New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06

and special proceedings. This number Is exclusive !.
with the Commissioner for the Revision OF Assessnent
| STATE LAWS OF LOCAL APPLICATION AND CITY ON.
DINANCEs.
The lack Of proper compilations Of State laws aect,,
the city and OF city ordinances has long been son
| OF embarrassment In municipal administration m
State laws especially applicable to The City OF NeWyo
have been full OF contradictory provisions and apsns
ments 50 interviewer with other subjects and so inoa
sisrent with each other that 10 has been dcnl, IN
certain what the existing PROVISIONS really Tie az
dinances such regulations the C0mmon ConncT
has by virtue OF its several charters, power naka
re alton to good order health and cOmcr OF thee,
and the transaction OF public business. They are MI,
regulations supplementary TO, but having equal for
and authority wiib State laws From earliest ,tno
the several city charters nave granted TO the Conmop
Council the power To- establish ordinances and specsS
various subjects relation to which Il parrulas
authorized To make slch provision In accordance with
these statutory directions Che Common Council has rom
time time passed ordinances OF general application ana
Droyided pflties to secure their Observance Altbon
subdivision 26 OF section 10 OF the present chatter nrs
reduced 10 code and DC published such In the C,i
Record no had been duly authorized since th
great been removed by the publication She an
holzed revision of local and special laws Regarding he
CITY OF NewYOrh compiled under an hOrity OF chantss
$50 of the laws OF 1879. by the Counsel Corgoa
ton and Messrs Bliss Olpey. and By the adoption Of
revision NJ the city ordinances by your predeoesot
The OF the city ordinances should be carried
forward from year year BIZ the publication Of clifton,
containing ali ordinances OF general applieaIoa
CHAPTER 59l of the laws OF lsSO provides for the
the local laws referring 10 the city.
The duties Of the Board OF Aldermen in connecuop
with don n mental expenditures now confined In sSo
concentrations in the revision Of the annual estimstss
before dual action OF the Board OF Estimate and An
pOrlIomncn Although your duties IN this respect an.
ady, rv they are nevertheless responsible and tmpor
tant, and you should scrutinze carefully all items Of
proposed Expenditure ia order that they may eeono-
nicl and IdIc0usy adjusted oy the aid Of your rec
concentrations.
You will also have an opportunity Of promoting
economy and efficiency In public administration in n.
gulating the fees OF county officers under your ancient
authority supervisors, recently confirmed and daned
| by the new Code.
deem il Important call attention the Necessity OF
strict cOmpl with lw by officers OF election In ng
their returns The great eaIeessness which has pre-.
vaed IN tls respect weakenS confidence in the
guards that The law has provided 10 project the canvass
and declaration Of cast at the polls All returns
inspectors aud poll clerks should be completed III
manner provided By law at the polling places and should
be taken immediately the close Of the canvass u each
district directly 70 the places OF deposit designated By
law, the offices of the County Clerk tue Mayor and Tue
Clerk the Common Council and 60 the Bureau VI Ecc.
tons, al OF which should be Kept opeu for that pur
pose. ,,-,.,. -, -, ...., - n..,-
been gwen to the development or the Library OF tho
Common Council aud the classification and preseva
Mayors Office for past years pac ked 10 boxes aud
stored upper III the City Hall These records
are important containing evidences or marriages, the
granting Licenses and other transactions 10 which
reference often desired, and upon which the detefut
property frequently depend. / recommend that pro
be made 30 that these records can DC Wopety
classified and stored IN connection WITH tue Cy Library
a 10 DC readily consulted.
SPECIAL Legislation BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
In passing ordinances earnestly recommend that you
avoid as far as possible special legislation In favor Of
dtviduals and that the subjects upon which you
called to take action be disposed OF by general Or
n,nccs 40 framed that oil persons desiring privileges
may have equal chance 70 obtain them by compliance
with reasonable and proper conditions esta1lshrd ~
VIII greatly lessen tn abOrs and difficulties VI your po
sitIoI "a well as those OF the Mayor.
Under the authority to regulate the use OF the streets
na Pa aDdafons Tor franchises when viii be eagerly
a., no far auu
THIS subject lulty agree WIKI my immediate predecessor
without adt quate 10 the CITY Treasury be
4' , - .ucIseS winch !; cn1fers mon g,lydu9I
or corporations and that enterprises which derive ,hsif
S,,, 80 in their nlrGTe prlcticaliy tx a,IYe
should regulated by YOU with regard to thu greatest
cOr ard comfort Of tue public. II Is true that
rights To US tho streets ac IN some conferred by
STATE laws but even such 10 greater or less
nt subject 20 regulation Dy you, AMI there IRE
lre nulb,r oi eases ~ which the auth ry primarily
rests with the Common Council in virtue Ok powers
Dur'n: 1879 and ! % the Board Of Aldermen passed
several authorizing tie laying " plp " the
Tor the purpose OF conveying steam Ile pasage
l,r Of nclr.ns large areas by steam conveyed rom
mon centres "; an experiment IN this city, shOu
20 -Itegcd precedent tor tie granting oi Oihe las
u,.gLC4e winch should be made to yield TO tie ciya
,.trr pro- .rtlDuatc 20 their a>certaiued value.
Z hak tnat the stro = should NOT ne Or zen mp ~
iudrlGras The ben fit Of private teiLr,-', bus
r al ,ch work should De done By the CoIr ls'ioaer
auoU:t equal 10 tae ca mated cost 81 the work ina
yyb Invasion OF TIE streets o' enterprises lacking
" V h. me tr,rcr=cs IN the gift of tie Common
G uucl can b, ulzod ~ soircts of revenue rs 70
ru- ierlby diminish he cost OF the Ciy Government
enterprise. admitted utility, yon will so lrant fral
cusc. ~ 10 decrease the burdens Of taxpayers Fan
c. NOT prUt by patents shoHi Dc DIS posed u as
plc auctIOn. through competition or sealed BIDS. as
trr, franchises disposed If , tie COmmssioa-
o, o ic snLips Funa and scrupu Il, regard auud DO
mad tp spirit well the letter ~ section i ~ ths
n.r, r. whicn forbids the Common Council 10 take
ftu ,ts % a.
were -. common CJunc grant frsncl.,,s unlimited
10 time without securing To the city Ncqule g'leH'
An important function Of the Board Of Aldermen arises
from auth Iry - initiate public works. ,
Iur il,i..lcuOl OF the Common Council over piOlc
gort- "hich remained almost exclusive itom ~ reyis.
.,tanl-hncat ol the Board Of ark Connssoners IN
lon Aa, been srentiy modified by VARIOUS a''"H 'H'
L. -~laluir. c.
rarely qu,si ned. ana litigation to set aslde as:essfeuS
ratvely roro; put undec the Operation Q. tss
iu. cu, d. ting laws passed since 1877 the vacation
of r,sucts iccnn.cai inform scs in tn aushlf
nroa prosecution OF the work his grown 10 be amer
p.f rut irt ~>ti essential and the am 'llfi Ok
various Iluy>i ot law increases the respOnS oliy
G. ta., J.tscn O., your duties.
tut- I ity retarded 10y dea' "a tna pas Z. o.. lLe
resolutions necessary 20 - proSec mon II - inlo
Gill. iu .Ic proper ason, and or-e that h'.oos
au.D.Dl.u. paving u" other pubic works, ace g WIZ
stur ... ,li~. H,raiiou. Tho .TcSuOusir} ~ t1e
Department, u ruuc WORKS Is SHARED b' tl' SoihDoa
t.,l.,., ana trust tadt YOU WI facilitate by !tl
| ae.inu tl' iuIylous and ecOnOn'cal prosecution o
r'.'oa ~ lie ol,yatci r4ilroad under au'horty'
OF O.. Rapid Irslr act, has cit it.G rev 'u.A1y
o th, stg u.s. OF great utility 80 re pp1l". ON. OF cta
lncuaytuic. 20 many cltzeI,. ~ yltuc o ne af
tA.t, 10 4.-uate tAe use 81 Tia tIt, your pirIect,
p.,-r. ~.vt ra a iiuat. .rSiE,N TO "'.-.JJ
roIiE Iui1 be .our mr. 6, cSarirc tn,- sanl'c IN
bNl.v % SECURE tut.Arg Gluuu lnh ot this HH, AioS
~ nlj t,n- nlasce ~ tnc ROADS o. rci"s15 '"' d'
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