The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-05


communicate 20 you more detailed statement Of
You approve. the work. which Is urgent. may be al
SHALL THE MARKETS BE soLDf W
The best plan Tor dealing with the CITY market
earnestly recommend to you. The revenues OF the
city received from this source form no adequate
dertakings As pubic markets can, think, be BET.
ter conducted 10 the public interest in the hands
Of private ne nayduss than under CITY manage
gated. and. u II Is considered advisable, the Com.
missloners Of the sinking Fund should oe requested
BY you TO dispose or al the market property, un-
der the powers conferred and subject 70 she con.
ditions imposed by the charter. In disposing OF
due regard should be had to the teresrs OF those
who have invested in market privileges.
CONFUSION IN CITY ORDINANCES
The present condition Of the ordinances OF tho
city has been . frequent subject OF complaint.
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or annullinR provisions OF CITY ordinances there
T fSiore existing ana stu not formally repealed
dinances, II Is dfncult to determine how far they
ere OF binding eject THIS CONFUSION should be
nances OF the city relate. such as us mack systen
places OF public amusements, weights and meas
they are systematically disregarded. SO manifest
have been the evils resulting from this disregard
attracted the ATTENTION OF the Bar AssOcia ton or
the city, and after some communication between
that association and your predecessors, an under
standing was arrived at by which 1t was lett TO the
Bar Association. through committee OF its
members, to suggest revision and cOdf-
prepare drafts OF such additional ordinances as
are needed TO meet the requirements OF the sltua-
ton; SO far as 81 an informed no progress has
In the matter cannot but oe prejudcial to the IN
terests OF the CITY. Until that work is completed
efficiency In many bureaus OF the city government
cannot be expected. IL should be proceeded with
under the direct authority OF the city itself, and
therefore recommend that you authorize the
to have the work prosecuted to completion as
as Is done the REVISION has eceved
approval IL Will be my duty to see that the police
and all executive officers OF the city charged with
the enforcement OF the regulations enacted shall
discharge their duty fearlessy and tmpartaily.
CITY ADVERTISING AND The CITY RECORD. d
The Cttv Record was established by the charter
OF 1873 as the oticlal Journal Of the Corporation.
The design was to do away with the abuses
wGicn na6 Crowd up Ia sne aser OF CORPORATION
lions OF the various departments OF the city gov
eminent. All advertisements for the city and the
publication OF notices required Dy law or Ordl-
nances TO be published in Corporation papers are
required to be inserted, at the public expense,
ever, calling attention to any contracts intended
to be awarded or bonds to be sold. and referring
for iull Information to the Ctv Record. may be IN.
serted in two morning, two evening aud two
weekly papers, published In the English language.
and In one paper published IN the German Ian
guage, to be designated annually by certain of1-
cells OF the city government .hx..
The system OF Corporation advertising In the
losses to the city in the matter OF assessments
vacated because they mad not been advertised ia
all OF the Corporation papers; TINS has Deen reme-
paper should be continued. But 1t Is q question
whether tine present system Is not too limited,
and whether suficient publicity of the particulars
aud or notices to taxpayers and property holders
is given TO the public. The Driel advertisements
authorized to be published IN the papers men,
toned DO not meet the purpose. l, therefore,
recommend that authority be conferred upon the
measures as win give more particular AID ex-
tended publicity to such subjects relating to the
Corporation as may be deemed best Tor the public
interest.
OUR CITY MUST HAVE RAPID TRANSIT
The question OF speedy communication between
the extremes Of the city is forcing itself upon pub
lie attention. The schemes are many which have
been suggested to accomplish this purpose, but
Sen moi pee Zen
valuable franchises but from these ho advantage
to the citizens generally has resulted. So earnest
in the city that board OF civil engineers, self
constituted, but including gentlemen most emil
prepare plans to overcome. II possible, the OBJ
staces hitherto encountered. All that can DO
acting o within IN the powers conferred upon BY
ing this much needed Improvement.
10 some extent remedy has been provided BY
street This work, when completed according to
the required plans, with Jour tracks from Harlem
structed course 70 passenger trains for or from
the north east and west into and out OF the city.
AS provided py the law authorizing the improve
ment, two OF the tracks are to be devoted ex.
It is probable that the Harlem River Railroad Com.
RIVER nor S S to the new ciy units we may
Boundary 81 the city 70 Forty.sscond street. dli.
nearly the axal line of the city. II this
work could be extended southerly to the City Hall,
Would Be ps solved a cy pO
portion OF the expense OF the Improvement on
Fourth avenue is approve OF the &C
continuing the litigation connected with this I'm
provement The work should be completed as
should be promptly met. Upon the west size or
the city we have the Elevated Railroad, which,
running in connection with trains on the Hudson
River Railroad brings the western portion Of the
northern part OF the island into easy communica-
ton with the southern part OF the city. shall
watch with interest all developments in reference
10 this important subject, and shall aid far as
can all practical measures which may be pre-
sented to secure to the city the full benefits OF
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
am Of opinion That the work upon the bridge
across the East River to Brooklyn should be con-
tinued. This do not consider an open question.
II 1t were so the erection OF bridge upon the
project, however, has now so far advanced that 1t
should, without any unnecessary delay, be prose.
to side pis on 5e
the New York side the tower has been carried .
few feet above the springing OF the arches, and
can be completed during the coming working
season. The Brooklyn anchorage is within twenty
feet OF completion, and Will require about three
months work to finish it. The castings required
to support the cables OF botn towers are made.
A consolidation OF the. cities OF New York and
Brooklyn into one municipality Is but question OF
time. When this bridge is completed That union
may become q fact.
PROTECTION FROM ALBANY LEGISLATION.
The practice TO which have referred, OF officers
OF departments applying for and obtaining special
legislation at Albany as to matters affecting par
ticuar interests OF the city, must entirely cease.
1t should be your endeavor, as IL will be mine, to
protect the city against special legislation OF any
and every kind and form. How injurious 1t has
been in the past cannot be estimated find that
within the last ten years, by mandatory laws
passed at Albany the city has been compelled to
raise upon Its bonds the enormous amount OF
$50, O00 900; and as to the benefit secured to tile
city by this expenditure am satisfied that in
every sense, the interest OF the city wond have
been more advanced at less than half the outlay
If those Obligations had been determined by It's
local government and the moneys raised applied
under Its own direction to promote, not special,
but the general interest OF the CITY.