The sun., 1897-09-05
REFoRMODTOF GooDFARE
ORIGIN AND PASSAGE OF NEW
YoRK,5 CRhBTER OF 1857.

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t,c- r-.e,.r.a 1h,.e nv Tv.ea IN 1a1O.
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INC .no .nesVor ol NY NIe ,a nou ~ -,
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usoA ptaoLosy 70 suo pfnOos .ues - s"I
""on was uiD"o'oteu W iio"iy iiu"o' oA
NO iouno Lne lnuian cnie1 uespo'io vas 'no ho"
mayor wiz Dol, anu yeS WIN MS power n'o'o vi
'o'' fosLioVoo W eounei III 'ooi uonioOt"''o '
way ina0 "oru couhoh piass 'ory H"po' v''iC
part III inc NO" onur'er' ior IL assuieS W Wv
.ofAofS hoiio run, III .no Du'Vn ,,i,o VI
Niou" AmsVeruam eiIner inc WeSt lnuia .oii,-
pany OF on hmsoeruam OF tne NeVher'"nuS
government oonToheu locai matVcrS, III 'uo
bngish colonial time hlhg James or "i,iiaii
OF inc Seorses suoceeueo 10 hke euzoran's
ana ever since Lord howe evacuateu new I ork
ts goVerhment mas Dcoh ht the mercy OF 9Iato
LcsiSiature. moreover, IN optainihs tue nrs'
NC" hork charVer OF ioes from Gov ihon'aS
pongan, tho second unuer Lord 'ornoury, re,
iatihg eSc!usiVey 10 torriage' ana I'VE tniro
uhdor Gov James Montsomerie IN 1885, inc IN
haoitants OF Manhattan Island had no say IN
the matter Ihey oid, however, IN ls23 nave
say ABOUT the chartcr OF 1851. lhe voters hau
no say hpout three subsequent amendments 10
'nat chartor' TOT tho Legislature acted upon re-
quest OF inc corporation. Neither IN 1907, nor
IN ie'o' nor IN 1873 were they consulted ior
the charters granted In these years were pro-
cured by political parties. The charter OF
Greater New YORK In It's general plan has re-
ceiVed the PREDATORY approval OF tho voters, ni'
though an attempt to have these pass upon the
charter az framed by Gov. Mortons Commits
sioncrs ialeu.
lh' charter OF 1897 fesembicd tho Hrcntcr
New YORK charter In that 1t established police
department with powers as extensive as that
created by the now act. How that charter was
obtained has mover been fully told. The story
savors OF clever political intrigue and manage
ment. Ihat year saw tho first domination at
Albany OF tho young Republican party. quite
as charity serves TO cover multitude OF sins
the cry of municipal benefit used by political
party often serves to cloak schemes OF partisan
or private advantage. tndeniably the admin
istrauon or Mayor Fernando Wood, then in
power, was irksomo to citizens. Mayor Wood
had close organization of the Democrats as a
rival to Tammany, which he called Mozart
Hall. Simeon Draper, the wit, the chief and
boss OF the new Republican party, said:
Fernando has called his faction Mozart be-
cause that composer wrote famous requiem.
and Wood aims to sing one over Tammany,
This samc Simeon Draper planned the pas
cage OF a new charter by the Legislature OF his
party which should turn out Fernando Wood.
his political police, and his subservient Com
mon Council He vaa N firm beleycr in the
IT, A.. . stun.. ,.,,,. ,,,,, h.s, o,,o,,,,,;sh
tu.h 'ia' uiot pai'' '"'u '''' "''
political results. political associate of
Drarer WAS Moses II. Grinncll who. as n mer.
.I.s -, 49, rr.oa,s -, 49, -
CHANT Vi "oai'i' e''eu 10 ii''s"tet vi 'h' io"
Republican party, as he had long done OF the cH-
tinct wbir marty. which had rewarded him
,r,,h ,.t a. Conrross
Win seat IN oohsrcss'
Grinnoli was the recognized dinner givcr OF
his rur;y. and consenting TO Draper s plan OF a
now chnr,cr h. issued cards for n sunday even.
ing dinner party at his residence at Fourteenth
street and Fifth avenue, which was afterward
occupied by Delmonico Sunday evening was
selected because the day would allow OF bring
ing from Albany as guests Gov. John A. King,
Ssat,o. Ii,,,ai,hn .nI o,ho,a ,uo,,- ,ho
9Po"A'F h'''ie'on"' Gnu ''"e''. n'nUnE 'i'o
guests attending the dinner were Draper,
l',.u no r.l,., na,"na,I s,',,,,, -" Sn."a
'ty Ionnht'ee' l.. pci"heiu Hhai'h, lis Scerc'
ary; the Governor and the SpcaEcr; Hugh Hast
inps editor of the Albany knirk,rbocker md n
,"ss'. LIZ. - 49, ca,I,ai. IL -,
LOBBY king NJ .he eap,toi' ho"fy j. haymoh''
Hall Hail and nj Ian Isaac Bell who although a Tammnny
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s' wnoa Tho d,rn.r S,s ~ ,ha choices. anS
GFnnc.' o.ousn. out M, lrfep,oachao.S MADEIRA;
politicians of the oldcn time were aware that
Madeira wine c6Rld best harmonize views.
while champasne ,,u, confuse Judgment and Bur
guHus anu l"I5 d5 h'uu'eo n,., .ntt md dsc,,,.r
passing DeSini h,.er NeS1sir""o pnumi'g pnn ,oi
1iP'ouIhie o.ikini uh" pcrl' c,yoSct,, '.aii mn
nrnHcr an Hnnce" ms ] ,nr that IF Inc ,he
Goou OF me pHry hi,H oi co,'lse iot 'l'at " ,ho
community. Nom .alk mus mnno % NV cnhr .i
,cr new ~ p"''DS; o st"nt lnrn "r .S
pcors. ara an au9itlpn Oh tnc ven cTilorS ot
the smshonse "a, mna pri,ons' ana ,%n,ranhation cen
OF 'hess ana @ INC no,ptmS u,'IT w r"her" , o.
on" Sohs ne dmc ePnsSer na nr.H hs ,"Ts TceF
cahEaspa'h uuck. h"h IcuScu i,, ,ntna,,ia' 'S ~ "
pilot the nessnrss tnrousn 'oimmtl',G ,i',b ana ana
!cS,sati'e Stages .ns nnr' ~ ,
tefrapih. nHu pieiksu a. Seli III 70 piI1uu i ~ tne;n u;
b! his prestige ana 3iIln aEtTm; ; ,'iiianS r IN II,
GOLDEN smeFr!d n p p;eEfu E nHS S 70 ~ ,he no ,n,
GsSesM iHn"s' ne onc Z. ,a cnmi tn ne
,'oNerhnrS cApiesnT MI "iitIi,-!,'sS " i ,"a1 ~
ilari karl aons WIN WIN ms ,; I"T nn'o, n Al,
drew 1hrrIsnti .nsp M , " ac,,u'i" , q.
anu p pon,cri @ ~ o;, ! E y,!E az
true 'ensrSi mrk M p{Snh IN 70 ,h I Eoss
pan OF purchshsins Jones W oon Oh tno E;'SS
~ ,fr ,o anu aa!aSSn. oS o ,Tr WIoh Gn
al! nhe Hucs.s sph a. H. yo, yi, ani " ooN " COW,
mere N's ho % uuoi. M ~ "Ste"';k a" ~ " @ d go"
erni p'an' gnt Mo,A ", w uc," ,,,n nn' "ro 49,
snry he ;i M''1ioS th * ,h Sr,n,
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