New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-27

Mt present with the addition of three citizens TO be
appointed by the Mayor with varying iols' - 90.
curiup npprOpriauOns for themse yes. Inc neCe1i
sIty of concurrent vote, as at present IS 10 oc IT,
nres,dent of the. Board Of Aldermen. IN view
of tie fact that under certain CON con-
tpCencIes he NAV become Mayor - TO oe an af W.
II D. excepting thai the Office OF supervisor ol
Ciy record is abolished and the works transferred "
th, I'll .rks OF the Board of Aldermen -
The Roard of Police is reduccd 10 two Commission
ers Inns il because the Election Bureau IS ie1t Ill
that Department. The power; OF TIE Gomn MS
slOpers. however, are materially nOullleu' Ne
Superintendent of Police is made so IN reallIy
as well as IN name. All promotions are to be
made solely by the suDerntend ut ana 1or iner,I
alone The superintendent can be removed
only for causo. The Mayor Is made n member o' lne
Board OF Police with the power 10 vote OH removals
and all removals mus be either by cOncuirent VOle
or BY the votes OF one Commissioner and the Mayor
All assignments 0f inspect 0is, capta'ns ana poIec-
are 10 De made by the snpeTih ehdent. lnG
Elk use Board is abolished. and he dnlirS transferred
10 the Police Board, The bureau OF the Corporation
Attorney, whose buslness 1t IS to prosecute VioHi-
tons OF the city ordinances, Is aoollSheu am to
dutlps transferred 10 the attorney Vi 'c I"4cc
Board, vino also will look after worK now dGnc ny
the attorney Of tine txcise Board he FImit
Bureau ia the Mayors Once lsaO0!shed. Inc WORK
OF The Superintendent of Jucumbrances III tue
Pubhc Works Depar ment Is transferred to the TO
lice iJepartu.nt he Ltcen, Bureau Tor hucksrrs,
pawnshOps, ETC., Is taken lrOm the Mayors Once
and transferred to the Police Department.. Ihis
work is now really done by the poic, of the Twenty
SIKH lreclllCt III IIlS WAY everything '"
street encumbrances Is transferred to the fohcs
Department, which can be held responsible Tor
keeping the streets and sidewalks free from o0stfuc-
tons.
The Fire Department is to have one head in+teGd
of tour. There is to he Superntend ut OF tue ere
Department with powers similar TO those ol th7 70
lice Superintendent. lie Is to make al pfOhOt 'olS'
for merit ony and also TO make all assignments.
and lie cannot be removed except Oy con
sent Of the MAJOR, and for cause. Inc PROVISIONS
OF the Public Burdens bill grading the pollce ana
fiTemen. are to be retained. The bureau OF Bulld.
ines is TO be taken from the Fire DeDartment and
placed IN the Public Works Department. The bn-
reaus IN the Public Works Department are to he
partly consolidated The Bureau for the Collection
If Water Rents il 10 be transferred TO the flhanc
Arrears for the Collection of laXeS tor the COll"c-
ton of Assessments and of CITY Revenue. thus
placing under head all the various bureaus for
Tie Dock Department is to be placed under one
head. and MS power OIL unlimited eApeH-
and appropriated by the Board Of Estimate and Az
portIonmcnt. the as for other departments.
The Law Department will be slightly rcn0delrd.
The attorney for the collection of arrears will De
abolished. also the Public Administering bureau.
and the work assigned TO clerk under tie direct
responsibility Of the Corporation Counsel ne Cor
pJratlon Attorneys bureau viii b. abolished.
The PARK Department will be placed nnder one
head and the Department of Chanues and Corrcc-
tion probably under two. The State Board of Clarl
ties expressed a belief that two COmmIss onerS
would be better than one for the Charities Depart
gwen i'm the bill Commissioners. and
the work of the Board of Assessors, which is
abolished, will be combined win that of the Tax
Commissioners. There was feeling on the part Of
Senator Mccarthy that Ill the departments should
have one head; but il was concluded to make eXep-
lions III the cases OF the Police, lax and Charities
Departments, which were allowed two, Though this
may . changed TO one before the OIL reaches the
Legislature. The expensive SlnecuTe OF Commits
sioner OF Jurors is to be abolished, and the work
gwen to the Sheriff TO perform.
The Supreme, Superior. and Common Pleas Conrts.
and also The District Justices provided Tor III the
Constitutions and therefore cannot be consolidated
in any way. The salaries % the Judges, the number
and salaries of the clerks subject to legislation.
There viii he Ian &c reductions made in all salaries
and the Number OF clerks viii be largely reduced.
The number of Civil ANA Police justices will be re-
duced and the salaries Of former placed at - 600
and Of the latter at Sc 900 The terms OF the CIvll
Justices all expire tins year; therefore Their saia-
RES can be reached at once.
The repOrtO OF the Committee will recommend that
the Registrar aud County Clerk be N dc salarIed
officers, bat this will have to be done IN separate
bills.
There will be n limitation 10 the Issue of city
bonds. Salaries of all officers viii he reduced and
the total saving under the proposed bill will amount
to millions OF dollars.