The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-24
NO EQUAL PAY In CHARTER
ALL TEE MANDATORY SALARY
PROVISIONS cur or.

BEARD % Estimate 90 cSatroi Pay %
Teneheru. Policemen and FiPeasen
-semool heard cut Down and MADE
Depeaaent. line Other Departments.
ALsANY. March 2s.-Ths Hammond
legislative committss on the New YORK
city Charter submitted to-day its pro-
posed chapters on the Board OF Estinnaes.
the DEPARTMENT Of Education and the
Police Department.
The COMMITTEES proposes to repeal
every mandatory salary provision IN me
present Charter, including those relating
20 school teachers. policemen and nrsmen.
An exiafing salaries are 90 continue al
their present rates until changed BY the
BOARD of Estimate, with the approval OF
the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor.
The Borough Presideuts are 70 De
hanished from the Board OF hstimate
after ioIs. and In their stead = commits
.iooer OF the Board % Estinlate - In "a
elected in each borough. the commits
sionens from Manhattan and brookiyn
each To have two votes. Inc consroi o,
the city map and all other 'aPo n pnno -
Presidents to the City Engineer. under
the aupervision OF the Board OF kStima.e.
The provisions recommended by tne
WINS charter commission on the suoJects
Of franchises. bonds and ohhgauons Ann
sinking funds are Incorporated wttnout
substantial changes in the committee
hill relating tn the Board OF Estimate.
The proposed depar tm@nt OF educatton
hill also follows closely the lines ~ sne
educational chapter Of the charter COM
arate corporate existence ot the Board
81 Education. reduces its membership
10 twensy-one, retains the present nufnter
and mode of appointment OF local school
boards. repeals the so-called DAVIS law
transfers the power TO M Ieacn sas c -.
tails radically the powers OF tho City
Superintendent. In a note to the section
relating 10 salaries l1OssD tho committee
declares that II stands tie on the e1us'
pay for women proposition, and q there
fore inserts probationary IN" pro-
vision:
The classes and grades and salaries
Of each class and grade Of members o.
the SuDerVising and teaching stans snail
he fixsi solely with regard TO the duties
and Responsibilities OF the posit'on Ann M
fitness and experience 81 the aPpontes'
thereto or incumbent therein. irrespec-
tive Of sex-
The bilI a. 70 the Police Department
continues the power Of the CommiAslonei
20 make captains and acting lnspectors
and return them 20 precinct duty Al vii
repeals tho charter provisions requirine
details OF policemen to the health and
other depsrtments and confeTs upon
the Board OF Estimate the power 10 deter
mine whether or not such details ehAll hs
made; provides no increase In salaries
NAT on the contrary wipes ont every
mandatory salary requirement m the
present Charter relating TO the police
and transfers doorm-n to such grads
OF patrolIn@n as the board Of Estifnate
shall prescribe. A. in case 81 all other
employees OF the city the salaries Of
members ~ the polic. force are to con
tinue at the present rate until changed
by the Board 81 Estimate with the ap-
provAl 81 the BOARD % Aldermen and the
Mayor.
II h expected that the proposed char
ter as a whole will he ready for presen
tation to the Legislature within Tort
night The committee expects that the
new charter will pass thia year