New-York tribune., 1896-04-27
GREATER 'NEW-YORK NEAR.
THE GOVERNOR EXPECTED TO SIGN THE
BILL.


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THE covERNoR EXPECTED TO SIGN THE
A FEAR THAT Hs 'MAfsfxERcfsE UNDUE HASTE
IN NAMING THE NINE .6oMM1ssIoNERs
-pLArTs AGENTS ANGRY
ryRox THE REG ssSsSppwpeate THE THIBusE.l
Albany. April 2s-It is the belief OF the iead'
ing Republican members Of the Legislature tha'
Governor Morton Intends to sign the Greater
New.York bill. notwithstanding the veto me'-
.oyes of Mavors Strong and Wurster All VINO
have talked with the Governor recen'iy~ nave
gained this impression. ~~~4 lar
rJrr1.r TIME FOR Sxx IMPORTANT WORK
Mr. Morton It Is also thoushts VIII appoint
the nine members of the Greater New io'k
commission whot1rlSfd be named by him ana
confirmed by the Senate the present week: tie
vou,d like more time In Which to consider the
merits Of the varisas ,pssn- who have been sus-
rested to him for Commissioners than Is sNe"
him by the resoiution of. the Legislature pioV,f
ing for its final adjournWent- on Ihursoas' anu
therefore has requested several lawyers 10 e~-
snc,ne the Greater New-York bill closely, and de-
,..r,,r. whether he can legally appoint the
Commissioners after the. adjournment OF tne
v.g,s,ature n the Commissioners are appointed
after the Legislature adjourns as recess ap-
pointments," they will have to be connrmeo oy
the Senate on It's meeting in lS".
''It is rather close question sara we
nrb,,can Senator to-day, whether the Governor
is or is not compelled to name the commissioners
before the Legislature adjourfs II these Com
m,,.,oners must be confirmed :1y the Senate be-
fore they have legal authority to act the Gov
fovy Ia
the selection Of about the most important body
of nublic servants chosen since the -orsaniza'
t,on of the State. I.hops- the Governor has the
mower to take more time"
MR.. LEXow's OPINION.
Senator Lexow said Yesterday that I'm MS
opinion Governor Morton need not worry 10 APP
point the Commissioners. "under the fuoi'o
On,cers law" he said, "Mr. Morton can appoint
.he.e commissioners after the Senate has ad-
3ourned. There is no. question Of 1t, in my
Judgment as lawyer"
It is to be hoped in the pulhic interest thas
s.nator Iexow is right and that Mr.. Morton
can with deliberation appoint these tiTeatsr
New-York Commissioners; for selection OF them
made in haste might be@yery detrimental g the
,ntarests Of the state These Commissioners will
frame a charter Ior the second largest city IN
the world. That is most responsible task
with a city of s.Do 5or poputation TO provide
with a charter: such an undertaking Will nave a
similarity to thatpt proyadink,H Constitution tor
= State. Only four States OF the Union IN lssV
had larger population fr7if 1Atrs~. Aipytor-.4 4s
driven into naming the Commission the pres
ent week, therefore.s; ;SitAep much; critical ex-
animation Of the capabilities OF the various
men suggested for Greater New-Yorx Coninis-
sioners, It will be PUBLIC misfortune
WILL PossEss VAST; pewER ;:....-
The nine Commissioners to be named by the
Governor and the Senate will be the domlha'-
ing force In the Commission, for they VIII lorH'
it's majority Its other members Will be mayor
Strnnx- uf New-Fork; Mayer Wurster' OF BROOK
lvn: Mayor Gleason Of Long Island City; state
Engiussn ohaAmsrc Atsrnes. General Hancock
and Andrew H. Green, the president Of the pres
e6s GreAtsrr New-York Commission The; act
.av. that Athss .areAter Ne~sYork Eonmnssio1
OF fifteen persons shall make "a Anal report to
sh. I,aeSslltur7 on or before February /. 1897"
Thev3 are 10 Subfn4t i'suoh bills as will upon
their enactment into laws provide government
a., the MbnNdpaf !corpof atfon.- the Mayor. Al
dermeu and Commonalty of the City OF New
York a by this act enlarged, and, among other
th,4i31i e6s Sattajninx: an saua, and; uniform
rate OF taxation and Of valuation for the purpose
Of taxation throughout the whole of the territory
Of the said municipal corporation as SO en-
Iarsed."
sDoo1 ,opF,N. FOR STATE COMMISSIONS.
The Commission is authorized to subpoena wit
SeeS and 10 tohave free access to all the recoras
and documents of the CITY Of New-York.. a door
is opened Tot the creation Of State Commissions
tn k0vern New-York temporarily II the
cizaytep - pbt ready. by February L. 1884, by the
following provision. ..,...>
The said Commission shah proceed as continuous;
syo% a' % %%s E ts ,ss Ssis the i;
progress therein and Its recommen,datons, s ana ,
proper form for enactment embodying such recon-
inll{dxtiuns with proposed charter or bills 10, ,or
"a rther S'n for The eeciSn Mayor
and municipal oeers En- iseTen re mp %sar @ or at
Ice .,,::' WHAT PLATT. Is AFTER.
rrfdtlAmas C. PIatts desire for prolongation
Of nbs session of the Legislature undoubtedly
waS !tiue to his wish to make the Greater New,
Hurf, ,Comrnission named his instrument for the
decentralization t6 the Legislature of bills
creating State ,Cpmmissions Immediately to rule
over the Police Fire Health. and Public Works
dJtGatments of New-York. Brooklyn and Long
Island CITY. 1t is among the rumors at Albany
TIT. several votes were obtained in the Assem-
bly, on Wednesday last for the Greater New
Yofk-bHf'undef promise that patronage would
be GIVEN In reward at once by the heads of the
sSafg ramSiilnnissions 10 be established In the
course OF the month OF May IN .New-York City.
If .Euch promises w.rec given they cannot be
lived UP to. and the wrath Of the victims will
he1sSreat.. Edward Lauterbach and Louis F.
Hayn .sepe furious when they heard that Assem-.
blyriar James NJ r. O'Grady. the Republican
leader In the Assembly. had publicly given his
pledge to the Assembly that no supplemental
hiAt shSNH be passed That pledge was given
~ Mr ,O'Grady for the purpose OF passing the