New-York tribune., 1881-03-30
TIE MCCARTHY CHARTER.
SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO SAVE CITY OFFICES
FROM BgING ABoLTsHFD-CoNTRoLLEE CAMP

suCcEsSFU EFFORTS TO SAVE CITY OFFICES
FROM BTING ABoLIsHFD--C CONTROLLER CAMP
DILL or THE NEEDS OF TEE DEPARTMENTS.
lTROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRrBUEE.I /
ALBANY, March 29.-The Mccarthy charter
for NewYork City again brought up in the Senate
today Thus far the acton upon this bill has had all
the eject OF nk-craser section after section having
been botted out AMI matters in affected departments
having been left IN the condition at present IL
snerestng to listen 10 the enOges OF the officers whose
salaries have been touched, and taxpayers will rejoice
TO he informed that nearly all the city Ocers over
buIdenod with work Every OH 'eh0der OF prominence
to have retained city Senator TO defend his
impered position. The Excise Commissioners so
fortunate obtain their defenders the full board
Of senators from tie city, seven IN number. Accord
nly the Excise Department was again made an inde-
pendent prncpatY in the city government, instead OF
being absorbed by the Board Of Police.
The blll aboshes the Bureau Of Licenses and the
Bureau OF Permits Of the Mayors Office. Senator For
moved day that these bureaus be retained and
gave an eloquent description OF their Importance as
wheels OF the city Government. Senators Hogan aud
Secbachcr werc convinced OF tho necessity OF their
being retained. Senator Mccarthy with yigor
opposed the attack but was overrued
by tho other country Senators and the
sections wero stricken out Bixby moved that
two OcCs in the Finance Department that OF Collector
Of Assessments and superintendent OF Markets, be also
kept intact After considerable argument and oppoSi-
lion from nator Mccarthy. this motion also was car
ried The argument made that the work would nave
10 DO done by some and might well be done by ho
officers mentioned by anyone else Senator Forster
rhcn moved shat several ouer bureaus OF the Finance
Department bo retained
eouatorstrahIn. indignant n; this steady attack on
the b IN feryent TENS warned the country Senators
that there would be nothing left OF the charter
He said that there many snrcures IN the depart
r,eni- ,hss they ought 70 be eb"ised One Colo
mel james ). Mooney, OF the Departments OF Public
Works was chm ccd with drawing salary OF $1,000
year for which no did nothing but attend primaries
anu clambskc%"
Senator B.xhy moved that :hc section aboshng the
Bureau OF Arrears OF Taxes AID Assessments be
stricken out. He said that THIS bureau was
absolutely essential and that this was the opinion Of
Controller Campbell Ho then read the following
menoranaa, written ~ CoutrOlicr Campbell about the
charter:
should b. related The duts should not DC tian-eFrcd
20 the Police Department. wilcl IS already suhcien'y
IN tue Finance Department has never Deen orS2nZrd'
aud shoild be formally abolsl rs p5'Po,-1i LIZ it
Controller under the Public burdens hil may hDolsh
and cOusuli iate bdrr0us, ana mas uoHU 20 10
far as srrms prudent AZ pre- en- nnd dav no S
ebllisGfd now. There very large amount Ol leHs
TO be collected ana 1t won he we'll 10 relan the li s-
rnt orpar 2 ,ii0n for time. | do u0t thnk me dUIy
now performed by the Botd Of CITY Record he Mas pr
Corporation Cnun-el aud COMMISSIONS on Fnouc mVh'
should be assigned the Clerk of the Common C0hucll
This Board now supplies stationery and printing to
most of tnc dcpari ment- ana cOul Sc Ihs enlre o'N
should be put ~ a fepIrate bureau and lttaencd
Of tie doplrtmenls-say DEPARTMENT ot Public n'tr /.
Tho street clean NJ should bo provided Tor IN s id1
hill such as will be pfesentedb by the Mayo ana Cltzens
Committee. T
In reference 10 proposed changes rs TO contracts
gave my Views before tho Committee at Albany. Inc
uat t naye Iunp bids Is not II would throw tho
business INTO the hands OF large contractors ruhg OUT
on OF moderate means and the resdlt would be that
the would pay more Than under the PIPSeh
shovel that the work under contracts in the Del W.
mrnt Of Public Works had generally been done Wllhlh
me orgIna esttmars II contractors are 10 make lump
bIIs tnty will make them larger IN amount Inc Guy
Wau6 10 pay fair prices for just HhaI Is zone anu 10
more There are many OF moderate means VINO can
bid under the present system getting pay ny items l1i
work actually done, WHO could not run tne rlsh oI
ing iumo bids amt the consequence would be monopoly
OF the business by IA few. ---,,---..... -,
Ar fhr end of this reading the further consideration OF
III oharter was posLpoued until tomorrow morning.