New-York tribune., 1896-07-27

the Municipal Assembly jurisdiction may be given
over matters Of local administration within such
borough. Each Borough Board shall consist or nve
members, who shall be residents of the borough at
the time OF their election Members of the Borough
Board shall be elected at the general election in
the year 1891 and bi-annuay thereafter Their term
OF Office shall commence upon the first day OF
January succeeding their election. and shall con-
tinue for two years until their successors shall
from the borough shall vacate the Office OF any
member so removing. and any vacancy occurring
In the office OF such board shall be hIed BY the
vote of majority Of the remaining members there
OF for the unexpired term Of the office so vacated
Sec S The Legislative action Of Borough h
every such ordinance or resolution shall be sub
the city Of New-York. and 1t shall be passed con-
formally to the rules and regulations applied to the
ordinances or resolutions passed by the Municipal t
veto OF the Mayor shall be Anal. and may not be
oyer-rdden by i such Board 4scn ,,oo, D.. ,,o os,.o
tions hereinafter provided in the chapter on local
improvements. shall have power to authorize pro-
repave and repair the streets. avenues and public
or recurb the sidewalks and to relay crosswalks
such streets and avenues; for setting or reset
ting street lamps TO provide signs containing the
nuisances in such streets or avenues. or against
out observance OF the licenses therefor gambling
houses or any other places or congregations vlo-
other matters and things concerning the peace.
comfort order and good government respecting
such resolutions concerning the same as may be
conformable to the powers Of the Municipal AS
sembly and the respective administrative depart
ments OF the city of New-York. and to aid such
Municipal Assembly and departments In the dis
charge of their duties respecting the good govern
ment OF the various sections of said borough
MEETINGS OF BOROUGH BOARDS.
Sec. 49, Each Borough Board shall hold stated
weekly meetings at the borough hall or building
to be provided by the Municipal Assembly, begin
ming with the first Monday OF January 1898. Each
Board may elect its chairman and appoint
clerk The members of the Borough Board shall
serve without compensation. The clerk of Bor-
ough Board shall receive salary not exceeding
two thousand dollars year. He shall Keep rec
ord of the proceedings OF the Borough Board and
discharge such duties as are prescribed by this
sembly Of the city of NewYork or by the Borough
Board. 49,
act. "A hall public building or buildings in bor-
ough at which shall be stationed deputies OF the
various administrative departments OF the city
people OF the city in the discharge of the duties
thereof provided such deputies or divisions shall
be in all things much part OF each depart,
thereof, II the administrative force OF said de-
partment was seated wholly in one building.
OF each borough shall be chosen by the vote OF M me
duly qualified electors Of each borough respectively
upon the city ticket each duly qualified voter hav-
ing the right TO vote for the five persons who con-
stitue such Borough Board within the borough
where he resides such vote to be poled canvasseu s
and certified in the same manner as now pre-, pre-,
scribed by law in reference TO city elections except
the borough OF Queens: ,,.,
Board shall be constituted by the election Of one
member thereof from Long Island city. one from
the town of Newtown from the town OF Ja-
maica one from the town of Flushing and one
from that part of the town OF Hampstead herepy
Incorporated into me city Of New-York the duly
qualified voters in each of said towns fraction Of
Il town and in Long Island City TO be allowed 10
vote for one member of said Board respectively