The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-08

- AGAOAADt LII " ACA0DA
together with all the existing oureaux and onlces
appurtenances belonging and relating tnerego
anu SAID commissioners OF Water and Sewerage
shall be entitled 10 have aud take possession anu
control OF all vi SAID properly In whose hands
soeyer II may be; and the Cnlef Engineer
OF the Gro. ON Aqueduet AID all other Oh
GERS and employees connected therewItu
spall continue 10 perform the ordinary eus-
ness heretofore relating thereto and performed Oy
them eteray, until tne said Board OF Uo.nmis-
slOners OF Wafer ana Sewerage snail determine, or
shall reorganiZe them ana make such cnanges IN
tine officers ana employees belonging thereto as
SAID commissioners are hereby authorized ana
empowered to 40 within their discretion.
~. All cue duties, iuncti0ns and powers mere
tolOre vested 10 and possessed by the department.
OF Pubic works. In relation to the supply aud ais
trlbutlon OF CrOton water and 70 sewers in the
city OF New York as aforesaid, are hereby trans.
ferred to and conferred upon the Department OF
Water ana sewerage created by TINS act.
VI There shall be two bureaus IN the Depart
ment OF Water and sewerage
]. bureau Tor laying water pipes and the con.
structlon and repair q sewers, WeHs anu
hydrants; the chief ocer OF wnlcn shall be called
the 'Water Purveyor,0
.. A bureau having the care or all structures
ana property connected with the supply and dis
wmch small be called "Gnlef Engineer Of the
Croton Aqueductu with power TO appoint and re-
move nc pleasure and detail stan OF assistant
engineers. lie and they must be civil engineers
OF AT least ten years. experience. the Commits
sioners may delegate TO this bureau any power
now conferred Dy law or ordinance on the chief
engineer OF the Croton AQueduct Board
SEC. S-rhe Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
menr SNAIL Immediately alter the passage OF this
act. meet and transfer any funds heretofore APP
propriated by said Board for the performance Of
any work discharge or any duties, To the de-
partment to which or o1lcers TO whom said work
or duties are hereby transferred respectively.
SEC. 9.-All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
with the provisions OF this act are hereby repealed
SEC lo.-Tnls act snai take effect immediately.
INTERVIEW WITH JOHN KELLY.
The announcement that bin mad been intro
certain radical amendments TO the present city
charter excited considerable surprise among the
city poiticlans Toe fact that the blll fathered
by the member from orange, had been referred to
the Committee or the Whole, instead OF the stand
ing one on cities, was deemed a sign OF great dan.
ger by the timid but Others more conyersant with
the method usually obtaining at Albany seemed TO
view the matter philosophically. Still the adrot
manner In which the bill had been suddenly
sprung upon the Assembly and the remarkable
reference made OF 1t through political combina-
lions made the subject serious one IN the minds
or all.
HERALD representative called last evening at
the residence OF Mr.. John Kelly, and finding MIN
In, SAID
called Mr.. Kelly, to have talk with you
relative to tae action OF the Assembly on the bill
introduced by Mr.. Miller. OF Orange, and sent to
the Committee OF the Whole by combination.
as YOU no doubt. are aware, or The repuDl leans
and nineteen democrats. | would like to obtain
your opinion as TO the motives OF tine men VINO
were at the bottom or this combination?
Mr.. KELLY-Well nave heard 1t rumored that
there was such hlll In existence Tor The last
month, and yet could hardly believe tnat Green
would go into combination with men VINO have
during the past two years Oeen his DttereSt 0ppO-
nents, ana no member OF the Legislature worked
harder or more earnestly to
TURN GREEN OUT OF OFFICE
than those very persons VINO ne Is now acting and
cooperating with. lt IS still stranger. TOO, alier
tue many professions tnat Green mas made, time
alter time. as TO the necessity II having good
legislation for this CITY, and that our city govern
menL should be properly regulated. that ne
should attempt now TO usurp the whole power
OF the government WITHIN himself Ana you
can give no other construction 10 the subject
as the oil makes him the absolute dictator as 10
what should be done IN city government
Even Ii ne does accomplish the task he mas UNDER
taken, when believe TO be an ImposslDlllCy, ir
would lessen him very much. thIu1. in rue esti-
nation oil those with wnom ne las stood hitherto
on the most friendly and appreclaDle terms. IL IS
drawn at MIR. Green's olice. and MS connec-
ton with 1t couu hardly be denied when
that enc OF his former clerks, VINO only resigned
last January when it was publicly SHOWN that ne
was 81 Albany lobbying IN the interest or Green,
has Deen cheek By jowi with General busted ami
other Leading republicans In the ASSEMBLY and
Senate.
REPoRTER-Have you any idea, Mr.. Kelly, that
Mr.. Green. when ne determined upon the strange
policy he is pursuing, hoped to defeat the efforts
beng made 10 have MIN removed by tue Mayor3
Mr. KELLY-fes, perhaps he did. IL was to
thwart any cps that might be taken In that d.
rection. But you can readily see II such a bill
should pass, wnlch Is impossible, n would make
the Mayor OF this city slnply clerk, with the
whole power OF our municipal government con-
centrafed IN the Finance Department.. Sucn
proceeding could scarcely oe appreciated BY
THE MOST VIOLENT ENEMY
the Mayor has; and besides, resort to such egis-
latlOu tends TO demorallZe the stability O city
government, ana would induce observing and
tnlnKinI men 10 renect upon tne permanency OF
our institutions wnen politicians Will resort TO
these political ntrigues Tor their own selfish and
REroRrsR-it tue bill should pass, do you think
tho Governor woulc sign II
Mr.. kELLY-he would not. Tle Governor never
does anything lmpulslyeiy. ana he would consider
win great care Dill OF tnat KIND before attaching
the names OF rne democrats wno voted with the
republicans TO send tue bill 0nered Dy Mr.. Miller
To tue Committee OF the Whole. Yet lt is hardly
sale evidence TO warrant me in saying that they
would be willing 10 record their votes In favor or
its 1nal passage. They may nave had
SOME wHIM OR PIQUE
OF their own, wncn l can hardy explain; and yet
there are some people whom nave taxed with to-
day wno attribute their motives To influences OF a
very bad nature. can scarcely believe TINS 10 be
so; la TACT, IL would ne unjust 10 them TO even
suppose for one moment that II Is So But say
this, II these gentlemen should persist in pursuing
the course taken Dy them on the question OF rel
erence OF Mr.. Milers bill tney certainly viii hold
themselves up TO very severe crltlclsm. ana 10
Comments which VIII pursue them curing their
whole political lives; Tor no man can safely
Ing that he believes IN realty TO his party, makes
In violation Of That Obligation, combination WITH
trate OF TINS city 81 the power OF exercising those
functions wnicn iegltimateiJ belong 10 h,m and 10
transfer them 10 a subordinate OF our govern.
ment. Sucn man canno- expect 10
ESCAPE POLITICAL CONDENSATION
hereafter. Ii IS Jolly 10 presume or TO think FOR
one moment that these men Will continue 70 act
with tie republican party or tue Assembly, and
allow themselves 20 be influenced and cajoied By
taer political opponents into doing so serious an
injury to tnclr own party. II these things we're
permitted It would be The end OF the party, aud II
they Will only examine the subject calmly tuey
Will convince themselves very readily that the
democratic party IS IN power IN this city; mat IL
10 held Responsible Tor ils good government, and
that every act mat may be done oy the REPRESENT
atlves OF The party here will be critically exam
med ana politically condemned II It De not strictly
In accord with honesty ana
GOOD MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
How then can tue Mayor OF Now York reform
the abuses which exist mere II he be deprived or
all power and what power he has be taken away
from hin ~ the aid or some or the mcnDers OF
his own party
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