Arizona republican., 1897-11-09
NEW YoRK's NEW CHARTER.

An insight into tahe machinery of city government which rivals that of an empire dissipates the wonder that New York went daft on politics at the late election. Mayor Van Wyck will start this machinery on New Years day. The city of New York under the new charter will be composed of five borOughs, the total area of which will be about 359 square miles. It will contain 1900 miles of streets, eX- elusive of roads and public highways, and 700 miles of sewers. Its annual tax levy will be between $55,000, 900 and S65,000,000. The greater city will contain about 167, 7,00O buildings, of which 130,000 are ussd for residential purposes. The daily consumption of water will be about 350,OOO,OOO gal Ions, and New Workers al-e net heavy drinkers, either.
 The legislative power of the imp IT. ,, ial city will be vested in two houses. to be known respectively as the coun- cil and the board of aldermen, to be 1 togethlsr styled ''the municipal asse m bly of the city Of New York" The council will contain twenty-nine members. The president of the coun- cil will be elected on general iu:cke. every four years and will act as may or during the mayors absence or dis ability, possessing all his powc-ra, ex- cept those of removal CT appointm ent. His salary is S5,000 a year. The re- maining twenty-eight members of the council are to be elected by districts every fcur years. They will receive i $1 800 a year. The city clerk, whom they elect, will receive $7,000 per an- mum. His term of office is six years. i There will be sixty aldermen, whose term of office is two years and sala. y ! $1 .000 a. year. They will choose their own president. Each head of an ad- ministrative department will be en- titled to take part in the deliberations of the board of aldermen. They may i take part in all discussions, but the right to vote is denied them Every exmayor of the new city will be en- titled to take part in the deliberations of the council so long as he remains a citizen, but will not be permitted to vote.
 While the municipal assembly will have power to supervise the water supply, regulate the height of build ings, investigate departments, enforce ho nrdi ina oJ,f fy-o1 o1,i nd so forth, there will be a local board of improvements in each of the twenty-two senate districts in the | greater city, as we'll as local poor i board. Every act of the local board must be submitted to the mayor for his approval. Presidents are to be chosen by the electors of each bor- Ough every four years, tihree to re- ceive 5000 a year and two-Qusens and Richmond-$3,0 ,000. Executive ccm- trol over public improvements is con- fdIed in a special board, composed of the mayor and the heads of the sev- eral departments. The effective con- urol alike of public Improvements, in
 
 current expenses of the great city, is vested in the mayor and the other ad- ministradive officers. All of these latter, except the comptroller, are to be appointed by lthe mayor, to whom is also confidisd the absolute power of removal, without assigned cause, dur ing the first six months of his term. After Shat a public officer of the may Or's appointment may be removed upon charges preferred and after op- porltunity to be heard, subject, how ever, before such removal, to the written approval of the governor.
 The above is but brief summary of the provisions of the Greater New York chantar. It will be noted tha, the making of the character of the municipal government depends chief ly upon the man who has just been chosen by the people to fill the posi- tion of mayor-a dignity second only in importance to the president of tbt United States.