New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-28
THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE.

THE COMMON COUNCIL REDUCED TO BOARD or
TwENTY-ONE ALDERMEN - SECTION TWENTY
SEVEN PRESENTED AS "A FoUNDILSG"-PRo-
LoNGED DEBATE UPON IT, BUT NO DECISION
ALBANY, March 27.-The Senate went into
Committee Of the Whole the NewYork Charter. Sec
ton One adopted.
THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
Mr. woodin moved TO amend the second section by
providing for the abolition of the Board of Assistant Al
dermen after January, 1874
MI Benedict could not favor cutting short the term OF
the present Board. New.YOrk City a vast empire
in ITSELF TO which all the other cities Of the State
mere villages in comparison. No legislation is safe un-
less guarded by the confirmation of second Board.
He denied that the Republican party had declared
against the Board OF Assistant Aldermen The voice OF
that party had been expressed. No one had ever
thought of touching this clause of the Dongan Charter
until the prOfane hands of the Committee of Seventy a
preached it, This Committee the only persons he
had heard express desire to abolish the Board of As
sistant Aldermen. No State of the Union outside OF
NewYork and Pennsylvania is wealthy nor Is there
city whose xpenses large those of the City of
NewYOrk Get little knot Of men in any board, and 1t
was an easy matter to form ring" for dlshonest
means The Board OF Assistant Aldermen were all good
men, so far he knew Nothing had been fixed by eau
Gus otherwise that every Senator should vote and
act on the Charter as he pleased"
Mr. Temann in the Board Of Assistant Aldermen In
1888 He favored both Boards, they tended To pre-
vent fraud and corruption. The City Of New-York ex-
tends for 20 miles around and they wanted good char
ter-nOt a partisan He thought that the name OF
this bill should be "an act TO increase the Democratic
vote in the State"
Mr. Woodin favored retaining the present Board OF
Assistant Aldermen until their terms OF Office expire
next January There seems to be difference OF opinion
as to when the term OF the present Board expires,
whether in January 1874 1876 He favored pnttinga
,nfth I'm faFp1
of Office in January, 1874 With reference to continuing
the Assistant Board after that he thought it best to
LET II cease at that time, 1t proposed TO enlarge
the BOARD Of Aldermen 10 81 IL Is claimed mere hat
check is wanted the Board OF Aldermen Under the
proposed Charter the fixing OF an expense on the Guy
requires a threefourths vote, the signature OF the
Mavor. and the approval of the Board of Apporton-
meut With all these elements combined Ill one bOaId'
the interests Of the taxpayers are amply guarded
MIR Wemann favored aboshing the Board OF Assistant
Aldermen He had given the question great deal OF
sudy and had made endless inquiries 10 learn the Iee
ing of the people of NewYork City on this question: ana
he found them all IN favor of its adjustment IL Woud
save the city 100000 annually in the matter OF gas aoe
burned before the doors of city officers over NOOow
will be saved in salaries alone, which IL now PAID 10 tne
r,d An Alderman had informed him that the reforms
tannioted could not be carried out II the Board OF
Assistant Aldermen is not abolished The Mayor Oh
New York Is a man who will prove check 10 any pro
posed wrong doing. 49, ,,,...
Mr. Murphy congratulated the Senate that tne onar'er
was to he voted upon irrespective OF party uamncis
What is the object OF Board of Common Couhcf no'
for the purpose Of expressing the VIII OF the peoie
represents and giving their wishes the Iofee Vi "a"
IIs ,voud rather abolish the Board OF Aldermen tnan
the Assistant Board The great interests OF Ne"ioh
reouire check upon the expenditures OF It's oncerS
s unfortunate that people who have nothing ~ eU'Ao
vote freely for large expenditures Hyou nave p" on
Roard elected at large there will he many SECTIONS hD
renresented NewYork City has varied interests anu
no VS. constrained from a Of duty to favor COD
Of this popular Board OF Assistant Aldermen
Mr.. Woodn moved 70 further amend me oeconu ooo
tion bv uroyiding that on and after 'an"af1'
1873 ALI duties OF the present boards OF Common oou"e
Assistant Aldermen and Aldermen DO Vesceu III '"o
Board of Aldermen. - - ,,o,
Mr. Murphy moved TOT amend by strikng ou' ~ "'"
as abolshes the BOARD Of Assistant Aldermen Lust
Mr. Woodiu's amendment was then adop'eu'
The section placing the number OF the Doa'u VI A'0'
mep at is stricken out. -,
The Third Section. placing the number OF -
2I-three for each Senate District ana SIX ~ i"'So
was then adopted. ~,
The Seventh Section, providing that tDo @o,''V
Commissioner OF Public Works, Corporation oo"''s
aud the President Of each Department shan pc o",
10 seats In each Board and to participate 10 the