The sun., 1900-12-02

Win +. uosii, Effective Hoard 81 Appor
tionm-nt, wiu o., Al salaries Depart
mcr,. of HIshwsv and sewers and EosrS
81 pubiic improvements Abolished -6osrs
OF rdu, alton Hecon,,tuct~d aud W~pes
of ssiar, law Advised Hospital chan see
Tic charter Revision Commission. consist
tor ~ 0f'een members appointed Wy Gov
l.u.ovc' 20 prepare amendments 90 tho oity
rHar'or. completed l'a work st"tdlv. and sub.
,.ited rsrrpott 20 tho Governor In general
,.,1nmissipners recommend that parinauen,
pawcr ~ removal bs lodged In the Mayor.
.-,1f,r lncrctacd powers with the borough
prcsidrHts Including almost complete con.
trol ~ local matters and the patronage oi
to sewer and Highway departments, which
arc abolished. the abolition ~ tho Council
and the d,ublinn In size Of the Board ~ Alder
r.sr n -inglo-h"adcd police commission. q
bipartisan election board Of four commis-
sulcrs. the abolition of the Board ~ Public
improvements, tho practical rebuilding of
tua school system. n single-headed charities
c,mmls7ons. the transfer Of control Of the
emergency hospitals Of Manhattan and Ths
Bronx 70 a board or unpaid trustees and rsdi-
cat changes In other departments. Hero
are 'he more important change, advocated
10y On" commission
no RoARp or AIpTEMEN. no COUNCIL
Tn. commission tai fcs up FIRST the city leg -
sfI-a IL decided 'ha' the tour II should
D. dpne ava" with, ana that the membership
) the Board OF Alie men should be irCI eased
- l'J UIatl r"tppuruonwenO. excluding its
Pre'iient aYi tho borough residents. who
shall have seats in Il ~ well rs tie heads OF
a,pirtnents who NAV be- required e. attend
'''trh'. 4 aia,.}n TO- GSns en'ted ~ sd 10 10
iIO)O n year rha Adernauic districts are
h. he formed ate" the next legislative ap-
pIrtiouw"nt by dividing each Assembly dis;
'le. provision h"ing made FOR .rendiusting
; a-e districts after each deCenniGl reappor-
!innmeHt The rommi,,ion rc'onmends that
'or the purpose OF eleD ting the Aldermen 10
ttSa orioe on Jan !, 1907. a temporary ap-
p'rtonment he mace, allowing one Alder
wln for each 500 votes cast in an Assembly
u,rtiunment to he made by Tho Munich nj
Assembly This would give, most Of thu dis;
. few only one This allotment would te only
'-mporarv. and + intended to continue only
uotil the next legislative arrortiorGenl after
lcrmanic districts I'm each Assembly district
The Pro- d"nt Of the N"Nrd of Aldermen and
trr presidents a. the hor"ush', under, the pro-
- Nierfnen and the Board ~ Estmate and AD-
ort9RPmG2t, Tnn commlic,od r,s1 ,r ,reHommends
tVy special ordinance In regard 70 permits for
. nd,. Sc, which OCCUPY great deal - the
Controlled 10y general ordinances. with Fixed
ior-. Tho coumi>-. lrli"v"s that hy doing
away with TINS class OF business, better
may be induced to become candidates for Alder
men. The commissioners were urged to pro-
v.ts for miporty Or rronortionate representa-
a. % it, consttutionnlity. II therefore recon-
weuds a constitutional amendment providing
for such representation
PERMANENT POWER OF REMOVAL FOR THE MAYOR
The commission recommends that the
Mayors term he four wears. With ineligibilitv
70 reelection for the succeeding term as at
present, and with his salary unchanged
, The most importsnt change advocated In
the powers of the Ma or Is to extend through
out his entire term the absolute power which
he may now exercise ONLY for the first six months
mud 10 urovi!e that all his aupoirtees 'eycnnt
members of the Board of Education, Judges,
&c.) shall hold Office without dennte term.
ecuuve functions OF government except In
the matter Of the finances. are In the hands
OF commissioners who. six months after the
Mayor appoints them pass out Of his control
aud out OF the control Of any one representing
the people. EXCEPT In the event Of their com
mtting some offence which is susceptible Of
formal legal proof, and which. under the TECH
nical rules esta nl!shcd b. the courts, will re-
ouire a removal. The commission saws that
the Mavo cannot reaSonabl, be held res ponsiolo
for Official, unless he has an absolute poNer
Of removal The commission points out that
are removable bl the President. and declares
that the same s. stem .y Ia Nor6 we'll Ia the
government Of the municipality. 1t .ays:
The commission doe not attach serious
importance TO the argument that the alr roiut-
rrent Of Officials without definite term and sub
ma W. .,l' i, for bi, -, 90 secrs " q. NIKE
Il competent and db'c ~, tals. As We have
Just sud. similar conditions Prevail In tie
That any Mayor viii ever remove an ofiriai
81 lis own appointment without some justi-
table cause. 1t NAV, indeed, he hoped that
tie posse sion Of Il constant power 20 remove
viii rather tend t. keep in Office many heads
Of departmcnls during the adm inistrations
duties are Of a technical or professional char
enter.
Much GRFATFR POWERS FOR BoRoUGH PRRsI-
DENIS.
OF the borough governments the commission
sRy- thai IN" different conditions N various
pgrt7 of The city demand some local authority
al hat the demand is not met 10y the present
bpr%ugh powers. 1t SAYS.
that the great departments Of public safety
should Toe centralized and in strong control.
r1rtm"ut- OF Finance. OF Law, OF Public haTi-
i."s or 'orr-ctiOn. Of Docks and Of Taxes should
y" centralized and uniform In their operation.
Bat when "" CON" to the departments which
d"a with tho public works OF the city very
different question 10 presented The present
Charter contrali7es n u oi these depart merts and
uiuta- them In aboard OF P' bic improvements,
In this respect IN" commission i satisfied
that the scheme of tho present Charter has
proved most unsatisfactory I'm It's workings,
mora especially With regard to the boroughs
Other than Manhattan. II Therefore reCom-
mcpds a very great enlargement Of the powers,
q Ities and responsibilities OF tho borough
Presidents" "
The commission recalls that In 1890 legisla-
ton was enacted Urovlding for the appoint
mont Il commissioner of street improve
mrnt, for the Twentv-th,rd and 1wcntvf fourth
wards ~ tho old city 'f New York and that
tho svet"ln worked sntiSfoctorily, not only
t. the residents of that lRIt Of the city. but TO
oil tho rest Of the people. Then II says
DEPARTMENTS oP sFwFRs AND HIGHWAYS
ABOLISHED,
The commission has therefore decided 10
81 9
and Hghwlv- which under the present Charter
be abolished. and thlt their functions he trans
Under this ilan tho borough residents will
occunv a nositiNn clcsrlv analogous 70 that OF
the former Commissioner Of Street Improve
mentS OF the Twenty third and rwenty-iourth
wards
TIE commission recommends that the reao-
lutAp Of "A local Improvement board. II ap-
pSNsd by the President of the borough and
bv the Board of Estimate and Airport lornent,
shall he all that Ia necessary In order TINT pro-
ceedings for local Improvement ehall be be-
gun. Tho mower of veto given the Presi dent
OF the borough IL helieved 10 be necessary 10
protect : he n ghts = the borough. and tho rower
Of approval given To the Board II Estimate
and Apror'irnr,ant f. considered essential 10
tho protection ~ tho citv Finally, II IL recon-
mended that whore tho expense Of any I'm
provement Is to be borne partially by the city
az n whole, the oousnu' of the Roard ~ Alder
men shall also he obfsirod. II the city's share
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