The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-09
VAST VIEW YORK.

Only superior II mas III Popuianos' v -
area. The population OF Greater New
| York Il about 5.ios.ooo, and its area aDout
| go square miles: that OF LONDON Is
4.2so go. and It's area sss square miles, Tn
| III the signing OF the bill Paris came sec
| ond with 2.4isO0, and even then New
1 YORK ranked third with over 10000 1t
| was thought at one time that Pekin was
| the second largest city In the world. but
/ that idea is now entirely abandoned, and
| the order OF seniority Is London. New
| York. Paris. Berlin. Tokyo. Vienna, Phil
adelphia, Chicago, St. Petersburg. and all
other cities In the world are below one
million. Glasgow is only a little city Of
61s, CO. one-fifth the size OF New York; and
Liverpool IL 10000 behind that Mos
cow, ConstanfInople. Melbourne. Edin-
burgh, ana all the cities that we
are accustomed to regard as among the
leading commercial communities OF the
world are mere villages compared 20 those
giants OF municipal aggregation, London
and New York.
The charter OF Greater New York n
the result OF the work OF commission
created by the legislature in 1890 10 in
aulre into the expedieney of consolidating
the city of New York and the various
municipalities and towns composing its
suburbs. 1t was thought at one time that
with the consent of New Jersey. there
might be added Jersey City, but that hope
was soon abandoned. The city now In
cludes Brooklyn. Richmond county. Flush
ing. part of Hampstead. Jamaica, Long
Island City, (whose population alone is
1000. and which has become famous
through its mayor. the notorious Gleason),
New Town and Easichesfer. Westchester
and Pelham, which three places alone
have population OF $500 The question
OF consolidation was first submitted to the
people in 1894, the ballots being mere
expression of opinion. The vote in favor
was almost two To one, except in the coun-
ty of Kings where there was bare ma
jority. The charter goes into effect on
the ist of January, 1885, And the officers
win DO elected at the general election this
fall. The total Indebtedness of the new
metropolis viii be $40. 100000 and the tax
able property $3.50 2l.s2a. 1t has $4,000
It's paved streets extend 900 miles. and It's
railroads 100 miles: IL has $50 public
schools. 100 churches. and 90 postofiices.
This great corporation will be governed
by a mayor. as chief executive. who Is
TO hold Office for four years. and receive
a salary of $4,000 a year. but is ineligible
for the next term He may, within six
months after the commencement OF his
term. remove from Office anybody holding
by appointment, except members OF the
board OF education, and school boards. He
viii have the power OF veto of any meas
IRE.
The legislative body will consist of
two houses TO be known as the municipal
assembly and be divided into council
and board OF aldermen. The council will
consist OF twenty-nine members OF whom
twenty-eight are 10 be elected by districts
and receive a salary of 81 800 a year each:
but the president - to be elected at large,
aud receive $500 year. They will
hold ci.ice Cor four years. One rather re-
markaSie feature OF the council. Is that
every cx-rnsyor OF the city Is entitled 10
a seat in the council and to participate In
its discussions. bat Is not entitled TO
vote. The president VIII be vice mayor.
The board of aldermen Ia elected for two
years only, and the salary is $1,000 year.
1T will consist of one member from each
assembly district In the city. which viii
probably make body OF not less than
nifty members. The mayor and these txo
bodies viii therefore cali for salaries
amounting to sil2oco year.
The council will appoint its own clerk.
who Is TO be the city clerk. and he viii
appoint a clerk for the board Of alder
men. his salary will be s7.Oco year. The
head Of the department OF finance VIII be
the comptroller. who is 60 hold Office for
four years. The head of the law depart
ment. the corporation counsel. is to be
appointed. The police departmer. viii be
managed by board OF four members,
oaa gosas cut OF oflce every year. Public
improvements viii be supervised by a
board, the president OF which is 10 hold
viii he made np OF officers very much as
1 the beard Of public works Is constituted
/ In Seattle. viz. by heads Of departments
who wiz be respectively commissioner Of
water supply, 81 highways. street clean
Ing. sewers. public buildings and lighting.
and 81 bridges. There win also be a park
beard. department OF buildings. board OF
4 public charities. commissioner OF correc-
{ ton. one Ere commissioner. board Of
decks. board of taxes and assessments.
board Of education and beard 90 health.
1 Civil service Is 20 Dc looked after by three
or more commissioners. who for some rea-
son or another are to receive no conDen-
| aatgon.
| vita 50 large number cs officers n Is
Impossible 70 giye IN q brief review ia
| salaries srportioaed - each, bat they ara
On fair scale. The comptroller "a ia r.
| eesye ste 90. ard assistants for The esl-
leet3ng % taxes are % receive & coo ans
/ si.aea respectively. There is no treasurer
ess his duties viii BE performed by a.
chamberlain. who IS 70 recciye a salsr,, ~,
| sleaea The corporation counsel Is "a -
/ pad Sc go = year. which IS SEQ a xaa-
nere thar the attorney general O. .sa
| United States receives. A superintendent
Of elections will he paid sSs.s a year.
IN every ere 90 the horanShs. az Whit,
/ there are five. there = 70 ~ a r-eS,ssv,
! aaa heal board. TAe presidents a.
Manhattan Bronx and Brooksyn ar. "a
srzsags-s e sssa a S.sar s@eA a~z 60 a