The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-19
Mi. Havemeyer to the Com
mittee Of Seventy.
His Objections to Several Provisions Of the
Proposed Organic Law Of the City.
Viii the Republican Party Make Its
Passage Impossible 2

rmE ComnIrrKs or SrvESrY -
bees estIisnsd 10 you w my fears iSnt
the Committee on the Affairs 9, Cities q the Assembly
which. 4 il became law, woald iasuguTaie
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essential parts and spirit the proposed charter n most
ssw ay Of s
prominent s.arss THIS S seson
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he %cs.iss a. which such %omlasi,sn made,
manly :pS Sss
s"% eG Ss es %tsn mss
s ss Ra'f Ss
on hke ana mSss can Sher meetings until quorum shall
shall any noSiastsd By the mayor mayor
Of the one 50 resced and continue nominate until
81 Sas is S S s s nss
Of term OF office not more than ten days Of The term
shall been made When Shall haVs met
four days thereafter and by the votes The majority Of
Sention the vote shall Be sira An 'u'n con-
part Of twenty .Scton IS dsnc met and
to- he Board Of hny ~ BY allowing
ons twenty days Which are to be re- ected and then
as premium for such rejection, 70 make the board Of
pns Mayor to act viii. he eSMSSs
10 secure this end it will be necessary for the
OF sSsn to a a my X
the the m ena 80 %
S"sae eonerfs Sf" "pos
MIN Min u .ess an n the SS1r o.
price Tor rs possession Is absence from its meet
Scs ,5ss
ihe heads o. al tie executive the city
ing IN The i amendments the Tweed charter Of 1870.
IL sy
ade ey @ ae Har 70 be
heretofore You viii still ,arths note that these
hsS Sy u ss sanss no
year tC year by means Of the following part OF tie
psr,ment, ar,s appointed after the
sssSGs
sh 01Ss Tie
Sss ~
IN y be oy ss ayS Sy ah tho
Mayor WIN tic soneaIrsnss q SSaiIas
Only upon written ea1sss
az % a'yS X %ashH
ny y On Ss seer sosss to S ss or
pSysies, mental nSapasi!y g duties such
sssf he
SSH sls e. @ s e f;'s Sss q sEs
ana the S shs n sn ns
shall BY re- dsfare that there Is
physical Or men'al incapastyto perform the duties of
Yoe VIII thus realize that this act has for its main OBJ
'ee' to give US usssy CITY GOVERNMENT
a S S s @ sse by a
have produced its fruits corruption neglect
duy S and WSen puSs
s s
which e sg and ne
10 ssed 9'slG psxe wA st
% now TO 'hs esd ana S
iriterng away the legislative powers among the OK.
sass
powers DGsra
s Ct
ing legislative Corruption did, in the passage Of these
the opn,cn that sitS his our burdens
and BE- e to the c
gems Of the city Of New YSr. who are BE- assiea BY
the Board q Asr%eI under The check twoirds
h saa
The proposed eSs1eI Vas. power in the fol-
ment Of Taxes and Assesmens The only oicer o. All
Mayor ana g that he shall not inconvenen,y exercise
yded that the estimates shall lie BY the
Section III, which raises this Board of Apportonment
contains na ms. =. following provision =,
estimate and the reasons for 1t in be laid before
the sCSGs Of "a whose rs duty l. shall BE- carefully
and the reasons assigned therefor but such consdera
msn na &c mas sse p y .ss sss1S S wlsS
and transmitted. BY the clerk thereof TO Tie
g
% he qs maSe
S the BSa,S % IA I @ e for such action shall
This pISySn gy9 g The Board Of Aldermen the
:,
odeude Of Se charter with the idea that
@ e da s,a as the
lfSnicai ansasge q his section 4 eaTeIuy 70 con:
end
Aldermen may see IT to present to Il in Writing
The SSjss,ienaSis s%snd%sni to which drew
Incorporated, to vii ore dsprvins the 6omptroier
az SswSr s
the Ss Of che evs so aa to hsye Sss
Cns f. &c. Sn the and psssn
The spirit Of mstrust partisan suspicion
in which this charter conceived Is indicated by
various provisions, which, in themselves OF not much
Importance, are many keys TO unlock its meaning
BY section 80 the Mayor cn out IRON the Department
OF Police Of its members odcio. Section ~
duces the number Of patromen under the direction OF
the Mayor from twenty las at present. TO- six and section
III reduces the number OF days during which the Mayors
disability, illness or absence may continue without the
President OF the Board Aldermen becoming the de
Mayor, from ten to five days
Now, IL may well be asked, with what intent Is o
charter proposed to he enacted which Is such
. DESTROYER RESPONSIBILITY
That IT, from aught that cursory examination would de-
yelopl would seem to be destructive Of political re-
sponsibiyf Where Is the political head who, from all
this chaos into which we are to be thrown Is
political ADVANTAGES TO the party which chooses TO be-
accountable Tor this inquitus IL IL
that the Department OF Public Works the spon.
sibe, extravagant and expensive Of all
cunnnpy contrived Tor Mr. Tweed, Ia be under the
charge OF ono man, with all IT'S powers unmpared but
the term Of Office Is reduced 10 two years. and Com
missioner Public Works ceases H be q member of the
Board Of Apporuonment
We must therefore look for this political head in the
officer whose duties under The Proposed charter in