The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-06
GOVERNOR TlLDENS TROUBLES.


earnest To-day each House adjourned after being in
session not quite hour 1t is settled that the
House committees will be announced morrow, when
the Assembly will Immediately adjourn over to Tues
day. The Senate will also adjourn at the same time
but the Senator's far their committees are con-
oerned will have to hold their souls patience until
after the before they will be able know who
nre the chosen ones of the good places However,
when they get back here, and the committees are
made up and announced there will be alternative
for either House but begin the lsbors OF the session
seriously.
TIRE ANTI-rAHMASY CHARTER
Agreat deal of speculation has been INDUCED in Of
late by members just exactly what changes
the New York city charter proposes to bring about
and which Senator Bixby to-day gave notice he would
introduce future day but nothing definite has
up this present time been made public concerning
provisions The fact the bill had not reached any
thing ike completion until this afternoon. Having Oh
tanned its main points it will be Of interest to New
Workers to know what the sweep of the measure is.
1t provides that the election for Mayor and other
local officers made elective as the Aldermen Comp
oler and Corporation Counsel shall take place every
two years, the first Tuesday in April The first
election under the bill is TO take place next April
There to be Aldermen Large, but three TO
be elected from each Senatorial district only two to be
orally believed that under the new apporuonment New
York city will have additional Senatorial districts
This provision will make the number Of Aldermen
twenty-one. The Aldermen are to act as Supervisors
without extra compensation their salary as Alder
men being fixed at 81 O00 The Board is also limited TO
3l2 600 the regular expense OF the Common Council
This includes the pay Of the clerks and other attaches
The Mayors salary is fixed at $40 900 year and the
expenses Of his Office at $4,000
All heads OF departments and commissioners to
hold Office for two years.
The collection OF Croion rents placed in the
OF the Receiver orTaxes thus saving the expense
and trouble of collecting under the present system,
Of the taxes in the fall and the in the
mer
The Permit Bureau Is taken from the Mayors Office
and placed under the Finance Department
The Department OF Taxes and Assessments Is abol-
ished and made a Bureau ofthe Finance Department in
charge Supervisor whose salary fixed at S. 900
The expenses Of the bureau limited TO 500 600 a
year Just onehalf what the Tax Department asked for
the coming year.
II is made the duty Of the Corporation Counsel to
collect the OF personal taxes, which in effect,
wipes the Office OF Collector of Arrears of Personal
Taxes now an appointee the Corporation Counsel at
q salary of s., 500
The Corporation Counsers salary is fixed at s., oOo
and that of the Public Administrator at So 600
The Board OF Police Is to consist of two persons whe
are to be appointed by Board OF Appointment CON-
posed Of given number OF judges who have not yet
been designated the bill IL provided that within
twenty days after the passage Of the bill the Board OF
Appointment shall appoint the two Police Commission
ers whose salary is TO be IS, 600 year each.
The Commissioner Of the Department OF Public
Works to be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed
by the Aldermen His salary is TO be So 600 year
The existing eight bureaus Of the department DO
merged into four and the salary OF the head Of each
bureau limited TO So 900 year The salaries Of the
heads Of bureaus the Finance Department
hxed at So, O0o
The Collector OF Taxes and Supervisor OF Taxes and
Assessments to get e'ch So, 600 year
The Fire Department Is to be under the control of
Bne Commissioner, be appointed by the Mayor and
Aldermen. His salary to be S. 900.
The Department Of Buildings is abolished a dis
tnct department and is made bureau Of the Fire De-
partment, and the expenditures OF the bureau are
limited to $40 900 year. 1t will be remembered that
The Department OF Buildings asked for $500 900 for the
ensuing year and received $50, 000
The Health Department TO consist OF the President
Of the Board OF Police the Health 0ccr Of the Board
and one Commissioner OF Health, who must be ply
stefan His salary is Fixed al IS, 900. The bill imposes
upon him the duty Of general and daily supervision
over the Office Of his department and Its employees
This Commissioner Of Health be appointed by the
Board Of Appointment composed Of certain judges
who are TO appoint the Police Commissioners. The
Health Departments yearly expenditures are limited
70 500 O but IN case OF any great emergency such
epidemic this be increased BY the CON
current vote Of the Board Of Appointment No salary
OF any oncer, other than the Commissioner and the
officials who with him compose the Health Board, shall
exceed 81, 900 per annum.
The Department Of Public Parks is to be under ono
Commissioner 10 be appointed by the Mayor and Al
dermen. His salary Is 10 be S., 900 year
The Department Of Docks is vested in the Commits
soners OF the Sinking Fund and they not 10 receive
any compensation for the services they perform
The Commissioners OF Charities and Correction arc 10
be two in number at a salary OF IS 600 wear each
they are be appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen
EAmong the general provisions Of the charter there
one which prohibits the increase Of the police force
without the concurrent vote Of the Board Of Appoint
ment and gives the Superintendent OF Police power TO
suspend delinquent subordinaieS There IS another
how performed by them are TO devove upon the med
teal STAFF Of the Health Department.
Another prohibits the departments from making
special contracts and gives the appointment Of the
Supervisor Of the CITY Record 10 the Comptroller.
The Supervisors salary is TO be $4,000.
II 10 provided further that no subordinate IN any
department shall be paid higher salary than the head
OF the department gets, and that no person shall DO
eligible 10 appointment as head or chief Of any depart
ment who shall have been resident OF the state or
New York for period Of nye years prior TO such ap
pointmenL
The bin has clause which provides tina. whenever
the expenses Of the markets owned by the city shall
for the period Of year exceed the income derived
from them, they may be sold by the Commissioners Of
the Sinking Fund the proceeds 10 be used 10 lqudate
the city debt
BY other clauses II is provided that leases 10
De executed behalf OF the corporation without
cevng the concurrent vote OF the Board Of Apporton
ment and that bids 10 be issued behalf Of the
Guy before being authorized by the concurrent vote Of
The Comptroller, whose salary Is Fixed at $4,000 Is
ee gwen the right 10 appoint the inspectors Of tho
puohc works, who TO make duplicate reports TO
MN ana 70 the head OF the department issuing the
IS 600
The Board OF Apportonment is TO consist OF the
Mayor corporation Counsel and the President OF the
Board Of Aldermen
There IS TO be provision in the bill creating the
grades OF policemen. The patromen now In the force
are 10 be considered OF the nrst or highest grade but
hereafter every man appointed 10 the force viii be
considered OF the third grade, with salary Of 81 600