The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20
THE NEW Regime.
The City Charter Reconstruct
ed by the Reformers.
Our Later Statesmen in the
Web of Intrigue.
A Department Of Public Safety
with Five Bureaus.
Police, Fire, Health and Public Buildings De.
partments To Be Absorbed in One.
The Department of Finance and
Department of Law.
A Vile Blow at Aldermanic
Perquisites.
Present Ofiice.Holders To Be Set to Work
or Starve-N0 Room for Tam.
many "Heelers'' In the New
= Arrangement.
La '.Hu.
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING T?
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING 7
Any Citizen May Bring a Suit
Against an Alderman

the text OF the new CITY cnarter prepared by
the Committee Of Seventy. The document given
below Is in all its salient points, anu In every Sec
ton Of importance. word for word with that pub.
lisned by US on Christmas Day. some Of the con-
GLIDING sections have been slightly altered while
the meaning has been retained, and these we give
entire. For the first part Of the proposed charter,
not here repeated the reader is referred the back
files OF tho HERALD. The Commute OF Seventy's
bantling Ia important but not important enough to
deserve second notice in the HERALD.
The following sections are either altered from the
original or are entirely difYerent:-
snoTIoN n.Nc resolution or ordinance .ppropratius
y rye Or Ssssn
1 no Ur loan :s have
sro. is~No resolution or ordinance .ppropr..ins any
x. credit q y H1 the s or S:H
such gift or loan shall have been rs reported
upon By the hereinafter created Department OF Public
ALDEsMANro POWERS
SEQ. l6The Board (Aldermen) shall have the exclusive
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salary of
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paid and 70 BE- pa. BY him for salaries 70
BY the
In the manner provided by the shers
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Department Of Public Safety:
Department Of Finance ' -' '
Sinking Fund Commission.
p spsrsmsns 81 81 P Public instruction.
ncsr BE- Called TSs Of Pubic Sste
shall be sRBS y s:SSn the sSasS q Alder
The nov vested Sy law IN The existing
Board Adsms0 eiosP! the p.wsFi. collect the income
SIC: a-rhe said Department Department. Of Public
Works. shall have ~ the e and YnSson.
except those relating 70 the coecon OF and
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troll of the Board Of Aldermen
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ninth street in said city not embraced within the limits Of
SEC sx~fhs Department. shall have charge and con.
2. :. sns SSDs. connected with the
es
OF the repairing and construction Of public roads and
T. or the care Of public buildnRs
s. OF the nling up Of sunken lots
g Orpublic sewers and drainage
or paving repaving repairing and cleaning Streets and
issp IN stI ns sam and S Constructing wells
OF q ss .S. s sbs
CONTROL manage direc. the Improvement Of sl public
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shall enjoy al other rshs power. and privileges
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and places except the power Of mourning Indebtedness
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may ma;
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SEC 4snhe Department Of Public sssy shall under
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s. e sisssd p. Board of Aldermen In the manner
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not 3, D ~T, :n SBsn n S.s upon
esuaas w' sor ne oss
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ballot: for Sns and Hs name or
OF v0teo bha De
elected In event Of failure 10 elect Ella COMMISSIONER
by Of less than sx persons having been voted for OF
bx OF the perpons voted for having
ce,ye number Of votes under such crcumsances
there shall be no full number Of six having
higher number Of votes than Others election
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT..
SEQ, 69-Ths Finance Department shall have control or
oil the fiscal OF the Corporation and OF the apro
Iron Il shsii prescribe Tie foms Of keeping rendering
all city accounts and the manner In which all salaries shall
be DRAWN and the mode which all creditors officers and
employee of the Corporation shall bepad az payments By
proper Disturbing ohcers Of the Department Of Finance
ARTICLE XII
DEPARTMENT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION..
ton which shall have the power and discharge
same which vested IN the Department Of
Public instruction by article 10, section 1O0, OF chapter $40
OF the laws Of 1870 amended By chapter 5 OF the laws
sSo A. Said department shall consist Of more than
thirty Commissioner, who shall be styled "The Commits
Of Public Instruction." and shall constitute The
Board Of Public Instruction OF The city Of New York.
At elections provided for BY section Of ,his
shA be elected In each Senate district Of the city,
established by law, sI Commissioners OF Public Instruction.
Said election shall Be held In the herenbore pre-
acrbed in sections aud Of this act for the election Of
sionsrs Of Public Instruction" All provisions or sad
sections and shall apply said election OF Commission
Of Public Instruction, 30 modified however, a. 10 provide
for the election of persons only instead Of nine All
ballots containing than sx votes shall be rejected Said
day Of Nay succeeding their election and shall hold
once for the term ending The nr Monday Of Nay 10 the
$40 Board Of Public Instruction .s.u forthwith