The sun., 1897-01-15
CHILDREN IN THE CHARTER
COMMODORE GERRY sAYs IT WIPES
OUT ms sOOIETY.


Pubiie Onciais Exciu.iveiy-A Little
Collision with Mrs. Loweu-Some Sag
Eestions About the Fire Department
The Greater New York charter Commission
ers listened yesterday to suggestions about the
chapters on the book. Charities, and Fire de-
partments. Tho Dock Department was taken
up first. Commissioner O'Brien said tho chap
ter was satisfactory, but he thought It would be
better IL tho power Of the board was extended
to all OF the greater city, and that the depart
ment should have full control Of the former.
When the Fire Department was taken up
Commissioner Bryant Of Brooklyn was invited
to speak first. He wanted the Queens county
department. put under the Deputy Chief who
was to have charge OF Brooklyn. Chairman
Low told Commissioner Bryant to file brief.
and President Sheffeld Of the New York board
was asked what he had to say. Mr.. sheffield
objected to the provision eqalizing the salaries
OF the lremen. lie didn't think Long Island
City fireman. who has been getting $500 year.
should be Jumped up to 81 400. Mayor Gleason
wanted him to understand that the Long Island
City nremen were deserving men. Mr.. Sheffield
told the Commissioner that IL the clause on
combustibles was permitted to stand the United
States Government could not store powder in
the Navy Yard.
Chief Bonner introduced Simon Brentano.
Mr.. Brentano wanted the Chief OF the greater
city's fire department to have power similar In
extent to the powers tho chief OF police is to
have in his department lie wanted tho men
In the department graded as they will be graded
In the police department. He wanted salaries
81 400. at 500 year Increase. He objected to
civil service examination for the men now in
the department, and ho wanted future civil SER
vice examinations to be conducted by the oity
Civil Service Board In conjunction with the
Fire Commissioners and not by the board alone.
The Department OF Charities came next The
part OF that chapter relating to the care OF chill.
actually or apparently under the age Of 10
years Is arrested the hid shall be taken before
Magistrate. who shall set a hearing not less
than three nor more than ten days OF, and that
he shall commit tho child temporarily to anv
institution that he is permitted by law to COM
for the appointment OF deputies by the Commits
sioners. and gives these deputies the same power
Charities Commissioners powers practically
to designate " hich Of the institutions that caro-
law sy.. yaq.n the sy
Gerry object. 70 sny 9f 4. powers 6sins, taken
He was opposed pa-ticularly to tho deputy
clause and said II an irresponsible person should
mali Would be almost unlimited lie - said also
that II the charities chapter became a law his
no organization in the world that had the
system that his had he said. and 1t remained
ths atgsna,on sbana isxs or % 10 say whe'her
Charities Aid Association followed Commodore
Gerry and took him to task. she wanted to
know why II was more dangerous to put tho
proposed great power In tho hands Of public
tion. The courts had held. she said. that the
records OF the Gerry society were private prop
Sofe GERRY hsS stated % thu, Society ns
sns, always worked In pc perfect harmony with the
"I deny that any such thing ever happened"
asserted Mr.. Gerry emphatcaily
say that am not telling the truth" said Mrs.
Mr.. Gerry said he didn't mean to reflect on
OF any member of the State Board OF Charities
was always welcome TO SEQ tho records Of his
Then Mrs. Lowell read a paper she had pre-
pared, The chief thing she desired was a sep
didn't want children arrsiRned before Police
Magistrates. She further wanted provision
training I Of psupers @ and Criminals. Mr.. joseph
II. Choate appeared In behalf of tho State Char
Ss as SS
bach and Col. George Bliss also spoke on tho
charities chapter. They had little fault to find.
ELECTIONS AND CANVASS OF THE VOTE.
The Committee on Draft has not yet COM
pleted Its work on the last chapter OF the Greater
New York charter, which will contain miscel-
ssc Gi
city were noted by THE SuS yesterday. The
Draft Committee has provided tor Subsequent
elections by drawing another special act amend
atory OF tho General Election law. The amend
ment provides. among other things: That the
counties shall be unchanged as to boundary until
at an election for Governor II shall be shown
that there are more than six hundred electors
IN any OF them. Then the Police Board must, on
or before July 1 following. change the district
ins so as to provide for no more than four hun
drrd electors in each such district. On or be-
territory Included 10 Queens and Richmond on
Nha hnal NJ ala
is also made that where the vote OF
an election district in two consecutive
may be added to contiguous districts. The Re
publican Police Commissioners have tho sole
tie % lists IL furnished by The e Repmblean % County,
COMMITTEES. aud the Democratic Commissioners
must make similar selections from the DEM
tTat!on day. and sla for election day. Ballot
Tho provisions affecting the canvass OF tho
vote are the most complicated. The original
be fled with the County Clerk S OF the county in
which the election district is. One certified copy
Is to be fled with the, borough Chief of the Bu:
reau OF Elections and another with the Clerk OF
the Municipal Assembly. The County Boards
OF Canvassers viii canvass these returns In the
OF each board. Their statements OF tho results
will be filed in tho four County Clerks
certify those statements so far as they relate to
the vote for any municipal ofncer or question to
the clerk OF the Munlclpal Assem- oly. Inc
Municipal Assembly is To meet on the first Mon
day OF December canvass the returns OF tho
four county boards. and declare tho result. On
tho fling OF their declaration with tho City
Clerk he Ia to Issue certificates of election.
NO POLICE LODGING HOUSES.
The Draft Committee has amended the police
chapter OF the charter by striking from IL tho
provision which 1t was thought might reestab-
lsh the old system OF police station tramp lodg-
ing houses. The Charities Commissioners will
bc required to provide temporary shelter for
vaRrants.
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