New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-22
HEARINGS ON THE CHARTER
NOT LIKELY TO BEGIN MUCH BEFORE
THE MIDDLE OF MARCH.
1T is PROMISED THAT THERE SHALL RE AMPLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT AND CErrl-
CisM-BIa EXPENDITURES PRO
POSED IN THE GREATER
CITY DISTRICT

CITY DISTRICT
ALBANY. Feb. 81 (speciaO.-The Greater New.
York charter will be presented to the Legis
lature to-morrow night. and then its careful con
sideration by the people of the state and mem
bers of the Legislature may begin. for the docu.
ment has been amended SO often and changed ir
imrortant respects so frequently that few per
sons understand 1t. Senator Stranahan chair
man OF the Senate Committee on Cities. and
Assemblyman Austin chairman OF the Assem-
bly, Committee on Cities said last week that
ample hearings would be given.
The charter must first be printed as legis-
lative document. That will take several days
and II is doubtful If any hearings VIII be given
this week Next week large number OF the
Republican Senators and Assemblynen will be
in Washington attending the Inauguration OF
President Mckinley. 1t is. therefore unlikely
that much will be done with the charter TIL
about March H.
1t is proposed TO commit the city TO various
schemes for improvements In advance OF the
adoption of the charter, The towns or queens
County ask for a large number OF improve
ments one of the bills provides an appropria-
ton Of 5000 600 for schoohouses in Long Island
City. Richmond County has bill which would
compel Greater New-York TO pay for the sup
port of patients in the Smith Hospital. A large
number Of bills have been introduced by the
Brood n members which would involve Greater
New-Yolx in large expenditures for that city
Mr. Wilson has bills for the construction OF
bridges over the East River. There are many
bills for the Improvement of streets in Brooklyn.
Members OF the Legislature representing the
ci = Of New-York itself also seem intent on in
Gre asng the obligations of Greater New-f DIRK
Senator Guy has introduced a bill creating
Commission to provide for the construction or
the Grand Boulevard and Concourse already
skatched out between Mosholu Parkway and
East One-hundred -and-sxty- st-st This work
would probably cost the city S4.OOOoO0 Sena-
tor Guy names the Commissioners TO do this
work Jacob NJ. Patterson. ex-Police Justice;
William II. Ten Eyck Henry B. Burnett
Ernest HAIL Joseph H Goslden and the Com
missioner Of the Department of Street Improve
ment Of the Twentythird and Twenty-fourth
wards These Commissioners authorized to
acquire title 10 the lands through which the
Concourse and boulevard 10 run. and also the
titles 20 the lands through which transverse
roads to run. They are 10 serve for SIX
years and are to receive $1,000 a year each.
Another bill of the same nature is that Great
Ing a commission to provide a system Of sew
ace disposal for the Bronx River and the West
chester Creek valleys in the counties of New
York and Westminster. AS originally drawn up
by the Bronx River Commission this bill pro-
viied that Mayor Strong should name two mem
hers of the new Commission. the Mayor Of
Yonkers one member. the Mayor of Mount Yer
non one member and the other member was to
he named 10y the chairman of the Board OF
Supervisors Of Westchester County. 1t will be
seen that the Commission thus 10 be
manned by the representatives Of the cities
chiefly concerned Senator Burns of Yonkers.
however. stepped in and introduced bill nam
ing as the Commissioners FOrdham Morris and
Archibald Van Orien. of New-York City; Will
lam Walsh. Of YOnkers; Frank Tichenor. OF
Westminster County; Jacob Halstead of Ma
marOneck the Mayor of New-York. and the
chairman of the Board Of Supervisors of West
chester County. These are plainly political APP
loiatments. intended to give politicians the
management of the great work planned.