The sun., 1873-05-02
FIXING THE CITY CHARTER.
THE SUPPLEMEyTIL NM INTRO-
DUCED YESTERDhY
speaker Cornclrs Mi-tnkc-Tbe State With
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ALBANY, May 1-Seuator woodin this
morning introduced the supplemental bill to the
New YORK chartcr the PRINCIPAL points of which
were published exclusively In THE SuT to-day.
| The provisions of the bill introduced by Mr.
| Patterson, giving the Boards of Aldermen the
right 10 h'l vacancies occurring in those lS,dics
! has also been Incorporated In the supplemental al
! Till. Tho Committee on cities are to consider
! u this afternoon. The following IL the text ~
tho hill:
SECTION So much Of the fourth section chapter 49,
local rovcrumcn 4 View York CIV as prriIes iot at
!he nllng OF Nscaneies IN toe boari Of Aldermen -
hereby amended ~ to read follows: A vacancy
orvstincics es sting IN the Hoard of dcrrnen shall bs
said section for tno nns Of such vacancies Is heciy
SIC section IL hereby amended as follows:
&c Every member erncllel from either board shsil
| Assist at Alderman ' w. '''"" "'''
SIC section OF .ad chapter Is hereby amended q,
host shall be regulated Wy its owr resolutions AMI
d' SS SSn . cy ay S.t S- Il s ss name @ or
to read Go srd m S"1P ne hereby an rG,,a Hag
,uch ordinance or rrcsolutont TO the board IN which
nett mcens of such board alter the eipifaon OF said
THE CLERKS DUTIES.
,SsSa.s sc y So Section % hsSn Of I'D ch'Pcr hereby
! clerk, Of the common council and Of the hoard
SST'Gf: Rfced med BY S s Scrto ers al II s s dg G5
He hoSg STInS ~ t.snt man he s,gned 70
c3mnenaon to that paid hiIa as Clerk Of the Boar "
SIC g. The tenth subdivision Of the seventeenth see
to a, The end tere5f In sor. oowns hat ISHt re-
aud to provide for the regulating. grading nagging
SuIolhk' kuterg' anu lighting Streets roads PAGES
SIC section Of the said chapter 10 hereby ameni.
ed by striking cut the words regular clerk or from
Ihe second clause or sentencc Of said section And ne
from the fourth clause or paragraph Of toe said lion
,.s sosd, eg! .anjre, also to the revision Of the
SIC The 2s,h sction OF the said chapter is hereby
ssatsnee Of aid sctioa II Words % ba T'fr t Ft6h
nsoyns s s1peSdtSfs oof OF more "pR 1g,n 3
9secilon q q tins act" And the sald section
gwSs iRs Conpref ssS d 'SraN5 grai.n S to "Ss SsSs
head Of department seekys statement OF the unrI.
pended balance Of the appropriation for his depart
Sc. 9. section. 7s OF the said chspt.r i. hcreh,
.m,nded ~ striking on, Of thc sane ~ word. v"
src % ne e h R .eeen Of ' sa,s eSsp,c . ,rb,
amended by sdding at the end thereof tue words nut
the public sdmni.fstor, When iSs conpchsai,Hn u
,nch counsel not TO be paid out OF the treasury OF s
RESIDENCE.
ID IT TGs s. h r. 'seGn Of s.d Shp s,T
Asesdesce N he state inste.d " the cly end state
amended by r.ing out 'hercfrom the words for the
sac. IS rhe sith section OF sad chapter Is het,by
amended by striking out ther.from the word four"
y .sss SS! from % ,ae '.ssaStd .eSoad saa. ~
tfntfnCe thercOf the word one preceding
thousand, and Inserting In place thereof the s0rI
70 5c 5As Sc 81 s to a e9rgGTGP q ne o.
pn gs,on ns. Of and p5qgydSd for % ne a
named In the said section as members Of the siii
sc, 10. Section les OF said chapter is hereby
sKc II. The seventh paragraph Of the iiih section II
NJ sad chapter hereby amended - g. read a. fY.
snd Al noites required by aw Or ordinanee 10 S P'.
@ @shfd in e.rporsiien papers shal be in."rt'i a. De
u
an two evening Newspapers publ.she ~ Ia, Ens.sl
nan language. AZ IN sad DO oc lc.isnaied ty No
MAJ Corporation Counsel ana Commissioned II pa.
Ne Wores snnuaily. and a publcation therein ,hsi
snile ent comrilanec " N any Law or ordinance
al, 81 y lle ,omnlssonrr Of iublc Work j. hereby
sd Apportonment provided Tor hy the iisth .ectioH
Of d eh%bte H. add tioq 70 NJ officers named sAi
m H sfoq S 1hclon M IT ,nd ss se'rs 11 t. 9GTeoy
ana inserting IN pace thereof the words n section
src ~ Tni. act shall take ca.ct Immediately.
TnE BlIL rAyoRABLY RrruRrEp
Senator Woodin, Chairman ~ the Committee
on Cities, tlis evening rcuorted fa,orahly the
special order for tomorrow morning. After
long debate Il wa decided To print II and make
II a special order fpr next Tuesday. Tho follow.
iug are the amendments made hy the con nit
tee.
Tue President OF the Board of Aldermen shall re-.
receiving say other siiarv Or 10 ing any other oice
,h; a.. -p21 ~ & Si,ii H. o. COZ, g4E snsineers re
the OF Aldermen shall mn vacancies n th,r nun.
sori. regular cerS or" sai but subject ais5
Tie % GI 10 81 ic, ,ne erh u, ., az MArP9dg nm 5
mot Apply 10 counsel emploled by q pubne .dnins.
to tS PAID oot Of the rsssary Of G e tse aeSd
1"3.s 10 sffu&@h & ~ so l hg redenee mergn Re-.
c"ur-" 10 tue corp ration amember Of the Bosri -
20 6t aoa niof iofc ifS21 sh
p.e q n az. H' % R. 20 De s S Sd IN
ps's ~ Ss % aHd N ~ ?5nias AnS even
s 1sfG % rSssSa NJ 10 GeSsa ,sS e. in ,9a et
S w or 'se5rn ,es De- ,Gce9t MN
aoicc. S~ OF 0'l'H'N'e requiring publication OF such
REoRGaSI2ING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Senator Woodin also introduced bill to re-
organize the Police Department. IL provides
for the appointment II one superintendent. four
INSPECTORS, one captain for every Mt, pstrulmcn
tuir srrgeants Tor every nfty patrolmcn, and two
doorinen for every iitv patrOlmen. The sur
Eeons are u be appointed, as now provided for
Members Of the force to be under thirty years Of
age. All appointments on the force are given To-
the Police Board. and they can, by majority
are authorized to Increase the number Of patrol
men, not exceeding one hundred in any one
rpundsmcn. Five days absence from duty shall
be sdncIent cause for discharge. Tn" Com
miss'oners are authorized to grant pensions as
they may see nt, the pensions to be paid out OF
the Police Life Insurance fund
THE WAREHOUSE BILL.
Gardners Warehouse and Halfway bill was
Dtlihr thc SENATE Mf. Maiden Edld thdl public
necessity demanded its pas sage to secure to New
York the trade which was RAPIDLY going to Boston
and other ports, on account ot the EXPENSE in
CURED IN Transporting goods from the railroad
dcpot- TO the piers, He did not believe that
senator Benedict, who opposed, understood its
provisions.
Mr.. Benedict assured him that he knew all
about tue hill. He had read IL carefully and
when he read anything he knew what ii meant.
Inc "harVes mefe free and that was the adYan-
tage given bN New York over other cities In this
country. The bill was progressed, and Senator
Madden moved TO order II to a third reading.
Senator johnson moved 10 adjourn. Carried.
SPEAKER CORNELL's MIsTAKE.
Speaker Cornell accomplished more than he
Intended In his amendment to the Usury bill.
for II repealed the usury laws entirely. THIS
morning he made an effort TO correct his mis-
take. He had another amendment which pro-
yided that the operation Of the Usury laws
should only be suspended while the law which
II Is proposed to pass WAS in force. MIR. Hustled
was placed In the chair, aud, Of course. recog-
niZed the Speaker hrst, out Of the twenty who
were instantly on their feet. Mr.. Cornell offered
his amendment in the shape Of resolution. in
structing the Judiciary Committee 10 amend
the amendment referred TO them last night in the
manner proposed. The Major-Gencrdl put the
motion, and was c.Owding IT through with his
old time Bald Eagle vgor, when Mr.. Weed, after
yelling " Mr.. speaker a dozen times, until the
lobbes and galleries fairly echoed with the crV,
succeeded in arresting him, and said that the
motion was not In order. Mr.. Hustled decided
the point not well taken, and Mr.. Weed ap-