Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-08
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For four years the mayor OF Greater
New York will be very important
parsonage He will not be eligible for
reelection to second successive term.
He will have the appointment Of all de-
partment heads except the Comptroller.
During the first six months Of his term
! he may remove at pleasure any officer
appointed by him. Thereafter he can
| remove only for cause upon charges
preferred after opportunity to be heard
and subject to the approval OF the
governor. The salaries OF the officials
to be appointed by him aggregate a
| quarter of a million OF dollars a year.
The mayor will be member Of the
chief boards Of administration and an
ex-oflicio member of the municipal
council. He has the usual veto power
| over all ordinances and resolutions Of
the municipal assembly. which 1t will
require two-thirds vote to over-rulc
If the ordinance or resolution involves
the expenditure of money, the creation
of q debt, the laying of an assessment
or the grant of a franchise it win take
a five-sixths vote to Over-ridt. the
mayors veto. In case an ordinance or
resolution embraces more than one
distinct subject the mayor may APP
prove the provisions relating to one or
more subjects and disapprove the
others. His salary will be fifteen thou
sand dollars a year.
The compensations. some OF them large
ly made up of fees, which the chief
county officers will have. are:
Controler-From $4,000 to $75,OOO De-
pending on amount of fees
County clerk of kings-Ahout $4,000.
Sheriff of kings--About $S0000.
Under the law lately passed. the offices
of county clerk and sheriff of New York
are much less renunerative than they
were under the old law. when each of
these offices was regarded as worth more
than 100000 annually.
In point of patronage the county offices
are much less desirable than the office OF |
mayor. The first mayor of Greater New
York will have at his disposal the follow |
ing positions:
City chamberlain-Salary. $4,000.
Corporation counsel-Sl5.O00.
Four police commissioners-$500O each.
President of the board of public i'm
provements-$S000.
Six commissioners of improvements
$500 each.
One tax commssioner-$S000
Four tax commissioners-$6000 each.
One health cOmmissioner-$750O
Two health commissioners-$6O0O each.
Five municipal court juStfces-$5O0O each
Fifteen city magistrates-S6O00 each.
Five city magistrateS-$5OOOe each.
Ten SPECIAL sessions justices--$6O0O each
Two commissioners of accounts-$50OO
each.
One chief of bureau of statistics-$5500
Three park commissioners-$5ON0 each.
Two building commissioners-$10OO each.
One building commissiOner-$3500
Two charities commssi0ners-$7500 each. |
One charities commissioner-$2500
One corrections commissioner-$750O.
One dock cOmmiSsioner-$60O0
Two dock commissionerS-$50O0 each.
Commissioner of jurors-Salary 5000.
SiXty-three city marshals--Salaries to
be fixed.
Inspectors and sealers Of weights and
measures.
Eighty-four school commissioners.
Six art commissioners.
Six civil service commissioners.
Besides these there will be heads of va
rious commissions The civil list of
Greater New York will. ii is said. contain
more than $4,000 names Of municipal en-
ployes. who will receive salaries aggre-
eating 100000. The budget of Greater
New York will be s65. 100000.