Year: 1876

PASSAGE OF THE wO0DN CHARTER.
THE BILL GOES THROUGH THE HOUSE WITH IMPORT
ANT Observation-Disclosures OF CITY SALARIES
THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR HOLDING OFFICE.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNr.I


ALBANY, May 2.-The Assembly passed the
woodn charter by vote Of 67 to 4S-almost strict
party vote. The Committee on Judiciary reported 1t
early in the evening" with important amendments, which
limit the expenditures works In the fifth seotion for
which assessments may be imposed to In any
one year. an amendment is made by the Committee so
that the sentence reads "NOthng In thi section con-
tanned shall be held to apply to delay work OF
the description for which assessment may be In whole
or in part imposed under contract now in course
Of execution In said city, to the Rirersidedre aud
drp The reference at the end OF this section to the
charter of 1873 stricken out to avoid the constitutional
requirement. which would otherwise compel the recap
uation OF that and the eighth, NINTH tenth
and eleventh sections Of the bill referred to instead


In 10th section. which provides that contractors
shall pay city interest at the rate OF seven cent
advances made by the city, the clause. including in
this provision all advances made contracts entered
into subsequent to the passage OF Chapter $50 OF lS72
stricken out because in the act OF 1S72t was expressly
stipulated that contractors should not bo required to pay
interest advances made OH contracts entered Into
under that act At the end Of the section is added
the foowing "The assessments for taxation made upon
wharvcs piers and bulkheads IN the City of New-fork
prior TO May l. 1876, are hereby confirmed AT the END
OF the goth section the following sentence
is stricken out: "The whole cost OF any
work for which assessments arc authorized
to be laid shall hereafter be assessed upon the property
benefited by the Improvement provided however that
assessment against any lot piece or parcel OF prop
ery benefited by such Improvement shall exceed one
half OF the last assessed valuation Of such lot piece or
parcel of property" In place of this sentence the fol-
lowing is inserted: Tho whole assessment against any
lot, piece, or parcel OF property benefited for the
costs charges and expenses of regulating grading paw
ing, sewering, otherwise improving any street. road
shall not exceed Oneha Of the last assessed
valuation of any such lot, piece parcel OF property
and any assessment assessments heretofore made for
regulating grading, paving, sewering otherwise i'm
proving Sixth and Seventhaves. north Of Onehundred
andtenthst In said cy-the said avenues being each OF
the width OF $50 feot-in excess OF one-hah OF tho
charges and of such work. shall be reduced by
the Of such upon petition to the supreme
Court by any aggreved thereby the proceedings
upon petition to be the upon petitions for
the vacation reduction of ossments in said city"


At end OF Section A. which extends the authority OF
the Board Of Opening and Improvement the
entire City OF NewYork instead OF limiting 1t to that
part of the city south Of Fifynntst the following Ia
added: Nothing in this contained shall affect OF
impair the powers conferred upon the Commissioner OF
the Department OF the Public Parks OF the CITY oil New
York under Chapter 80 OF the Laws OF 1874, entitled
An Act to provide for the surveying, laying out and





OF New-York and to provide means therefor"


The 2sth section of the bill. which relates TO claims
against the City Of NewYork is remodeed almost anew.
and in its amended shape reads as follows; NO
action shall be maintained against the Mayor Alder
men, and Commonalty of the City OF New-iork. unless
the claim or account which the action Is brought has
been presented in detail in writing 10 the Controller nor
until after the expiration OF 80 days from the date OF
such presentation Every such alleged claim or account
presented for settlement must be signed and sworn to
by the claimant, and tho Controller may require any
person presenting for settlement any such claim or
account 10 be before him touching the
same. and, when 50 sworn to, answer orally
a. 10 any facts relative TO the justncss OF
such claim account in fhe case for claims Tor s1ds
and ,rogeS the transmission 10 the Department of FL
nance of the the payroll, stating time OF ONCE OF a
pontee his residence, official designation terms OF ser
vice. OF salary wages. and the amount due Win
the official signature of the proper officer or officers
whose duty it is TO transmit such payroll shall be sum
cient presentation OF all such claims to the Controller
II shall be the duty Of the Controller and he Is hereby
required every such claim or account presented
as aforesaid to examined and audited by the Auditing
Bureau OF the Finance Department. and the Controller
s hereby authorized and required to pay on
demand OF the person entitled to receive the same
such amount shall be approved by the Controller ana
shall be found to DO due by the said Auditing Bureau on
any such claim account presented as aforesaid aud
which incurred prior to The passage OF h act NOT
withstandng the amount OF such"


In the 9th section which provides that no judgment
shall obtained against the city for any sum when no
appropriation shall have been made or when The la ly
exceeds the appropriation except upon Affirmative proof
on the part the plaintiff any suit that there was an
amount OF such appropriation remaining unexponded
sufficient TO pay the same, the Committee amended 80
that place requiring affirmative proof ON the part of
the plaintiff this fact shall be made to appear on the part
OF the defendant


Tho SD section OF the bill, which prohibits appoint
mens 10 office OF persons who not Residents OF New
York City and citizens OF tho State stricken out and


section inserted giving the Beard OF Estimate and APP
portionment the power 10 give excise moneys 10 inc
Police Life Insurance fund well to other benevolent
institutions.


STATE TAXES.


The ANNUAL BILL REPORTED IN THE ASSEMBLY AND


PAssED-A REDUCTION FROM LAST YEAR or OVER