New-York tribune., 1896-12-25

,.r... IN e,cb NJ the three counties named are 10
be audited by the Board OF Estimae ana ApP1x
IN the anne manner az the salaries o. city officer:
and other city charges are p",d and cot,v charges
ia to be levied and assessed by the M,nicipaI AS
sembly upon the property OF ,he ,nes henr and
spectiyely. that each sbaIi u'''''a''' "e'' "''
pay all its own county charges. c,,,, :, o,ncns
The Board of Supervisors OF ,nS nS ,o tb oble
apportionment of that part OF the conrty isp. VI
tho County Of Queens to be assumed Sy o., ~
Ing and collection by the city Of taxes In thatpsrt
of queens County Included within 'he c'''' any 'o'
m In order to avoid the possible necessity Of hasng
n Zach Of the sorn'Ss % npervsors 9, Win ali tie
powers now possessed by such body nrcI unner ~
INK general laws OF the state We have prepareu ,oi
submission to the Legislature a separate he"''"'
IAN act TO provide for Boards OF Supervisors IN
co,n,es az wboI!v within the limits of city. but not
comprising the whole OF such city. ana dehf''hs '"e
powers and duties thereof .,orora, &, ,,s char.
being applicable TO an ,Iarsfore not yio
iatiye of the Constitution. has the sahcuo" VI '''
The act w apply to The counties sr Of New ba1 off +
will give TO the Board OF SUpery'sHH,S 80 county into
Assembly districts in counties entitled to % NOR or
than ore member q Asscmbly as Pfov,ne" This is
he only mower expressly conferred by the consul
o upon B9ard rove OF a Boards of super
vsors in counties falling within Yrrs ns nnd ex
c,.rih. hal
nrssSlv nrohilts them from incurrins any debt
!. Tnr,her nrovdos that in all such counties ne
mc,pbcrs @b % Of the Municpai Assembly Board & Of
Aldermen, Common Council or otner s,ch and
eSG e1ay az % perysofs by he people of the county;
that the members Of the Board shall serV, a sue" Of
otils wItno"i ay S@rvisors shall co-ex,ensye With
Incr terms Of ore aS nermen n-moSr' Common Council
or other legislative body of the ci'y "i'n'' ""'''
'nS cIy hHeve ihSt ths act would fully satisfy ne
requirements Of Sections 26 and = OF At'c'' III
section 2S provides that, There sbalI he n the
several counties except in cities whose Rnard -
s,nervisors to be composed Of such members ana ia
elected IN such manner ana TOT SUI" P'''''
or may 's Tnr"yTes ihaf The Legislature shall
By general laws. confer upon me hn sntc Such
fnr}hor powera Of local legislation ana admins. minis
ff;,ion the legislature may iFo'" ''''' - '"''
dGG arinr hmT ths as we believe compiled with he lit
oral provisions OF the Constitution; tna' lEpes
ouire a Board Of supervisors IN Ne" On Ns Hin.
and Richmond counties when New YORK ara h'fGs re
mains said that the spr, OF tns Ions S M tb
in his respect is preserved and moi ylola,en uE IN
nroposed act The Constitution expressly proViisss sa
that when city and county are % .o,e' M dsvovod
du,ies of the Board Of Supervisors may pr ueVot,eu
upon the legislative body OF me Gy bs Tbt nrovisom
applies specifically al the present 'f M 20 najntaned
York and King & cou%5ss ns civ " he GaVs wo cSs ." New
York and Brooklyn now coeruiinouS, "n are:
these counties even such an act as W. on -,
Neither does the spirit oi he consi'"'io" seem 10
ihe movers Of local legislation and administration
heretofore generally possessed by Roards o. super
yl''e c Of IN me our stae uG in the the Municipal Assembly and
administrative departments OF the "''''e' ~"
snmc ann membarr Of the committee taking together
ali Of the provisions Of the Constitution and tneI,
m nfost prposcs of opinion that II - competent
to devove all Of tho duties and po"eIs OF me conn
and |
Vide for the separate existence OF Boards Of super
H,f We have united as matter Of precaution in
tho view hat It would he safer to assume ha' ~ II
maintain the existence II Boards Of Supervisors N
each county 70 discharge ne duty whGh u1r o. o.
fbe,nfore recommend the passage Of separate act
CT the character above mentioned
THE. GREATER NETWORK.
In every stage OF cur work W. have been mind
mi ~ the determination both Of N" communities al
fe,ioi ne expressed at the polls and of the leG!sa'
,ro ~ the state embodied in the act creating me
Commission that consolidation should oe promptly
rh n,nic,naies 10 be legally united actually
nrnoration DO business under that OF another Tney
10 am T,oro arc no longer any a'ural obstacles TO
compac, unity. Common institutions anu o,,iro
Ietions have created common pariotisn MornI6 ~
make New York all that nature ana CIRCUMSTANCES
hTs To dra charter for such city he's boon work
Intricate in detdil ana ti-rtd'It'iE III
49, .,hN' 'sannnnres -. Yolr committee nave peeh en-
eaoed slne :he last meeting Of ne Commission con-
~, 49,; hin thejr command and every eHor tnrn
capacy could aor We submit the b Is5 neope Of Of the the
..oromunes involved. in the expectation IHau aES na
,,s error or defect may he corrected peore the
charter II passed. ,,,,,,,M - M WITT
Chairman.
Holm f. DILLON.
THOMAS r. GILRoN
SETH LOW. - -,
GEORGE ". PINNEY; JR.