New-York tribune., 1897-01-19
GREATER CITY QUESTIONS.
CHAPTERS OF THE CHARTER RECON
SIDERED'

po,JcE PROVISIONS UNCHANGED-rHE MAYORS
TERM EXTENDED TO FOUR YEARS.
rs. Greater New-York Commission met In the
,,or,s nriyate office yesterday in executive ses-
, "a begin its Anal consideration Of the draft
:, the charter Secretary Pinney announced that
~. frs, five chapters had been considered. The
,,rortant changes made were the lengthening OF
.ns MAYORS term to four years and he lengthening
:. the Councilmen's and Corporation Counsels s
.erms TO four years each.
The Mayors power OF removal remains the
seme-for six months
The Police Department provision remains as al
first proposed
In the financial scheme the change has been 10
-r,,, the issue Of the Consolidated stock ana
Ids IN sums Of $40 and the mutipes thereon aiter
,he French rentes system. thus permitting sH'aH
,,ves,ors 10 get some OF the benefit
The Municipal Assembly will retain Its power 10
adpce the budget. but the Mayor now mas 'he
oua- 70 veto the Assembys acts. so that IN oroer
- reduce the budget against this veto hve-sxths
vote will be necessary
The Commission meets again to-day
7, The miscellaneous chapter OF the cnaT'er coi'-
,.,ss Yesterday 1t is ordained that the State CON-
.rojer is 10 determine what proportion OF the taxes
.heu he paid by Queens County Ihe ONCE VI
coun,v Treasurer of Richmond County is aooisne"'
The chapter repeals also such parts OF the Con-
.,nsa,ion act as are inconsistent With the chap-
So. -ov4sons and the unrepeaed sections are
.x,snsed 10 the greater city so far as may De ap-
pcable. .,..,,, do.
The clerks and subordinates OF the severai oe-
,a-,ments are to be continued wherever required
~ tho needs Of the public service. "here such
s,srrs and subordinates are thrown out OF employ
~, .hev are 10 be placed on the eligible hst Win
,,a same standing as war veterans =.
Tho Recorder Is retained as one OF the omciais Vi
me Greater New-York ..u.s ,.,,, tho
Tbe wards of Brooklyn are continued Win ,.e ~
.,ns numbers in the Borough Of Brookiyn. VIII Tt
.Sa boundaries they are now nxed py law. mI
.nrSs 81 New-York City similarly cohtlnue%u, %
We onlv change being that the WARDS from ny e
x,;rs 10 the Twenty-second are In the fSorOukn II VI
rrSbsf.an and the Twenty-thrd and Iweh!
sour,h wards are in the Borough OF the bronx;
IT, tow ls OF Richmond County are aooIis a ~
~ ,he FIVE wards OF the county are 10 oe ss Ud 10.
an aIr 80 Castleton First Ward: Middletown Seconu
Vord. Northfe!d. Third Ward, Southneiu' ro"' III
Wsr5 Westheld Fifth Ward. , .ro
The fovns Of Newtown. Flushing ana Jdindied o. o. = =
..aiishe6 and so much of the town OF Hempsttt.d,o
az ;s contained in the new city is done away Will
a. ~ usrSs Of Long Island City will constitute the
tirs, Ward Of Queens, NewtoWn the SECOND "
tr,rush,nr me Third Ward. Jamaica the fourth
ward and that part or Hempsteau "i'"'" ' wy
limits the Fifth Ward. ...oa % orsate
The Municipal Assembly Is empowered 70 Ta vieate az
~ uSrds and change their boundaries; Inc sal
-,ss NJ the county officers. except IN queens
sonntv are 10 be determined by the Board OF fst-
-s,e The debt of Queens county is 10 pe a.
nsted by the Mayor. the Muncipal AssemD?iS any ~
~ Coi,n.v Board OF Supervisors. II possible, II u
s.s are unable 10 agree the questions unsettled
are 70 be referred 10 the lid Dstrlct OF 'he "u
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