New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-05
STILL PATCHING CHARTER
Three Features Much Criticised
Not Touched by Committee.
THE OPPOSITION CONTINUES
Fight in Legislature May Result
In Making Proposed Instru-
ment Campaign Issue.

Members or the Joint legislative commit
tee who are patching up the proposed new
city charter I'm a way they hope will do
away with much OF the adverse criticism
took no holiday yesterday They were
busy revising the chapters on the Police
and Fire departments, but made no radical
changes in either.
When tho committee stopped its laNors
for the night II had left In the charter
three Of the things that had drawn the
most criticism. There were no suggestions
that these things would be modified before
the charter was reported to the Tegs-
lature tomorrow night, although Assem-
blyman Foley said they had not passed
final judgment on any Of them.
The charter bill still provides that the
Mayor shall have separate and additional
consent over all rapid transit franchises
and contracts. II also still gives him the
suspensive veto over appropriations and
the power Of blocking any rapid transit
plans that NAV be adopted.
The charter bill still provides for a Board
OF Education OF seven members who shall
receive a salary, thus making the places
plums TO be sought for by politicians in
return for favors TO the organization, with
out regard to their fitness TO supervise the
educational system OF the largest city in
the country.
No change had been made up to last night
IN the civil service chapter by way Of re-
storing the supervision of the State Munich
pal Service Commission over the acts of
The Municipal Civil Service Commission.
Elimination Of this supervision was one OF
the suggestions made by Mayor Gaynor
lie called il home rule" but Tammany
Hall was immensely pleased with the pro-
vision.
Undecided on Civil Service.
Il was reported yesterday that Mayor
Gaynor had written 70 the legislative COM
Ynittee recommending. in view OF the crlti-
cisms OF the charter on that point, that
perhaps IL might be wise TO restore at least
some OF the state commissions powers.
Assemblyman Foley said last night that
they had not finally decided on the civil
service chapter.
The committee. in yielding the many
POINTS already announced has indicated
that il fears the critics Of the charter.
BY taking away some Of the grounds for
opposition II hoped TO make 1t easier
20 pass the charter bill. but the charter
will not go through without bitter fight
There is much opposition III bToOhIEH W
the provisions in regard 20 the Mayors
movers over rapid transit matters, as some
persons there believe he will use these
powers 10 block the plans for the extern
sion Of rapid transit lines already outlined
ny the Public Service Commission and the
Board OF Estimate One OF the Democratic
leaders in Brooklyn would not so so far
yesterday as 10 say that the members Of
the legislature from Kings County would
oppose passing any charter. But he
laid. 1.-THE document will have TO be modi-
lied before It will be entirely satisfactory
20 US"
The City Club and the Citizens Union
have been engaged for a week in trying to
arouse public sentiment upstate against
any attempts to force a new charter on
New York City this fall. or course. the
upstate politician could not be expected TO
care much about the woes Of this city
ordinarily. but an effort has been made to
show the upstate people that TANNING
through q charter by a Democratic major
!ty in the Legislature would surely react
against the Democratic organization as
whole