The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-07
OUR CITY MISGON ERNMENTS.
THE IfTEST PLtN TOR REpLfCTNG
1JiEU UITH GOpERNuENTS.
Report or the Municipal Communication -Tn~-
Payer suffrage the Correction Of TINT, er.ni
Surrngc-A Constitutional Amendment.

The report Of the city Government Com
mission was presented to the Legislature yes
trrday. After rccitng the history Of their APP
puintmrnt and explaining why they have taken
50 much time. the Commissioners discuss the
crying OWLS in municipal administration. and
the causes Of them. The aggregate permanent
debt OF the New York cities is. in round mum
bcrs. over $4,000. 900: yearly interest probably
over eli ,OOOUUO New York city alone owes
dcduciing the sinking fund, over $4,000 900;
the interest appropriation for the present year
is over 81 900 900. or more than enough to dcfray
all the expenses of the State Government. Yet
the magnitude Of the debt is not 80 alarming ~
the rate II increase in recent years. And what
is there to show furi The Commissioners say:
II was abudanuy suii,w for the construction of all
the publ, work. m great metropolis Tor ccntur, To-
Of architecture and art Instead ri this. the whar,es
s ,r r "' nue. ,"i. ,s', wll"rs,, AZ" W., %
, . ,' !, ,,,,'i ,, i,i anl u, nGa ,, ,'i
liile winch tn 'unn cam rcgar with Siu-acon save
the agu'du't an ,s arrurt'nanccs aud public park
uuNlc d 1T. tor The ,Nrtn-y accustomed y, them H.. or
In irnti the lun. i'it oi ut ci, o N,w Nok.o til,
wasted tmte.1ied. ur nisaprcd
With this increase of debt there has been an
alarming incrcusr IF yearly expenditure for or
this Increase for New York city since 1850. ~
compared with the increase Oi population. j.
th" increase OF taxable property. more than 200
per cont.
uniAiihtui governing boards AMI officers. on
V'rting city governments at times into vlahr-
rat. SYSTEMS 81 drprrdation. Second. the in
ruiu. ton OF state and national politics into
mum 'iuul affairs. Third. Legislative mrddlng.
After an ahl" discussion u these causes the
Commissioners arrived At the question uf rcm"-
dies. Taking Dp thuSt hith,rtu suggested. one
lay one. they dismiss them Is superficial and in
ADEQUATE aud submit thor own They arr, -at
I-fIl 4iit tf
and trustees ~ the financial concerns of cities
should D. lodged with the taNpayrrs The plan
followed hitherto. they say. seems np httrr
adapted 10 secure a good administration than
mode oi election in railway corporation 10y
which conductors. hrakcmrn. truckmcn. cngi-
hr"r~i ami lm-scnS.rs should hay" an equal
right with sto. khulders to vote FOR directors.
Ihrl also liam that their plan IS IN acc9rdan."
tn" proposition al length Noticing the uhJcc-
tons, especially III" unlnuularity ~ any ro-
~iri0tion uf universal suffrage. they say that
their r"comnc ndatiun~ are mad" in the ini"r-
st OF universal suffrage. and ought :" iini
~ on others. For thr sake Of securing stability
and uniformity IA municipal government. thrv
an tmcndmc nj To- the state Constitution. ~ fol-
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