The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-21
The CITY CHARTER.
The Senate Committee
Amendments
The Board of Assistant
Aldermen Retained.
THE APPOINTING POWER.

The Real Patronage Vested in the Mayor
and the Presidents Of the Two
Aldermanio Boards.
The amendments made by the Senate Committee
on Cities to the New York charter passed by the
Assembly refer principally to the retention OF the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen and to the appoint
ing power. They are as follows:-
Article OF the Assembly bill is made to read as
follows:-
sEcIloS ahe legislative powers Of the said CORPORA
ana OF ut Aldermen wSo together
form the GS%%n Council 81 G city bS Of Se% d
members to be elected upon general ticket from the
SIC t@fse Board of Assistant Alderme shall consist
e one Assistant Alderman to be elected In each Assembly
SEC S-such Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen shall
OG slscsea Card Of in office shall
hS sS se e S% es Tx s
will be the year 1873 ana the Board OF ASSISTANT s Alder
which they were elected on the rst MSnday IN
be AldeTmen elected at the general eiectos TO
s @
the general election in November q such year, who
&c
IN city Of New York in
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nary in each ana every year following their election In
ss1 as
Se the majority On Of All the
Board person chosen to I'LL any such vacancy
appene sn
election alderman elected to serve FOR ne remain
apPSinea above provided serve alter the expire;
the Provisions reatinS general The
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ana Of shall sPpy to % Sss or
seetion Of Chapter Us Of the Laws Of a as in
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No. a. be deposited in box number six hereby re-
o% ne ssn St but s
pSrson and the FresSept each
hs in ts h Beard
Board and shall not have the right to vote in either
SEC s-Each Board SHALL
hOSss @ f. H by s
sai each member shall announce his choice
asrmSn yos
Ss the
chosen PRESIDENT Of said Board and the person
isiSs Board A.sstan! President
dent Of Board which he chosen President
h av Of a term an d 1es an % r
3 appoint clerk and other officers
the Judge Of the elections returns and quaIihcs.
View oiany Court Of Competent Jurisdiction
g. Sit With open doors IS '''N'
sent 20 punish ts
behavior, and to exPel any member with the concur
but no Alderman Assistant Alderman shall - or act
a magistrate In any judicial matter proceeding
The remaining sections Of article II are amended
a tn refer n the two ROa rds NJ the Coumon
Council, instead of to the Board of Aldermen
alone. The leasing Of any real estate franchise be-
longing to the city, as well as any ordinance res
olution involving the expenditure OF money or the
laying Of assessment, is made to require three
fourths vote Of all the members elected to each
Board The aggregate amount Of salaries paid by the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen, including the salary
OF the Clerk, Is limited to $4,000 year. The
Comptroller Is required to deposit bound copies of
the City Record in the offices OF the Register OF
Records County Clerk and Clerk of the Common
Council and copies OF the contents, or any part
thereof certified by the Register are to be received
in judicial proceedings as prinld fdcie evidence Of
the contents thereof
THE APPOINTING POWER
Section 81 date section 25) is as folows:-
syc 2--The Mayor shall nominate to the Board of Al
dermen the headsof all departments and all commits.
sne.s nvs zig SS Of Public
superntend erection or repair OF any building
70 By By iSs and
in This excepted otherwise provided for. II the
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he shall have been So dominated and confirmed: But
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a d % Or o e the y al
date Of the nomination BY the Mayor Of person
to sa3 Board Mao ts the Prs
rse Ss
ss' majority e De
said three persons and atsach time and place na from
f for s h s
refused to maie nomination shall have been ea y
Of the said three persons proceed desgnate and
which nomination sr nominations shall as herein pro;
BY he Sfeo by the on 20 not &c Named
shall have failed or refused to make nomination. But
Visions i% Mayor ne the aS the
unless al said q r zee SG:5a
be at the time in attendance and present provided, how
from any meeting held sS a"h he paT
Sa aks s so n pr passe o on
1he NEXT preceding s 5ee n days and signed BY
PRESENTLY served upon the person who shan have
Piece &C.
ss wG isd Mc e. .s
sfss person, who shall Che sad third dsssnaied day
make any and all appointments which by the provisions
this majority Of said persons are herein
authorized 10 make Every head Of department and per
In this section named, except herein othervise
provided, shall hold his Office Tor the term OF six
years and In each case until person Is duly |
appointed In his place. The terms of office
all such heads OF Departments and persons other than
those first appointed shall commpNce day of
February but the heads of departments persons first
appointed after the passage OF this act shall except
herein otherwise expressly provided be appointed
two four and six years respectively. The persons first
appointed shall take oce the expiration OF the
Of once Of the present incnnbent, hereinafter pro-
vded. and shall hold their ofcos until the ls day ~
February In the wear IN which Is herein provided that
their respective terms shall expire. Ali nomina ems
TO any office Offices which by this act the
Mayor is authorized or empowered to nominate
a person persons for In place OF any pres
ent incumbent incumtcnts, shall be made
TO the Board Of Aldermen within twenty days after the
passage Of this act and any such or nomna
tons TO I'LL vacancy which shall hereafter occur by