New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
THE CHARTER

Aldermen. and Cummondty OF the CITY OF NeW-1orA,
is Hereby vested IN tie Common Council OF tie said city
consisting the Board OF Aldermen e'eeted Us pro'ueu
by law; r--.,....o. .o.,,,t,on. ., ,no Common
CouDcii must be- approved 10y Inc Mayo or PASSED 1sr
elected to sad Board.
SEC. g. No ordinance or resolution Which Involves any
liability or rcQiTes the expenditure ouiiay or pay ieht
of money shall b. valid unless passed ny Eoe oi Iour-
1iths of all the members elected TO sjld bnald; =. ~
sac L. When the ordinance or resolution fedts 10 an
EXP ns1c% % or resoiton shall rot be passed 6y the
Common Council unless tie / prOveiAent snail Os pc
ttOned for by the owners OF at edst oI te
front feet ON the line Of the proposed improve
mcnt exclusive OF the cty and upOn such PETITE beng
presented the shall Do published III me CB AecO9
at least ten days before any acn is tahen anu
The resolution " the Common Council after such pDlc
tOn that the Improvement s petuOncd iOr oy ~ edSg
be conclusive the fact and the same cameo thereafter
be called in question IN any manner Wndt.IeT& & Anu
when the ordinance or resolution relates 70 an & o1 %
turc which assessment can be impose o. surh oli
nance or resolution shall not bc passed by the common
Council unless the head of the department OF ee oter Z
having charge OF the execution of te matter 10 NHch
relates shall certify that the expehGlte pt'
posed is required he made Or the necessary purposes
OF the city, and why they are necessary: -, ,.,A
SIC g. In no one calendar year sIan w9fk nd IUr wod
an assessment may be imposed ne hereafter pOTeeueu
WITH whether authorized 10y tie Common Cou'li OF ny
special laws which will involve an expenditure exceed
ing IN amount the sum Of Sl,OOOOOO unll tue pfoechV
obligations or Indebtedness oi te siu el'y on cI On m
count works payable from assessments are IeGoce W
collection ol assessments ana the aplcl'on o. VI 'ie
sums so collected, which The Controller hereny re-
ouired TO Apply toward tao payment OF sld ob!SittOs
or Indebtedness. to SSO00,00O After such reduction Is
effected work shall be anihurlzed Or eAec9,t ~; ~ si %
city oI which assessment may be imposed wlch WI"
at
OF the city Tor or N account Oh SUI 80 G1n n10 Noiny
beyond the said maximum sum OF HS,OOVVVV. -'o47
in this section contained shall be beld TO apply To or e
lay any WORK of tie scptiOn Tor wbch an assessment
may be in whole in part imposed now uhIef con'Io'
side-ave and drive. In all where Work OF t.e 1e
serptiou Aforesaid has been III part procecded Win oy
davis labor palsuant law ordinance authorizing
tered t ny the head OF the department having charge
OF the execution OF the same as provided Ill oocuoS o.
SIC g. Tne Controller of the City Of New-York shall,
frOm
OF said city, sufficient to pay the assessm h,s hhe upon
isf day OF Deceoor 1876 also the amount OF cost OF
street improy enenIs ena.seao9 ocer m 81 stIeet
inprovene FROM the proceeds OF aast sSneht OF tc
poriry bonds. which, under existing laws canhot oe
legally assessed upon and collected rom owners Oi
property benefited by such improvements aiso t.S
not heretofore provided for also tAe amount Oh Itis
in leyyinga collecting assessments also lAe amount
of OF assessments made unGcr lie ia" aiSO
the amount OF deficiencies IN assessments ARISING ue
existing laws fao ,He nSGen'y 0l tno mpTove D
to bear an assessment Tor the cost 'heiS,
the accounts aud returns certain cole OF assess
prior u the year 1882 and al otII ueneoeoS
In assessments ior street improvements cue "a m t,
which paid from tle proceeds OF assessments VI I'm m
porary bonds provided that said consolidated so 80
20 DC issued snail not be sold ioF less tna 80 p me- e
payable within such period as said COitiOiei may ue
teTmine, not exceeding ten years, ana DSdins @
not exeee1ng per cent per annum and that IRON ihe
proceeds thereof there shall be paid ana lqihdateu S
equal amount Oi assessment or temporary DOhGs a' i'o
time to time they shall mature ana il due u ooo ooo
SEc a. No sum greater IN amount imam ~, - - p
s7s be raised on the bonds or srocks city Tor tne
io of ali wok ntborizcd by speciI laws and for
which no assessment can be imposed 10 IrOvdc Iur-
ther execution OF the wOGs 50 authOiI G any
OF said works, portion oi tie Sale II shall De .M
f for the Board OF Estimate ami AppOTtiunnent on Tue
application the head OI the department. having care
OF such work. 10 ncudc IN tie annual estimate sucn su"
or sums said Board may iu lts discretion, "1'ciine
And work in tins section referred To slau Aet."er @
be authorized or executed winch III any one e"orui @
wear. after tie year 1876 viii Involve an eApeh-
diture exceeding in amount tne sum incauugu ,n 40
said annual estimate tOSether win INC H ~.
sum may DO raised on tie bonds or sOcAs 0i 'e
said CITY ms in tins section provided Before ANY bonus
or stocks for the work referred 10 in this section are Is
sue authority for such issue must be gwen Dy the ou
ity the ConIror of tie city may issue tie bonds 81
stocks authorized at not less Than par the lutcies'
ment OF any OF said bonds OF stocks shall exceed ten
years. unless otherwise provided by tue specai Jaws
bonds by tits section authorized, may be issued Dy the
Controller III sums varying from $loo TO Sooo each'
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.
SEC g. All work Of the description hereinbeforc re-
ferred to shall be performed by contract the terms OF
which shall be approved by Counsel to the Corpora
ton and entered into by the head Of the depar rmen
having charge of the execution OF suck work. and shall
be founded on sealed bids and proposals made IN COM
phance with public notice duly adyerSed & ioI a, est
tised specifca, of the same, describing thc woh
The same is to be executed, and also the ini,
tcrial to be used in is performance shai!
and ncd in his office. Security shall be given
equal 10 onha the estimated cost of such work. to Oe
tLerefor for its faithful performance ami proposal
must be accompanied win an Undertaking by al least
responsible suretes. who shall Justly IA HoaDic .ne
amount before any officer authorized 10 administer oa
sufClency Oi the sufctlcs o! tr O!G
der whose bid proposal accepted must IN addtOA
be approved bl the Controller
SIC g. least live days notice must be gwen by the
head of the cjiar net advertising Or dtd Dds dbd
proposals 10 the Controller 0 the date ana pace hAed
for opening the same ana al tle ine ana pace nNe' or
at the adjOurned meeting as hereinafter provided ad IN
presence Controller, II he Is IN Attendance lhe Dds
or proposals shall be publicly opened by sud htad 0I
department. The time Tor opening Das OF tIoPosis
may be adjourned by the head Oi the department Tor any
perlud moi exceeding five da! ana dt least TWO Gay
notice must given tde Controller 10 attend at such
adjourned meeting 80.
sealed bids proposals shall be accepted 10y the head Oh
depart scnt. unless such Othcer snail, within lVc
DAYS alter te bids opeued. certify 10 tue Controller
in writing tGat Il woGid III lis opinion, be Tor tc pulc
Interest tlIat tie shOud be pJtcCd ana staiInS
fully snch cerineation the reasons for such opn5u
II Nitbin ten days alter such ccitcatiOn the Controller
with the mead Of the dca neni such bid Or pro
pOsal shall be rejected, but II sid Controller refuse or
IAN within aforesaid TO coneuy then the Hoad VI
the department sIai accept said lowest bid.
CONTRACT REGULATIONS.
sye IL II the lowest bid proposal be rejected, II
the accepted bidder shall refuse neglect, for three
DAYS after written notice, 10 give proper security
satisfaction Of the Controller, TO execute with his
eurot the con tract where the contract is executed
the same abandoned by the CONTRACTOR the shall
he readyertised and reet : LercinDcIOTc provided
SEC. The head OF tine department. hen he accepts
the bid and before entering IN any contract
the performance OF the work, SHAH certify 10 the Con-
rropraou has been made by the Board OF Estimate and
AportlonmcDt. covering the expense OF the work. the
Controller shall ind0rse the amount vi sueh apprOprla
tiop upon the ceIncaie OF tie head OF the department.
and al department OF such Endorsement, where
upon the small Dc entered into
SEC 13 No special appropriation s1nil at any time be