New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-23
CHANGING THE CHARTERS OF CITIES.
RAPID PROGRESS IN THE ASSEMBLY, OF BILLS
RADICALLY ALTERING THE GOVERN
MENU OF Troy.

RADICALLY ALTERING THE GOVERN
MEXT OF TROY
Albany, Jan. - (speciall-Thc Fraud IeS1'iat'ic'
otherwise the Democratic Legislature OF lle
state Of NewYor has become naturally an Instrument
To overturn and IoarTanGe every CITY government III
the state in ORDER to put money into the pockets OF
Democratic politicians to give them more political
power, $4,000 .,
Already important changes have been proposed 10
the charters of Ncw-Yorll, Brooklyn, Rochester and
Troy The bills changing the charter Of Troy arc espe
cially worth the pubc's attention, since theE COINS
here supported by Edward Murphy, jr the chairman
OF the Democratic State Committee In these bls All
the non partisan boards Of TOY Suppressed these
boards have charge at present Of the Department Oh
Public Works. the Police Department ana the schoois
of the city, All the boards. under these Bills are put
in charge Of Democrat, solely. Moreover, the Demo
cratic Mayors salary Is increased from 1900 to S29oo
In addition to this the election, Of the city hereafter
are TO take place the spring. instead OF In the iai
because Mr. Murphy objects 70 the presence of United
States mashals at the polls In Troy every two years
Lastly the appOrionment Of The election inspectors j.
taken away fOm the partisan Board OF Ponce anu
Is given 10 the Democratic Mayor This Is palpaDy all
attempt 10 influence the elections by having at com
mand creatures who will count up As big Democratic
majority as Is required in tire cts Of Troy Moreover
large number of Democratic contractors are to receive
large sums which officials OF the city OF Troy nave
hitherto refused pay them. because the work had not
been well done.
The bills containing theSo radical changes In the
charter OF Troy were brought TO Albany on Monday
night and were not placed In n printed form upon
the desks OF memb until yesterday afternoon Vel
the Committee on Cities reported them favorably thr
morning. The citizens AMI taxpayers have had no
chance OF examining them. The haste with WHICH
they are passed is coed example of the way that the
Fraud Legislature Is doing II, work.
When the bills announced TO-DAY Mr. Wjr1
OF Rensselaer, County moved that tLey be sent bacL
to IN, Committee on Cities, and said that the citizens
OF Troy lad had chance Of fail aIizng themselves
with Jie contents of tie measures. Mr.. webster
,f Tammany Hail. Ncw-Yori. amused people by saying
that there seemed be i disposition Oh the part OF
the Republican minority t, charge the Democratic
majority With using undue haste in considering i'm
uorant bills lie denied tie truth Of tine assertion
Mr. Hustled affirmed that when the Republicans had
been in power they had acted with courtesy and fair
Hess lie asked Mr. Webster 10 recall single Instance
yh., the latter had suffered in LIese respects AT he
Iands of tie Republicans when theY were In the
majority. -, - ,. ,. ,.
AR uussd was II eakcr he lad tolerated hhbusterng
,rnt,on. which had defeated BIZ.
Mr. UuSted expressed the opinion tiat this was
different matter siOm rushing a iii through without
4 vote was then taken upon Mr.. Woden's motion
IN ro.-1mmit the TICy bills, and the mJiOA was de
ie,ted by n vote II 30 10 81 the Democrats voting
y the negative and the Republicans in the affirmative.