The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-04


lions In this act provided for shall hold oice for
term % oyea5S VI Inc SIX persons e'ecsse A'us'
men at Largo OF them shall be voted for and
'. " ~. oA"''s - ~ o'.s -,
rres'aen' VI me noard Of Aldermen, and INC A"e'
elected president shall hold his ofico such
DURING ~. ,.,n o. rr,,, v...r.v ., A.. osaco n
= ~ -e' =
mayor occurring during saia term.
SEC. a-There shall be held on the nrst Tuesday In
Tho month ar Anr,, 1879 md an ,ho a., Trssaav In
~ 49,, AAN ~ WV ",ss 49,. :.
Aprh every seconu year thereafter an eeeton 10 sao
city. which shall be elected Mayor and Board OF
Alderman as now nrovidcd nv ,,w Tho ooacsrs m
M'1.'"en 20 Nv" p'o''aea oy law. ino omos's ~
elected snail enter upon tho duties Of their respective
offices the LIST day Of May following the day Of such
election except tho of Mayor si elected.
The term OF Office OF the Aldermen elected In Novem
Der, 1877, shall and determine st noon ON the
LIST day OF May, 1878.
dermcn acting Mayor OF said city in case OF
vacancy In the office OF Mayor no shall continue
rs Mayor until tho rst day oil May succeeding the next
election at which Mayor can DO chosen; ind tenn
porary President may be elected by the Aldermen or
from among their number TO hold office until the 1rst
day OF May succeeding the next election at which
President can be chosen.
SIC. Amy vacancy which may occur in the Board
OF Aldermen by reason OF the death resignation OF
u monbcr OF said board otherwise shall b0 filled by
election OF the board by majority OF all tho men,
beers elected thereto and tho person 40 elected to Ill
such vacancy shall serve until the irst day May
succeeding the next election which Board or Al
dsf%en is 70 os sl.sssd Ro.ra q
receive annual salary OF So 600, amt tho members
OF said bonrd other than the president shall each
ceve a salary Of $1,000 The aggregate amount Of
saaries Tor the clerk assistants and officers OF said
board. shall not, in any ono year. exceed SO. 600
SEC. 7.-Ali heads OF departments and the Chamber
lain in said city shall hereafter be appointed by the
Mayor, without confirmation by the Board OF Alder
men.
lain may DO removed Tor cause as now provided ny
law. The cause assigned must be for maleasancc, IN
EMERGENCY or dercicton Of duty IN ohce and the par
ticulars OF tho offence must DO set forth written
charges copy OF which shall DO served upon tho per-
son 50 charged anu an opportunity gwen HIM 10 be
heard IN his defence before removal shall BIO made.
PARKS.
SEC 0-rhe head Of the Department OF Public Parks,
In said CITY, shall hereafter DO nm officer called the
commissioner OF pargs" The Commissioners OF tho
Department of Public Parks who shall be appointed
by tho Mayor within ton days after the passage oil this
act shah hold Office Tor term OF Jour years and shall
Tecevo salary OF SoVUV per annum Thc olhce OF
ic Parks shall cease and determine Immediately upon
tne appointment OF sucn commissioner OF rarRs, and
the omces OF az me omcers ana employees OF sald de-
paTment snail cease ana oe'srmne 10 ten Jays tnere-
auer. -
SEC 1o-Thc Department OF Public Parks shall have
charge u sne construction anu man'enahce ana Snail
control and manage all the public squares parks and
paces ~ saia Guy, anu .nc sae"aks lmmeaiatcly ad'
joining any OF sad puoic PARKS, squares ana piacos
sEc: the powers und uutes heretofore con-
ierleu upon nuu now posscsscu W Tue departments OF
Pubic Parks or the commissioners OF the Departments
partment SHALL except as herein Otherwise provided,
De possessed ana performed " the department. OF
ments ana papers IN inc possession Of SAID Depart.
ment OF ruonc rarkS NOT Ieating 70 inc powers ana
autos ~ tn's act continued IN sso depaltment orto
Inc powers ana outies conieErcu upon inc bohra o!
street Openings ana Improvement. sha DC delivered
over oy me Commissoner o. rarKs 20 tho Commits
sioner oi fuoic WORKS.
SEC. l%-No plans LOT laying OUT o. monumenung
that portion of the CITY lying north Of the soutnerly
nne u izotn street, incuu'ns Tug I"en.y.th'rd aha
Twenty-fourih wards shall take effect until. approved
OF W thc board u SIeet opening ana improvements
In said CITY, and plan OF any works relating TO the
over OF any tunneI unucr sa'o rveI, snan pe scted
upon, nor sna any Work Oe pIoceedea witn, VI NC.
coTuAnce WIN sucn pa"s' un'i 'no S4no u1o approved
OF ~ sao bosrd
- rubL'c wohkh
SEQ 1S.-Ine department. " ruunc WORKS IN sa'd
Cny snn nave vosnzanvo ana oon''o' uno snaii ac'
couut LOT anu pay over al cosss-
VI .no Oroton wafer syssui VI INC Guy us struc-
lures anu prope'y, anu VI so Juggling unu sno CON-
s'!ucaiou " wens. ., -,
VI al tue sewerage anu DRAINAGE OF inc said city
anu OF al WORKS " CONSTRUCTION uha maintenance anu
regulating. grazing, curMhg, gutterng, hh9ginR paw
iuR repavinR ana repairing VI sireets roaos uhu ave.
nues 10 Tue CITY, any u suon works within
tno limits OF any pubic PARK, SQUARE or pace, or sne
s,uc"aiAS '""euA'0y au1o'"'nS auy PaiA' squaTo "
pace, - - :, ~. ,.... -
d " no suPcIv.on " .uo lEuHHg o. ssTeets
'oaus, a.euass. ef.a.s., ~, - aa1 psaece. =,
~ sno oo"s' u ues u sonauoo aua oaso ~ vi
uIIusss ossl TUG nu'.. "'''' VI VI Any 'unnei OF
tunnels 0eneatn sao Iver.
o. ~ ninR " sunnen 'o's anu VI street vaults ana
open,uss ~ a'ue"ns. ,,
" .nu uv s uiov.vn INV msn.enance o.
puoho Duiangs IN 'ne c.v ana VI the care o. Puolic
uuuInss oe.ons'us " " sa'u Guy, nor ooing
~ ~ =. . ~ , ~ ouuns anae e 'no lan
ascueus " " ~ ny o.eupaoy anu use VI any otner
uepuI'Mcn., VI ~ JUG oo"'u VI Huucuson VI VI any
P.p'.o 'ns ~ n. -. 49,. .... :. a.. 80. =,
- suo .a . 49, n paopov " 'no 0y' IN
o'uunx =" p'ei :, aspe ~" uu'Nreuu
ohc ausn 70 "'oS oufsaus ~ sao Depar|
men. " Iuo''c WIZ
:. = ou'sIu nasus cna'se y. .ne eIccuon ana con-
sIIuc.on Auu 'us C4Io W a.. 81 anu property
a, r ,.vrc ~ . " ~" ~ y, oro.oa
watel inc laying u water pipes tnc construction ana
@ ,s rs0n,,n of rea, ,u' ~ ,
io1s .no " s.aess anu openings 10 sue
wa.As, .ns ~, ,. ~ si. p VI o.'uscs o.eI
anu 1880. ~. is,'o., no super VISION
y. sao .ka ,. 49,. VI ~ avaus, aseuues squaIcs,
ui puo'.o paS.S, sao leoonsruc-
e'oh' IePa sA "so ~ eo"o' auu y. ans 'nc
oons'iuc''on auu ,na'n.cnance, ana reeua.ing ana
IIauIns' ouionh. su...nk, MASKING, pav.nn anu re-
pa.'ux no 49,, r anu ~, paeos VI sne
VI pa.o ~ - ~ ~ suo VI any s.iee', ,oao
" " w., c, ~ hy , v'h VI auy pax vi p'aoe'