New-York tribune., 1909-03-09

msnded for reasons S m fbs VI Board Of Aldermen 70
- The tax levy and reduce speclnc items III ii'S
bulge, is continued in the council
BOARD OF ESTIMATE.
T,;sc7,zsins the Board Of Estimate the report
SAYS.
Relieved Of administrative duties which nov
make their ofices centres Of political patronage the
-i5%di%jded tine and attention 10 the work Of the
board which should become and he the great hnan-
! stsndpoint Of the ctys fscsI requirements, this
board IS The most soHi5 Gf b 81 men Of signal
ability chosen because Of their peculiar htness Tor
ing he election Of Borough Presidents Of high ca
pacity ana OF conspicuous position m ther re-
ssfsr sPgsTf he 'Si5lf 9io0S Year
We propose 10 create under the board several new
,tv business. greater protection ~ us TigtS pei
ter preservation Of its property the establishment
of large econdmies in its purchases and Of com
prehensve and Systenlauc pan toI rs gte"If IN
Plans for city improvements would ta!. within me
province Of the bureau Of puhllc Improvements ana
engineering: franchises would be cared Tor ny the
bureau OF 4 f $50 o1 6o 1,oq,Id he under the
Charge Of the bureau Of real estate. and all claims
against the city, instead OF being adjusted in the
Finance Department, would be first submitted to
The bureau Of Salaries is 10 classify and grade
ana poverflllv reinforce the protection furnished 20
public servants y the lNi SerNls law. NJ p eau
Of statistics and publicity would nave ehalee ot
The city Record, and with material economy TO
the city would print and publish departmental re-
The bureau Of supplies is designed IS central
mon by all city departments its functions would
l,a ,sayelaued through and experience until II
assumed proportions emitting II 10 become CO
ordinate department of the city government. This
natural evolution would. think be facilitated by
tle creation OF bureau under flexible regulations.
MUNICIPAL ART COMMISSION
The proposed charter continues 4 ? Municipal
Art Commission. but il authorizes the Mayor to
appoint an advisory board to act in connection
with the Board of Estimate in devising and for
mulating plans for the comprehensive develop
ment and Improvement of streets and parks.
Along this same line the report says:
BY taking the control OF the city map out of the
hands Of the Borough Presidents, and BY vesiing
the Board Of Estimate and Apportonmeut with the
to perfect II not only. but by imposing lJpon
thar Io2rd the duty of perfectiuE the map and
conducting all future improvements consistently
with comprehensive scheme for the physical de
Velopment Of the city. intelisenty and harrnoni-
vide the administrative whereby the cure FOR
complshed. II impossible, consistently with the
welfare of the city. that conditions should
continue, that the city should longer be noeuace5
with iHteusihcation Of the evil.
The first remedial step Is 10 impose upon some
competent body the duty study and iTves,igste
and the power 10 prepare such stable ana rom.
prehensve plan present and future nscessltisa
may dictate. snd this We believe have done in
the grant of powers 10 the Board of Estimate and
Apportienment his should also be of the greatest
value - the PUBLIC Service Commission IN connsc-