The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-04
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tiiG DOdIu vi II llethCC.
BOARD OF FINANCE.
The Board of Finance is to be composed
J of the President of the Board of Aldermen
or Common Council and four persons TO
be appointed by the Mayor; no more ina
three of the members of the Boar snail
be of the same political party. The hrst
appointments shall be two for one year
and two for two years, and the term OF
those thereafter shall be two years. Inc
salary is $500. The Board is to have the
powers and duties of any Board OF Finance
and Taxation, and Of any finance commute
tee of any Board of Aldermen or COMMON
Council, in regard to the control ara
management of the finances of the CITY or
the levying of taxes. The Board Is TO
| have sole power to borrow money ana 70
issue bonds. The Board is to elect a presi-
dent annually and may employ a clerk.
MORE POWER FOR THE MAYOR.
The Mayor appoints three Sinking Fund
Commissioners, terms three years, one
Commissioner to go out OF ONCE annu-
ally.
Section IS provides that all moneys
| needed for the execution of the act shall
be raised by annual taxation, but money
| needed during the first year or part OF q
year not provided for in the current an
nual tax levy, may be obtained by tenn
porary loans, to be provided for in the
next annual tax levy.
aNlIlC AulyO LILO NOtO bi1O ~ -J
Board and shall have ten days to consider
acts. He may veto any item of money
appropriated and approve the remainder.
Any Board may override the veto by a
two-thirds vote.
The acting Mayor shall not have power
~to-appoint in the absence or disability OF
the Mayor.
THE POLICE RULERS.
The Mayor appoints three Police Com
m~issioners. The term is three years, but
one Commissioner to go out annually.
The salary is 81 900, and no more than two
are to be of the same political party.
Power is given to the Board to 'reorgan-
ize, in whole or in part, the Police Depart
ment by the appointment from time to
time, in their discretion, of all such num-
bers of officers and men or clerks or other
persons as are now authorized by
law y X to take the place
of II y y all such officers
and patrolmen or other persons as are now
serving, y u = but shall not increase
the number of members of the force be-
You'd the number authorized by law, nor
the pay of such members beyond the pay
so authorized, except in the case OF Police
Surgeons, whose pay the Board may nix"
This proviso is added:-'Nothing IN this
act shall be construed to repeal or violate
any law now existing in regard to the dis
missal of any person from the police de-
partment." Senator Edwards says that
the provisions of the police tenure of
office law and soldiers law will still
hold.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The Mayor appoints three Fire Commits
%sioners, term three years, n to go OIL of
office annually. The pay is $1,000, and no
more that two are to be of the same polit-
ical party. The same power to r~eorganize
is given them as the Police Commission
ers are granted, and under the same re-
strictionS.
AN EXTRA ALDERMAN.
a President of the Board of Aldermen
is to be elected at large. The Board is
given power to designate n of its num-
Der to act in case of the absence or disable
ity of the President. The term is to be
two years. A President of the Board of
Aldermen is to be elected next Tuesday
if the charter is rejected the election will
be void. This officer is to be elected on
alternate years with the Mayor. He is to
have all the powers of an Alderman.
The Mayor appoints Overseers of the
Poor. The term is to be three years and
the salary 81, 800. The terms are to run
from the date of the appointment.
TIL HANDLING OF MONEY.
The City Collector shall also collect all
moneys due the city for the sale or use of
water or water rents, or for any purpose
whatever in the Water Department, under
regulations 10 De maze Dy the bOaTu OF
Finance. This Board shall enforce penal
ties and means of collection now
authorized for the Water Department.
All moneys for permits or penalties in
any department, and not otherwise pro-
vided for, are to be paid direct into the city
treasury, under the regulations of the
Board of Finance.
Any person deeming himself unfairly as
sessed in the Water Department for the
use of water shall have the right of appeal
to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners. The Board is given power to
increase or diminish such assessments.
If any section of this act is declared I'M
constitutional the decision shall not affect
any other provision.
One-quarter of the excise moneys is to
be used for building and furnishing pub
lie schools.
The salary account of any department
shall not exceed the amount fixed in the
tax levy for that department for any year.
POWER OF REMOVAL.
The Treasurer, Comptroller, Collector,
Street and Water Commissioners, Fire
Commissioners, Police Commissioners,
Tax Commissioners and Sinking Fund
Commissioners may be removed by the
Mayor for cause, after opportunity to be
heard, such removal to be subject to the
approval of the Governor. The Mayor is
to make a public statement in writing of
his reasons for the removal. No officer so
removed shall be again appointed to the
same office during the same term OF office.