New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-04
their fitness for reapponmen by their faIthfuness and
attention in tho future 20 the work of the Board

some attention.
Tho manifest purpose OF the act ia TO make the Mayor
the responsible head Of the city government and to So
cure q homogeneous government by laying upon each
Mayor the necessity of making his appointments at me
begnning of mis- term. To accomplish this purpose the
act docs things by direct provision, ahu sonle
things by implication. IL provides In Section mat inc
terms OF Of certain specified officers shan expire on
the 1t OF February 1882 II then provides IN sect on
g. that after the first day of January 1892 the Mayor
OF the City of Brooklyn shall have sole ana eHoluslFo
power appoint the successor Of an Commissioner Or
other head OF department Except the Department OF
Finance and the department OF Audit) or OF any As
member OF the Board OF Edhcaii0n OF Su Cy'
when the terms officers shall respectively expire
by may then thereafter be requredt DC APP
There are certain officers in the city whose terms or
Office Xpred time IA the year 1851 10 WIZ rue
OF Taxes and the Registrar OF Arrears ana 10 these ON
the charter amendment makes no distinct reference
The reason that the present lhcumpthtS uou ONo - I
b. Section of that amendment, az power 10 1PPonI
during 81 was taken away from the Mayor ana ON
mon Council where 1t formerly rceldeu "lthout ILLS
lodged any whore else except that the sole power o. M
Ing vacancies during 1881 was 10 gcd with the NJ yQr
The evident purpose oi ms PROVISION was 20 PS T'io
appointment OF the successors 20 the present
OF these ohce@ IN me hai'2 Oh iue nlyU T, - Ies
by the people IN ISL so much IL cleari Dut II 80
two pom Is First when are tnc successors 10
the present incumbents 10 De appoinedf second WHeu
appointed, i or the balance vi an uheAPou 'c VI
shall be governed by what believe to be tho clear
and Intelligent purpose OF i4s ta% s,m nblqH, o
practically lst of February, or at the same une
with the officers distinctly mentioned in the act and
shall appO.ur them Tor two years.
Sccfio of the act which say after giving the Mayor
IN general terms tue power to appoint any GohLls'
mcut OF Finance and tn. Department Tor Andlt, ana
tine term OF ONCE Of such apponees ana thcr success
except Assessors whose term small be for f0ur years
shall be two years"
snail maze tie,r lour appointments a day two he
fore the lat OF February IN order 10 avoid any questions
as 10 the bearing OF tne clause III section "mch pro
Ydcs that failure to make an appointment WITHIN
thirty days amer the expiration oil term sndn DO
equivalent to an express reappOntnent OF the lncum
bent shall accept the responsibility OF positive ac
mn UlaIl IL lttD n m al
Section Of the act also lodges with the Mayor the APP
p0utment Of members Of the Board OF Education, as
expire. TINS IL plain; but section also IN
cudes members Of the Board OF Education nferenually
among those whose terms OF Office shall be Tor TWO
ytdlS.
| assume that the Legislature intended no change in
the Office OF members OF the Board OF Education
because all legislation the subject since Brooklyn ne
came city has carefully provided that the term OF
members of the Board Of Education shall be for
three years ana tAa One-'urd u the Doaru SnA Ieo
The snspension of the appointing power already al
ludcd caused fifteen members of the Board Of Ed
ucatIOn nOid since the first week III June last
shall restore the harmonious structure The Board by
appointing their for tue balance OF the uueX
pred terms ana | snail make all succeeding appoint
ineis for three years The Board of Education Is body
cnrp0re II can sIc and DE sued Its present form Is
result of long and careful legislation and Is not 10
be lightly assumed that the Legislature intended IN an
inierrntia way to change the whole structure Of the
Board. 90 much Tor the legal aspects OF the case.
APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS.
Il matter OF grave pubic concern Tor the people to
know in what spirit officer intrused for the first
use them The whole theory OF the LAWS that the Mayor
shall be responsible for the administration Of the cy's
affairs and the policy which duimates the different
departments II makes the Ieation OF the different Com
tcaiy tuat OF the Cabinet officer 70 - chief feel 1t
10 bee matter OF no less Importance to nay successors
than to NV sell, emphasize TINS thought 1t
proach to MIR yarts Uu;I Prcsen, Garfield placed Mr.
proach TO Mr. Blame mat President Arthur mas
called Senator FrcIin, huyscn u succeed him. and
yghar il true of tne state Department Is equally
trIt al n
Post gCe Il WILL therefore, De- Grelt injustice 10 any
official wuo may be- retired through my actou to
Urc il into rcp.oach upon him. il would DC equal
Injustice to assume that meant II "a, such or 10
nv successor, hamper him with any obligations To-
tine people, must be ett free trou sich personal EN-
ESTABLISHMENTS. claim tins right az believe m the
interest o good government for nay successors and Ior
ne law does not give the Mayor the absolute power Of
removal presume 1t WAS not thought to DC necessary
But tue whole purpose of the law Will be defeated unless
the Mayor knows at an umG'' ana uuIer az ctcahl-
Stances that II responsible because his appOiutees
represent nm. any OF them get out OF harmony win
him, he must ask Tor their ressnauohs ana ne Is en-
titled to receive them on demand hazard nothing IA
sLJ ing that the people Of BrOOA}n elected ne Mayor
with the iuII purpose Oh placln7 PItclsIy ", 81
bity upon As there Is no precedent 10 govern IN
this cast wish to state distinctly tIa' tH9 acc'l'uce
OF an appointment at my hah' WIZ De tNUeuCS 10 tAc
community thar the gentleman accepting. IL Ha- per
sonaly gwen his assurance that he VIII, without de
lay, give me MS resignation Whtu'N or ds" lui H.
But while shall hold the Commissioners ana heads OF
departments this strict accouutdoulty Will have
nothing ito with the patronage OF the departments
1 viii not use my persona! inhGence with my APP
matter propose TO mold my apponees responsible,
a. 10 tncr deputies aud their chief executive officers
| shall expect TO be consulted, because these give
character to an administration almost a. much as do the
chiefs; and have rGnt TO INSIST tnat these dppoiut-
ucuts snail be satisfactory to me as well as 70 tAeh
Bat the people OF B'oohyn may re9t assured mas enc
and thoughts OF thrlr ayOr AT All events, snail not
bc taken up with patronage.
departments thirty days after their own appointment
nnnt c1se After thirty dly4 removals can be made
IN d
some day hone to see a system authorized by law
which snail save the heads OF departments from
any concern ABOUT patronage, by providing III some
legal way Tor appointment on the clerical Of the
city Meanwhile, in the absence OF such q system,
know better plan than that provided IN the present
law IL il far executive, giving hIm perfect tree
dom; ana the suDOriuaes II limits the Time within
winch removals can be made without cause. For my
part snail call without hesitation for tue resigna
ton OF any Commissioner or head ot department VINO
his department to be used in any pohti
charge OF any clerk do his duty, VINO mis-
uses his place, who is not needed.
snail endeayOr to raise the standard OF clerical work
hig All the departments thlt certificate given 10
any clerk OF faithful service during my administration
sAau be rs ta'uaOc !" MN IS siutt IeSt'l'Vhid lo
any our foremost bIslnessh On the other hand,
who l Mayor snail sign no papers Tor anyone ask
in2 for IN appointment either IRON an OHcel ~ thc CIV
any officer out Of the city The people OF BrOokn
have lodged too mucn power IN my hands Tor me 10 per
mt to be used TO further the personal aims either OF
others Or OF myself.
There but one other subject or Importance TO
which need alude at TINS time
RAPID TRANSIT.
/ admi, with almost every citizen the Importance to
rfpokyn OF efficient rapid transit differ with some,
il would SEEM believing justice and protection
to the Individual are, goodly city important
still. / never will give my consent TO any scheme OF
rapid transit That asks single lndF ldua 10 accept
chance OF compensation against the certainty OF damage
New-YOrE has had rapid transit for more than two
past, ana yet Brooklyn mas grown IN the meantime
faster tuau before IL Is that rapid transit Is
i'm pOrant but it is not that rapid transit ia
essential. We're to state in poetic vein, should say
that raplG transit would bring 10 Brooklyn her
viduaI IN his rights will bring to Brooklyn her ten
thousands. We nave here "A healthy city and good
climate, good water aud an ample supply Ot it,
Let IA Increase and improve schools let ue protect
the individual from wrong and Brooklyn, city Of homes