New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-19

estimate of votes shall apply 10 every election for Alder
men and Assistant Aldermen Any vacancy In lhe Urnog
existing from death resignation. or any other c,s
contingency before said election in 1871 shall pe hS
by the appointment OF the Mayor, ana neu Win 'H
| clerks OF the respective Boards" -, J.,
SIC H. Section % of said act is hereby AMENDED Dy
adding ~ the end Of said section the following: Anu
the Mayor shall be or oeio member OF the BOaru u
Police aud OF the Board Of Health with every en.,i;
Board excepting increase OF salary voting for the a-
| polntment OF the patromen OF the police force"
to as follows: Section The chief officer Of the
Finance Department shall be called the Controller OF the
OF five years, by the Mayor. The appointment OF the
| Controller OF the City Of NewYork made during the
year 1870 by the Mayor is hereby confirmed The Mayor
shall MI any vacancy In the Office Of Controller 10y ap-
pointment for the full term OF five years The Controller
shall report 10 the Mayor in 90 days the name OF any
decision OF the Auditor the same, together Win ne
final action Of the Controller thereon, and also such fur
Their information in relation to the finances of the city as
in his Judgment the public interests may require. -
adding at the end the following words The term OF
Office OF the Corporation Attorney shall he four years
and he shall hold his office subject to removal Tor the
causes and in the the Counsel OF the Corpora
ton may be removed. The said Corporation Attorney
appoint and remove clerks, assistant CLERKS, anu
employees in the Bureau OF the Corporation Attorney and
they shall each receive such annual salary TO De Aed ny
the term aud paid as other city officers are PAD.
a. Section 10 of said act is hereby amended by
| adding thereto the'foowing subdivision O. A Bureau
for the removal Of membranes the streets or SIDE
walks the ehlef officer OF when shaIl pe caed super
tendent Of lncumbrances, To whom all complaints re
| TO- Bureau, the ehlef officer OF when snall DC
called superintendent OF Railroads and FeIiles'
and to whom all complaints for violation OF the corpora
ton ordinances relating to railroads ana ferries sha DC
made, and whose duty it shall be to see that proper pro
ceedngs taken 10 prevent the recurrence o such Vo
| lation, and to recover penalties incurred thereby.
SEC DISSECTION 80 of said act Is hereby amended so
and Corrections shall hereafter be composed OF and
have for its head board Of i've persons,
S TGn Soa All S Ihe duties now Conferred upon
such Department by special laws and by provisions OF
OF acts amendatory thereto except as the came are
modified repealed by the provisions OF this act The
pointed the Mayor for term OF i've years, respect
lively; and each Of said Commissioners shal receive an
annual salary equal to the salary designated 10y law Tor
the Commissioner Of Assessments OF the city OF New
| York
read as follows The Fire Department shall have for ia
head board of five persons to be known as the flre
Commissioners of the City of NewYOrk, who shall be ap
pointed by the Mayor for the term of five years spec
lively and each OF said Commissioners shall receive an
annual salary equal to the salary designated to the Com
mssioners OF Salaries and Assessments OF the Cy OF
SIC H. section 81 Of said act is hereby amended by
adding to said section the following Whenever the
Street Cleaning Commissioners having supervision OF
the existing contract for cleaning the streets OF tie city
| may in writing request from the sald Bureau Of tIc
street Cleaning 10 be- furnished with the list streets
which require Tor the pusposes OF the pnDhc h,alth
extra cleaning. it shall be the duty OF sald bureau
TO finish the said list whcreupon tne sld
authorize the contractor cleaning streets, 10 perform
tho extra cIcanng according to the said furnished list,
and the said Street Cleaning Commission, or majority
thereof agree with said contractor upon the price
ana payment of such extra cleaning, ana the
anount required TO pay said contractor for such extra
street cleaning, shall be duly PAID said contractor ny
by the Compt0ler but only upon affidavit, duly fled
with Comptroller showing where the work was per
formed particularly a. possible anu annexed 10 the
list furnished by bureau OF street cleaning ana also
upon the certifcaton OF the authority for said work
made by the President OF the said street Cleaning Com
mission, all which papers thall be hied WIN the Coh,
troller The of money necessary to deray SAID
expenses shall be included in the estimates duy author
lied in this act To be made Tor administrative purposes
and i'm the taxes the current year. and OF each aud
every year. but said amounts shall never III any one
| exceed the sum OF S25O,0O.
section l9 OF said hereby amended, to read
The Mayor Comptroller, Commissioner of Public
Works and Commissioner OF Taxes and Assessments toi
| CORPORATION, and the President of the department %
Public Works shall hereafter together form Board, t'
mes place and stead of ,the Board OF street Open
ings heretofore constituted by law and shall have al
widening strengthening, extending. altering and closing
streets and avenues, and parts OF streets and
York south of Fiity-nnthst, not IN any other man
ner conferred ana vested by any other law or provision
thereof, existing laws which relate 10 altering
the map plan Of sad city ana the sad Board arr
hereby authorized and empowered, whenever they may
deem IL the public interest To to alter the plan
or map NewYork city rs TO lay out new streets IN
the said part Of said city, and from time to time "a
laid out opened ,widened Strengthened extended altered
closed 10y them to he certified ny them ana Ned
in said city, and one III the Office OF lhe Counsel
OF Corporation OF said city and shall be the duty
of the said Counsel OF the Corporation, on the Ming OF
said maps his office, together with TIE rcqusltion III
writing OF said Board Immediately to take proceedings
| i'm the name of the Mayor, Aldermen and Conn0nalty
of SAID city acquire tue Tor the USE ol te pupc
the lands required for the streets ana avenues 80 aa
out opened widened straighened extended or altered
1nrt in the tirst Judicial District and in such
| as said Board shall direct for the appointment OF
| commissioners Of the estimate ana assessments
inrnfn, i'm such application the lands required for
such urpo,es by reference said map file aforc-
said and the proceedings Ia acquire titles 10 SAID land
Snail bc had pursuant such shall be then in
| rclaf Ia
! widening, altering the streets, roads, avenues,
| and public squares and places IN the city
az York which said acts far the same not
inconsistent with the provisions OF TINS scctOh are
hereby made applicable the streets and avenues, or
nsrts OF streets and avenues, laid out, opened,
wdened Strengthened, extended and altered ana To the
rocendngs authorized hereby, except that the COM
ssinners of estimates and assessments, who may be APP
pouted by the supreme Court Tor acquiring tltcs 10 any
lands for the purposes this section, may
h,t,, ali such pafties and persons lands and tene-
meuts as they may deem To be benefited ny such I'M
r,re,"cnt and 10 the extent and amount which they
pio tenn snrh narties and persons lands and tenemens
hn,yeGted thereby and the said Board l. also au-
ano d avenmrs or such parts thereof they may
deem TO be eNpedient to do, to direct su ouse vi
the Corporaton take such proceedings IN the name Oh
the Mayor Aldermen, and COmmOnalty, IOr the CLOSING
of such streets and avenues or parts Thereon as are now
or shall be therein provided by law who shall thereuo
| annlv to tbe Supreme Court for the appointment
| OF Commissioners OF Estimates anu ,o ~.
or avenues or part thereof in the manner provided 10y
law; and said Board Is also authorized ana epo"eiou
10 discontinue any legal proceedings LOT LAY ns o,'
opening. widening Strengthening, extending altering,
or closing streets avenues or parts Oh street, h G
| avenues, south OF Fifty -nlnth-st, nnd,T os s
| act. at any time before the confirmation o,
the report of the Commissioners OF Estimates anu
Assessments In such proceedings II III the opQ vi hc
Board the public interest requires such
and with power 70 new proceedings 10 De .hen III
such cases for the appointment OF new ACCOMPLISHMENTS
majority of said Board shall constitute a 'luoIu l'
bnt majority of all the members thereof sall dc heces
sary TO any act Of said Board
| LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE. ALBANY April Is, 1871.
The Assembly amendments to the New York
% hin and other New-York City bills, which passed the