The sun., 1873-02-05
THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
Mayor Rsvemcyor Communicating with tue
Seventy What the City wants -Op'ec-
tIons 10 the Custom House Charter

MnyOr HnyemcyOr tOmmuntchtiht VIZ" '"N
seveuty-What the City Wants
tions 10 the Custom House Charter
Mayor Havemeyer has addressed the
following communication TO the Committee OF
Seventy, embodving his objections to the pro-
possd charter prepared by the Custom House
Republicans:
M. Jpmes NJ Bropa, Chairman, ana Ssniiep'eH or ne
Committee Qf serenity:
when, in assuming the Mayoralty, ! resisned ne the
liberty to sasgst 70 your 59dy TIE pr9Pris or brs
ana ana q aS wns II ssSs g e Gs se
Of power BY political partisans for their own personal
The dangers which al, that time apprehended. ss
among probabiities Of the future are now immi.
of tSe reform eIeent immediate snd decisive seton
% at Ds Hs SasT'fs BY the
Committse on cities and Villages Of the Assembly. will
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s ny EaT5
sfss 's%s@fS Gs' On ' S?
GndSl eeran sas mayor sSp.srs Sas
power OF removing all hesds q depart
q s s as PaS
MssSr spS ~ "a
Board OF Aldermen. and in case Of enlargement be;
s:ss ns% o. viinE BsssG sss
open. s sSsr @ g oSesys ssss sSs saos,!SS sf
even this limited responsibility might have secured the
sa ns spS ees S q TIE S
Of the executive departments been exempted from ts
n !. now, however: proposed to establish for the
sstsss 10 al s'; asect ecs responsibility snS
which wl postpone She era OF good ior az
I. ps R1sfs5 pGSs
9 yoa sf IN RRs.d ss Ss to Wye to
tesS5 part o. ke appointing power aud ibe ultimate
SHsss S tic Board N VIA sss ss and %dd0G dsnss e
ons scheme ooHBled wS an smsndmsns
Es.ToRs;, e VII; lie SSsmossi y a present.
ton to It's spirit, results WIN prove. When you
sisted upon The removal Of slI The present t heads q
in the hrm conyictlon that the Mayor acting under the
st 70 h power Which
cay crave dssiT would LsapPoint ne tired s.d
their onlces and maintained themselves therein, BY
reform movement Of &s pas, two years. Vs. 80
scheme proposed viii Be the very q hi.
before IN he history y our city. H Every bead of de-
Psrineni VINO would refuse 70 make corrupt Sarssns
5y more sar,sTyispt ,o9l secret ssasus of ma, a
elected with the view Of possessing such eStraor.
dinsTy powcrs, would aeternins the appointments,
mis@%nsgepent, and the old Ring, who,e Oyer,pT9w
replaced by ring oossby rs anserapulo1s certsniy
with less respo1sblty. than the one which you have
This contemplate action oi the Com msiStoe on Cities
OF the Assembly gives meaning " sixteenth amend
ment In the drAit OF the ,srtb lean committees char
ter In tlS following remarkable words a. The Comp
troef ay require person presenting for settle.
account or claim against the Corporation to
he sworn before him, touching such account
claim, when TO, answer orally as TO any
facts relative such accounts" The power given TO
the Comptroller settle adjust such chains shall
construed give TO settlement and adjust
binding effect OF judgment or decree TO
authorize the Comp TO dispute the amount OF any
salary cHtablshed by under the authority Of ON
department authorized TO establish the same,
nor to question the performance Of his duties BY
Onic0T.
n the present efcient Comptroller L. to remain in
office his hands to be tied TO prevent HIM from CON
tnung his useful and beneficial abors Ia cutting doNn
eaorbitant salares and preventing the holding Of sine
cure positions. IL partisan successor II 10 ne ap.
pointed he L. to be relieved OF the unpleasant duty OF
looking INTO the extrayagnt and wastefui efpendurts
of his partisan friends who are the heads OF the other
| departments Of the city government. Any Commits
sc,n.r ar sieeS oey yesy aud tSese n no
Authorized 10 question Inc amount OF such salary
or the performance OF the duties under the appoint
| ment.