Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30

ana ferries, taxes and assessments e,luca
tioh heaith, besides the following DEPART
nents represented in the board OF pIhlic
iilploNements' namely, water supply. high
ways street cleaning, sewers. public build
lfgs, lighting and supplies and bridges
Inc Hhance department has as it's head
the controller elected for four years. at an
annual salary of sio,000 The board of es-
innate and apportionment consists of he
mayor controller, corporation counsel
PRESIDENT or the council and oresiien; of
the department of taxes
me law department has its mead the
ool poi dtioh counsel, appointed Tor four
years at an annual salary of Sl5Ws The
nam ofhce is in the borough of Manhattan
with branch Office in Broakiya and
branches IN other boroughs as nee.lful
Inc nre department has as its head a
commissioner. appointed for six ears AT
an annual salary Of $500: ne appoints p
deputy commissioner to have SUPERVISION
IL brooklyn and Queens The force ~ ~
i've hrenen Is under the chief of the dr,.
department, salary $1,000; deputy chief
si'oo; battalion chiefs, each $500; fore
men, each $500.
Bi-Partisan Police Board.
Inc police department has as its head a
bipartisan police board of four commits
sioners. appointed each for a term oreru
iarly of four years. at an annual salary of
5000. The park police and the Brookl,n
prldse police are merged in the metronolj
tan force The force in service is ander
the chief Of police" whose salary is g; ,.,o.
hNe deputy chiefs, each 5000; ten iusnect
o S,, each 1900; captains. each 81 100 etc
Inc salaries of policemen are i'm yarions
81 AIDES, with annual incraasa e.. .a ious
81. 400. -ioii $ovo 10
me department of education is orpanizad
ufuer combination plaH-the departments
oI Manhattan and the Bronx reiaining tha
Rraoti, Sgs'em OF New York city, ana
nioohiyh lts present system
Department of Health.
Inc health department is under five com-
.,I-Ss.oiiers' the health officer of the port.
me president of the police board. and thrsa
persons named by the MAYOR ,uo =, ~,
three being physicians, and the ono no, .
physician being president The nresid.n,,s
saiafy is $500; that of the other ,wo on
pohtiNe commissioners $1,000 each Tbe
executive officer of the board is the sanitarv
Iaei,h hene Win salary of $1,000. The
i', T, BOARD mas offices in all the borouebs
IN, me department of charities is under
r,I commissioners ~, appointed Cfor a term
aIso ess ~ Oh SIX Years. by the mayor, who
aLso assigns them-one for Manhattan "a
the brohx, one for BROOKLYN and onaa.'
anu anu one Tor Richmond. The commissionar
LUZ -dahhattan and the Bronx is president
The Courts.
nuhiclpal courts take the place of civi,
courts-eieven in Manhattan. five IN pr,o,--
iyn, three in the Bronx, two in Queens ona
TWO in Richmond. The new justices as
gradually elected, will serve for fen y..,.,
terms These courts will have iurisd;c-
ION IN cases involving $500 or less Ins-
tices OF inferior courts of criminal iurisdso-
tion are called city magistrates: they are
appointed Tor ten years terms with saIa
res the same as municipal justices. and
NUMBER IN Manhattan seven, In BROOKLYN
SIN ana IN each of the other boroughs two
FOR the court of special sessions there are
ten JustIces-five for the first division Man
hattan and the Bronx, and five for the sec
ond division, comprising the three other
boroughs. e'
The charter is notable as giving the city
more or home rule than was ever before
conceded by the state to any municipality:
also Tor the extensive powers which il
Vests In the mayor; also for its prohipi-
uon OF bestowment of any franchise i'm
perpetuity-all franchises reverting to the
city at the end of twenty-five years Ii all
lows TO some degree minority representa-
ton.
The Mayors Patronage.
Here is a list of the officers to be appoint
ed by the mayor of New York on or after
January 1, 1S.iS: