New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
NO CHANCE FOR CHARTER
Favorable Action Seems More
Doubtful Each Day.
OPPOSITION AT HEARING
Mayor Practically Withdraws
Section Regarding Veto over
Board of Estimate.

tsach daN makes 10 more ana Hlo'' "r'"
ful that the proposed new charter vi" 10
passed AZ this session OF the legislature
With many civic organizations attacking
its provisions and others crificizlns the
loose way In which II IS drawn some OF the
members Of the legislative committee "hi'h
is holding hearings on the bill are coming
% doubt that 10 should be hastily pu'
through
At the hearing IN the sldermani' cham-
her Yesterday the committee Of whlch sen
stor Cullen is chairman. received hrleI
from the committee on amendments 10 me
law n the Bar Association. II was entireN
unfavora BILE 10 the charter.
Mayor Cavnor in letter 10 Assemhlyman
Foley chairman OF the Assembly cities
Committee announced his position on many
Of the provisions that have been attacked.
He practically withdraVs the section in re-
gard 10 the Mayors veto over me ho''
~ Estimate. which would leave tnat power
as II Is IN tho present charter
The Bar Association committee, vnicn oe
clared that it had given the document
careful attention is composed Of LOUIS
Marshall. chairman. Clarence r. Ashie' .
Timothy Davenport. William = Rove 20
ward Sanford. Eugene Smith. Nelson =
Spencer and Harlan 3 stone The oriei
ends with the following statement.
Va are of the opinion that the defects oI
the nroposed bill are such mat n ou-hl IT,
n pass until In has received -lD" e.
and scientific consideration aH VIII nan,
- it- D0Ii+iosl elements are equal ~ ~ FL.
noes q really effective instrument oi -'
eminent II seems 70 ue plain fnhI --
consideration cannot be given ~ tnls nv
and but recently presence az, -i.o saesion
ing davs 81 a hurried 'egislatlle 500 .}.
II is Of even greater importance tNa' llt
political features ~ the proposed ON -llYu,ss
he carefully examined and ~ recoEhllru
NJ he citizens Of the city as wei as W.
Legislature IS being q conmendan'e ''il''''-
Of government
TIL. committee saws +he proposed charter
would simply add another LAYER Of iegisls-
ZION and would make the charter an en-
cr,ist9tior rather than p codifcaron
referring 20 the veto provision Mayor
Gsvro- in hrs letter 20 AssembVman toie'
said
The section defining the Navor veto
mower was loud deDour ced as ln'Eea7lli@
the MAYORS power roo much I rad noun
ing ~ do with the framing of ~ vas
MADE M from the wins and haHiil'l.l
charters Bur those who mace me QUITO.
against r. found out IN few DAYS -lal ..
nova which the N fv0r has rndeI INF
r7resou- charter The Navor nov has an
absolute veto of all grants m frdncIii.'-s
and contracts relating thereto whereas 'l.-
proposed new section reduces mat ~ -
suspAnsive veto which may ne oNerriln"n
by thirds vote Man~ people "a
cautioned ne ~ oppose This proposed 49,
section and 70 take stand N favor p"
the ureseut veto power ~ the Mayor noL
being reduced They say that - mas -erNrt
a most useful purpose IN the past aIlo
should not be lessened without grave r.
feCtion on The whole ] agree WIFI lili7
view and I have instructed rhe corporal ton
Counsel 20 redraw the veto section so a.
MOI ~ interfere with the NaTor pIe-eH.
power OF veto ] ZEE. some as.l' az. -birt
the matter. but must say IN nor lA!Lk
that the lonE-standing veto power OF me
Msvo~ should he now reduced
The Navor defended the provision FOR 2
CITY engineer whose audit should he hnal
IN regard 20 construction work. the small
paid board ~ education. the budget com
-nittee controlled by the Mayor. including
the chairman ~ the finance committee Of
me Board If Aldermen. placing the Bureau
NJ Real Estate under the supervision NJ
The sinking Fund Commission and the
Bureau ~ Municipal investigation and sta
ti=tice IN the Commissioners ~ Accounts
Office and having a single head for an tine
hospitals
The matter II change in ths pension
system should be lard over for wear me
Mayor thinks In regard m rne 'iFl ser
vice provisions. tho Mayor wrote
r. NAV he that tie proposed civil service
section gave some color 10 the claim mar
- would repeal the State Civil service .eW
81 far as This city was concerned new
had arv euch intention and ! know or no
one else who had. and thai section VIII re
drawn SO that no one. however capflo4s'
can claim that % will have any -ucl el-r.
y 10 HE intention however. 20 do away
with the overlorisnlp ~ the state -FN
Service Commission Alv experience -a
been that the CIV Civil Service commits
sion should not he under the tutelaEe or
control OF the state board think we
should have home rule m that respect
The legislative committee devoted the
hearing vesterdev to the borough prest
dents President NcAnen" opposed the