New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
BROOKLYN AUTONOMY.
Details of the Measure Which is
Finally Introduced.
rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNE.l

ALBANY Feb 15-The much advertised Brooklyn
autonomy measure designed TO free certain BROOK
lvn departrnents from the communicating lnnuehce
of New-York commissioners, was introduced hy
Senator Gardner this morning. The Gardner Dill
is described by those legislators who are not IN
sympathy with the measure as a plan TO make
the Mayor look like thirty cents but senator
Gardner maintains that il would leave him at his
present face value The bill does some of the most
remarkable things of any local measure of the ses-
sion. the net effect Of which is unquestonaoy TO
add to the Importance OF Brooklyn on the map ana
as a result II has 1t is said the support Of both
Republican and McCarren legislators from Kings.
The following are among the things the Gardner
bill proposes:
The borough presidents except in Manhattan. are
to appoint the assistant corporation counsels who.
in turn, may create as many bureaus for their re-
spective boroughs as they may choose. They have
also the regulation of salaries and the absolute
power of removal in their own baiiwicks. o,,+
nent or removal without the consent of the deputy
in whose borough the employe is at work. ne
partment is placed in the hands, Of the borough
president. except in the case OF Manhattan sl6 T
such added effort the borough presidents in BROOK
ssaT gn apq from Tae s5 % IN ths dea
haitian borough president is declared m O.,
The bill affects various departments in the fol-
lowing fashion: In the Park Department the 6or-
coT6fssfoners not merely for Brooklyn also for
Queens, an extension OF Brooklyn autonomy 70
the establishment of branch Office in Brooklyn is
mandatory and the borough president appoints
the deputies The same is true in the Fire Depart
nent and in the Department of Docks and Ferrle1.
In the Tax Department Brooklyn is to have Two Two
deputies Finally in the Police Department, the
borough president for Brooklyn. and not for any
other borough. appoints the local deputy putty ponce
commissioner. IN the Tenement House Department
the second deputy commissioner has the power OF
appointment and removal Of all employees in Brook
Iyr. Queens and Richmond. - ..
The bill is loosely drafted At the outset II
seems TO reveal an intention the part of It's
author TO extend autonomy to sIl boroughs, but as
ii advances It gradually limits its held almost en-
tirey to Brooklyn The bill must, or course, go 70
Nayor Mcclellan, il it passes the legislature Hls
action may fairly forecast but it is widely sug
eested that the main object of the measure Is TO
secure his veto purpose that seems likely 10 De
successful.
Senator McCarren announced his firm support Tor
the measure in characteristic fashion to-day The
measure has no politics" he explained, without
even smile. ''I never have been accused of sup
porting a Republican measure, have l? am ior
this bill and that proves there is no politics in
it. Take a single benefit bestowed by the bill. 1t
prevents the transfer by a Manhattan Commis-
sioner of Brooklyn patrolmen and officers from
their own district, where they live and where theIr
families are TO Bronx district at the pleasure oI
the Commissioner"