The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-17
new YORK CHARTER BILLS
ONE RELATES TO THE FOW ERS
AND ~ TIES az THE MIlOR.
% Substitutes commissioner ~ NceOnnis
and salaries Zoe q commissioners &C Ac-
eeunss and Creates the DNaee % ftscnl
saperNl sSr some Othrr changes.

NAAssTNNtHS| N8aAAN NHNtAEN
ALBANY. March H. The New York
Charter Legislative COMMITTEES, to-day
CAUSED the Introduction at it, second
instalment of bills covering tentative
chapters Or the proposed new charter
One bill relates to III. powers and duties
ot the Mayor and ~ substantially Identical
with chapters four aud five Of the present
Charter. except that - Substitutes com
missioner or accounts and salaries for
the Commissioners of Accounts and creats~
another new Office. that IT Fiscal Super
visor
The Commissioner oG Accounts and
Sala rie- ~ To have two deputi,s. one Of
whom ~ to b. a lawyer. aud m addition
to the jurisdiction now exercised 10y the
Commissioners Of Accounts IL" - To haV"
charge Of the coll-ction and syst''matizing
IL data relating To salaries
The Fiscal Supervisor N tn b" appointed
10y and hold Office at the pleasure Of the
Mayor. IL will hc his duty. with the APP
proval OF the Boar q Of Estimate. To stand
arCtize specifications for all materials
to be Furnished and supplies tai he pur-
chased Tor city or county purposes and
To establish and promulgate bulletins
of prices current for the government
officers IN buying articles on open market
orders
4 second hill transforms the Office 81
the city Chamberlain. which ~ now
bureau Of the Finance Department into
the department IT the city treasurer
Of which tho chamberlain will. of course.
he the head No change - made in the
functions of the Office ~ IN its organiza-
] Al - Of EmfaF M
instead OF a board composed Of the Mayor
Comptroller and Chamberlain. II to b"
empowered To ds-ig ratc the hark,ng
institutions IN wh,ch the city moneys are
To he deposited This change Wis favored
by the lvins commission. which also
recommended the creation of the new
department. The employees ~ the
arrherlains oftCe may now he retired
on annmt,es on the recommendation
1T thu Comptroller THIS privilege
substituting The ChAmh~rlains recom-
mendaiion - continued n th. committees
proposition.
Another hIl relates - the Finance
Department. and except for eNcis,on
1T the Chamberlain Office continues
the powers ard duties 1T m" Comptroller
without substantial change. The WINS
commission cont-Tnplgt-~ q general dis
section of this department ant L. final
REDUCTION 10 mere auditing and hook
kerr.ng appsndRg- OF vie Beard OF Est-
TnF'c Plainly me nDii"y 81 the committee
70 again suy radical ~httting pf admin
lstratIVe r'.~ponsi h, htia- 10 that alreaiy
overbIrdeped hody The subtraction
II the Cham. crl'iu.s Office will reisv"
ih" comptroller ~ responsibility - tH"
snIni nistTatiCn e gr,s lura.'I the
nor oi-disnce tor the tHani@rit. p under
th~ present 'harl"r BE- 20 pohlt'Si bv and
holds hi- Uiiv" al tae rl-g. ur' q ia"
M.vpT
The TaN Department = %" -Il l-rt ~
'he fourth uiil "a 'Na treatment - whrcl
the comUitto.' adhere CLOSELY - 'ua hrn~
81 a Ser f.'tv" chapter. In 'hv preparation
~ stich President I-swHur puriy ~ NJ.
ray Department. Nr Riifus.y i.sistau'
torpa ration Coun-a. and = N.nplien
iDoughsr'v ~ thr thtr'er Commission
Soilahors 81 The Tp~-'u' Charter rr.r-
vids-z that mo- ore but o. ~,-~ dent - Man
NaftsT -N9iI no 90. az 10 20 'r.' -s.>r. s'r.,'y
~ h" u''i artm'n ~ iIi. "rIar"r-lv az.
ritrary dtSIusli fiCt'Iuu ut ..-,.urufz Of
all oI her boroughs tor such 81. .. me, com
o. 'try nE- r" ls't'i ..- .r.fatf sf.. ,i doubt
~ 'OI-.lfut I"u.r'N 10" '..I tOes not
provide Tor Oh" Hbpht.ur 81 tu" g"r~oual
gTuy". ~ taN. bl1 30 tD.-. iouk So zoe. pro-
Js.Ctiop ~ c,ufiurg '.T .U...r~ 1T suh'Ir-
Hau real estate . Hp. 90. .-,t.g the prop
..ffN iTa" and ,...H" ....l .. good bargaln
l' I iH'"r iu fu..'r t. ..H.' ina tu..v ar.
liable Tor N".t.. s-s'-,- l"ut- t,r iu,al
.mUr .,v.fu"nrs vt.. r.kn I,...u A.pf
from ~. re.ruui- ~ .,t r..'..- nv The.
gr'-rur defective .'.H. rv-ray'u8"u' ~
.cu
IT. evil Vnrsh Ir- n,n','ad greatly
agstr-f o." development ~ ir" DutivIug
NOrOuEi- I'D - 90" p'.rp -" 90 GO" com
ntft~.' 80 af'ruI' 20 rem, ,N M IInrs'r-
taHt step Iu ttI, utr'.,'Iru .- 20" PROVISION
It me bil' r"uuiriaC 90 NM. Ding a-s'---.
n.nt- Ia -. noted ~ au additional column
10 10 added ~ tH" ten roll By I'hrr pro
Visions "a tho oh4uta-- relating Geo lo,s,I
improvements and thu y,hn" u th- ritV
engineer. nov nearing completion -Ns
committee hopes t. complete "a" ,,h,.tn'
~ publicity u assessment liabilities
Many changes are prupo~''d ~ III" hIli "a
tn. method Il making and rsc' riding
assessments and leyv.ng tsNe- tie most
important ~ which l. the elimination ~
all public notices Il the various steps ~
the procedure u taxation
Another bIil relates - the DEPARTING
81 CorrectiOn The matter ~ tfI- In.a-,ir, .
y much abbreviated a. an pruvr~ivu- ~ r
the present charter relating to commit .
nlent- by inferior criminal courts arr 10 y
he transferred t. another statute. which .
~ shortly to hA propDsri IT," biIl re-
guireE all prisons and prisoners Z, ~. re-
moved from Blackwell Island within iWo
years The OrtgIna Create New lutk .
charter mildly indicated a." d.~if" II he .
Legislature that the island 10 relieved IT .
its Denal colonies After the E,psa - /
twelve years " - nov proposed g. INSIST /
upon the early Punishment - the cells and /
stripes - the peniisnt'ary and wnrkhous..
L. i~-- conspicuous aud NOR tnhO--
pitthle locality ~ .rnake room for add
tional hospitals and refugees f'r tho-c
more deserving the City's sick and de.ii-
tu'e The bI'l further Cpntemplate- A
more complete separation II rsfOrmal-
prisoners from hardened offenders and !
al~o the provision ~ proper and adeglLs To- /
facilities for the education and training /
of boys under the age ~ - wears