New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-20
A NEW CHARTER.
WHAT THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY
PROPOSE


PROPOSE.
The Committee of Seventy met last night
and adopted the charter for this city, which tho
Committee on Legislation has been busily engaged dur
ing the last two months in preparing. In majority or
its sections 1t is idencay substantially the az
the charter printed in TIE TRIBUNE Dec 49, The princi-
pal additions and notifications are in substance as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE IT, Sec. T. provides that Aldermen need not DO
residents Of the Senate Districts from which they shall
have been elected. Sec H. extends the interval be-
the introduction and the passage Of ordinances
leasing, &c. OF property from two TO Ave days. IL
limits the pay OF the Clerk OF the Board Of Alder
men and his assistants TO $4,000 per annum.
Sec IS provides FOR the establishment Of official daily
paper Sec excerpts the Department OF Public Instruc
ton from those departments whose financial Affairs arc
10 be controlled by the Board Of Aldermen Sec II has
this clause added: The Aldermen shall also have power
TO Ak by resOutionlthe salaries OF the controller Cor
poratiOn Counsel, trustees and inspectors Oh cohoh
schools and all eonmssioneTs ana hea1s % m b Roara
Of Aldermen every three months an account OF the ex
ART w Sec o. Departments Of Docks and Police
dissolved, and Department OF Public SAFETY Is adae,
ana nasT o me Board Of Aldermen 30 las
the following additions; a.. ..-.-,.O.r. ~ ,,,.,os
departments sppnsads Of bureaas and h aIPo -
Of usns esOt a. S.pipseP Otherwise provided Except
Prment Of Finance The OF eS,e, GaeT
pend subordinate officers clerks and remove them With tie consent
ART. " Department OF Public Works, sec. 81, oni,S
the statement made in that section at first that the De
enjoyed BY the Department of Public Buildings. Sec 81,
contains enumeration Of the bureaus To De cohstl
docks. Sec 80 DEGREES that the Commissioner al-
pointed by the Mayor shall be Chairman OF the Board o
ART VII provides for Department OF Public safey
TO be composed OF the Mayor and six CoDlm'tiou,Is
elected ~ the Board Of Aldermen to hold office for six
years three Of Thorn being chosen every third year
Police, FIRE. Health, and Building DcpaTtmegts, but
unless it is appropriated by the Board Of Al
dermen. 1t shall include Bureau of Police.
Engineer Bureau OF Health with Sanitary superin-
tendent, Bureau of Buildings with a superintendent
| The subordinate members Of the present departments
shall be transferred to the several bureaux VI tho new
Records shall keep full record OF the names aud resi-
dences OF the Inhabitants Of the city, The Mayor shall
ART. VIII See. s.. Department o. Charities and Gov
rectlon omits the Advisory board coslSus Oh fros'
gART. TX provides for Department Of Finance, com
movable at his pieasnre and four Commissioners elected
BY the Board Of Aderme the TSnTSer s Which,
shall include seven bureaus, the heals thereof 20
be known as Auditor OF Accounts SaRiItLIe eas
Collector Of city Revenue, Receiv,r Of Taxes
and Assessments Collector Of Water Rents, , Clerk
All moneys drawn from the City Treasury shall be upon
vouchers for the expenditure Thereof eS o n
and MED In the office or the Department OF Finance On
before the first day OF july OF cdcn year to-
rolier and four Commissioners of the Treasury in leu
OF any existing authority IN relation TO the matter arc
to agree upon an estimate for the dchayal OF e ca
penses Of the departments Of the City Government and
for paying interest and principal OF the ely debt ahtsa
estimates being certified by the Board or Aldermen IN"
Board Of Supervisors directed to collect the amounts
Arr x makes the Sinking Fund Commissioners con
sst OF the Mayor CONTROLLER, commissioners OF Tie
Chief Justice Of the Superior Court Their powers
be the same as at present subject to the control OF tho
ART XXI. authorizes the Law Department to control
legal proceedings in the opening and altering OF streets
The Corporation Counsel also authorized 10 discuss the
affairs of his department in the Board OF Aldermen
ART. XII provides for a Department OF Pubic In
sructiOn, consisting OF not more than 80 Commissioners,
six OF them TO be elected from each senate District ~
established by law. The Commissioners shall taKo
office the first Monday In May next succeeding that
election and hold Office year Tho Board snail APP
point not less than three more than seven Trustees
OF Common Schools for each Ward The Mayor han APP
point three Inspectors OF Common Schools Tor each
District, who shall hold office AT his pleasure. All
applications for money for educational institutions must
first be submitted 10 this body.
ART. XIII General Provisions provides thar atf
street has been paved IL shall he repaved only %
the petition OF majority OF the property holders ava
any ordinance for pavement not so pett0neI "r ah
for which contract has been made l. declared Void 10
also provides that AL printing and stationery shall 10
done and furnished by the lowest bidder after the pro-
posed contract has been property advertised. The ddy
publication of the Gig Record Is provided for This Az
| ticle contains the following:
On the 6r,t Monday Of Nav 1872 II. Of of ohs
wit Tie Aldermen and Assistant eunn and lher cl'' "a
subOnatsi Mayor; the Controller and Dpn Controller I'D
and Public Administrator the Commissioner Of Public IN,
structon ard tie Trustees and INSPECTORS oil tVHmca
Schools and the Tax ComnissoueIsI aai On TIE i5L o"
May in the 1872 the terms q oSe OF h. 'os 1s name ~
Public Commissions OF Public Parks The Commissioners AID
Correction de Fre Conmi' scefs me tuu 81 , I'S
Department tue Inspector % Fire Apparatus t Coms onefs oi
Docks and ali 9TH Oher "hOee places directed ~ 70
sGppte4 " this act