The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-13
In ITS PRESENT SHAPE.
The City Charter as 1t is Now Proposed
to Pass 1t.

The charter in its present shape pro-
vides in the first section that the
Mayor of all the cities shall appoint
all City Comptrollers, City Treas
urers, City Collectors; that their term 8
shall be three years, and their salaries
So, 900 per year; that each of the Officers
named in the section shall have power to
employ deputy, with a salary of 81 500
per wear, to serve at the pleasure OF the
appointing power. Each may employ
such other clerks or messengers as the
chief officer may deem necessary, and the
Board of Finance may consent to.
Section 2 provides that the Mayor
shall appoint three Tax Commissioners,
to receive 81, 500 per year each, and to
serve three years. They are to choose
their own president and a 81 500 per year
clerk The first appointments viii be for
one, two and three years respectively, and
Commissioners must represent the
minority party.
This Board and other Tax Commission
ers also provided for in the act shall be
substituted for any Assessors or Tax Com
missioners or Board of Tax Commissions
ers now existing, and shall act as Com
missioners now existing, and shall act as
Commissioners of Appeals. Their assess
ment books are to be approved by the
Board of Finance, and the assessments
then become lien.
The several Boards of Tax Commissions
ers are empowered by Section to em-
ploy such clerical assistance as they re-
quire-no clerk to receive more than 81,
500 per year, however. The assessors are
wiped out.
Section empowers the Mayor to ap-
point q Corporation Counsel and Cor
poration Attorney now paid for three year
terms.
Section relates to the Street, Sewer and
Water Commissioners. The Mayor shall
appoint three suitable persons, to be
known as Street, Sewer and Water Conn
missioners, three year terms, and they are
to be known as the Board of Street, Sewer
and Water Commissioners. They are to
give $4,000 bonds each. They shall have
power to employ engineers, surveyors,
clerks. &c They are to exercise the func-s
tions of the Board of Works, &c. The
Board of Finance is to concur in their ex-
penditures if over $4,000. They are to re-
ceive 81, 800 per year.
Section IL relates to the Board of Finance,
to consist of the President of the Alder
men, and four persons to be selected by
the Mayor, two of each party. The term
is to be tWo-year term, and the salary
$500.
Section II provides for sinking fund
commission of three citizens to be APP
pointed by the Mayor, with three-year
terms, and
Section 10 gives the Mayor a two-thirds
veto power on all the Boards, and by
Section 81 the acting Mayor shall not
There shall be three Police Commits
sioners and three Fire Commissioners,
with three year terms and 81 600 annual
salaries.
The Presidentof the Board of Aldermen
is to be elected at large for two years,
The Mayor may appoint two Police JUS
tices, at $500 per year, for three years,
and Overseers of the Poor for three years,
at salaries to be fixed by the Board of
Finance.
The City Collector or Receiver of Taxes
is to collect the water moneys, and in
water matters the appeal may be from the
City Collector to the Street, Sewer and
Water Board
One-quarter of all the moneys received
for licenses shall be kept apart and ap-
piled to the construction ana furnishing
of school buildings.