New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
WORKING ON THE CHARTER
THE GREATER NETWORK COMNrss,o,.
HAS TWO CHAPTERS OF 1T IN SHAPE
THE FIRST DEALS WITH THE BORoUGHs DIV,
sIoHs AND THEIR DIVIDING LINES. AND
THE SECOND WITH THE ccvrpx

THE FIRST DEALS WITH THE BOROUGHs nrv,
sIoHs AND THEIR DIVIDING LINES. AND
THE SECOND WITH THE GOVERN.
MENT OF THE GREATER CITY
Notwithstanding ex-Mayor Gilroy's declara,..
that he does not approve Of the idea OF piv,,.
publicity to the transactions Of the sub-comn,,.
tee OF the Greater New-York Commission. WIN
lam G. Dewitt. OF Brooklyn announced ves,a.
day the results of the work he has already don.
In preparing the preliminary draft Of the pro.
posed charter. Mr. Dewitt is working .,,,,
David J. Dean, and thei. energy IL shown nv -.
fact that two chapters Of the ona~'er hay. 81,
ready boon drafted Ir. Dew j. foil.
cut his idea OF dividing the city into a number o,
boroughs. Eight divisions have been made ana
the boroughs suggested as follows: Bowlln.
Green, including New-York City from the Ra,
terry to Twenty-third-st; Manhattan incMdn,
the territory between Twenty and Fif,y
ninth SITS; Harlem including the section Of New.
York now known by that name; Bronx includ
ing the part Of NewYork City lying above Har.
lem; Brooklyn, including the old city Of Brook.
Ign; Williamsburg including the old city OF tina,
name; Richmond, including Staten Island and
Queens including Long Island City and the
parts Of Queens County included in the annexa
ton act.
The second chapter deals with the government
of the greater city. Mr.. Dewitt says there are TO
be two chambers In the Legislature-a house OF
boroughs made up OF two Representatives from
each borough-and a common council. to be com.
posed OF one representative from each Assembly
district Bills for internal improvements must
pass the two houses. Just in the Legislature OF
the State, and must then go To the Mayor and n.
ceive his signature before they can become law
In the preliminary draft Of the charter Il requires
four-ffths charter vote 10 pass bills relating 10
expenditures, and no veto by the Mayor can b
overridden except by a fve-sixths vote Thu
Mayor Of the Greater New-York Is TO have the
appointments Of the heads of departments and
can remove them at pleasure. Boards Of Alder.
men, consisting Of six members each for the ~
spective boroughs, are provided to look after the
local business Of such boroughs
Seth Low, president Of Columbia College and
Sas b. butcher. OF this city, are attending 10 the
educational features of the charter. In this work
they VIII be assisted by Professor Franklin W.
Hooper. of the Brooklyn Institute
Mr.. Dewitt took occasion yesterday 20 henv
the statement made in a morning paper that
Mr.. Giroy had criticised Mr. Dewitt for giving
publicity to the work of the charter as II pro
crossed Mr.. Gilroy passed no structures either
upon Mr. Dean myself" said Mr. Dewitt
He only conveyed the idea in a general way that
he thought some OF the information should be
withheld temporarily. AS for myself I am IN
favor OF holding these subcommittee meetings
with doors and windows wide open. think that
the publicity given to each section OF the char
ter as it is completed will be Of nestmable bene-
tit in the long run
The old Tammany Mayors attempt to hold
back any information whatever about the Com
mission and its work is Indignantly resented by
Brooklynites. few Of whom willing to
cede, II the Commission IS to appoint press
sor. that the ex-Mayor is the best man for tn
place.