New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
TO WORK FOR REVISION.
A COMMITTEE OF $50 WILL BE APPOINT
ED-REFORM ORGANIZATIONS DE-
eide TO SUPPORT ALL THE
AMENBMENTS
AMENDMENTS.

At meeting of representatives of reform or
! garzations held last evening in the assembly
room of the United Charities Building it was
| decided to appoint a committee of >2oo 10
work for the enactment into law of all the
amendments to the city charter proposed by the
| Charter Revision Commission. The meeting had
| been called by the Citizens Union. John W.
| Weed called it to order. r. Fulton Cutting was
made chairman and Thomas A. Fulton seere-
/ tary. Mr. Cutting said
| l do not imagine it would be possible to get all
! regarding all the matters covered in the report
Of the Commission But it hds g a TO TO sDt 1
the report to commend some parts ana 70 CRUCES
urge that our efforts be directed to securing the
| adoption of the report as whole
| Mr. Cutting complmented George L. Rives.
chairman of the Commission. and its other mem
| bers for the work they had done.
| Mr. Rives paid a high tribute to the work
| done on the Commission by the late Charles c.
Beaman. and said he had doubt that his life
| had been shortened owing to his labors on the
Commission. Continuing, he said:
We knew there were faults in the charter. but
we had supposed there was some sort OF city gov
the outlying borOughs we found there was little
lection of taxes There was an increase in the
taxes and in the officehoders and that was all al;
The result of our work was satisfactory to every
the Commission do not t, mean t4nt we we
eved that i it ought to pass and We agreed
hold and defend the charter revision as 1t came
present municipal oficehoiders are our enemies,
but it ft 1 city it so oE Is any 9e IN
the charter it would be proper to consider such
changes, and we did so.
MIR. Rives then took up specific points of the
| revision. beginning with the Mayors power of
summary removal. The present system he de-
clared to he utterly futile. AS to the power
given to the Board of Aldermen and the crit
icism evoked thereby. he had this to say:
Unless some little power is given to the city legs-
atqre. the only alternative is to abolish It It alto
for that course. but did not feel prepared to
recommend it.
Mr. Rves mentioned the names of several
members of the Legislature, and added:
What do they know about the city of New-York:
, do not know much about Eew-York They are
NEXT n the needs Of their resPestvs iqcaties i
New Workers want their charter revised they must
let the Legislature know II.
Edward NJ Shepard, the next speaker. said:
There have been but few reports made to Legis
atHres that are so PTacqfa ana so WISE as
get through the Legislature-and therefore it is
statesmanlike l confess that when first took it
50 far outweigh It's defects that all my hostility
Teforms i'm this revision The enlargement Of the
power of the Mayor making him genuinely. respon-
borough Presidents and the restoring q local and
autonomous life 20 the boroughS, and the Increase
OF the powers Of the Board of Estimate to
salaries.
A committee should be formed push the
ter, take charge of the agitation for the passage
of the bin.
Mr.. Weed moved that a committee Of $50 be
appointed to work for the bill. Mr.. Deming
seconded the motion. He suggested several
amendments which would change the purpose
of the resolution 10 make II ap-
proval merely of the revision of the charter.
but of all the recommendations made by the
Commission The chairman approved this. and
suggested that Mr.. Deming do it, When the
meeting adjourned he still at work the
final draft of the resolution. which had been
passed in the mean time, providing for a COM
mittee OF $50 TO be appointed by the Chair. and
to have authority to fill vacancies and add TO it's
number.
Among those present last night were Everett
Wheeler Horace Z. Deming. e. NJ Shepard,
r =. Thurber. and Commissioners Rives, Crom-
well. Goodnow. Levey and raft Among the
organizations which We're represented were the
City Club, Civic Federation, Taxpayers Asso-
citation OF Queens Flushing Association. Asso-
citation for Improving the Condition Of the
Poor. Board Of Trade and Transportation,
League for Political Education Brooklyn Young
Republican Club. West End Association. Public
Education Society. Woman's Municipal League
and the Merchants Association.