New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
NO NEW CHARTER
Continued from Arst psxe.

taxes. assessments and arrears and city
revenues from the Controller. who is an
elective officer. to the Chamberlain. VINO
is an appointive officer. The committee
also disapproves the recommendation CT
the commission to deprive the Controller
of the authority TO inspect private char
liable Institutions receiving funds from
the city.
AGAINST FEWER ALDERMEN.
The legislative committee decided
against the extreme Capitalization OF
power recommended by the WINS COM
mission, on the ground that, while theo-
retically q few elected officials would be
responsible, In reality many of their
duties would be performed by subordi-
mates. and so the scheme would be In
effective. The borough government plan
in the opinion of the committee was
much preferable to the WINS suggestion.
since 1t made the borough president d.
rectly responsible to the people of the
locality electing him. Also the commit
tee did not approve Of small unpaid
board Of aldermen and will recommend
that the board be retained substantially
as it exists now. The president of the
board, however, should be chosen with
view 10 qualifications fitting him TO sue
ceed the Mayor, and his title. the COM
nittee will recommend, should be
changed to Vice-Mayor.
To put an end Ia marked inequality Of
departments and the lack of a proper
tee will recommend that authority to in
vestigate this matter be given to the
Commissioners Of Accounts. The respon-
sibiity for fixing salaries will rest on the
Board of Estimate. subject to concur
renee in salary increases by the Board
of Aldermen. The committee believes
that, save in the Education, Police and
Fire departments. the Board of Estimate
should have unrestricted power to fix
the salaries Of all employees other than
elective and judicial employees. 1t will
declare also for equal pay for the same
work. irrespective Of the sex Of the en-
ploye.
FOR SMALLER EDUCATION BOARD.
a veto will be put on the WINS com
missions suggestion of a uniformed
superintendent of police by this legisla-
tive committee. which holds that the
creation of such an office would inter
fere with the proper Capitalization of re-
sponsibility in the Police Commissioner.
Also the committee is tender with the
coroners, having agreed that they should
not be abolished. but being much in
doubt whether they should he elected or
appointed by the Mayor. The commit
tee will recommend a decrease in tho
number of members of the Board of
Education to twenty-one. apportioned
among the boroughs, and believes that
these members should be removed not
al the pleasure of the Mayor but only
for cause, thus keeping the education
department out of politics as much as
possible. Appointment and promotions
in the teaching staff should be made for
merit, ascertained wherever possible by
competitive examination. The commit
tee will report that no doubt exists
about the gravity of the abuses in the
present condemnation system. but will
decline to recommend any plan to cor
rect these abuses. putting the matter up
to the Legislature.
BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION
Tho committee further recommends
the adoption of the suggestion made by
the Merchants Association for the es-
tablishment OF a bureau of fire preven-
ton and single headed park commits
sion. with deputy in each borough. and
that appropriations shall be made for
each borough separately. specifying the
amount to be expended for maintenance
and permanent improvements, respec-
lively.
The committee recommends the reten-
tion substantially of the essential feat
ures of the existing charter relative to
tenement houses. 1t recognizes. however.
the complaint of architects and builders
in the city of New York as to the delay
in approving plans. and, therefore, rec
ommends that time limit shall be es-
tablished within which all plans sub
mitted must he approved
In regard to the Department of Docks
that no piers or bulkheads now used for
general wharfage purposes shall be
leased without an advertised public
hearing before the Board of Estimate
acting as commissioners OF the sinking
fund: that in the acquisition of water
front property in the future there should
be set aside d certain appropriate and
reasonable proportion for use as open
piers, and that a leases on dock prop
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