New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

lie Charities. The patents IN Bellevue are not
paupers they are for the most part workingmen
and working women. who by reason Of illness
or INJURY are temporarily prevented from earn
ing a living. They cannot afford medical care
and nursing at their homes. and go to their only
place Of refuge the public hospital And il Is
only the part Of wise policy on the part OF
the city to make them we'll and again self-sup-
porting as possible. 1t is not Just, it is
not humane. to class them with paupers. and
thus to rob them of their self-respect. Bellevue
has too long been considered in the public mind
as paupers' hospital Let US hope that this
stigma will be removed under the form OF
administration.
"It has been objected that the separation OF
these hospitals from the Department of Public
Charities will introduce friction and difficulties
of administration between the old department
and the organization. Objections Of this
nature urged very strongly in 1896 against
the division made at that time of the old De-
partment of Charities and Correction into the
two departments existing, and yet the
separation was accomplished without much
trouble. and the two departments were soon
running smoothly side By side. and with much
greater efficiency than before. The dificuIties
then were immensely greater than those which
confront US at present
1T was necessary to divide equitably the
docks both on BlackwelPs Island and the main
land the steamers and all the buildings that
had been erected from time to time on Black
wells Island under the impression that they
were always to be used in common by one de-
partment. At the present time 1t is simply pro-
posed to take the public hospitals which lie in
the old city and are already separated by the
East River from the institutions on Blackwelfs
Island They deal with the same class Of cases
and have been under the management OF the
same superintendent. 1t is also expressly pro-
vided in the new act that they shall have the
privilege Of transferring patients to the hos
pitaIs on Blackwens Island. as in the past"
SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT.
The report is in the main as follows:
The Commission recommends that the Counen
should be abolished and the Board or AIdeImen
some sSvantaEe in retaining the Of the Board
Of Aldermen because the people In tne sSVstS t$ rs
Alderman and frequently call upon him for ADVICE
6G b6rbood side tn tn his oe not pTescred By statute
which is more likely to 90 g g9od nan "a A5ermen shall
consist Of its president, elected oy te clLy az IA
Of the presidents OF the seVeral % % ssrmanie dis
tricts provided for in the act The aldeImanle oS us
5TtS 9oTSonmen{ @ By dividing Assem6ly District
VISION Being made for readjustng these districts
after each decennal reapPortionment. - ~
presidents Of the boroughs. under tne proposes
charter will have seats and votes ootn "a Ine boa19d
The Board Of Aldermen should have ample powers
to institute inquiry at all times {sa, B1r snS Psnd
pose. and also in order 20 secure +, {5 1ro
vision OF the present charter that the heads Or the
votes in the Board But have extended this
by recurring each head OF depaEtme5n5 70 25sr sr
men and by requiring him TO answer any ques-
6%eb6R SR5 5aaf the may af Is PG o h is Of WcR
forty-egnt hours written notice shall oe gwen nm,
is largely taken up with the most trivial maStsrs
kind or another upon the public streets. By Sec
tOn so OF the bill herewith submitted we provide
that ali ordinances n relation thereto shall be
throughout the whole city or through9ut speeiGsd
fee for every authorized structure. encFoachment
acter extent and duration thereof and which shan
provide for the issuing Of reyocaole licenses there
ings ~ the Board and viii lead men OF Character
and ability to become candidates for Aldermen
THE MAYOR
The Commission does not recommend any a5rids.
R ment OF the very great powers now vested IN the
sariIy abridged by the enlargement OF the powers
conferred upon the borough presidents by the other
Commission recommends that the powers 81 the
sTSs RGId @fh respes 81 sG @ h Mayors Tm Of PC s
there is force in the arguments which have eeen
Commission. however. recommends that the present
pbsse5 ana nat Msvor he sscTs5 sor Term ~
years and be ineligible for reelection for the
succeeding term.
The most important change which We have made
In the powers OF the Mayor. and one Whicn must
have far-reaching consequences. Is TO extend
throughout his entire term the absolute which
he may exercise only for the first six months
OF his term. 20 remove certain executive OfiCers
and to provide that all his appOintees (eNcept mem-
bers OF the Board OF Education, Judges. etCO shall
hold oflce without definite term.
The Commission has decided TO recommend that
the departments OF Sewers and Highways, which,
under the present charter. have jurisdiction
throughout the entire city. be abolished. and that
their functions be transferred TO the presidents OF
the several boroughs Under this plan the borough
presidents will occupy position closely analogous
70 that OF the former Commissioner OF Street I'm
provements OF the Twenty-third and Twenty souTth
wards.
The actual determination that local improvements
shall be made IL dependent on the approval OF
many authorities that such determination Is re-
moved further than advisable from the people I'm
mediately interested The Commission thersfors
recommends that the resolution OF a local improve
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