The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-24
ANOTHER CHARTER
The Citizens Association ON
the Lookout. .
Charter To Be Submitted to the Legisla-
ture-What Reforms are Proposed

Cooper W. M. vermllye. Robert @. Roosevelt James
B. Johnston, Charles Tracy ana Henry A. Patterson
Among the main features set forth In the analysis Of
he proposed charter reported to the Associatlons
are the following:-The legislative power to be
vested IN Board OF Aldermen ana Board Of As
sistant Aldermen, who shall form the Common
Council. The Board OF Aldermen to consist Of M.
teen members; term OF ONCE three years. one-third
to 90 out annually; to be elected one member from
each Senatorial district. The Board Of AsststanE
Aldermen TO consist OF forty-two members, to be
elected annually from districts each nehalf the
size OF the present Assembly districts. The charser
also provides That the executive power should Dc
vested IN the Mayor, to be elected annually. WITH
the exception OF the Comptroller and Corporations
Counsel the heads OF executive departments to be
appointed by the Mayor, ana removable BY him
for cause. II further provides for the several de-
partmenSs, including those OF Finance, Law, Public
Works, Public Parks, Docks, Public Charities ana
Correction, Public Instruction, Fire Sinking Fund
Commission, Health and Police. All clerks ana
subordinate officers and agents OF each department.
to be appointed by the heads Of such Departmental
after public competitive examination before thor
head Of sucn department. M
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
The department OF Finance shall have for its head
five officers-the Comptroller and four COMMISSIONS
ers Of Finance. The Comptroller shall be electeG
by the people once in three years. The Mayor shaH
fill by appointment any vacancy until the electors
next succeeding the occurrence OF the vacancyJ
The nrst Commissioners Of Finance to be appointe0
by the Mayor for one two, three and four years. and
thereafter for term OF four years. C0mmissi0nerS
to perform duties OF Tax Commissioners and td
coulftersgn bonds.
The 0nlce Of Chamberlain to be abolished.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
Corporation Counsel to be chief officer Of Depart.
ment OF Law, to be elected for the term OF TIRES
years. Corporation Attorney and Attorney OF Street
Openings and Assessments to be appointed BY Cor-'
poration Counsel. tsfr j.
THE DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC WORKS, PuBLId
PARKS, DOCKS. PUBLIC CHARITIES AND coRREc>
TON AND FIRE
to have for their heads respectively boards Of nvel
commissioners appointed BY the Mayor ana re-;
movable for cause by MIN, alter giving the opporN
tunity to be heard. The term Of office OF commis>
noners to be three years. Not more than two Cons
missioners In any Board to 60 out OF ONCE IN one
year.
The Department OF Public Works, In addition foits
present powers, to have the powers OF the present.
Department OF Buildings and the Same control thaT
the Department Of Parks now has over Ooulevards|
and avenues above Central Park. ~
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. f
The Department Of Health to have for Tvs head ave
Commissioners, three salariod Commissioners o.
Realth, OF whom two shall be physicians, ana on3
Police and Public Works &c oDcto.
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE.
to be appointed by the Mayer Tor one. two. shress1
COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND coRRBCrIox:
In addition 70 the powers now possessed tn9
all incorporate charitable benevolent sociees in
Guiding hospitals, full and detailed Information az
Constitute an advlsory board to the
All applications for public AID to be first made 10 the
Common Council shall grant such ana said Oommisc
sioners shall be Board OF Visitors to such institu1
ton for care and treatment tree OF charge to the
Departments OF Public Parks Docks Police andi
Fire TO possess powers now possessed by those
bodies
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. i
This department, according to the charter, Gh0uldt
have for It's head board or twelve commissioners.
appointed BY the Mayor for three years, removable,
recognize the principle Of representatives Of mi,
norfty. This department. 10 addition TO Its present.
private educational institutions, and to make recom3
mendations thereon to the Common Council. Schoor
to hold once I've years. The
teachers TO be subject to approval Of Board OF Como
THE SINKING FUND COMMISSION. I
THIS commisson Is tS cOns,s, o. the Mayor Re-
tic q s &c
mlttees Of the two boards OF the Common Counci1.S
hold once Tom Nay @ Present
ers OF Public Parks, Docks. Charities and Correc1
ton and FIRE to classify themselves ~ BY lot SO may
from May ], 1s72-three In two years. The terms Oh
present Officers TO be contormed Tor the periods s6
awarded them by lot. All city 01hcers, except az
otherwise provided, 10 begin on the nrst day Of
May. Elective Officers to be chosen at charter elecc
ton on second Tuesday IN April
APPROPRIATIONS. !
All appropriations for CITY purposes to be annually
the Mayor, Comptroller, Corporation Counsel th4
Council, and the Presidents OF the Departments Of
Public Works, Public Parks Public Charities and
Correction, Public Instruction. Docks and Fire. by q
Police and Health Board; meetings Of such Board
to be public notice thereof and proceedings thereof
department to be made ana no liability incurred
unless appropriation therefor shall have been mada
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
ANY officer OF the Corporation who shall accept g.
to bribo any officer the Corporation TO he mis-
demeanor IN case bribe be not taken; but II tina
punished. The charter also makes further provi3
sion that no member OF the Common Council, Dom,
oiicer therein shall be interested In any work or.
business the price OF which is paid from the city
interest OF such oficer and such offence to be mis-
demeanor.
CONTRACTS W i
All contracts to be made by authority OF the Com.
mon Council Tor work or supplies to be made ac-
work Involves expenditure Of more than a COO "a
be BY contract, unless otherwise ordered by vote
OF four. nfths OF members elected 70 each Boards
contracts 10 be founded on scaled bids, after tea
days public notice. bids to be publicly opened Dy
ocers ad1versg or the same in presence Of the
bidder, with SUFFICIENT sec urity.
All sales OF public properly TO be ct auction, after
The cnarier further provides that no ofilcer IS ID
receive from the city treasury any peTguIsl,tes COM
services as such oficer or 10 any otner capacity.
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