The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01

Kings. the county of Richmond and part Of
the county of Queens and TO provide for the
government thereof . The territory thus in
Dictated, whose exact boundaries
given in the body of the act, will after
Jan. /, 1898, be known the city of New
York. The city thus constituted is divided
into five boroughs. The borough OF Man
haitian comprises that portion of the pres
ent city OF New York known as Manhat-
tan island, Governors island, Bedloe's
island, Ellis island, the Oyster islands,
Blackwells island, RandalPs island and
Wards island. The borough of the Bronx
takes in all of that portion of the city of
New York lying north and east of the
borough of Manhattan, between the Hudson
and East rivers, Long Island sound, and
including the several islands belonging to
the present municipal corporation Of New
York not included in the borough of Man
haitian The borough of Brooklyn consists
or the present city of Brooklyn. The
borough Of Queens comprises that portion
of Queens county to be included in the city
Of New York. The borough of Richmond
comprises that territory known as Rich
mond county or Staten island. The new
city will come into being and it's new Off
GERS will take office on JAN l, 1898. The
first election of officers for the consolidated
city will be held on Nov. 2, 1897.
AREA AND POPULATION.
The area Of this new municipality will be
about 359 square miles. Its population will
be 100000. 1t will contain 1900 miles of
streets, exclusive of common roads, and 700
miles Of sewers. It's annual tax levy will
be between 500 OO0, 900 and $65 900, 900. 1t will
contain about $4,000 buildings, of which
10000 are used for residential purposes,
and its daily consumption of water will be
about 35O,OOOOOO gallons.
This mighty community, larger than most
States of the Union, is to be self-governing
in all local affairs. 1t is to have its own
legislature executive and judiciary. The
legislature will consist of two houses,
known 40 fIx Cos, Iii
men, and together styled the Municipal
Assembly Of the city of New York. The
Council will contain twenty-nine members.
The president of the Council will be elected
on general ticket every four years, and
VIII act as mayor during the mayors alb
sence or disability, possessing all his pow
ers except those OF removal or appoint
ment His term of Office is four years and
the salary 5000 a year. The remaining
tWenty-eight members of the Council are
to be elected by districts as follows: Five
council districts are formed out of the
present city of New York. three out of
Brooklyn, one of the county of Richmond
and one of that portion of Queens county
included in the consolidation act Each of
the Rev York and Brooklyn Council dis
tricts IS entitled to three councilmen, and
Richmond and Queens to two councilmen
each The term of office OF the members of
Council is four years, and the salary 81, 800
a year. They elect city clerk whose term
OF office is six years and salary $1,000 a
year.
There will be sixty aldermen, one to be
elected from each assembly district of the
city of New York and Brooklyn, one from
Long Island City and Newtown, one from
Jamaica, Flushing and part of Hampstead
and one from those parts of the First and
Second assembly districts of Westchester
county included in the borough of the
Bronx
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Each head of an administrative depart
ment Of the city is entitled to seat in the
Board of Aldermen, and required. when
the board These executive officers have
the right to participate in the discussions
of the board, but not the right to vote. If
an administrative department is composed
OF more than one member the president or
presiding officer of the department is des-
ignated as the member entitled to sit in the
Board of Aldermen. Every ex-mayor of
the city of New York, as constituted by the
act OF consolidation, is, so long as he re-
mains resident Of the city, to be entitled
to sit in the Council and to participate in
its discussions, but will not be permitted to
vote. 1t is expressly provided that mo or
Qlnance or resolution providing for or con-
templating the alienation or disposition of
any property of this city, the granting of
franchise, terminating the lease of any
property or franchise belonging to the city,
or the making of any specific improve
ments, or the appropriation or expenditure
OF public moneys, or authorizing the in
curing of any expense, or the taxing or
assessing of property in the city, shall pass
the Council or Board Of Aldermen at the
Same session at which it was first offered,
unless by unanimous consent; and the same
snail not be finally passed or adopted by
the municipal assembly until at least five
DAYS after an abstract CT its provisions
snail have been published" No member
OF the municipal assembly shall, during the
term Tor which he Is elected, be eligible or
be appointed to any other Office under the
city, nor shall any member of this assem-
bly, while such, be contractor with or an
GIlDiOXA NJ Qif hro r,aI re
the assembly in any capacity whatever.
rms local legislature is invested by the
cnarter with far more power than the old
Board of Aldermen enjoyed. 1t will legis-
lale on a host of matters hitherto dealt
with by the State Legislature at Albany
II IS authorized to construct, establish and
maintain, or to acquire by purchase or con-
y domination and maintain. in all parts of the
Ncity additional water works to supply the
city or any part thereof and it's inhabitants
with water. 1t may by ordinance regulate
and restrict the height of buildings erected
IN the city. 1t is authorized to grant street.
railway and ferry franchises, to provide
by ordinance for the establishment of mar
kets, the acquisition of parks, bouevards
and driveways, the building of bridges, the
construction Of dock, wharves and piers
and for these and other public improve
mentS 1t may create loans and authorize
the issue of bonds, subject, however, to the
approval of a majority of the members of
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
BOROUGH GOVERNMENT.
The boroughs will individually bear re-
the various States to the United States
Each will have it own president, chosen in
the November election by the electors of
each borough, respectively. The term of
Office is four years. The salary of the pres
idents of the boroughs of Manhattan, The
Bronx and Brooklyn is $1,000 a year, and of
Queens and Richmond $1,000 a year. A
president of a borough may be removed by
the mayor on charges, subject to the ap-
proval of the Governor of the State.
The most important part OF the functions
of these borough presidents is to
meetings of the various To-
cal boards of the borough. There will be a
local Board of Public improvements in each
of the twenty-five Senate districts or parts
thereof comprised in the territory CONSOLE
dated into the city of New York. Each To-
cal board will consist of the president of
the borough wherein the district is situated,
of the Municipal assembly who is a resi-
dent of such local improvement district. by
virtue of his Office and during his term of
Office The jurisdiction of each local board
is confined to the district for which it is
constituted, and to those subjects or mat
tiers the costs and expenses whereof are in
whole or in part charge on the people
except where jurisdiction over such mat
ters is given to some other branch of the
local administration. Subject to this eX-
cepticn, and any other restrictions provided
by the act local board is to have power in
all cases where the cost of an Improvement
is TO be met in whole or part by assess
ments upon the property benefited, TO rec
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