New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-26
CHANGES IN THE CITY CHARTER.
PLANS OF THE DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS.
SINGLE HEADS FOR NUMBER OF THE DEPART
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When Mayor Edsons proposed amendments
to the city charter were lntr2daced IN Tue @ Sap
t,ey wanted. In fact they were sausned 20
let the existing charter remain IN WIS org N hIr
hands and Mayor Edison could be trusted to gye mem
such Offices a. might ia nnGet us Wa. cener
ally understOOd therefore that no bills MAKING ohahSes
IN me CITY government snouid be passed ~,
mated recently 10 ono or members Of the Legs
ought to be some to redeem the promises OF municipal
reform made the Last canvass. TITS mas hd ' 'n''
quiet efforts have been made to amend me mayor
amendments In ruch way ~ WI rtRaef mem "a "a
are a. the mend OF the Democratic ia lions the city.
IN ,S. way tne leaders nave agtced that the Mayors
bill shall be altered IA to retain Tor me boatu OF AZ
dermeg the power IT now ISs o. Tbere 10 b.
no change IN the Department o. Sh sritna
II was thought by these leaders to leave me bureau
of T. eetiOua In the control Of thc fnlcr ID U,'h1' IL
9nv change IL made IN tat respect nen the Police u
paftmcnt will be- reduced To mead, which, however,
Where department now has only one bead bead
ne Is 10 he left in control, as un.er tLe
existing law, hut where change IL ahe III he @
mate ON May l. This will legi-ate ou Of office the rank
Commissioners and those oi me Eire Door ueL'n Au
Lxcl-e departments, all Of when are heIeAi'.r 10 oo
uer single heads. The at'Iacyeness OF TINS hTIang-
mt is tbat II VIII sre nHIe pt,"n"g MO now
under tue control OF either IanmanI nan or me C3uy
Democracy. Eet4er Is me fir9 pepaI ,P 10, re
parent Health Board. Snlo ne terms VI al turee
E1cise Commissioners Viii cApio on n;2
headed departments, III politicians VIII gIca'H AdH 10
lhsir ghstins , F Departmeuti Is now in control OF
three Commissioners, one % wnom hr. Van COT, !.
Republican. and another, n. d. Pmr'nyls an " Anu
xiv Tamiunuy Hall Democrat TIC third, JOhu j.
t;ortnan Il fullnc lgci Tammany Democrat End hlS
term win expire on May !. Iusr' , u tn'' al
i ,1 NJ - ,l"ript D.m9cr.t.o Commlssonci will
ne Got rad e. while Mr. Gormon Is SAID TO
az Zeal
Tammany fun rOItrO! Ot tIe department Olt WA Dc no
LIS 20 the County Democracy Irving Hall; opnse
nnentiv there il no trouble about agreement that
amendment. Tue aiyantagc to Ian'n'ny nii. -
Democ acy. II 4 not now ~ toe oonto OF etuer orian
~ ION. Commissioner Wander, oc whose tefu "III *
piro ON May /, s kind OF nOndcscrpt democrat "lh
teaning towards runmany Hal, ~hi;o Mr.
Lainbeer Is Rrpubic!i Jonh Il. N4o.nls, tnr ION.
missioner VINO repfeHch tIc Coih'f nc noV.'l, WIS
II said reappontcd case tho Department Is in"Ne
Tse PSrk Drpartrren TeInnany claims for IL own,
and John Is. naskn l. the cur tain who VIII lFoDtbl
be- intrustrd with tue po"er"to WORK the DepaTmoht
There l. some objection THE, ont nr Kelly aims that
Iamnany IA entitled TO fur Ia C0mnis7i0hrr' Tor AL
vacancies until fcuon has as mnrh pArona:o ss
| tie County democracy. Al, pre-enl inc rtplo
works Department, the Contrnlierr once. ~" Ia.
Department, the Excuse 80 ~ Va Cuun'y a'u
the District Attorneys Offices ar charea 1" Ia" acc lnu
OF he COdnty Democracy, wnich also chiih tIr Mayor
lamuiany iall nas the solo cOutrol Of tue Reg seTs
office ONLY aud therefore u expects 10 gc lac NOM
share ali places to be filed by me Mayor tnlsyear
Under to pfoporoi amendments lamnaIy 1870 Io
| get the Fire, Park ana Htauh d'plr .mcnts' IRVING
a 90
mocracy the Dock board wnilr tnc County Democracy
il 70 be pOssession 81 tnrh pa r"nag a. now
has. Mayor Edsun h sAid u nave pr1mseI o Hpp1,ht
eI-Alderman Nichols la igton, the krcJcF Oi bros
snop aud Irving Hall Democrat. memDtr "i hr TX
else Board aud II to department Is made e-ded
Nj Haugbton VIII probably he paced "a coLto Oh H.
Dr. john /. Magic kc<ster OF vital statistic Is carly
in Held Tor prc-d "a oil tho Hcdth otiu 10 succrcl
| SIR Chandler Petitions IN favor oi Dr Nage nave been
during week In the Produce EKcnange
In tie nOp. that Edison will he led To thnk mat
his business associates have particular interest III
Dr Nagles appointment lh3 MAY or however, u ,,I
IN have
Chandler n he could get the Board o. Aldermen 10 con
nrn hi. DR.. Nase mas tde support Of lahhiany hali
but tue Mayor favOrs Mr. Chnnlior.
Tax Commissioner NHnderpocfs term VIII expire on
NAV l. and not likely TO Oo reappolhted HdDert
o. thompson 10 pushing urce Is. Flynn for the place
the city, Dut ne mas grown fich rom lho numerous
orders VIII, Commissioner IhOnp'Oh mas gwen hIu
In Of Furnishing supplies Tor tho Puphc MoIE1
hohors EI-TaK COmmIssion,r Jonn Wheel
10 also "a candidate Tor tho place. The man whom Tam
many Hail nancs whoever TIC may NC, u HAey W oo
pGtSariy Commentator Thoma, Z. Brennan Is Tam
many Hall Democrat aud his resppOnInent Is ecu-
a. good deal of interest shown in the
fact t4nt the Mayor Intends 70 nominate
a aucccssOr to Police Commissioner Frcnen.
He was appointed IN 1860 to succeed Commissioners Er
hardt VINO was appointed TO succeed Commissioner DIS
becker removed. the latters term expired ON Mag J.,
1877 but Board OF Aldermen did confirm
successor SIR Ehardt until 1879, Mr. Frozen claims
that hs term began al that tine. commissioner IhOmp
son Controller Campbell and the Corporation COUNSEL
had been holding over. The new Consolidation Act,
winch goes eject April /, specially provides that
the Corporation Counsel. tho C0mmssloner Of Public
Works the Controller shall huid for iul terms fIom
date OF their but the FERN OF every Other
Olcia ~ begin May in the year in which ais pre-
decessOrs term expired. Inc Mayor hOds uhucf tns
that Mr. Freoch's term will expire on May l, anu 1t IS
understood tuat he bas utmn,ed purpose ~ nominate
John j. OBricn rs Mr.. Frencp's successor