The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-14
AMENDMENTS TO THE Bull,
The Mayors Power and the Board
Of Aldermen's rights!
A Dissenting Report and What
It is Based On.
The Bill Made a Special Order
for Next Thursday.

Cities to-day by It's chairman, Mr.. Pierson, and to
the astonshment Of those republicans who are
not members OF the committee, the dissenting re-
port was signed by republican as Wen as by
democrat. 1t was supposed q week ago that the
two democrats On the committee would both act in
harmony as far as this report was concerned but
the detection Of Mr. Deering, the full details Of
which gave you In my letter yesterday, made
that in the end OF course an impossbility 1t viii
be noticed that the report is quite brief and does
not csver one-half the objections which Mr..
BlumentAal and Mr.. Opdyke made to the bill in
committee. This can be accounted for on the
ground simply that they had not time to get up q
longer and more exhaustive one, as they really in
tended to, and It is said that they will ask permits.
sion to have the report corrected before 1t lie
printed that all their objections to the measure
may be FULLY stated. They both claim to have
THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
at heart and declare that they did not in commit.
tee, nor do they intend In the House when the bill
comes up for discussion to make factious opposi-
ton to any Of its important ADMINISTRATIONS in
the sense of opposition merely for the sake of OPP
position Had they been able, they say after
the committee had decided to give the
appointing power to the Mayor in such way as to
leave him with really no more power to appoint
than any one OF the fifteen Aldermen to have OBJ
tanned for the Mayor they strove to obtain, the
power OF removal for cause Of all heads OF depart
ments, they might have given in their adhesion to
Its other features. This power If possessed by the
Mayor, they believe would serve as
A GOOD CHECKMATE TO THE POWER OF APPOINT
which the charter virtually gives to the Board Of
Aldermen.
Alter the report and the charter had been handed
In rather spicy discussion sprung up on the
question as to the day when the bill should
be made special order. The majority OF
The committee wanted 1t fixed for Tuesday
next, but the two dissenters fought hard
for later day-Thursday-and finally won the bat
tie, not because the House was at all in sym
pathy with their views, but that they appeared
not over anxious to put the screws down 100
lightly at the start. The majority know It will be
quite time enough for that delightful operation to
he performed when the bill is fairly before the
House. Then there will be
NO QUARTER FOR ANYBODY
who stands In the way, for everybody and every
thing must 60 down before the heaviest battalions
Strange to say the Of have
ing time, just as q they hadn't done
enough ,ss when the bin was part
Of curlOsities to make the majority all the more de-
termined to put every mothers son Of them out Of
that the whole committee has come to hand, but
John Wheeler has. and as he says he is the "only
depnted to "watch the charter that ought to be
sufficient, one would THINK TO convince the leaders
m a ses " h avs ns YET given
near saying proftabie-to themselves hereafter.
How hard the poor fellows die
The following are
THE AMENDMENTS
made TO the charter by the Committee on Cities, in
to the Ma To ths Of
the Board OF Aldermen, with that fatal twenty day
provisO in IL, which forces the Mayor into the
Board as q mere voter in the end.
THE FIFTH SECTION OF THE BILL
ls SO amended as to give the Comptroller the Com.
missioner oil Public Works, the Corporation Counsel
and the President of each department the right TO
st in the Board Of Aldermen and the right to par.
p.en. But in nowise,n the biz says ''shalI they
be considered as members OF the Board" nor shall
they ave the right to vote.
THE FOURTEENTH SECTION
In amended in relation to the matter OF contracts
entered INTO o by the corporation 80 that lin all
mine the amount Of any claim hereunder or in
connection Herewith against the said corporation
OF the value OF any services" therefor.
SECTION TWENTY-FIVE
ls amended In relation to nominations by the
person to take the place of an officer whose term
IL about to expire shall be made more than thirty
days before the expiration OF such termn
SECTION TwENTYEIGHT
is amended, excepting the Chamberlain rom the
provisions which give the heads OF all departments
the power TO remove all chiefs OF bureaus.
IN SECTION THIRTY
the following line has been inserted where II pro-
vides that the Comptroller snail hold ONCE for two
years, and until his successor shall be ap-
pointed"
SECTION THIRTY-Two
Is amended so as to give the Comptroller the power
" appoint and remove his Deputy at Will.
SECTION THIRTY-ONE,
amended provides that the accounts Of all depart
ments shall be subject TO the revision OF the FL
nance Department and ''in adjusting and settling
claims against the city the same rules Of evidence
and principles Of law governing Courts and juries
IN trials Of questions OF law or fact shall prevau.n
SECTION FORTY
is amended so that 1.-THE number OF patrolmen OF
the police force shall not be increased In any one
year more than one hundred and fifty dnstead OF
nifty, as originally intended) beyond the number
SECTION FoRTY-Two,
amended, gives the Police Board the right to re-
tire, on pension, inspectors well as other officers
ar disabled while in the actual performance Of
SECTIONS sIxTY-oNE AND sIxry-rwo.
relating to the police insurance fund, stricken
SECTION SIXTY SEVEN,
smended puts the street cleaning in charge OF the
I 'Oiice Department.
IN @nded give the exclusive right to detail officers
On special duty, and to designate not more than
len. .f Police and give him the exclusive right to
rem Nss clerks not exceeding SIX" What this lat
or pa IT OF the amendment means 1t is very hard
'"'' IN SECTION sEvLNTY-oNE
II rela ting to the police insurance fund is
SECTION sEvENTY-Two,
mended. gives the Commissioner Of Public Works
e sRpSn deputy tne term % Of
aid Comm xioner Of Public WORKS.
SECTION SEVENTY-FIvE,
amended, ri YES the Department OF Public Works
control Of a. I streets, avenues and boulevards
bove Ffyni VIII street, mot within the limits OF
my park or pu. Shc place." The amendment takes
way all control now exercised over these streets,
&C., by the Depa tment OF Public Parks.
SECT. ON SEVENTY EIGHT,
puts the FIRE Marsnas Bureau and the
,ombustibe Bureau under the Fire Department.
IN SECTIONS Mini uf-IWo AND EINETY-THREE
II relating TO the Del 'artment OF Docks having ex-
usive control OF the LOOKS has been stricken out.
SECTION NNkff-FivE
mended, gives the Coz ohon Council power from |
inc to time but only o. y the written request of
,royislons and regulation other than those spe
ially authorized in the WIi which may be
for the fuller orga uzauon, perfecting
o any department by this act. The ainendment
,rovides, however, further, tttS. tne Common
,eunci ''Hhall never pass an ordinance 10 relation
o regulating the internal affairs VI any OF the de: