New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-22
NETWORK CIVIC INTERESTS.
sIhEETCLEANING AGAIN - ANOTHER STAGE
AMENDING Tile CHARTER

sTREETCLEANING AGAIN 49, ANOTHER STAGE IN
AMENDING THE CHARTER.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
ALBANY, April Ex-senator Robertson in
formed the Senate this morning that he had appointed
Senators Mccarthy, Strahan and Hogan members OF
the Conference Committee the Senate and Assembly
bills In relation to strecclcannG in NewYork City It
Is stated on good authority that Senator Robertson
assured before making these appointments that all OF the
senators named were still in favor Of giving Mayor
Grace full control OF the Street Cleaning Department OF
heW-lork, the power awarded him by the Senate bill.
Speaker Sharpe Informed officially to-day OF the
action OF the SENATE and therefore, did appoint his
Conference Committee. Tho notification will be made
tomorrow and probably the Conference Committee
VIII be appointed the same day. UnquestiOnably
IL VIII be as earnest In advocacy OF the Assembly bill
the Senate committee will be for that Of the Senate
snort deadlock Therefore may be anticipated But tho
citizens Of NewYork need not fear that the deadlock
VIII be permanent The party leaders resolved
To deprive the Board OF Police OF Ncw-YOrk OF the
street Cleaning Department AT time IN the session
OF the Legislature this will Doe accomplished.
Ne"fork affairs occupied the attention OF the Senate
most OF It's session. The Mccarthy charter was again
under debate with every consideration OF this bill there
may be- seen In Albany delegation of Office holders
from NcW-NOrk The effect 81 their presence quickly
seen IN The proicr Of amendments keep them in Office
The chief remaining amendment the charter OF New
York k that authorizing the Mayor Of the city in future
To appoint the heads Of departments without the CON
utlnhi Ion 81 the Board OF Aldermen.
To-Day Senator Forster offered AN amendment provd-
ng Tor TOE election Of Aldermen by Assembly instead ~
SENATORIAL districts and AT large He arrucd that In the
IWri\ -inurth Ward the old system prevailed and
r w 'l''lih "l t"'u men. lilH Nlh' idmrni was
dtltaitd li vote Of - To- Senator Forster then
"h'rtd an amendment providing for the transfer o the
fourth wards from the Park Department the Depart
Senator ~trahau then rroIrrri thr important amend
in'n ~ Oh" day. providing that the Paik department
Nhcd hy The hill According tO the Nm % Eepub.
hcnn would De- lcft IN charge ~ the Depart
would share the office with him. IN support of
TIM ain'udmcnt Senator StrlAau argued that the
o1e senator MccaTl -' aid that h ' Would ''i'
%, S,r1h,ins ihr Wnc,pr, OF Tie hl scn'
Of the lnl single healed departments were meant then
thni prin iJlr had already been Violated This wn-
earthly pro, isnn that the Dock department should 10
doubled, adod commission. Senator strahan then
thc president of the Park Department an
iuctca-cd salary during biz torn ~ ohcca- provided hy
that tie hil Wac Constitutional lu this particular soma
tor SiInnan cnrr'd ni, P"1i h@%e'er his amendment
IA" Noi" ~ as oi!oWs iHcpubHcans tn roman, Demo
Nnys-Isnkcr. Davenport Forster. Lord. Iyndc. Nc
earthly. Mills lltt- Robcrtson Rockwell Sessions Was
Ayc.-A-ior, Eird.au Hirbv Brnman Edman Fowler
HoJdn Jncobs MHrihI. Schroeder Sesbdchsr, Sercns,
slrahan. Ncndo'cr. Nlliams-lj
The amendment. 30 effect provides that nft"r the pas
sage ~ the b the Park Department shall De- ruled by
Commissioner Wales and by either CUmms-iOn,r Ollie
hi- -lccrH-or who d. Ia Boz appointed May l. The
charter will b., again Cou-idrr'd 10 morrow.
Daring the Con-id ration of the Ncw1 ok Charter TIL
the provision for the bureau and office ~ Attorney for
the Collection ~ Arrears OF Personal Taxes rein
serted in the bill.
On motion Of Mr Forster the section reducing the
Der ~ police surgeons 10 twelve amended that
none nov holding the Office can De legslAicd out OF
Office
Mr. Forster moved 20 take from the Park Commission
cr- and transfer 90 the street Commissioners certain
fnu la rttF ID
Mr.. EihbS offered the following amendment:
There shall also ho In said Department OF Public
work. az inspector Of cncumhranc,s who. with h's
sistantr shall have charge ~ the removal ~ cucu-
bfancrz or distractions on strrctH and sidewalks.
The amendment " as adopted