New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-09
PLAN OF ADMINISTRATIONS
THE FOURTH PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
CHARTER.

THE FOURTH PUBLIC HEARING ON 1nG
CHARTER.
Ex-MAYoR scHIEHEN EXPRESSES THE OPINION
THAT THE MAYORS TERM OF OFFICE
SHOULD BE FOUR YEARs--CHANoEs
IN CHAPTERS.
tn. chap.er Of the charter before the Greater New
York Commission its fourth public hearing In .ne
City Hall yesterday was entitled Au" nne. anS
DEPARTMENTS their Heads and Terms OF once ana
General Administration" General Tracy presideo
and Mayors Strong and Gleason and Commissioners
Low. Giroy. De Witt. woodford. butcher ana Moors
were present. W..
? Mrs william II. Schienelin. president OF the "o-
mans Auxiliary to the Civil Service Reform Comm's-
son read an address urging more permanent tenure
of Office as calculated to secure for the CITY De'er
class of public servants.
Secretary George NJ Pinney. jr.. announced that
at the private session Of the Draft Committee. heid
Yesterday. the XXth Chapter OF the Charter had
been completed and had been amended in one or TWO
particulars This chapter applies to the INFERIOR ana
civil courts and 1t is changed as to allow an extra
Judge to Queens County =.
Ex-Mayor schieren OF Brooklyn. at this point said
he wished speak on the term OF the Mayor. ne
favored the Philadelphia plan for the Mayoralty. no
thought, that the term should be for four years III
stead OF two, two years seemed 100 snort u"e
for the head OF the city, Ii seemed 10 him tnat was
"a
familiar with the duties of his office In so short
time.
Mr.. Scherin spoke also the municipal assembly.
advocating the Assembly district the basis for
representation.
General Tracy replied that the Commission had
anticipated the speaker and announced that tho
change had been made the Assembly district
plan.
John Sabine Smith spoke in behalf OF the Repub-
lican Club of this city. Mr.. Smith said that ihere
undoubtedly sides 10 the question OF the
bipartisan Police Commission The contention mat
a sngle-headed Commission might pervert the office
INFO "A political worthy OF consideration:
but what - just important was TO see that the
Board be able TO do its work. Deadiocks prevented
this The present Board had demoralized the
force ne thought so long the deadlock continued
As remedy he thought the Mayor should pe the
supreme head and In case o. deau9ck ne ns sn
have the deciding vote and also in all cases OF APP
III the Mayor had that power to-day" added Mr..
Smith Il think matters would be conducted far diff
ferently in Mulberryst. If the Mayor had this power
morality atty as is Is now the nte case '''@'
General Tracy gave as his opinion that the pres
Moulton Emery said that the name OF the n city
sTosy rSs Pfss had the
s so teTy Boston
and f~ Other News would not be more ridiculous
than New York. or worse still Greater New oM-
,inued. rs Manhattan" had
General Tracy SAID the Committee on DrS at mac mao
island was named Manhattan because that name
S SsSnfe Savs to
tauk, Wappingers Falls or Painted Post. .,..u.
the time for speeches IS lmiisd have already
caused the Committee on Draft Of Charter 10
TO the Commission. and It is expected that there
Min be STaS he eoT decded
make radical change IN the Gnnbter de S
provided for Council upper house, of thirty
seven members. and Board OF Aldermen OF lg' a
reduces the Council to twenty-nine members and
the Board of Aldermen to sixty members total 81
eecing The members Of the upper house ,r from m
rom tbs, is
from the Senate districts. only one Alderman from
change in the Police Department chapter was
agreed yesterday morning at the meeting OF the
iion Of poce ofcers to the ranks The chapter
will be amended so as to permit maJory OF a ,ns
inspectors with the approval OF the Mayor, ,o,.
Of The he Pecs to REDUCE The
duction to the ranks will particularly apply 10 men
sasp Wen pc oeer
majority vote Of the Board with the Mayors sp-
S one the T Formally t Of trial 1890, ,,.
Dorman p Eatens suggestion regardnE '1 ne
the section regarding the removals Of heads OF de-
a Dc has ss first I'm
else OF the Mayors judgment" ..ros,,or. ,ovs
all been accepted tentatively -, r. -,
BENJAMIN +. Blair a member OF the Board OF
Elections of Brooklyn has submitted to the Greater
New-York Commission brief IN which he states
nj length his reasons for taking the Bureau OF
Elections out OF the Police Department 10 keep
the control of elections in the Police Department,
he declares violates the spirit of the Constitution
OF the state is unwise and is also dangerous 80
The next hearing before the Commission VIII De
on Monday.
THE CHAPTER ON INFERIOR COURTS.
CITY COURT TO BE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
JURISDICTION
The chapter on inferior local courts. which the
Greater New-York Commission will recommend VIII
he In substance follows:
The Ctv Court Is 10 be continued and the court and
justices shall have powers and jurisdiction
II abolishes after January 81 1885, the justices Courts
ard Office of justice OF the peace in Brooklyn and