The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1870, Page 3

NEW YORK TAX LEVIES, No Increase in the Amount of Taxation for the Ensuing Year. Provisions for the Issuance and Payment of Bonds. The Repaving of Streets Already Paved Forbidden. Amendments Perfecting the New Charter. Powers and Duties of the Police Department Defined. The Question of Assessments for Local Improvements Settled. Authority of the Depart- ment of Docks. ‘The following are the texts of the New York city and county tax levies, presented in the State Assem- bly op Thursday last, and yesterday made the spe- cial order for Tuesday next. It will be seen that there 18 no increase over that of last year ia the amount appropriated for the ensuing year, and thas the rate of taxation is thereby decreased. THE CITY TAX LEVY. Av Act to Make Provision for the Govern- meut of the City of New York. The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as foliows:— SECTION 1. The Board of Supervisors of the county of New York are hereby authorized and required, as soon a8 conveniently may be, alter the passage of this act, to order and cause to be levied and raised by tax upon the estates by law subject to taxation ‘Within said county and to be collected according to jaw, for the use of the Mayor, Aldermen and com- Mopalty of the city of New York an amount of money equal to the aggregate of the several sums hereinaiter stated, atter Neducting from such aggre- gate according to law, the estimated amount of in- come and recerpts of said corpuration tor the cur- reut year, that 1s to say: THE MAYORALTY. Contingencies, Mayor's office, $12,500; salaries, Mayor's office, $48,520, + LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, Advertising tor Common Counct!, $45,000; contin. @eucies for incidental expenses. of the offices of the clerk of the Commou Councu and the clerk of tne Board of Assistant Alderman, $2,500; city contin- gencies, $40,000; printing for Common Conuci, $60,000; salaries, $260,000, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, Cleaning markeis, $35,000; contingencies, Comp- Woller’s office, $15,000; charges, arrears of taxes, $10,000; charges, arreais of assessment; $10,000; errors and delinquencies, $5,000; real estate expen- Bes, $100,000; rents, $79,575; reimbursement of trust funds, $5,000; salaries, Department of Finance, $247,500; taxes, bureau for collection of, pay-of tem- Porary cierks, $30,000, LAW DEPARTMENT. Contingencies, law department, $35,000; salaries, law department, $67,918 85; contingencies, corpora- tion attorney, $3,000; public admunistrator’s office, arrears for adverlusing, $6,410 54. The corporation attoriey shall receive in lieu of his present com- Pensation an annual salary, to be Axed by the Comp- trolier, not exceeding the annual compensation paid Ww the Recorder of said city, and it shall not ve iaw- ful for the said attorney to dismiss any action or Cunplaint, uniers the costs thereiu are paid, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, Aqueduct repairs and improvemeuis, $160,001 e@onungencies, Board of Public Works, $25,000; Nagging sidewalks and fencing vacant lots, $3,000, lumps und gas, 91,106,300; new stune bridge at King’s bridge, $10,000; preparing maps for Depart- Meut of Pubic’ Works, snowing all streels paved, regulated, curbed and guttered, tagged and sew- ered; for pubiic reference by owners of property, $6,000; printing for departments, $70,000; pubiic buildings constructed and repaired, $125,000; public drinking hydrants aud urinals, $3,500; for removing obstrucitoas in sireets and harbors, $6,000; for re- Dalring and keeping in order wooden pavements, $6u,00U; for roads and avenues and City Hail park, $120,000; for repaira to street pavements, including expense of reiaying crosswalks in Filth avenue aud intersecting Streets, $250,009; for salaries, Depart. ment of Public Works, $235,800; for stationery and biank buoks, $100,000; for street improvements, $15,000; ior supplies for and cleaning puo- hie" offices, $1.0,000. The appropriations for “repairing and in order wood- en pavements,” ouds and avenues and City atl park,” and ‘Srepairs io street pavements, including expense of relaylug crosswalks in Filta avenue and intersecting streets.” shalt be expended under the direction of the Commuisstoner of Public Works, but oniy after specific agreement by niin With the parties employed; for sewers, repairmg and Cleaning, $120,000; fur sprinkling roads and “ave- nues—the same to be expeudea ab such times and places as tne Commissioner of Puolic Works may determine, but oniy after specific agreement by him with the parties employed, $30,000: for wells and Perel $2,500; for wacer pipes and laying, $150,000; jor furnishing oitices and chamnverstor Mayor and Assistant Aldermen, $35,000; for furnishing and alte- rauvion Ninth District Civil and Police Vourt rooms, $25,000. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. For relapsing fever hospital, $40,000; constructing @as works on Hléckwell’s island, and pipes and gas Nxtures or Randaii’s Island, $40,000. ‘the salary of the warden of tne city prison is hereby fixed at $9000 per annum, commencing with January 1, 1870. HEALTH DEPARTMENT, Removing night soil offal and dead aatmals, $40,500; cleaning sirects, $500 and $2,500. DEVANTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS. Maintenance and government of Central Park, 2.00; maintenance aud government of Central ark for arrears sor year 1:69, $27,357 03; mainte- uaice Of museum and observatory, $30,000 provement of Mount Morris square, $15,009; foc im- provement of Mount Morris square, for year 1369, $1,3 6 69; west line of Cent adopting same to line of I parks and piaces, $6,000. DEFARTNENT OF BUILDINGS. For contingencies, $10,000; 10r salaries, $102,00); for salaries ior tue payment tor spectal iuspectors from Octover 1, 1869, to May 1, 1879, CITY DISPENSARIES. For payment to the following named city dispen- saries the amount designated to each, viz.:—l' New York Dispensary, $1,000; the Northern Dis gary; $1,000; Lue Lastern Dispensary, $1,000; the Bemitt Dispensary. $1,000; tue Northeastern Dispen- sary, $2,000; the Northwestern Dispensary, $1,00( the Yorkville Dispensary. $1,000; the Harlem Dispen- ary, $1,000; tue Manhattanvule Dispensary, $1,000; the Hoffman Dispensary, $2,000; the Eclectic Dis- nsary, $1,000; the vispensary of the New York fedical College for Women, $1,000; the New York Homevpatiic Dispensary, $1,000; the Bond street Homeopataic Dispensary, $5,000; the Brancn Homeo- thic Inspensary, Tompkins square, $1,000; the Northeasiern Homeopathic Dispensary, $2,500, the Kew York Homeopatuic College Dispensary, $1,000; tne Wesiera Homeopathic Dispensary, $2,500; tue Central Dispensary. $2,000; the German Dispensary, $1,000; the Western Dispensary for Women and Children, $1,000; tne Infirmary of the New York Col- Jege of Dentistry, $1,000; the New York Dispensary for Diseases of tae Throat and Cnest, $2,000. DONATIONS, For payment of assessments and other liens on church property and on property of charitable and educational institutions, $200,000. The Comptroller of the cily of New York is hereby authorized to refund the amounts paid by the College of St. Francis Xavier, since aud including the ear 1:66, for taxes on premises purchasea for the purpose of completing the coilege according to the plans. For St. Vincents Hospital, $10,000; for Si. Vincent de Faut Orphan Asylum, $15,000; for Five Points Mission, $5,000; for Lauies’ Union Ald Soctety, $5,000; for Ladies? Union Rehet Association, $10,000; for Sisters of St. Domi- nick Asylum, 8 000; for Halineman Hospital, $10,000; for Women’s Medical Coilege and Hospital, $10,000 ; for the Prison Association of New York, $6,000; for the Hospitai of St. Frauces, $10,000; for st. Joseph's Orpvan Asylum, $5,000; for the Society for the Relief of Desutute Children of Seamen, $5,000; 1or tue New York Infirmary for Women and Chudren, $10,000; for St. Joseph’s Home, $3,000; for Wie Bilud Mechanics’ Association, $5,000; for the Female Assistance Society, $5,000; for the P tricts’ Orphan Home, $5,000; for the Uhildren’s Fol Ma Second aveupe, $4,000; lor whe Gerway Miagon for the Society formation ti linn $0: a tn Wurde in: " ae the’ the Oriwopoedic™ Dis- suet, $3.00; for the House ood Ehepherd. Yor she wusnve- nce and Support of Faliea Womeu, $25,002, oD Cou on that a like amouut aball be raised vy private +ubserivtion before the “aid gum shall be payaole; (0 aid in the construction of g suitaDie for the Founding Hospital im the ety of New York, extablisned lor the care and gt in suid city, Yoder ihe Charity, $100,970 on condition shail Tarsed by privace su! aid sum shall be payable, and the pay Lo the suid Sisters one dollar per week for each foundling taken courge of amd. supported by then, and ihe amount shall be included tu the \axes for each year; tor the Union Home and Scaool, 000; for the Metropolttan Homuopathie Dispensary, tne rum Of $3,000, um condition that Bald dispensary Suull be located in the vicinity of Canal street aud Lust Broadway, im the city of New York, 13CELLANBOUS Mi 8, Election expenses, $33,600; ments and inter- eat, 3305,090 98; sal Boal of Assessors, $3,000 talaries, Hoard of Revision and Correction Ol Assessinents, $3,000; salaries, city courts, $516,425; interest on revenue bonus, $200,000; police station houses, for rents and repuirs, $35,000; tor ‘Of Suitable buildings for uhe use of the Female Normal Scnool, $: repairing and 12,000; for arrearage on contract for Labi Tompkins square, $43,788 50; police station houses, for construcuon of pew sta- on houses, $150,000; for amount to reimburse trust junds, for payments on account of advertising by the Hoard Of Assessors, $33,000; and berealter the board of Agsessors shall designate four daily and two weekly newspapers in the city of New York lor the pubdlicativn of au notices, which by law they ard required to advertise; to HKugene Durnin and others, for counsel jees aud disbursements, in matter of contested election of “Segar vs. Guentzer,” clang ute to office as Alderman, $3,000; to Joun J. Bradley for salary as President of the Crotow Agueduct Board, trom the date of ms appointinent, Deceunber 18, 156d, tu April 11, 1870, in accordance with the Mnai decision o1 the Supreme Court, coullrming bis utle to the sald ofice, $16,593 _ Abram R. Lawrence, Jr, John K. Porter, A. J. Vauderpoel and Luter R, Marsh, the sum of $2,500 each for counsel fees iu the suit of Joho J. bradley against ‘Thomas Stevens, involving ihe ttle to the oifice of President of the Croton Aqueduct Board, uuder appulutment of the Mayor, December 18, 1806, also wn additional sum of 500 to Abrain K, Lawrence, Jr., for aisbursements. ‘Lo Wiilain LM. Bull and N, H. Fowler, to retmourse them tor coudsei fees and expenses incurrea by them In the titigatious of Litle to the office of Justive ol the Hight Judicial District m the city of New York, under and by virtue of chapter 217, Laws of New York, passed March 24, 1863, arising out of the Jailure of tue authorines to give the necessary legal houive OF said election, the sum of $4,000, to ve ap- Poruoned by the Comptroiier. ‘to’ the Attorney General, to defray the expenses and counsel fecs 1a the case of Lhe peopie aud James McVeancy against Peter Culkin, tue sum ot $4,000, For redeomiag and caucelling the bonds of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonuity of the city of New York, wasued by the Comptrolier Of sata city under Ue provisions of Cuapter 637, Eaws of 1867, for im- proving tue pavlic place, clrcutar in torm, av the Ln. lersect.on of Eighth aveuue aud Fifty-ninta street, lu sald city, $40,000. Also the further sum of $4,369 25, lo be paid to Joel B. Post and Alired 0, Vost, executors Of the last will ol George D. Post, deceased, in whose favor the Comptrouer of said city i8 hereuy autnorized aud required to draw ns warrant Jor (hat sum, being to retund the erroneous portion of Certaid assessments paid by them lu the Imaller Of Opening St, Nicuoias avenue, &c. PROVISIONS KELATING TO THE DEPARTMENTS, Ske. 2 The amounts estimated for the year 1870, for Lue support of the Metropoitan Police Depart- ment, the Metrupoittan Health Department, tne Metropontan Fire Yepartment and the Department of Paubke Chariues and Correction, as provided by (he then existing laws, suall be and the same are herevy appropriated for the support of sald deparc- ments as NOW estabdlisued by Lhe act entitied “An act to reotyauize the Jocal government of the city of New Yorn,” passed April 5, 1870, aud tae amounis estimated for tue support of tae Board of Educauon and the College of the City of New York are also appropriated tor said purposes; ali of said sums so estiunated aud appropriated shall be Ime:uded m tac taxe, for the yeur 1870, aud tuat portion which has been paid Irom tue County ‘Treasury up to the date Ol toe passage Of the aforesaid act shall be raised as county expenses, Sec. 5. In order Ww adjust the accounts between the city and county of New York, made necessary by tue act entitied An act to reorganize the local government’ of the chy of New York,” passed April 5, 1810. the Comptrotler of said city 18 hereby auuuorized Lo cause proper entries to be made in the Looks of tie finance Department to conform to tue provisions of said act, and to apportion the amounts paid by the county of New York prior to its passage, and toe amounts apportioned as county charges shail be go raised by lax. The Comptroller is also authorized to make the additional appropria- tions for 1870, required fur city and county purposes vo contorm t the provisions O: this act and of other laws, but 1b Bo case shall appropriations be made io excess of the amounts provided by law. dec. 4 ‘The Hoard of Supervisors of the county of New York snail ratse by tax, in the year 1870, and every veur thereafter, tne amount necessary to pay we interest Of the vunds of the city of New York, issued and authorized to be issued, as provided oy section eight of chapter 07 of the Laws of 1387. SEC, b. ‘The Couprrotier of the city of New York is autuorizea to borrow prom time to ume, on the credit of the Corporation, 1m anticipation of fia re- venues, and not to ex: in amount tue amount of Such reveaues, such Sums as may be uecessary to lueet expenditures under the appropriations tor euca current year, WATER SUPPLY. Sxo. 6. In order to provide for the improvement of the lower Keservoir and for increasing the supply ot water in the lower part of the city of New York, under the direction of the Departinent of Public Works, the Comptroller 1s hereby authorized and directed to borrow, Upon the faith and creait of tue Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the chy of New York, a suin not exceeaing $500,000, und to issue stock of the city of New York, in the usual form, to be designated **Water stock of the year 1870, pay- able not less than thirty years from the date ot issue, and to bear interest not to exceed seven per cent peraonum. All the provisions of law in relation to the sinktag fund sual apply to the stock herein au- thorized. Sec. 7. The Comptroller of the city of New York 48 oereby authorized and directed %o pay the claims which have been found to be due to the members of engine companies thirty-six, thirty-seven, thuirty- eight, thirty-nine and forty, and hook and ladder companies auawers thirteen, fourteen and filseen, under the provisions of section seven, chapter 876, Jaws 1569, and 10 raise the additional amount re- quired for such purpose by the issue Of stock of the city of New York in like manner as provided by suid section seven, of Chapter 876, iaws 1369, aud the in- terest and principal Wereot Lo be raised alsu in the manner therei provided. THE TELEGRAPH. Suc. 8. For the purpose of providing means for construcung and erecting @ fire velegrapa for tae fire departinent of the city of New York, the Comp- troiier of tue city of New York 1s heceby authorized and directed to borrow upon the fain and credit of the Mayor, Aldermen aud Commonaity of the city of New York @ sum not exceeding $600,000 aud to issue bonds therefor, which shall be known as “kire) ‘Seiegraph Bonds of the corporation of the city of New York,’ said bonds to be signea by the Comptroller and’ Mayor and sealed with the official seal of the corporation, attested by the clerk thereof aud transferabie 1m the usual manner, according to the rules prescribed by the Comptroller, aud to bear interest not exceeding seven per cent per annum, payable haif-yearly—to wit, on the first day of May aud Novemper in each year—and the principal thereof shall ve redeemavie within Ofteen years from the passage of this act. fhe Board oi Supervisors of the county of New York are hereby authorized and directed to order and cause to be raised by tax upon the estates by law subject to taxation withim the cify and county of New York au umount suffictent in each year to pay the interest on the bonds herein authorized, and aiso a0 amount suilicieat to pay and redeem tile said bonds at thetr matunty. TAX RELIEF BONDS. Sec. 9 The sums necessary to be raised in the current year, by axation, In the city and county of New York, to pay the portion of the State and county debt required to be paid by said city and county, and to pay that part of the famty aid bonds, the bounty debi and other war debts of sald city and counsy falling due in the current year, spail ve Tulsed by the issue and sale of bonds of said City, to be cailed “Tax Relief Bonds of the city of New York No. two; and the Compiroller of sald city and county shall prepare and issue such bonas, sigued by him and by tie Mayor of said city, and seuled with the seal of said city, of not less taan tue sum of $600 each, conditioned for the paymeut of such sum on the first day of November, 1841, with interest thereon, at the rate of seven per cent per annum, payaole seml-annually, and shail sell the bonds mumediacely at not less than par, and the proces and premiums re- cerves sale shall be deposited fh on such with the Chamberlain of satd city, to be paid out for the redemption of the aforesaia volunteer family aid fund bonds, bounty and other war debts, and to the Comptroiler of the State of New York for the said proportion of the State bounty and other debis due in the current year, and tae sum hereinvelore authorized to be raised by taxacion io satd city and county shall be diminished to the amount of suid bonus herein directed to ve ratsed. In the year 1381 the Supervisors of the county of New York shall raise, by tax upon the estates in said county, a sum suficient to pay the principal of said bonds, aad very year hereafter until said principal be paid 10 Supervisors shall raise, in the same manner, a sum Suiticient Lo pay the interest on said bonds. Seo. 10, The authority given by section seven, chapter 853, laws of 1868, to the Comptroller of the city of New York, to adjust claims, put into suit against the Mayor, Aldermen and Coomonaity of tue city of New York, is hereby abrogated and an- nailed, and no greater amount of “accumulated debt bonds of the Cor jon of the city of New York” shall be issued will be suifictené to pro- vide for the payment of whatever claims may have been adjusced by the Comptroller of the city of New York previous to the passage of this act, except tuat the Comptroller shail adjust and pay, under the aforesaid authority, the haoilities tacurred oy the late stregt aud Croton aqueduct departments, io the time of the abdoiltion of the said departments, and tue ontsiaating claims for advertising; such aajust- ment to be made within sixty days from tie passage of this act, ‘Te Board of Supervisors of the county of New \ork are hereby authorized and directea vo order and cause ty ve raised by tax upon the estates by 'aw subject to taxation within the city and county of New York au amount suiliciert in each ear to pay ihe mterest on the accumulated debs Of the corporation of the city of New York, and ai80 aD amount suilicient to pay and redeem #aid bonds in the years in wh.cb the same vy the verms thereof will mature, SgO. 11. It shall be lawful for the commissioners of the sinking fund of tne city of New York, in their digeretion, to cancel any portion of the indebs- edness of the said that may be neld by them, wh ch tguebvedness ie by law redeemabie {rom the sinking fund, PUBLIC BCHOOLS, Sxo, 12. The commissioners of the sinking fund are hereby authorized and empowered to transier to the Board of Education of the city of New York, such property belonging to the city north of Fortieth street as they may deem suttabie for the erection of 4p edifice for the Dormal school, and on such con- Giticns a8 they shall deem proper; and the said Commissioners are hereby wutuoriced to sell and Gispose of such real estate acquired for school pur- ‘the said board shall deem unnecessary or uu- Suitable, the proceeds to be applied as tne said board shall determine. The normal school under the charge of sald boara snail hereafter be known as the Nor- mal Coliege of the city of New York. Ske, 13. In any case in wich any officer or officers of the city of New York have been or shall be aushor- ed to sell or dispose of any property, right or privilege, and the highest bidder is declarea by tne sald officer or officers not to have complied with tae terms of such sale, it shall be his or their duty either to resell or award the same to the next highest bid- der such sale who will comply witn tne gaid terms; and, in the event of such award being mace, such bidder shall be deemed the highest bidder at such sale, and such sale or award shall have the seme effect as if made on the first ofer or proposal, any limitation as to the time of making the same to (he contrary notwithstanding. PUBLIC WORKS, Seo. 14. The Comuussioner of Public Works is hereby authorized to cause water meters of ap- proved pattern and suitable for the purpose, to pe designated by said commissioner, to be placed in ail dwelling houses, stores, worksnops, hotels, Manufactories, public edifices and in all places and Dulldings In wuich Water is furnished oy the Depart- ment of Pubic Works, 80 tiat all water so far- nished may oe measurea and known by te sald de- partment, and for the purpose of ascertaining the ratabie proportion Which consumers oi water suould bay for the water received and used. Hereafter the satd Department of Public Works shall make cut ail bills and charges for water turnished by them to each and every consumer as aforesaid, in racable pro+ portion to the water consumed, as ascertained by the meter on his or ner premises as aforesaid, All expenses of meters, their connections and setting, water rates and other lawful charges foc the supply of Croton water shall be a len upon the prewises Ad ad such water 1s supplied, as now provided by aw. PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO PAVEMENTS. Suc. 15. No street, aveaue or puoiic piace in the city ot New York, which has been once paved and the expense thereof paid tor by the owners of the adjoming property by assessment, shall hereafter be paved with afv pateat or special pavement unless petitioned for by @ majority of the owners of the property on the line of the proposed improve- ment, hor unless the resolution or ordiuance of the Common Council authoring the same sal be approved by the Mayor, and any ordyaance or reso- jution heretofore passed for any patent or special pavement, which has not been approved by te muyor, or the work petitioued for by @ Majority of the owners of the adjotn- ing property to be affected and — for which no contract has been made, ts hereby deciared vo be inoperative and void. THE PUBLIC PARKS, Sec. 16, No member of the Board of the Depart- ment of Pubiic Parks shail receive any saiary or other compensation for his services in any capacity connected with sald department, But this sha. not impair tae rigat or clalins of the lave Commiasioners: ot Sue Central Park to the compeasation to which they are entitled by law, and the Comptroller of the city 18 autuorized to pay to the person who has acted as secretary to tne Board of said laat named Commissioners @ compensation during the period he has so acted equai to one-half the amount paid to the treasurer of said Board In tuat time, and said amount shall be 1ncluded In toe taxes for the present year. SEC. 17. All parks and public grounds south of Canai street, epting the City Hall park, shall hereafter be under the control and management of tue Department of Pubiic Parks, and notuing in any act contained shat! be deemed, construed or taken to abrogate or impair any powers or cuties conferred on tue said Department of Pubite Parks, by virtae of articie twelve of chapter 137, laws of 1870, and all acts conferring powers and devolving duties upon. ‘the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park are hereby transierred to and conferred upon tae said Departmest of Public Parks; but no action of the bourd composing said depariumens shall pe deemed final or binding unless tt shall have recetved the ap- proval ofa majority of the said board, whose names shall be recorded in 11g minutes. Tae Department of Public Parks ts nereby authorized to inciude in tne estimate which said department is authorized to make for moneys required for te maintenance and government of the Central Park, such further sum as thay be annually required for tae maintenance and government of the several parks under tuelr control, ACTIONS AGAINST THE MUNICIPALITY. Src. 18, NO action shall be inaintained aga'nst the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of the city of New York, unless the claim on which tne action 1g brought, fas been presented to the Comptroller, and he has neglected for thirty days alter suca pre- seutment to pay the same. Before any execution shall be issued on any judgment recovered upon such a claim a notice of the recover, thereor shall also be given to the Comptroller, au he shail be allowed ten days to provide for tts pay- ment by the issue of revenue bonus in the usual manner, according to law. THE POLICE DEPARTMENY, SEc. 19, The Police Department created by the act entitled “An act to reorganize the local government ot the city of New York,” passed April 5, 1870, is hereby authorized and empowered in its name, or in the name of its presideat or treasurer, to take and prosecute any appropriate actioa or proceeding 1n uby court of recora which the Board of Police of the Metropolitan Police district or 18 treasurer, orany other pupitc officer or officers, put for the passage of said act, and of any ovuer act passed since the ist of January, 1870, could have taken and prosecuted, to compel the county of Riehmond, or the Board of Supervisors of that county, or any other oficer of that county, to make payment of we sums due from and owing by said county of Kichmond, by reason of the fatiure of said county and its ofticers to pay to the said Board of Metropolitan Police, or to treasurer of said buard of police, or into the treasury of the State, the moneys required to pay the salaries and compensation of the members of the police force of the Me.ropolitan Police district, doing duty in said county of Richmond, and defray the other lawful expenses Of said police force, chargeable upon the said county of Ricimonda, as specified in the annual Hnancial estimates heretofore made by the said Board of Metropolitan Police, and all moneys that may ve 80 Collected be paid to the Cnambertain of the city of New York; the moneys so due and owtng having been advanced by the said board of Metropolitan Police out of moneys raised in and contributed to cd metropolitan Police Fund by the county of New ‘orl POLICE LIFE INSURANCE FUND, Sxc. 20, As an addition to the sources of income of the Police Life Insurance fund of tne police terce of New York city there sali be taken monthly, out of the moneys deducted from the payof members of said police force, on account of lost tine, a sum cal- culated at the rate of fifty cnets pergmonth for each member of such iorce, Which sum shall be paid to the Chamberlain of the city of New York, and in- vested by him as part of the Police Lite Insurauce tund of the police of New York city. Such portion of the “Metropolitan Reward fund’? as snail belong or be awarded to the city of New York in the ¢division thereof shat! be patd over to the Chamberlain of the City of New York as trustee of the Police Life Insurance fund, and snail be and be- of said jast named fund and be invested ‘he Board of Police of the Police Deparc- ment of the city of New York snail have power, ta their discretion (waenever to their opinion the in- verests of the department will be beuetited thereby), by resolution to be adopted 4 @ unanimous vote, and by expressing thereon such opinion, to disauss from office im such Police Department any captain or sergeant, and place the person so dismissed on the pension roll of said Police Life Insuraace fund, and atiow tim an annual retiring pension of (not exceeding m= ainount) oue-halt the annual salary or compensation of suca office. And said board may, m like manner, dismiss from oice in said department any patrolman, and place tne person 80 dismnissed upon the said pension roll, and allow him an annual retiring pension of not exceed- jug tour huadred dollars per annum. Ail work to be done or supplies to be suruished, or other expendi- ture made for or on behalf ot the said Police Depart- ment, shail be done, turnisued or made by the com- missiouers of said department, who shall provide the necessary station and sub-statton houses, and estab- jigh such regulations for furnishing such supplies aud performing such Work as they shall order, aa in their judginent they may deem necessary and pro- per, and the mouey required for such purposes and ali other sutis required for the department saall be estimated for and raised in the manner provided by section seventy-five of the act entivied “An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York,” passed April 5, 1870, The amounts required from Ume to time by the said de- partment shall be paid by the Coiptroller of said city On the requaition of the treasurer of gaid depart- ent, as ordered by the board thereof, Each com- ssioner of police, the superintendent thereof and the cnief clerk and deputy thereol are authorized and empowered to administer oaths and ailirma- tions tn all matters pertaining to toe department or the duties of any officer. Any wiifal and corrupt swearing by any person to any material fact belore either Of said officers shall be deemed per- jury and puaished in manner now pro- vided by law for such oifevces. The trea surec of the Board of Police shall give s bond, with two sureties, in the sum of $20,000 each, for the faithful performance of bis duties, said bond to pe approved by the Coraprrolier and flied in his office. ‘Toe said treasurer suatl receive ap 3u- Lual saiary of $1,500, in addition to the simount ie for salary a8 @ memocr of the Board of ‘alice. Seo, 21. The Board of Police shall have authority to increase the force from tine to time, as punitc necessity shall require, not exceediug 100 patrol- men in addition to the number vow autnorized by law; and sala Board of Police shail detail from the force, to be under the direction of the Mayor, not exceding twenty men, to enforce tne or- dinances of the Corporation, under such regu- lations a8 the Board of Police shall prescribe. ‘The Board of Police are herevy authorized and directed to perform all the duvies required and designated to be periorined by tie Commissioners of Metropolitan Pouce, applicable vo the city of New York, by cuap- | NEW | YORK) HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEE. - ter 740, Laws of 1865, and chapter $12, Laws of 1506, amendatory thereof; salt duces shall be periormed them up to July 1, 1570, ‘SRC. 22. Section forty-‘our of the act entitled “An Act to reorganize the local eromenot of the city of New York,” passed Apri 1870, 18 =horevy amended 60 as to read as followa;— Bec, 44. The police force shall be appointed by sald Dourd aud shall be composed of superintendent, three in- ppectore aud as many captains Of police, sergeants uf police, joormn man Bavciees sunset aa lies sts Rua assay ime to time determing, not exceeding the respe for duty in the city of New York Board of Metropolitan Volice, Suc. 22, Section forty-nine of the act entitied An ‘act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York,” passed April 5, 1570, is hereby amended 80 as to read as followe:— SxO, 49. The board of police may, upon any emergency, or prebension of rot, dumalt, mod, Insurrection,. peau cace fayasion appoint as many ‘special patrolmen Sv from among the citizens, as it muy deem desirab demand the assistance of the military of the First division, or ot apy brigade, regiment, battalion or company thereo! by res lek ezine served Aa] ep qrammancinne a #uch division, brigade, regiment jon or company ; and itahail be the’ duty of the commanding olficer. 0 served t0 order out, in ald of the civil authorities, the military force, or any part thereof, under his command, Bye 24. Section fifty-seven of the act entitied “An act to reorganize the local government of the citv of New York,’ passed April 6, 1870, 18 hereby amended 80 as to read as loliows:— Sxo. 67, Each member of the police force, under the penalty of ten days’ fine or dlamissal from the force at the discretion of the } shall immediately upon an arreat convey in son the offender before a magistrate, that he may, e tthe arrest je durin, with according to hours that the magi iy the magistrate is not holding court, such o: tained In a station house or precinct thereof until the nex public eitting of the maxtatrate and uo lonuer, and shall then conveyed without delay before the magistrate to be dealt with according tolaw, And ft shail be the duty of the said board, from time to time, to provide suitable rules and regu- Jations to prevent the undue detention of pe:sone arrested, Wich rules and rofulailons shall be as operative aud blading as if herein specially enacted. SEC. 25. Section fifty-nine of the act entitled “An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York, ed April 4, 1970, 1s hereby amended #0 as to read as follows:— So. 59. The Common Connell shall provide suitable ac- commodations for the detention of wiinesses (unless the Board of Police shall do so, as hereinatter provided) who @unable to furnish security for their appearance in crimt- jal proceedings; and such accommodations shail be i premises other than thos loyed for the con! rsons charged with crime, fraud or disorderly condu in command of & sergeant of "police, “And it aball be the committing witnesses in default of bail, to commit them to such house of detention of witnesses, and. in committing witnesses, to have regard to the rules and regulations of the of Police in rex time of detention, Tue Board rollee are hereby wuthorized, in their to cause the bulidii fon of witnesses, authorized and osseasion of the premises now used as ih niion of witnesses ta Mi berry street for a station house for the Fourweenth precinct, And the moneys heretofore raised for the purposeo: building Station honses in the Eleventh and Fourteenth precincts are hereby transferred to andthe Board of Police are hereoy authorized to use the sume in building a suitable station house for the Fourteenth precinct, and any balance remaining may be used by the Board of Potice in altering and Utting up the house for the deteation of witnesses, Sec. 26, Section sixty-six of the act entitied “An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York,’’ passed April 6, 1870, is hereby amended 80 a8 Lo read as follows:— 8x0, 26. The Board of Metropolitan Polfce “shall, immedi ately pon the passage of this act, ascertalu, atate and declare What portion of the Police Life Insurance ’fund and of the Reward (und, respectively, of the said Metropolitan Police, belongs to. or thonld be set'apart for the police of the city of York; ant upon such statement being made, » division of auch fan be made, andthe amount so found to be the portion of the police of the city of New York shall be paid over to the Chamberlain of the city of New York, as trustee, for the benefit of the volice of the city of New York, as contemplated in toe creation of said funds, All fines imposed by the Board of Police upon the mempera of the police force by way of discipline, und collectatxe from pay or salary, and ali rewards, fees, proceeds of gifts and emoluments that may be paid and given for account of extra- Ordinary services of any ‘imember of the police force (except when allowed io be retained by said member), and all remaining for the space of two years in the ‘of the property clerk or ansing from the sale of unclaimed goods, and all proceeds of suits for penalties lunder this “act, ‘shall be deposited and paid into the bank wherein the "Chamberlain shail keep an account. ‘The payments so wade shall couatitule and be deposited and kept as a fund, to bo called the “Police Life Insurance fund,”’ and the person who shall, from time to time, fill the oiflee of Chamberiain Shall be the trustee of the sald fund, and may from time to time invest the same fa whole or in ie as he shall deem most advantageous for the objects of powered to make all necessary contracts and Sary remedies inthe premises, And the shall succeed the present trastees of the Pol! fund of the Metropolitan Volice Department, and shall be delivered over on wud to the said amber- Jain by the parties or the fnstitution now holding it. But all annuities now chargeable upon aid fund shail be maintained inviolate, The Board of Metropolitan Police shall fmmediately upon the passage of this act, ascertam, state and declare, which of the .aat annutti it charge upon, and paid out of the portion of the Pol Insurance fund for “the police of the city of New Yor! upon such statement being made, tt annuities stated to be chargeable on the “olice Life Insurance fuod for thacity of New York, shail be chargeable on the latter fund only. THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Src. 27. Section ninety-three of the act entitled “An act to reorganize the local government of the city of Mew York,” passed April 5, 1570, 1s hereby amended so as to read as follows: $Ro. 93. Whenever, in any law of this State, any power or duty ‘shail be conferred or enjoined upon’ any board of health, or in relation to the 4 of Health of the Metro- politan Sanitary District, except ax herein provided,the same shall be applicable to the department hereby created. Upon the organization of the said ‘Board. wader this act the Metro- pohtan Goasd of Health and its officers and employes ahail, ‘6 demand, turn ove: to the Department of Health by this act all the property of every kind—books, records and papers—in the use or possession of said Metropolitan Board of Health, its olicers. or employes, tor the uses and purposes o/ the Health Department by this act established, and the Health Department created by thie act are hereby authorized aad empowered, lummediately upon _enter- ing upon the duties of their oftice, to take possession of the same for such uses and purposes, and to bold the same subject to the control and superior title therein of the city and connty of New York. Ali orders duly made by the Metropolitan Board of Health, and by their terms or necea- sary legal effect to be executed in the city of New York may be executed, and the execution thereof completed, and the execution of auch of then as are partiy executed ‘may be completed by the Department of Hoaiththereby create 1; and the anid orders may be severally rescinded or modi: fied by last sald department, with hke effect as could have been done by the Metrupolitan Board of Health at the time the said orders were se.eraliy made. Tho said department may discharge all Hens upon real estate {n the city of New York, created in proceedings instituted by the Metropolitan Board of Health, in the sume manoer apd for the same es that, by laws existing Jannary 1, 1:70, they could be arged by the Metropolitan Board of Health, ‘he au- , duty and powers conferred or enjoined upon the Metropolitan Board of Health by chapter seventy-four, of the laws and the several acts amendatory thereol, and by any other anbsequent laws of this State, and upon the several officers and members of said board, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby conferred upon and vested in or enjoined upon, and shall hereafter be ex- clusively exercised in the city'of New York, by the Heaith Department and 0! th, create | by this act aud by the oflicers of id Board’of Health and anid Health Department, and the same are to be exercised in the manner specified in the sald chapt venty-fourof the Jaws of 1866, and the severai acts w1 ry thereo!, and of thie State, and in 'con- act. ASSESSMENTS FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS. Sec. 28. I, upon the hearing of proceedings brought pursuant to the act known as chapter 03 of the iaws of 1858, entitled “An act in relation to frands in assessments lor local improvements in the city of New York,’’ passed April 17, 1858, 16 suail ap- pear that the alleged fraud or irregularity has been committed, the assessment shail ve vacated or modified as hereinafter provided. If, upon such hearing, tt shalt appear that, by reason of any al- leged ~“ irreguiarity, the expense of ‘any local improvement has been unlawfully in- creased, the judge may order that such assessment upon tne lands of said aggrieved party be modified by deducting therefrom such sum as is in Che Same proportion to such assessment as 18 the whole amount of such unlawiul increase to the whole amouut of the expense of such local improve- ment. No assessment shall be vacated pursuant to Uwe sald act hereby amended by reavon of fraud or irregularity in the proceedings to coliect the same by Sale of the assessed premises; but upon proof of such fraud or irregularity, such sale shall be set aside, and the respective rights avd jianllities of the assessed persons, and of the Mayor, Aidermen and Commonaity of the city of New York, suall become ana be the same as if such sate had not been made, Sec. 29. Whereas, the Mayor, Aiderinen and Coin- monalty of the city of New York bave expeuded Jarge sums of money tn making certata joca! im- Drovements in said city, and have heretofore im- posed assessments therefor upon the property there- by benefliea, which assessments were acted Upon at divers meetings of the Board of Revision and Cor- rection of Assessments heid previous to the first day ol January, 1866, when only two members thereof were present, And whereas, it has been adjudged by the Supreme Court that such action ts null and void, in conse- quenco of the absence of one member of said board from said meeting. And whereas at a meeting of sald Board of Revision and Correction of Assessments in the city of New York, beld on the loth aay of December, 1869, the said assessments were contirmea, Now therefore, in order vo remove any doubt as to the valtdity of such confirmation, the assessments confirmed by the Board of Revision ana Correction of Assessments in the city of New York on the 1th day of December, 1869, are hereby made and de- ciared liens upon the regpective parcels of land upon which they are assessed in and by said assessment lists, from and after the date of the entry of tne tities thereof, subsequent to the 15th day of Decem- ber. 1889, im the record of Uties of assessments, which is required by law to be kept in the oftice of the Department of Pubiic Works of said city. Said assessments shall be collected and enforced by the sale of the property pasessed, in the mauner Bow provided by law for the collection of assessments for local improvements in said city of New York. SEC. 30. Whereas it has been found impracucable to complete the maps of sewe districts required to be made in and for the city of New York, pursuant to the act Apnil 12, 186), aud whereas certain sewers bave been constructed, or are in process of con- struction, in portions of the city of New York, not em! within tne limits of any sewerage districts now established ingaid city. now, therefore, we Board of Assessors iff the city of New York are hereby empowered and directed to assess upon the property intended to be benefited, iu tae manner provided by law for waking assessments for \ocai improvements in said city, whe expense now incur- red, or which shall hereafter be incurred, by tne assessments shall be contirmed and collected to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonality of the city of New York for the conséruction of sucti sewers, and said manuver now provided by law for the confirmauon and collection of assessments for local inprove- ments in the city of New York. Provided, tiat no Jand upon which any assessments for any of said sewers have been heretofore paid shail be Ilable to any further assessment on account of the same sewer. And further provided, tiut the expense of Making Buy uew assessmens purvuaut to Luin act shail be borne by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Com- moval ty of the city of New York, po York shall have exclusive charge and control, subject, in the particul the commmiantowers of the sinkin; of ali the wharf pro| tion of the city of wharves, plers, bull aud waters basins, docks. water fronts, !and under water aud structures thereon, b] THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS, SEC, 31. The tment of Docks ia the city of ars hereinaiter mentioned, to fund of said city, Ing to the corpora- including all tae bulkheads and struciures thereon adjacent thereto, and all the slips, perty belo New York, aud the appurtenances, case- ments, uses, reversions and rights belonging there- to, which are now owned or possessed py the said corporation, or to which said corporation 1s or may become entitied, or which sat corporation may acquire under the provisions bereof or otherwise; and said department shall have exclusive charge und control of the repairing, building, rebuilding, main- tating, altering, s.rengthening, jeasing and procs ing said property, aud every part thereof, and of the cleaning, dredging aud deepening necessary in Anu about the same, Said department is also herepy invested with the exclusive government aud regula- tion of ali wharves, piers, bulkheads and structures thereon, and waters adjaceut thereto, and all the basins, slips and docks, with the land under water du said city, not Owned by said corporation, The duties and powers heretofore performed and exer- cised by any ofilcer, department or bureau of the sald Corporation, Hh ow about ail or any part of the sald property, are hereby transierred vo, and vested exclusively Ip, the said department; but bins provi sion shall not aifect the powers of tne aforesaid Commissioners of the sinking Fund. IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATES FRONT AND HARBOR, SEC. 32, The sald Department of Docks shall un- mediately alter organizing, apoiet. by public adver- tisement, a time and place in sald city to hear all persous :nteresied In the Improvement of the water front of we said city, and the establishment of per- mauent woarl accommodations for special commer- Cial interests, and at such time and piace the boar thereof shall assembie and hear such persons a3 sliall then appear, and receive and file all memorials and plans then aud there presented, lmmediavely alter such hearing the said board shall advertise for Pians lor the best method of improving the water front and harbor of the city of New York by a new system of wharves, pliers, docks, bastns and slips which shall accommodate the present commerce of said city and harbor, aud shall provide for tue future expansion and increase thereol, and jor the facilitation of the trans. portation of freight along sa14 water froui, $0 a8 to render the whole water front of Said city avaiable to the commerce of sald port, Said plans vo co tain provision for such special commercial int ests a8 said board shall indicace in the advertp mcnt for such plans, and vo be drawn up and pre- sented to said beard at such time and piace, aad ace companied by such documents, specifications, esti. nates and paruculars as said advertisement shall And said board muy extend the ume to of plans, but nov later than the first day 1s70, Said board of the satd Department of all meet and exumine such plans from ume vo time, and shail, on or before tue tirss day of No- vember, [370, ‘determine upon any one of said plans forthe whoie or any part of said water front, or may, 10 1ts diseretion, cause & new plan to be made, combining the separate teatul ot any two or more plans, and determine upon such new plan. And said board shail, When it bas determined upon any plan or plans for the whoie or any part of said water iront, send such pian or plans so deter- mined upon, together with ail documeats, specitica- tions, estimates aud paruiculars relating thereto, to the commissioners of the sinking ‘ud, who may adopt or reject any such plan or planus. If any such [es be rejected by said comuissioners of the sink- jug fund the said board shall send another plan in place Lnereof to said commissioners. ‘The pian or pians adopted by the said . commissioners of the sinkmg fund shall be returned by them to the said board, with @ certificate of such adoption written thereon, whieh cerulicate shall speetty the verrivory or disirict which said olan snali cover and control, and said pan and certificate snail be tiled in thesonice of said board and be open to public inspection, and shall, from the time of such adopuon, be the sole plan according to waich any wharf, pier, bulkhead, basin, dock or slip, or any wharf, structure or superstructure snail tuerealter be laid out or constructed within the ter- ritory or dist embraced in and specified upon such plan. And said board shall give notice, by ad- vertisement for six weeks, of the adoption of such plan, From the time of the adoption of said pian no whart, pler, buikhead, basin, dock, slip or apy wharv, structure or saperstracture suail ve laid out, built or rebuilt within such territory or district ex- cept in accordance with such pian, PURCHASE OF WHARF PROPERTY, Src. 34. ‘The said Boar of the Departinent of Docks 18 berevy authorized to acquire, in tae name and tor the benefit of the corporation of the city of New York, any and all wharf property in sai city to which tne corporation of the city of New York then has no right or title, and any rights, terms, ease- anents aud privileges pertaiming to any wharf prop- erty in sald city aud not owned by said corporation, and said board may acquire the same eituer vy pur- chase or by process of law as herein provided. Said board may agree with the owners of any such prop. erty rights, terms, easements or privileges upon & price for the same, and salt certify such agreement to the commissioners ot the sinking fund, and if said commissioners approve of such agreement, said ooard shall take from such owners at such price, the necessary conveyances, and covenants for vesting said property, riguts, terms, easements or privileges in, and assuring the same to, the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of the city of New York lorever, and said owners shail be patd such price from the City Treasury as her afer provided, Jf the suid board shall deem it proper that the said corporation shoutd acquire pos- session Of any such Wharl property, rig terms, easements or privileges, for which me brice can be agreed apon becween tae owners thereof and said board, the said board miay direct the Counsel to the Corporation of satd city to take legal proceedings to acquire the same ror the Mayor, Aidermen und Com- monaity Of said city, and the said Counsel to Cor poration shall take the same proceedings to acquire the same as are by law provided tor the taking of private property in said city tor public streets or places, and the provisions of law relating to the taking of private property for public streets or Diaces in said cily, are hereby made upplicabie, a8 far as may be necessary, vo tue acquiring of tue said property, rights, terms, easements and privileges. CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS. Sc. 35. When the plan or plans, mentioned in the Uhirty-thira secuion of tiis act, nave been adopted by the commissioners of the sinking fund, a3 pro- vided im said tnirty-third section, the said Board of the Deparunent of Docks shall proceed, according to said plaa or plans, to lay out, establisn and con- suruct wharves, piers, bulkheads, basins, docks or slips, in the territory or district embraced in such plan or plans, and in and upon or avout tie pro- perty owned by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- monalty of the city of New York, without interier- ing with the property or rights of any oluer person, except 80 lar as may be necessary to ensure Lhe Baiety and stability of the wharves, piers, bulk- heads, basins or slips soto be constructed, And said Board may commence such conséruciion in sec- tions of said terrtiory or district, from tune ww cme, 80 a% not to seriously mcommode the commerce of sald city. ‘The work of such coasteuction, under Said pian or plans, shall be performed by contract, as follows:—T'ne said board shail prepare ull and minute specifications for such work, apd advertise for proposais lor doing said work, under said plan or plans, and according to sucu specitica- tious; proposais thereior shall be signea by the bidders ior said work, end be sent to said board within the time specified in such adver- Usements, accompanied by a bond, of tie Lorm set tort in suid specifications, duly executed. ‘be said board shail open said proposals oo w day Lo ve spec. fled in such advertisement, aad sail examine tuem and shalt award tue contract for said work to the lowest responsible biader complying with such plaw or plans and specifications; such Contract sali be executed by tue said board on behuif of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of the city of New York, and snail diways Contain p ovisions as to tie time of commencing aud completing said work, and for the retention of at least one-lourth of the conirart price until the completion of sald work as securicy for the performance, and tor the forieiture of sald contract lor non-performance of the terms thereof. said Boara may, upon the forfeiture of any such contract, proceed to complete the work thereunder wiihout contract, or may readvertise for proposais to com- piete sald work, aud award & new contract theretor in the Same manner as provided herein for awarding the original contract; put no bidder under this se’ tion snail be entitled to a contract untti bis bid shail be approved and accepted by satd board. Sec. 36. When any of the wharves, pters, bulk- heads, slips, docks aud basins constructed under te provisions Of this ace reiting Lerevo Sluli be Open to the pubitc use, the said Board of ine Depart ment of Docks shail regulate the charges for wuar!- aye and dockage of all vesseis admitted thereto, and May alter such charges from time to ume as the public trade may authorize and the said board deem proper; aod said board may apprupriate any of such Wharves, plers, bulkheads, basins or slips Lo the sole use of special kinds of commerce, and may, mm the name and for the benelit of tne corporation of sald city, lease auy or all of Such property for a terur not exceeding ten years, and covenant for a re- newal or renewals, al advanced rents, uf such leases for terms of ten years euch, but not exceeding in the aggregate fifty years. Ail teases otner tuan for districts appropriated by said board to special com- mercial interests, shall be made at public auction wo Wie higbest bidder. All leases ade by #ald board siall Contain covenants on Lae purt of the jessees to make ait needful repairs upou or about the property leased, and to maintain aud keep in good cunatiiva the property leased during the tera of the lease, under tue penauy of foriciture of such jease aud damages. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Src. 37. The said Board of the Department of Pocks shall establish and enforce all needfut rules and reguiations for the government and proper care Of all tie property piaced in its Charge and under its control by the provisions of this act, reiating thereto aud sali furnish @ copy Of such rules Qnd regulations to all tbe owners and occupants of such property, and shali make alt needful orders and adopt ail resoluuions uecessaty to carry the provi- sions of this act, reiaung thereto, into etfect, aud 1x penaities (or disobeying such ruies, reguiations or orders, and shall publisn such Orders. ‘The violation Of or disobedteuce to any rule, regulation or order of said board shail be isdemennor, puntshabie by a fine, not exceeding $500, or by tmprisoument not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine acd im- prisoumeat om Complaint o1 said board, The penai- vs aloresatd may ve recovered by sutt in the Davie of the Mayor, Aldermen or Commonaity of the city of New York, and such suit suali be prosecuted by the Counsel to the said Corporation when directed vy said board, and no defendant in any such suit shall ve permitied to plead ignorance Of any sucu order, rule Or regulation; ali rents, fines and penaities aud ober Moneye cobevted by said board, or by its direction aba’l belong to the treasury of said city, aid be pata Into the ainking fund for the redempuon of the city debt; any three mewbers Of sail quorum for the transaction of any busivess of sald ooard shat be & board; said voard shall Dow stated meetings, Lo be Specified in bvlaws, which sata buard shall prepare, and may alter from time to thine. ORGANIZATION OF TU2 BOARD. Sec. 38. The members of sald Board of the Depart. mentof Docks shall meet aud organize as a board by electing one of said members to be president thereot; the sald board shail have power to lire, for @ term of not more than ten years, an office or oflces in said city, aod turoso aid supply the sume for the transaction of the business of the board, and shall pout @ secre tary and such suvordinate Mcers, clerks gud ageucs as shail be necessary Lo assist sald board in the periormance of its duties and the exercise of bowers, and may x ine compensavion of ail Person» BO Appoinicd: but the annual expenses of d board for rent, furu.ture, soppiles, and com- pensation of secreary and subordinate officer ¢ erks and agents shall not exceed iu the agarevate tue sum of $.00,0.0, Tue presiuent of said board wall be elected annually by the memvers therevt. and shall preside at ali mectings of said board, aud in case of 018 absence # temporary president may be eiccted by the board w preside, The board = shall. its bylaws, pr.seribe the duties of its secretary, and of all tue aforesaid subordinate oiticers, ageuts or clerks, and may remove ali persuns appoinies by eau board, nd appoint otners in their piaces. Any member may resign his ofice by written resignation sent to te said Mayor. When any member of said board shall cease co reside in the city of New York uis once as a member of said board shail become vacant, Any vacancy 10 said board aud office, froin death, resignauion or otherwise, snail be Blied by appoint. went by \he said Mayor fora iuli term. No member of said board snail be interested, directiy ar idi- rectly, in any contract, lease, bargalu, purcnase or agreement made by sald board, under penalty of re- inovai from oMice, aud @ Violation of this promibition Suail be a uisdemeanor and puuishable as such, Sec, 39, Said Board of the Department of shail anvually, on or before the first Munday of Janu. ary In each year, present lo tae Mayor of said city and publish for one week & report containiag, first, ‘we name, upation and compensation of ali pers persons appointed and employed by sald board; Second, a statement of the action of the board tor the past year, classified with reference to the varl- ous subjects and duties wick Lave engaged tne at tention of the board; third, a list of the oruers and Tules made by said board aud # descripion of the contracts nade by sala poard, (he payments made by suid board and the purposes anu amounts thereof, and the ieases made by said board, lor What term, a WHat rent, to Whom and lor What pro- perty. Sec. 40, The advertisements and publications provided in the provisions of this act reiwting to the Department of Docks, to be made by said voard of suid department, shall be made ip not more thaa ve daily ana five Weekiy newspapers puvitsved i said elty, and at such rat sthe suid board may agree upon with such newspapers, aud for such umes, ex. cept where cue tine 18 specially provided in the pro- Visions of Ls act relating thereto, a8 the Bald board may deem proper, The Commussioners of tae Land Ofice are hereby authorized and au ed Lo couvey by proper tnstruments lu writing, necessary tor we purpose, ali the property, rigut, tie and 1ucerest of the people of the state of New York 1a and to the land under water used and taken by the said board lor the construction of wharves, docks, piers, bUiK~ 43, basins and slips under Luis act, Whenever sald m8 may be required by said board to ph conveyance to the » ayor, Aidermed wod commonaity of the city of New York. DOCK BONDS. Src. 41. The Comptroller of the city of New York shall, from time tu time, when directed by che Com- missioners of the Sinking Fund, prepare and issue bonas of sald city, to be called “Dock bonds of whe cuy of New York,’’ sigued, sealed aud counter. signed in the same manner as oiler ponds of said city, and bearing not more than sevea per cept in- terest per annum, and redecimavie trom tine to tume, bul not belore tairty years aiter the date thereof, for the purpose of raising tie moneys ue- cessary Lo carry ouc Whe provisions of this act re- jaung to the Department of Locks, 1s powers aod Guiles, and the Supervisors of the county of New York shall raise anguaily, by tax upon the es- tates in the said couniy subject to tax- ation, a suin equal to the annual inverest upon 80 much Of said bonds ag sbali bave been issued, and shall raise in lke manner, When said bouds shalt fall due, a Sum suilicieat to pay ihe principal of sald bonds. But not more taau 2d 000,000 of said bonds: shall ve issued in any one year, and none of said ponds shai be sold for jessy than tue par value suereof. ‘Ihe moneys received from sules of said bonds shall be deposited 10 the treasary of the city of New York, aud shall drawo out aad paid by the Comptrouer of said city for the several objects wand purposes provided in thls act relaung Ww tbe said deparunent, its power and duties, upoa we requisition of the said Board of the Department of Dovks, countersi¢ned by tne cofmuissiouers ol tae sinking fund, ‘the expenses avd compensation of said Board, its rent, the compensation of Its ap= pointees, tue purchase money and damages awarded under tue tuirty-fourth section of this act upon the acquisition of private property, the payments under te contracts mentioned in the — thirty-tftn sction of this act, and for work pertormed under satd = section, avd all over ex- peuses and disbursements necessarily incurred im carryiog out the sald provisions of this act, Iu Keep. lng. Maintaining, repairing, building and rebuilding: the wharves belonging to the said corporation, Im dredging and cieaning slips, Slati pe paid out of sald moneys tn tue manner aveve provided. The counsei to the corporation of gsuid city shall be the legal adviser of said board, shall appear and defend sald doard, and advise said board tn all mat- ters, sults OF proceedings When directed by said board. Seo. 42. The term ‘‘board,”” when used in the rovisions of this act, reiating to tie Department of Docks, tS powers and duties, shal} ve taken to mean the “Board governing the Departincnt of Docks in the city of New York,” and we terms ‘said corporation” and “corporation of the city of New York,” when used thereia, snail be taken to mean the “Mayor, Aldermen and Com- monaity of the city of New York,’’ and the terms “property” and “wharf property,” whenever used therein, shall be taken to mean not only all wharves, piers, docks, bulkheads, slips and basins, but the lands beneath the same, and ail rights, priviieges and easements therein, Sec. 44, The provisions of tis act relating to the Department of Docks, shall not afiect the powers of the captain of toe port and its powers and duues, harbor masters of the port of w York, Or those of the port wardens of the port of New rork, as the same are now defined by taw. Suc. 44. The Board of Commissioners of Health of the city of New York, establisned oy the act enuded “An act to make provision for the loca) goverument, of the city of New Yor,” passed Apri! 6, 1870, sail annuaily, on or before the ist day of December, make an essimate of the suin of money which will be required for expenses necessary to the aawints- travion and condact of the health deparuinent for the year next ensuing, and shall submit such estimate to the Mayor, Comptrolier and President of tae said Board of Commissioners of Healta, who shail, on or beiore the 15tn day of Decemver, consider and revise such estimate, and shall fix and devermine tbe amount waich the sat Comumussiouers of Health shail be authorized to expend daring such year, and such amount, when estaviished by said Mayor, Comptrolier anu President of tue Loard of Commissioners of Health, shall therepy become appropriated. The amouut thus established shail be certiied to the Board of Supervisors of the county of New York by the Comptroiler, aud the said Board of Supervisors aie ewpowered and directed annually to cause the amount Luereoi to oe, according to jaw, raised and collectea by tax upon the estates, real and personal, subject to waxation Within the said city county of New York, THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS. Src, 45. The Board of Fire Commissioners of the city of New York, established by the act entiviec “An act to make provision for the local government of tue city of New York.’’ passed April 5, 1570, shail annually, on or before the 18% day of December, make an estimate of the sum of money whica will be required for expenses necessary to ‘he administration and con tuct of the fre riment for the year next ea- suing, and shall 1% such estimate to tae Mayor, Comptrotier and President of te said Board of Fire Commissioners, who shall, on or before the 15tn day of Vecember, consider and revise such estimate, and shall fix and determine the amount which the sald Fire Commis-ioners Mali be autuorized to expend during such year, and such amount, when estab- lished by said Mayor, Comptrotier aad President of toe Board of Fire Commissioners, snail therepy be- come appropriated. The amouul thus establisned snail be certitied to the Board of Supervisors of the county of New York by the Comptreiler; and the said Board of Supervisurs are empowered and di- rected annaaily to cause the amount thereof to be, ording to jaw, ratsed and collected by tax upon the estates, real’ and personal, subject to taxauon witin tae said city and county of New York, ‘Tus act shall take eifece mmumediately. THE COUNTY TAX LEVY. Au Actto Make Provision for the Government of the County of New York. The people of the State of New York, represenced in Senate and Assembly, do enact as tollows:— Sec. 1, Im addition to the several amounts ace thorized and required by existing laws to be r: re by tax in the city and county of New York for the use of the State, and for detraying @ portion of the conungent and ottier charges and expenses of said and county for the year 1870, the Board of Supervisors of said county are hereby empowered and required a3 soon as conveatentiy may be after the passage of this act to order and cause to be raised. by tax on the estates suoject to taxation according to law within che said county, and to be collected ac- cording to law, the following sums of money for tue several purposes hereinafier specified, deductiny from tue aggregate amount thereof tne esumat revenues Ol the county for tue said year, not othere Wise spectally appropriated by law, that is to say:— APPROPRIATIONS. For advertising. $45,000; tor care and mainte. nance of Harlem (Third avenue) bridge, $2,000; tor cleaning and supplies for county offices, $65,000; for coulry Contingencies, $40,000; for contingencies, Comptrolier’s oMfive, $10,000; for contingencies, Register’s Odice, $2,000, to pay tor services of & night watcainan; for contingencies, ‘Tax Commissioners’ oulce, $5,000; for coatiagencies, District Attorney, $9,000; for Coroners? fees, $40,000; for disvursemeuts and fees of county oiticers and CONTINUAD ON TENTH PAGE