Year: 1870




county OF New YORK an amount sullicelt in each
year To pay the interest on the accumulated DEBT
ooaus o. tne oorporaton " the city OF New York.
anu ALSO an amount suhcient to pay and redeem
said bonds 10 tue years In which the same Oy the
terms thereof WIN mature.


sEo. u. u shall be lawful for the commissioners
OF .ne sinking iund OF the city OF New YORK. In
tner dscretlon, TO cancel any portion OF the indebl
win ch i1le0tedness IL by law redeemable from the
sinking fund.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS


SEC. IL. The commissioners OF the sinking fund
are nereoy authorized and empowered to transfer to
Inc Board OF Education OF the city OF New York,
street as they may deem suitable for the erection OF
an edince Tor the normal school. ana on such con.
alu.ns as tney snail deem proper; and the said
commissioners are hereby authorized 10 sell and
dispose OF such real estate acquired school pur-
poses as the SAID board shall deem or u-
suitable the proceeds to be applied the said board
snail determine The normal school under the charge
OF said b0ard snail hereafter be known as the Nor
NAL College Of the City OF New York


SEC. 13 In any case In winch any o1cer or officers
OF the city or New YORK have been or shall be aush0r-
ized 10 sell or dispose Of any property, right or
privilege and the highest bidder Is declared by the
said ofcer or officers not to have complied with the
terms OF such sale, II shall be his their duty either
der at such sale VINO VIII comply with the SAID
terms; and IN the event OF such award being mace
such bidder shall De deemed The highest bidder at
such sale, and such sale or award snail have the
20 me effect as II made the first offer or proposal,
any Limitation as TO the time OF making the same 10
tne contrary Notwithstanding


PUBLIC WORKS.


SEC. IA. The Commissioner OF Public Works Is
hereby authorized to cause water meters OF ap.
proved pattern aud suitable for the purpose 10 De
designated Dy SAID commissioner, to be placed IN
all dwelling houses, stores workshops, hotels
manufactures publlc edidces and In all places and
buildings IN which water Is furnished ov the Depart
ment OF Pubic Works, 80 InaC all water 80 fur
nlsned may oe measured and known by the said de-
partnenr, and for the purpose OF ascertainIng the
ratabe proportion which consumers OF water should
pay for the water received and used. Hereafter the
said Department OF Public Works shall make out all
bills and charges for water furnished by them TO
each and every consumer aforesaid raJabe pro.
portion 10 the water consumed, as asccrtalned Dy
the meter on his or ner premises as aforesaid All
expenses OF meters their connections ana setting,
water rates and other lawful charges for the supply
or CrOton water shall be a lien upOn the premises
where such water is supplied, as now provided by
law.


PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO PAYMENTS


SEC. To- NO street avenue or puoic place In the
city OF New York. which has been once paved and
the expense thereof paid ior by the owners OF the
adjoining property by assessment, snail hereafter be
paved with anv patent or special pavement unless
pettioned for by a majority OF the owners OF the
property on the line OF the proposed improve
ment nor unless the resolution or ordinance OF
the Common Council authorizing the same shall be


e passe o amy or Or
pavement, which has not been approved by
the zayor, or the work petitioned Tor. by
u majority OF the owners OF the adjoin
ing property to be affected and for
which no contract has been MADE, hereby declared
10 pe imperative and void


TIE PUBLIC PARKS.


SEC. 16 No member OF the Board OF the Depart
Juent OF PuDnC PARKS snail receive any salary or
other compensation for his in any capacity
connected with said department. But this shall not
impair the right or claims o the late Commissioners
Oi 1ne Central Park to the compensation 10 which
they are entitled Dy law, and the Comptroller OF the
city Is authorized to pay to the person who has
acted secretary to the Board OF said last named
commissioners compensation during the period
he has 80 acted equa 70 one-half the amount paid
TO the treasurer Of SAID Board In tnat time, ana SAID
amount shall be included In the taxes for the present
year.


SEC. II. All parks ana public grounds south OF
Canal street. excepting the City Hall PARK, shall
hereafter be under the control and management OF
the Department OF Public Parks and nothing In any
act contained shall be deemed construed taken
abrogate or impair any powers or uutles conferred
on the said department. or Public Parks, by virtue of
article twelve OF chapter 1877, laws OF 1870 and Sill
acts comforting powers and devOlvlng duties upon
the Board OF Commissioners or the central Park are
hereby transferred TO and conferred upon the said
Department OF Public Parks; but no action Of the
board composing said department. shall De deemed
final or binding unless II shall have received the a-
prOval OF majority OF the said BOARD, whose names
shall be recorded In It's minutes Toe Department OF
Public Parks Is hereby authorized to include the
estimate which said department Is authorized to
government OF the central Park such further sum as
may oe annually required for the maintenance and
government OF the several parks under their control


ACTIONS AGAINST THE MUNiCIPALirY.


Sec. 49, No action snail be maintained aga nst
the Mayor Aldermen and C0mmOnalty OF the city
Is brought mas been presented to the Comptroller
and he mas neglected Tor thirty days alter pre-
sentiment TO pay the same. Before any execution





upon such claim notice or the recovery
thereof shall also be given TO the Comptroller. aud
ment by the issue of revenue bonds In the uslIa
manner, according to law.


Tue POLICE DEPARTMENT.


SEC. 10. The Police Department created Ov the act
entitled IAN act 70 reOrganZe the local government
o. the city OF New York" passed April 5, 1870. Is
the name OF Its presidenG or treasurer to take and
prosecute any appropriate action OF proceeding IN
any court of record which the Board OF Police OF the





or any other pu0lic ofiicer or officers, put for
the passage OF SAID act and OF any 0taer act passed
since the LIST OF January 1870 could have taken and
prosecuted, to compel the county OF Richmond, or
the Board OF Supervisors OF that county any other
Ofcer OF that county, to make payment OF the sums
due from and owing Dy said county OF Richmond, by
reason OF the failure OF said county and It's officers to
pay to the SAID Board OF Metropolitan Police, or to
treasurer OF said board Of police into the treasury
OF the State, the moneys required pay the salaries
and compensation of the members OF the police force
Of the Metropolitan Police district, doing duty said
county OF Richmond, and defray the other lawful
expenses OF said police force, chargeable upon the
said county OF Richmond, as speclfed IN the annual
financial estimates heretofore made by the said Board
OF Metropolitan Police, and all moneys that may be
SO collected be paid to the Chamberlain OF the city OF
been advanced by the SAID board OF Metropolitan
Police out OF moneys raised IN and contributed tO
the Metropolitan Police Fund by the county Of New
York.


POLICE LIFE INSURANCE FUND.


SEC. 20. AS an addition to the sources of income Of
the Police Life Insurance fund OF the police force OF
New York city there snail be taken monthly ont Of
the moneys deducted from the pay OF members of
sand police force, account OF lost time sum cal
cuaed at the rate of fifty cnets per.month for each
member OF such iorce, which sum shall be paid to
tue Chamberlain OF the city OF New York, ana in-
vested by him as part OF the Police Lille Insurance
fund OF the police OF New York city. Such
portion or the metropolitan Reward fund.-
snail belong or be awarded to the city OF New York
In the tulvision thereof SHAH be paid over to the
Chamberlain Of the City OF New York as trustee or
the Police Life Insurance fund, and shall be aud be-
come part OF said last named fund and be invested
as such. The Board OF Ponce OF the Police Depart
ment of the city OF New York snail have power Ia
their discretion (wnenever III their opinion the in.
terests OF the department Will be benefited thereby,
by resolution TO be adopted by q unanimous vOt e.
and by expressing thereon such opinion, 10 dismiss
from Office IN such Police Department any captain
or sergeant, and place the person dismissed on
the pension roll or said Police Life Insurance fund.-
and allow him an annual retiring pension
or mot exceeding IN amount One-haf the
annual salary or compensation OF sucn Office. And
said board may, IN ike manner, dismiss from office
IN said department any patrOlman, and place the
person so dismissed upon the SAID pension roll and
allow him an annual retiring pension OF not exceed
ing tour hundred dollars per annum. All work TO be
done or supplies 10 be furnished, other eXpendl
ture made for on behalf OF tue said Police Depart