New-York tribune., 1878-01-17

Rrr1i,r oF 1nF PcESSyIyANM MUNICIPAL COZ
MissIoN-SUNMABY OF \ BILL IL EMITTED I
ruT ASSEMBLY.

REPORT pF Illf PltsNNNlN ANA tt tiIAi GUM
MssroN-srNMAEY OF BILL siBNnTFD TO
ruE ASSEMBLY.
U,Rg>grrG. Penn. jan. IG.--Ibc Commits
.on appointed by the Governor Of II nhsy Naha under
Act IT the Assembly. To devise plan for tne govern
t OF the ctis, of The state hhs reported tie result of
y wears work in the form oi til wlCn hgars evidence
al ita, of research and rd 'con. The report opens
with the statement that discussion Of other municipal
c;u, l. chDl, important a. bearing upon the sub
fee, of accommodating city indebtedness Al coustifu-
iional aud legislative provisions Tor u qlatlug
II, amount are promptly ri ctcd The Coc.ms
sion carefully considered IN tlis connection tue
report OF the New York Municipal Commission, pcopl-
mcudn- property qualification for suffrage. and con-
cu led tlat such qualification would exclude a larsa
number ~ Intelligent AMI honest men the sons of rcpu
table rropcrtyholicrs For ths aud other rcasws the
Commission provide, The hi submitted - the As,uI-
h, a, the only means stop the rapid acreas OF per
manent municipal debit that mo city shall have power
To borrow money. except In ease Of casualty happening
after The making OF the annual appropriations" and
that the payment OF this lOana tax shall he raised
with The next annual levy.
The bill provides In the first place. that ~ the CITES Of
the ~ ate shall be divided into tyo cassos those OF the
nrs class containing least 100000 Inhabitants those
of the second class containing between 100000 aud l2O
600 those of the third class bet ween 10000 aud 10000
those " class between 10000 and 10000 and
those OF tie nuh class under 10000. The corporate
rights Of citirs clearly >peClhed under forty heads
including the right levy ana collect license taxes
all kinds of business. Telegraph poles and on
signs, and 10 arrest and set ut work warrants
and thieves found the city without visible means of
support In each city there to he two local leSisa-
tive bodies tho select and The Common Council Which,
in cities the first three classes to meet twice
ycar-n April and N0yembcr-thc first session To be
moi longer than twenty days. and the second not longer
sixty days Mayors to he elected for three years
The executive departments of each city 20 consist
of Departments ofPublc Safety. Public Works Fmau cc
city Cont oer, Law Education. Charites and Correc
tion and the Sinking Fund Commission. The Mayor,
with the consent ~ the select Council Is g. appoint IN
heads OF the departments of Puhic Safety, pubhc
Works, and Charities mud Correction, aud the CRY
Solicitor; with the consent of both Councils he is 10
appoint the City Treasurer; IN cities of The hgs class he
alone IS to appoint the head OF the Finance Depart
mcnt. vino h to hold office during good behavior Tie
Councils are eject the following officers: Tie city
oniroler; four members ot The sinking Fund Com
mission two ef whom shall he elected BY each branch
four directors of the Department OF Charities amt Cor
rccun for four year and two directors the
Department OF Finance 60 he chosen by each branch
NJ The Council, and 20 hodOHice during good behavior
Thcsr are the most important sections OF the bill which
the Commission hopes will he either passed or rejected az
"a Whole. OseIr L.. Jackson presented minority report
oectng 10 the enactment OF the proposed bill for vaI
Gus assigned Reasons