The evening times., 1897-03-27
THE GREATER NEW YORK.
How the Metropolis VIII Be Govern
ed in the Future.


lature. 1t now needs only the signatures
OF Gov. Black and the mayors of the cities
affected to make New York the second city
in the world.
This event is one of national interest. 1t
has received edtheattention of he lord mayor
of London, who cabled his congratulations,
and also the mayors of the large cities In
the United states.
This combination of territory seems to be
troubling some, for in the senate feature
of the discussion was the assertion made by
the representativ Republican senator's that
the creationof the greater city would prove
disastrous TO the Republican party ami that
in the fall the people of the allied terri
tory would electa Democratic mayor.
If the present administration OF New
York were of the regular machine stripe
these statements would not have heen
made. The concealed desire was TO show
that the course of Mayor Strong and OF
the men he has appointed to office has
destroyed any hope the Republican ma
chine might have had of defeating the
Democrats
On January 1, 1898, Greater New York
will begin lUs official existence and the first
mayor will be elected on the I'd day of
next November He will have greater
executive pow ers than the chief magistrate
OF any other modern city, and Will ap-
point the heads of all municipal depart
ments save the comptroller, who Will he
elected for term of four years TO direct
the city's finances The mayor, comp
trOller, and members OF the municipal
assembly are the only elective Officers of
the great city.
What most interests the politicians in
the passage of the Greater New York
charter is the tremendous amount OF
patronage which will he at the disposal
OF the new city officials.
The police department will he governed
by board OF four commissioners the fire,
law, and correction departments each by
one commissioner, and the departments or
education, public improvement, charities,
health, docks, parks, and buildings by
boards or three or more members, all
appointed by the mayor.
The municipality will be divided into five
boroughs, each having local subsidiary
government, presided over by president.
elected for four years. The authority OF the
borough government is limited, the con-
trolling power being vested IN the central
government. The upper house in the legis-
lature will be called the council and the
lower house the board Of aldermen. The
council has wenty-eight members. elected
for four years from designated districts;
also a president elected at large at the
same time with the mayor, who becomes
chief executive in the absence OF the
mayor The MAJ yor is a power, aud two
thirds vote is required TO pass any meas
ure over his veto.
Who will be mayor is agitating many
minds. and for months politicians have been
considering the coming municipal campaign
from the standpoint OF the Greater New
York Organizations aud factions which
opposed municipal consolidation have made
no plans that did not include the possibih-
ties or probabilities Of the charter being
adopted.
Consequently all OF them are more or
less prepared to enter at once into the
spring work necessary to the fall cam
paign. Every party or faction has al
ready gone over New York and Kings
county with a Hne-tooth comb looking
for available candidates.
The Republicans who run the county
machine and who are now wing that
they would rather he beaten than again
amalgamate with half a dozen other or
ganlzations and call it reform, have two
or three candidates in sight, including
Ben jamin F Tracy. Congressman Lemuel
Ely Quigg nd--Jehn. C1afiin.
Tammany Hall has been showing de-
cided disposition 60 keep still and saw
wood so far, and Tammany's candidate
will not be chosen until the return OF
Richard Croker in September This
statement is authorized by some OF the
biggest men in the Wigwam. In the
meantime there are number Of candi-
dates being discussed, including the fol
lowing Congressman Amos j. Cummings,
Postmaster Charles w. Dayton. Comp
troIler Ashbel P. Fitch, former Comp
troiler Theodore W. Myers, and Frederic
K. CoudeTt.
The Citizens Union, which desires nom
partisan municipal government, has not
officially discussed a candidate yet; but
among tneI meaibers it is known that
they have talked over Mayor Strong, Seth
Low, and one. or two gentlemen who
were most actively concerned with the re
form movement OF 1894.
Henry d. Purroy's Home Rule Democracy
has named Henry George; but Mr.. George
declines to discuss the matter at all.
The mayor of New York will be the
head of an army OF 80, 900 employees, and
Will direct the expenditure Of ST5,000,-
600 annually. His salary will be 81 5000
a year and for the first six months he
will have power TO remove at viii any
appointed offieeholder, except judicial
officers After that time removals can he
made only on charges.
The area of Greater New York is 31777
square miles, and the extreme length
from the southern end of Staten Island to
the northern limits OF Yonkers, on the
Hudson, is thIrty-twO miles. Its grea test
width from the Hudson River to the boun-
Diary line across Long Island is sixteen
miles.
comparison OF the ten greatest cities
of the world. adopting the estimate for
Canton, China, is here given. showing
Greater New York in the place next to
London, as defined by the fifteen mile
Charing Cross radius:
London NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. D bob ,SoS
Greater New York rk................3, 3, 100000
Paris ..................... .....2 ,44I ,9o1
Canton (estimatedp ..............1 L SOC, 900
Berlin ..........''.....'... ......'.l . S,S44
Chicago ....................' Il ,ooo.oOo
Toxic ..........,........' Il, ,SoS,oS4
Vienna $1,000! ...-..-..-...I ,oo4,o4S
Philadelphia ..... .................. II l42,o6a
st. Petersburg ....... OBS .439
Within the lindtsnf tie great city are the
cities of New York, Brooklyn, Long Island
City, Jamaica, all of Staten Island, the
western end of Long Island; Coney Island,