New-York tribune., 1876-04-22
ALBANY.
CHARTER BILL REPORTED.

THE wOODIN AMENDMENTS IN The A9oH"D'i
DOUBTS OF THE BILLS PAssAGE-NATUhE OF
TIE BILL As 1T STANDS.
,rpov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBUNE'I
ALBANY, April 21.-SenatOr Woodins pni'
known as the Charter Amendment bill, reported Dy
ur Ei.b this morning from the Committee Cities IL
has been amended in number of important particulars
The bill cannot become law unless great energy I us
payed in pressing 1t through, for want OF Time lhere
is reason to believe that there will be strong efforts maze
in its favor All the amendments given below are under
stood TO have been approved by Senator WoodiI ana
therefore likely TO be concurred in by the Senate tire
mains to be said, however that several seemingly vaiu
able features introduced by Gerard have been
stricken out from the bill
In the fifth section which limits the amount Of new
work which essInents may be imposed to $l'ooo
600 year, the provision which confirmed all contracts
for the execution OF such work, including those hereto
fore certified 10 by the persons named in or appointed
Commissioners under Chapter $50 Of the Laws OF 1872
is stricken ont by the Committee. Further on IN the
section the following provision is also stricken oh
PAYMENTS all heretofore entered into or which
shs be at the rate ard to the authorized BY such
e9nG con- & @ 0G al m m TI Goe and supplies furnished since the
lst day OF January 1915, on The oIeI oi ne %
in progress a shall be made out Of assessment
BONDS and nothing herein contained shall impar So
payments.
The restriction in regard to the issue of assessment
bonds greater than 81 100000 in any calendar
year is made prospective and the Controller is gwen ds
cretion he shall shall not ssue these bonds In
sums varying from 800 to $500 each. By the Senate
bin this was made mandatory. Perhaps the most inn
portant amendment made is inserted At the end OF Sec
tion 90 place OF single sentence there stricken o
The whole cost Of any work for which assessments are
raucrty benefited the improvement PROVIDED however
bapehfe @ bf y sncb igroytmSn sail txcecd onea o.
valuation OF SUCH lot pec OF paloe o pPtS
In Section 2s the sentence is stricken out wDch io-
f.laf afr.NuF l4rfla
it will be sufficient presentation OF the claim to transmit
10 the Controller the payroll aud that after ton days an
action may lie Tie provision is also stricken ont winch
makes the decision of the referee in question of fact
final in all actions which c city party. The Com
mittce strike ont also the followlngf
No petition proceeding vacate aside affect any
assessment which sal hereafter be made or Imposed for any
local improvement Ia a city can 1e &C "a ls9csG 9i,e s & o1
confirmed aud no peioa or prSeeedng 70 Ssfa,e SCI es
nrmed can be commenced after the expiration OF Nv mouths
aileI the lass3g9 pass on 81 hs sI no %S ~, si s,ie sa
apply the confirmation thereof for foe
INTO prior TO the passase Where local improvement
GS rs q i 10 Or be S@E T shd ed to lie "aih Of 20 eet OF
Dehented
In place Of the section inserted the Senate by senator
Gerard m reference ocehoGiug by nonresidcnts the
Committee reported the following section, which not
only prohibits future appointments Of this kind but pro
hlbits the holding Of oace:
uerson who "a not citizen OF the state o Newfork
shall be eligible afpoiL 10, shah hereafter bold OF
department lhc said
CITY Ounty Of NCNuIE whether legislative, executive
udica either president comm ssOht superintendent
81 OIlc' required 70
the faithful rf1oIuluCe 0f hs duty nor st.
De appointed nr euiloytd have
any valid clam ssaHst Tie Mayor Aldermen and Common
ay city i0T ally sCcg CONFEDERATION uy virtue O
holding any Of such departments branches or
pontInent employ be shall then become resident Oi
SAID city.
The following new section is added ct the end Of the
bIn:
SECTION a4 All expenditures OF all departments boards
or on account Of The COunty OF NewNOr shall be PAID y
vsrrap urOn voucher bs amount named therein, alt'r
a ras heen duly examined allowed certified by the Aui
ur of Accounts Finance Department and approved by
when tlatcri, thereof sad le Dled with iie Controller
and no eArr.n shall be drawn IA any unless src eA
he authCTLed by las or oiUnauc and on ac
tlating i!oa made Tor the p lOs 70 DO
10 which SHAH % Lied FINANCE
Deparmeut HAY, NJ the dscretinn OF nc
of the an single payroll 0 ocers Ol employees Ol any
Of bUdTu tCninsson abe out cI
Aldermen, and COinM1nly OF The Oly
al New IUf any such warrant may De HlA"n 10 hc
OF .isursng such payroll among the persons
money, shall sessIay sign Ie
paid 20 them and te persons sgStel
ny such disbursements snail give
bond to approved by tie tontroer Tor the faithful per
ioTuce And the whole or any part OF tue
amount Of stock bonds al The cry ol Ne"I OrK,
accfmng falling due day, may be PAM y de-
siguated deposit persons entitled 10 receive the
same the amount drawn 10 te OGef OI
the said bank Of deposit.