered Them
what have just spoken apcnt, the csta blishuent OF
An OFFICIAL JoURNAL,
to which oil tho corporation advertising ls to be
given u Neauiies the Comptroller to designate ~
writing, rom tlne TO time, niils morning even
ing daily newspapers In which are TO be published
paaon % s Is t 10 hS sonsorcp ess w.
cert In the newspapers thus provided Tor, and
no moncy can he Drawn from tic treasury for al.
vertisng except for sucn newspapers. Officers
authorizing any publication are required to give an
express order ior every advertisement and certify
every bin before payment is made. he second Sec
non Of the act adds TO The departments Of tbc city
thai OF the
DEPARTMENT or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
the third refers to he Comptroller, aud ra-enacts
which tue Comptroller was appointed by The Mayor
l?r fpur yesys ING fogy;h adt9gjzos the appoint
h5st d q . isga'y S9apiolf . EStiqEn q? 9ges
but prov des That 70 act as Comptroller, the deputy
must De expvessS authorized in writing TO DO SO,
be made record of the Office. This section aso
reepatts, as part OF The cilrer, that portion 0f the
''S levy q '''f li, .ia; iW iisW'5ns 5IHf.SiurSr e
ton Is to De appointed oy the Mayor Tor u term OF
sinnci oi Public works tho rover to appoint a
deputy - "A the ease u tbe CompFi olier ana after
Inc same safeguards have been arranged. yhe
balance OF the amendments consist IN reenac;-
mcnls oi The tax levy creating the Department OF
PHDl,c DOCKS. The departmcnts powers are very
much cnisrgel. one Of tae provisions OF The act
defines tac powers o. the new Department or luo-
lie ,nsfIncJon. IL gives the Mayor power 10 ap-
point tWtivG coilm!as toner's (tile same number
III prcScnu, rec ,2nl2ng the rcp,escn ation oi the
mlorts rs provided ior by HE law Of 1859, mat
republicans. The term or o,ce Of those lrst ap-
pointed VIII he nye years. As the BIN makes this
Inc pa.sege o. tle act, inc fern OF those |
first selected vii, end on ihe 3lst of !
iag to The appointment OF The Commissioners was
II tho eomps2i@an q 6$ EGqfd wo1s tn3 @ S o,g,nsi
81 ne Ge s gGMsd S ss
am informed ,nat tho men who were the foremost in
advocating The new charter last year advised this
change. Iney fearful that me present Com.
lnissioncls. WAC are men OF high charact and
great experience IN educational maitegs nghf oe
wAep POLITICIANS
aad ignorant fellows, wnosc educational experience
might be confined 70 The dinicrlt reading oi panly
printed la5cls on oRg-uecked ;bskey bottles thus I
virtually deeatng the good that was expected To 80
old Board. The present Commissioners have +
been already consulted nbont The matter, ana /
have DOUBT tnat they WIN De very
g,ad to know, il they do not know
new srrangement ii should be stated that, by the
The Mayor Is empowered - all any VA
ciney m the department. IT. 'ilai % mas occur, the ap-
last unit, The original appontces time should ex /
pire. one OF the provisions 1uthorzes The naioriy
Of any department to perform the dn'l9s o. The
Board, as II there was iuli Board present ana 10
'ppoa p;ss!Sias @ S}:f 5ss III aY9 Sss5 1sSS5 A" 10
by any department or oircsrs whether ordered ~
Common Council not, unless an approximation
TO meet Il has already been made The last section
at pnbc auction or by sealed bids, tut oliy a.er ,
Eats d. sassr'seqS y eg f aggsa esy , sSada ii T.
market property it shall moi be sold Or leased
unless tbe purchaser lessee agrees that he pur-
kes FOR at least ten seas. Proceeds OF lne Sale or
lease o! any city property musi be placed TO the /
sraMviNG NEWSPAPERS. I
Probably one of the best features OF he bill, n 1
.horn Of me oacia Journal part, and better proyi-
should be. i : n t1as which REQUIRES eysrs
The fact is notorious to many peopie In hew YORK
that thore are several socalled newspapers printed
IN back aejsin New YORK which. through corpora |
tlon advertisements, make thousands OF dollars !
year, and which nre never seen by any person who I
Is not Common Councilman. it II u pit, that this
section was not made so thorough thar these lara
sites might be stamped out al once, without hope
oi ever again crawling into the public treasury.
THE yIApUCT RAILROAD.
Notwithstanding the way the Pneumatic Railroad
bIl was rushed through the Legislature, the y,aauct
plan viii, "a predicted when 1t Drst made Its ap-
pearance be the plan that viii be innly adopted az
Inc solution, Of The rapid transit question BY the
Governor. / have this from very high authority.
The bill to-day passed the senate by vote 81
twenty two yeas TO three nays Chapman IyarpeH-
ding and Wlnslowl, after the following ameuirnen
had been added 10 It,
SEQ. a. The Mayor Aldermen and Commons es OF the
city OF New York hereby authorized ana directed
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