The New York Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1877, Page 3

THE STATE CAPITAL Passage of the Omnibus Bill in the House. TAMMANY DEFEATED: NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. tor Husted, who was secn only a few the House, in the chamber minutes before. Spinola moved a call of and things were getting exciting, when the truant reappeared and voted, lis object in retiring be- ing to have the oppurtunity of voting and speuking ‘The following is Sere een Alvord, Back. Baker, 8. Bald. ens! 5 yin, Barnes, Billings, Billington, Bowen, Braman, J. 8. Brown, E. Case, G.'M. . vors, tho vate hy which the charter was , . T. A. Case, Clupp, Clark, Corbett, Corea, Cowdin, Fay, Filkiv, Fish, Galtagner, Gere, Gil: Baas r. a. ors nam, +f Grohe, Guhck, ‘Ham. moo ayes, re, jer! Hogebvo: Hunted, Kenter. Mog, Ling Langte er Marvin “bee Fuils, Motiraw, McKce, Moody, Moore, Morey, Noyor, Peck, Post, Potter, Santec, Snaunon, Sheldon, Skiil- man, Skivner, ith, Speaker, zepieet | Sephonnes Taylor, Long and Angry Discussions by wr dell, Wend, Welate, Wickes With os Winen—70. Excited, “ Statesmen.” THE VOTE 70 TO B5. The Senate Likely to Concur in all the Amendments. TEXT OF THE MEASURE. —_——-— Miscellaneous Legislation—The Garbage War and the Marine Court. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Acvant, May 3, 1877. she long drawn agony over the Omnibus bill is atan end, and democrats and republicans alike breathe more freely in consequence. The bill was passed to-day by B® volo of 70 to 55, Mr. Bradley, of Brooklyn, being the Yole democrat voting with tho republican majority. Only three members wore absent froma roll of 123— Messrs, Baldwin, Orr and Piper. It was # well con- tested fight, the democrats of the New York delegation signalizing themselves by the ardor and persistency with which they disputed every inch of ground with | 2 of their opponents. If sleepless vigilance and unwaver- Ing devotion to party duty could secure victory for ‘hem it would assuredly have been theirs, but they ere outnumbered and overpowered, yet they went down with their colors flying. THE DAY'S PROCERDINGS. The House met at ten o’clock under the opera. Won of the call which prevailed from hall-past three o’clock Tuesday till half-past ten this morn- Ing. All persons, except members, officers of the House and reporters were excluded, and the proceed. ings began with the calling of the roll to disgover the Bumber present, Mr, Husted moved that further proceedings under the call of the House be discon- tinued and all abseut under the call be allowed toexplain. This was carried, the doors were thrown open, tho crowd in the lobbies rushed !n and the pend- ing proposition to recommit the bill for amendment ‘was resumed by the taking of the unfinished vote, ‘Then it.was seen that the party whip bad been put in use, as momber after member on the re publican side who had voted with the demo- Crate and against the bill because of Fish’s Proposition to restore the excise as an independent bureau changed from the negative to the affirmative in double quick time. These members belonged to THE TEMPERANCE WING of tho republicans, and some uf them were disposed , to vote against everything like reform about the bill, #0 long as it contemplated giving the least quarter to the liquor dealers, 1t was hard on them to he compelled to swaliow the bitter pill contained in the Fish proposi- tion because of the cry of party, but they did it amid tho Jeers and taunts of the democtats, Spinola saying | mise between the wovden poles und the more expon- that he saw with amazement the Puritan strike hands with the rumsellei The motion to recommit was carried by 72 to 53. Mitchell moved to recon- sider, and Alvord, rising to a point of order, said the motion could not then be entertained as the House was under the operation of the previous question, but Mitchell pulled out bis Cushing’s Man- ual and demolished Alvord in a jiffy, the Speaker sus- taining bim and saying the motion was in order, but ot dobatable. Then, astho vote was being taken, every member who felt the spirit move him stood up to explain bis vote. The temperance men had a hard tmo of it, Lang sald, looking over in the direction ot the florid Spinola, that be was astonished to see those who were confessedly on the side of the rumseilers take such an interest in the positiva of the temperance membors, SPINOLA ‘'RIZ’’ AGAIN, Spinola instantly hurled a thunderbolt at. this fash young map and silenced him for sev- ‘al minutes, while laughter shook the cham- ber, by exclaiming, “I don’t know anybody who tan get outside of more rum than you can!’ Purdy Mounted his oratorical Pegasus and made a darifig flight, telling the “maudlin sentimentalisis to go and talk this temperance in schoo.rooms”’ and to under- Stand that ueitber republicans uor democrats iu New York could aflord to aespise the power of 4,000 united liquor dealers. Martin Nachtmann was almost too uli for uvterance— juil of teeing. je cailed the whole thing with much disgust “a tarce souceived in iniquity and peculation,’’ Stern said it was Mot & question about selling rum, but simply whether the excise an independent or uependent bureau was best lor the interests of the people, Pete Mitchell tuaed nis flageolet to ap indignunt strain, and said it was simply outrageous to ask them to pass upou a dozen amendments offered at the ereventh bour, and which they bad no opportunity to see and consider, Kuck- well, more mourului than Jeremiah, suid be suw it all, aud the republicun leader bud gained his potat. He bad whipped in the recreant members and they were docile a» spauiels, Tabor made mark, that the liquor sellers = had much right to prowection as tl men who patrou'zo them and sometimes get drank. Weish, of Delaware, whose coniusiun of ideas never deserts him, steuck out for a comparison between the action of tho democrats and the invasion of Turkey by the Rassians, but be got lost in the Dodrubscha and to writing, The vow to reconsider wa: I 7l to 51, and the bill was recom. ed. Fish reported 1% back instanter 4 Mitchell culled for its reading from id theo the vote was tuken on its dual passage. Dan Bradley, the Brave, the only democrat whe voteu in the affirmative, explained his vote by saying be believed the bill was im the interest of reform aud retrenchment, and as he hud taken bis Siand on that platiorm along with Governor , Tilden, and intended to remain there in spite of every- Abing, he should vote for the bili though he should be the obly one of bis party to do so. Sr. Childs, of Bencea, remarked that he found only five out of tweaty-one ot tne New York members supporting the | Dill, and consequenily be consivered thut it was not | demaudea by te majority voice of the people ot New York, and ne ber d that it was contrary to the spirit of American institutions. AFTER WIS OWN HOMBY. Cowdin, indifferent to rum and ramsellers, of which bli the others bad so much Ww say, struck out after bis bwa,littie hobby, the Dock Department, and said sub- | attally that be baa veen cheated by the Clairman of | Jowt Committee in the assurance that Dock Vepartnent would not be merged the Department of Public Works, Still, ae & re SOMY KOud points in the measure and as he hoped to have a bill of bisown to Ox the Dock epariment to his liking, Le wouid go tho allirmative. Luke Coz fos rosy to the ailtitede of the occasion aud fompared the bill to an old dry goods box veneered so as to look like walnut, He denounced tho wnole thing as « compromise be- ween rr blicun Lushwhackers and democratic sore- heads, clesine said, iu eflect, that, no matter avout te vill, Re Would be with his part t, lavtand ull | she Gime, Grady let the democratic tiger roar aud the winld trembled at the sound. Fair play and justice was ali he asked tor the democratic city of New York At the bands of republicans. J. 3, Grabam, of Mon- toe, challenged anybody 1o say that he ever voted jor any measure concerning New York that was not in the interest of (he peopie of that afllictod eny. Dr, Hayes hud owl (whule O11) for the troubled waters, aud deniea Spinola asked him to reduce that purt of lis speech Nars—Measrs. Bevedict, Brill, J. HL Coulter, Binsell, Brick, i. Bur Chi avenport, Fleck, Floyd-Jones, Herrick, Lyon, Mab Brown, Bul: Cozans, Crowley, Dimond, Ecelesi Grady, Hamilton, Humphrey, Languer, Maynard, MeGroarty, Mutchell Neilson, Niven, 0’ Rockwoll, Sanders, Shanicy, Tabor, Tighe, W ‘pulmerer, Healy, Longyear, Moller, Nacbtmanua, re, Proper, Purdy, Rice, H, H. W. 1. Rookwell, Rooney, Ruggles, Sager, Siiter, Spinola, stein, Stone, ant, Wemple—ss, LK APTRK THE VOTE. ‘The passage of the Omuibus bill in the Assembly bi not decreaved the excitement as to the ultimate tate of the measure, Tammany, although yesterday so con- fident of securing ap adverse vote 1p the House, even now refuses to abandon fleld, aud clauns that in bringing the tion «down to @ strict party vote @ virtual triumph was secured, by bringing the whole democratic y, with the ex- ception of Bradiey, into line. There is much speo- ulation ag to the Governor’s course, He will examine the meusure caretully and deliberately us to tty consti. tutionality, but will not velo it on any mere party ground, If there is @ conference committee there is still a small legislative chance tor Tamman: but the indications now are will agree to u Tad legisiative fiction, which allo peech from voting member, Tammany had the last word, Mi Rooney commented severely upon Mr. Husted’s course 10 first oppos'ng and then favoring tho bil, und ov Mr, Fish tor pusbiog it through without any opportunity to discuss any of the eleven amendmonts put through to-day under the recommitial. 4 POINT FOR BROOKLYNITRS, The ple of Brooklyn will uot be too well pleased with a dill introduced this aiternoon by Mr, Strab: making a dumping ground of the Lower Bay. ltexempts all boats, iene in the empivy of the city of New York and = en in carrying offal = and Street reluse tho operation of seetion the act of 1876, which prohibits the dumping of carrion ofal, &c., in the Lower Bay, ‘The htigution growimg out of the contest between the street cleaning nutporities of New York and the Shore Inspector who bas oilicial existence unuar the act of 1876 18 now belore the courts, and thus fur the Shore Inspector has been successial, This measure is doubt- Jeus the outcome of the litigation. The Brooklya peo- ple here are much exercied ovor thi® measure, ald claim that the effect of it, should it become law, will be to render Coney Island unit for bathing purposes during the summer, THM GAVINGS BANK Law, Senators Coleman, Wellman and St. Jobn were ap- pointed # coniereuce committes on the part of ti Senate, on the recommondution of the Chairman of the Bank Committee that the Senato disagree with the Assembly smeadment to the bill amending the general Savings sank law. GANAL TOLLS. The subject of canal tolls ‘occupied the best part of the ti of the Seoaic, Mr. Sprague, of Buffalo, a peech agains argued for jor tolls, if no. making the can free altogeth array of tucts and figures aud tho logic ot Wero strong and cuaviucing, and mi the resolations be supported were carried by a vuio of 171013 They wer then scot to the Assembly jor concurrence. CRIMINAL COURTS OF NEW YORK. The bill providing Cuumbers fur the judges of the criminal courts of record in New York city was re- ported favorably to the Senaic IRON VRRSUS WOODEN TELEGRAPH POLES. The Assembly Judiciary Committee hourd argument to-day on the bill requiring the substitution of iron for wooden telegraph poles in cities. The bill 1 a general one, und is made applicable tu all the cities of the State, Assembiyman Niven aud Charies P. Shaw uppeared for the bill, ai urguod aguinst the use of unsightly wooden poles in tho thoroughfares of cities, They quoted the electrician of the Western Union and the Telegraph Superintendent o! the Police Depart- ment as beiug iu favor of iron tn place of wouu, ihe Westera Union company accepting them as a compru- sive pian of placing the wires under ground. The com- mittee agreed to gi favorable report of the bill, OTHER VRTO, The Governor seat in auother small veto to-day of a Dill providing for the revuiiding uf w village town ball in Oswego county, because, he says, there is ampie wathority for Maters given town officers and buards of supervisors, PROTECTION OF POLICY HOLDERS, The bill providing ior the veer protection of policy holders in life insurance compapies was passed alter some discussion, and the sconpganon | several ainepe ments, oye of whieh was properly Lelouging to Mr. a. Rotetent bing. open by Oo Kivore, rah to restore , whicu Bad veen stricken out ip cOmmitice, jog companies within six rs, in cases of claims brought against them irom picading fulse information aud loposiion, Muynara’s umendment, which was also uccepted, provided that one or tnur insteua of twenty-five, policy holders hoiding polics to the minount of $60,000 may cull on tho Super. intendent to institute proceedings against a cumpuny. The Conference Committew’s report on the biil re quiring tre insurauce companies to publisu detailed statements of their securities wus concurred in. YREK READING ROOMS IN XKW YORK. Mr. Cowdin introduced a bill to ostublish tree read- ing rooms in New York. QUESTION OF ADJOURXMENT, The Omnibus bill outo! the way, tue talk of adjourn- ment sine die imcreasey, und there 1s every lkelibood may gi y irom here in two weeks trom now, esxpeciuliy a8 another important matter, which bas al: ready pussed the Assembly, pagscd the Senate to~duy— pvamely, the resolation in regard to tow tolls ou tho canals, AN INJURIOUS MONOPOLY, Mr. J. G. Grabam wili introuuce at the first opportue nity in the Assembly @ bill regulating tho charges on the Newburg and Fishkill ferry. The present charges ure ten cents tor foot wenger and seventy cents for each truck. The bill propos to reduce the tariff to wx ceots for each passenger and thirty-fve cents lor cach Jouded truck. Tho terry is owned by Mr. Hower Ramedei! Erie Ruilroud director; and the advo- cates of ‘the reduction claim thut the bigh rates are muintained for the purpose of diverting business to the Erie road, wud tbat the wujust aise crimipation in favor of thut interest injures Fishkill and other towns on the New York side, and retards the development of Newourg and places on the west bank by muking them subservient to the Ramadell Erie monopoly, yy 8 , that the crossing at Newburg being Jess than ove inile and the business heavy there is no reason why the not be amply compensated by a char, Jurge a6 tuat exacted on New York forrie: distances, THE MARINES COURT ABOLITION MILL, The Senate Judiciary Committee gave a hearing to- day to the justices of the Murine Court im opposition to Bixvy’s bill avolishing that venerable jastitution, Tho justices present were Sberidau, Goepp and Alger, aod Mr. Jubo wosend coun- scl for Judge Goopp, Seuator Bixby ade an argument in support of the vill, cvarging the Court with jwefficiency aud dishonesty in the clerk’s oilice, utter charge Judge Shea fr y there enould 10 LIMOS Hs for greater or twelve thousand judyinont rolls tiled in tuis Court during lam year, the total number of trials tor the same period was only 415. That the cost ot the Court was some $130,000 u year, which was more than tho total sum’o! the judgments taken in the trials held, aud he therotore claimed that i¢ woud be more econvmical to pay these judgments than to be pul to courts. He city of New York, the press of Y and tho tuxpayers usked for the passage of the b:ll, abd ag evidence he would powt to the fuct thas every Sena that city, represent ing the threo great pe cal purtics, were in favor of the passage of the ofl! ae Shea replied to the Senator, taking tho ground that the court was an ancient landmark, and its an- tiqdity sboald shield it from vandal bands (and be the emotioual Shea shed tears aud wiped bis eye with @ Fed cotton pocket haudkerchiel), He claimed there Was vo evidence that the Bur of the of New York wanted (he bill passed, since no pw! yn Was kent to Chat effect. » Townshend followed, taking the ground that it the judges were inefficient or corrupt the proper thing du wus to iupeach the Was a lively uit, that crouted w good deal of amusement, between Judge Sheridan and Mr Join D, Coughiin, formerly clerk uf | the court, To-morrow the committee will hear Mr. Robert H. Strahan aud will then make its report. The Senate cousumed the session to-night in the Consideration o! the Canal Appropriation bill, It was confidently expected the Ownibus bill would be re- ceived Irom the House und the numents concurred in, buy nothing was done in t utter, Tuere 16 lite tie doabt, however, that to-morrow the bill wil pass the Sevate in th pe it lett Lue House to-day, that the biil was 1D the interest of any class or party, but in the words of Artemus Ward, was # 8 boon for ail. Mr, Hepburn, repablicun, trankly cuntessed he did not understand the bill, but wopposed it wi I eight, ws it had the support of men in whom he thought be could contide; but be honestly believed the people of New York city stouid be all to govern (hemselves, aud the Legislutare should take its bunds of and give the poople here a show. Hodges, of Monroe, said the same thing, He believed tu the capacity of New York to govera itself, aud re- vented, with Some Warmth, the impatution that he wus driven to vote by any dictation whuateve now,'? said ho, **f will vole aye,” whereat th much laughter, Holiban, of New York, expre conviction that the whole ineasure w: of a man who cought to revenge him cratic party. dir. Marvin, of Kings, objected to several dut thought be could swaliow the thing as a whole, Mr. Jobu MecGroarty stood up straight aod digniied and landed a snorter on Mr. Dan Bradtey’s mug by sulling him a pretended reformer, but Dad sat quiet, look « pinch of snuff und smiled like au inno: sent babe, Mr. O'Hare called (ue measure a shamevess trading for a consideration, a consummate fraud und ali the wen betind it consummate Irauds, There were several other speeches, and about th = e S$ploola asked as to Low Jimmy H voted, and speaker suid he lad not vored at ail, The qui lle «scene §=twok «place, §=everybody = lvoxing THE OMNIBUS BILL, FULL TEXT OF THE CHARTER—SPRING ELEC- TIONS—ELECTION OF MAYOR AND ALDER- MEN PUBLIC WORKS, FINANCE, CHARITIES, FIRE AND POLICE DEPARIMEN1S. ALuany, May 3, 1877, The text of the Omnibus bill 1s as follows An Act supplemental to chapter 435 of the laws ot 1873, enutied ‘An act to reorganize the local gov ment of the city of New York.’? The peoplo of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do evact as follows :— Section 1,—The Mayor of the city of Now York, b after elected, shull, except as herein otherwise pio- vided, hold office lor a period of two yoarr, The Mayor first elected under the provisions of this act shall euter upon the duties of bis office on tho first day of January, 1879, aud shail hotll office until ing frst day of May, 1850, unless sooner removed as provided by jaw, ALDERMEN, Ske. 2.—The Board of Aidermon constituting the Common Council of said city. elected at the elec tions in this act provided for, sbali hold office for a rm of two years. Of the six persons elected Alder- men at Largo une of them shall be voted for aad designated on the bullots,cast at such clection to be “President of the Board of Aldermen,” and the Alder- man s0 elected president shall bold his office as such duripg bis term or until a vasancy im the office of Mayor ocourriug daring said term, Sxc. &3—Tnere shall be held on the Grat Tuesday in the month of April, 1878, and on the first Tuesday in April every second year thereafter, an election tn sald city, at wBich shail be elected a Mayor and a Board of Aldermen as now provided by law, The officers so elected snail enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the 1st day of May following the day of such election, except in the case of tho Mayor first elected. The term of office of the Aiderinen olected in Novem- sbali cease und determing at noon on the ‘Ist day 1878, Muy Ske. feat ever the President of the Board of Al- dermen becomes acting Muyor of yy, 1m case of vacancy Ip the office of Mayor, ail continue to as Mayor until the iret day of May succeeding the next election at which a Mayor can be chosen; und a tem- porary President may be elected by the Aldermeu or from among their number to hoid office until the irst day of Muy succeeding the next election at which a President cay be chosen. sf Sxc. 6—Any vacancy which may occur in the Board of Aldermen, by reason of the death or resignation of a momber of said bourd or otherwise, shall be filled by election of the board by a majority of all the mem- bers ciected thereto, and the person so elected to il such vacancy shall serve until the first day of Muy succeeding the next election a which a Board of Al- dermen i# to be Sxc. 6. —The Presidento! the Board of Aldermen shall Feceive an annual salary of $3,000, und the members of said bourd, other than the president, shall each ro- ceive a salary of $2,000 The aggregate amount of salaries for the clerk, assistants and ofiicers of said boura, shall not, in any ove year, exceed $12,000, Sgc. 7.—All beads of departments aad tue Coumber- Jain im said city shall hereafter be appointed by the Mayor, without confirmation by the Board of Alder- men, 8xc, &—The heads of aepartments and the Chamber- lain may be removed for cause as now provided by Jaw, The cause assigned must be for malleusance, 1n- efficiency or dereliction o/ duty in office, and the par- ticulars of tho vitence must be set torth im written charges, a copy of which xhull be served upon tne pers son 80 cl ed, and an opportunity given lim to be heard in bis defence before removal shall be mude, PARKS, Sxc. 9—The head of the Department of Public Parks, fo said city, sbull hercafter be an officer called the “Commissioner of Varks.”” The Commissioner of tho Department of Public Parks, who shall be appointea by tho Mayor within ten duys after the passape of this hold oflice for a term ot four years and shall 1 $5,000 per annum. ‘fhe office of and determine immediately upon intment of such Commussiouer of Parks, und of ali the officers und employee of said ae. partment shall cease and determine In ten days thore- r. Sxc. 10.—The Department of Public Parke shall have charge of the construction and maintenauce, and shail coutrol and manage ail the public squares, parks and pluces in said city, and the sidewalks immediately ad- Joining any of said public parks, squares und placa, Sku, 1L.—The powers and duties heretofore con- ferred upon and now possessed by the Department of Pubhe Parks, or the Commissioners of the Department of Public Ps not by this act continued jn satd Do- partment, si except as herein otherwise provided, @ powsessed ‘and periormed by the Department of Public Work@, and all property, plans, contracts, docu ments and papers in the posscasion of said Depurt- ment of Pubic Parks, not relating to the powers and dutios by this act continued in said department, orto the powers and duties conferred upon the Board of Street Upepings and Improvements, ehall be delivered over by the Commissioner of Parks to the Commis- sioner of Public Works. 12—No plaus tor laying out or monumenting that portion of the city lying north of tue soutnerly Jing of 126th street, including the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards, siuil take effect unti! approved of Ly the Bourd of Street Opening and Improvemont tn suid city, and no of any works reluting to the ‘mprovement of the Harlem River, or of any bridge Over or apy tunnel under said river, sbull be acted upon, nor shall apy work be proceeded with, in uc- cordance with such plans, until the samo are approved ol by said Board. PUBLIC WORKS, Sxv. 13.—The Department of Public Works in said city shall have coguizance and control und shall ac- of the city, its strac- tures and property, digging and the con- struction of wells, 2. Of all the sewerago 1d drainage of the said city and of all works of cons jollon and maintevance und Teguiating, grading, curt guttering, flagging, pav- tug, repaying and repairiog of streets, roads und ave- ‘Dues io the city, potincluding any of such works within tbo limits of any public park, equare or place, or the sidewulks immediately adjoining any park, square or lace. Wn Of the supervision of the lighting of streets, ads, avenues, Bquarex, parks and places, the coustruction, muiotenuuce and care of all over the Harlem River, or of any tuonel or beneath said river, 6, O1 filling of sunken iots and of street vaults and openings in sidewalks. 6. U1 tho construction, erection and maintenance of pubic buildings in the city, und uf the caro of puolic Dutidings belonging or rented to said city, not being ap armvry or ufill room, or @ building under the man- agement of or iu the occupancy aud use of any otber department, or of the bourd of Hducution or of any puvlic institution, 7. Uf the whurt and dock property of the city, in- cluding all piers, slips and bulkpeads, See, 14 — shall be three bureaus in said Depart- ment 0 Public Works 1, A bureau buying charge of the erection and con- Btruction wad tbe care of all structures aud property connected with the supply aud distrivoution of Crutoa water, the laying of water pipes, the construction and maintenance of wellgund bydraots, the Hiliug of sunken lows, the regulating of street voulte anu openings tn side- walks, the construction and maintenance of bridges over und tunnels under the Hurlem River, the supervision of the lighting of strects, roads, avenue, square: parks and puolic pluces, the cousiruction, reconstruc: tion, air and maintenance ot sewers und drains, the coustruction and maimtenance, and regulating ‘and Bradiug, curbing, guttering, flagging, paving and re- paving the sireets, rads, avenues und places of the city, not meluding any vf euch works within apy park or pluce or in or un the sidewalks of uny street, road venue immediately adjoining any park or place, officer of which shall be calied the “City En- gineer,”” who sha.) be a civil engineer of at leust ten years’ experience. The said eng.neer and assistuntengi- beers 1p his bureau shall lay out, superintend, inspect and determine the quantities and quality of all work done under tue supervision of the bureau, and prepare all lists, maps vod such other work required for making up the assessments for the work doae pre when required by the Buard of Ings and Improvement in said city, all scriptions of property proposed to be taken lor roads, strevts und avenues, aud to pertorm the duties of a city suveyor to the Commissioner of Estimate and As- sessment appointed to assess and award the damaxes and bevedts im all street opening and improvement in said city, 2. A bureau baving chargo of the erection or con- struction uud matutenance of all buildings erected be- Jon ing to said ctly, Or constructed, repaired tuined ut the expense of the city, oF paid foi funds ip the treasury of said city, aod of (he care of uli | the public vuildings belunging or rented to suid city, ot belng an armory or drill room, or a butiding un the management of or in the occupancy and use of any otber departinent, or of the Board of Education or of any public institution, the chict officer of which shall be called the “City Architect,"’ who must ve an arcal- tect of a least ten yeurs’ experience. 3. A bureau of ducks having charge, subject to tho @irection and controi of the Commissioner uf Public Worka, of the whart and dock property belonging to the city, ucluding all the wharves, piers, bulkbeads nd structures thereou and waters aujacent thereto, und ull the slips, busines, docks, water trop: land uuder Water anu siractures thercon, and th hances, casements, uses, reversions and rights belong- ing thereto, which are now possessed by we said sity, oF to which said city 18 or may becomo en- ad uf may acquire; and also tue churge and control of building, rebuildiog, Mmuintaining, altering, sireugthening and protect: wg guid" property, and of the cleauiug, dredgivg and deepening necessary in and about tho sain; and aso the supervision and entorcement of the goverument und regulation of all wharves, piers, bulk- beads uod structures thereon and waters a thereto, and all the busins, saps and dock land under Water in suid city o tho repairing, Enginect of Docks,” who shail be a practical engineer of ut louse ten yours’ eaperionce, Nuthing iv this act con.ained shall be construed or 18 intended to conter any powers upon the Commissioner of Pubhie Works, or any bureau or subordinate thereot not now possessed by the Depariment of Docks. SKC. 1y—Ten days atte. the pi offle ity and of uil officers aud employés of the Department of Dock: 1) Ceuse and terminate. Sec. 16.—Lhe off of the commissioners peroto- fore appointed for the erectivn and compictiod vt the county buildings ip the eity and county of NewYork, kpowu as the New County Court House, shail cease and terminate ten days after the passage of tis act, and wl property and documents in the possession of suid Commissioners shull be delivered by thom,to said Commissicner of Pablic Works, who shall tu@featier possess 1n Felerence to said buildings all the powers how possessed by said Commissioners, Ske, 17.—The office of coutravt clerk ta the Depart- ment of Public Works is hereby abolished, and it shail Ue the duty of the chiel clerk in said Aepartinent, 1 | addition to the duties now required to be periormed by | hun, to perform the duties o1 said contract clerk, i Ske. 13.—No street, road or avenue 10 said city shall be paved until a period of wt Jeast #iX months utter the sewer through said street hus been constructed and the water mains through the street have been laid, Quiess the owners of u majority of the feet front of Property in wny street, road or avenue sbail peimon for the pi “ of = such treet, roud of avenue, and upon uch petition the Commissioner of Public Works aball certily that it ix necessary for the convenience of the public travel that the suine be paved prior to the construction of the same and laying of the water mains therein, aud no opening in any pavement when laid shail be made by Quy person of corporation, of on any authority, except on a permitirom the Commissioner of Public Works. In every case the puvemeut intertered with, on the permit granted as herein Peron ail be restored, under the supervision of the City Engineer, to the sutisinction of the Commissioner of Public Works, aod Whep the permit is in favor of aby person or corporu- tion other thump the chy officiwis, unless such ‘avion is mado by such person or corporation, alter due notice irom the Commissioner 01 Public works, it shall be the duty of said commissioner to ex. ecute such work 80 as to restore said paveme' the expense of such work shall be paid Assessment bonds of said city; completion of any such work said Commissioner o} Pubite Work shyll certify to the Comptroiler of said city the amouni of such expense, and such amount so certified shail bo a lien ou the property of such per or corporation tor the benefit of whom such ry ‘was interiered with, aud which lien shall be enlorced uch property in the same manner as a lien for ‘tux \d assessments in said city is now enforced. Sxc. 19.—There shall bo in the said Department of Finance a bureau for the collection of taxes and usseas- meouts, the ebiet oflicer of which shall be calied the ior of Assessments. The bound of the said Reoeiver of Taxes and Asseasin ball cover and include tho faithful performance o| act conferred upon ana required of th be in ap amount to be fixed by the Comptroller not Jess than the security wm required to be given by tho Receiver ot Taxes and she Collector of Assessments; and itsball be the duty of the Comptroller to make such regulations as may irom time to time be by him considered necessary und proper to {ucilitate the cole lection of suid taxes and ussessments, Ske. 20.—fhe Depariment of Public Works sballcon- tinue veated with the powers aud shall perform ihe daties now by law conlerred upon said department or the Commissioner of Public Works in reteren: the distribution and sale of tho city, aud the collection of the wi 21.—Tbe Bureau of Licenses in the Department of Fipance is hereby avolisbed. YUMLIC CHARITIRG AND CORRECTION, Sxc. 22—The head vf the Department of Public Charities and Correction tn said city suall hereafter be two oilicers, culled “tho Commissiouers of Public Charities anu Correction.” Tho Commissioner who Was president of said department on the lat day of March, 1877, and the other Commissivacr who bas the shortest Lerin to serve, suull be Commismoners of Public Charities and Correction watil ‘the expiration of their Tespective terms of office or until & vacunvy iu enher of maid offices vccurs tn the manuver now provided by law. The Commissioners herealter appointed shail bold office for a term of tour y the salary of each Commissioner sill be $5,000 annum. The oitice of the Commissioner of Public Chartues aud Cor- rection other than said I’resident und the Commissioner having the shortest term to serve, a# aforesaid, shall @ouse abd terminate on the passage of this uct. IRE DEPARTMENT. Sxe, 28.-—The Fire Department in said city shall hero- alter have tor its bead a commissiuner to bo known as the “Firo Commissioner of the city of New York.” The Commissioner who was President of the suid do- paricares on the Ist day of March, 1877, shall bo the wad of the Department unill the expiration of his present term ot oifice or uottl w vacancy ovcurs in said oilice iu the manyor now provided by law, The Com- missioner hereafter appointed shail bold ollice tor a term of tive yours, and tho sa: of suid Commissioner shall be $5,000 per annum. ‘The ollices of the present Firo Comumussiouers of the city of Now York other than said Presiaent shall cease aud tormmate on tho passage of this uct. Ske, 24.—~I'be Fire Department in said city, in addi- tion to the powers boreiotore conferre:t upon the de- partment, ehail bo possessed of and perform the dutics of the present Department of Buildings of suid city. Ten di ter the passage of this uct the oflice of the head of the Department of Buildings of said city, apd of ail officers aud employés of said department shall ceawe und inate, and ull property, documents and jon of said Department of Build- ‘ered by the Superintendent of Build- tissioner of the Fire Department, Ke. 25.—Lhere shull be three bureaus in suid Fire charged with the duty of preventing and extinguishing fire, and of protocting propert from water used in res, the chivt olticer of which ; wball be culled the ‘‘Chiet of Department,’’ 2. A bureau charged with the execution of all laws Foluting to tho sturage, sule and use of combustible materiuls, ud iuvestiguting the cause of tires, the eberagnort of which shall be culled whe ‘Fire Mar- shal, 3, A bureau charged with the execution of all laws relating to buildings in the city of New York, the chief otticer of which shall be called thi uperiniend- ent of buildings.’ The expensos of this bureau shall not, in any uve year, exceed the sum of $40,000, Ske, 26.—All proceedings relating to the eaforcoment of the building Jaws in said cily sball be commenced and prosecuted in the name of the Mayor, Awermen and Commonalty of the city, and it@hali be the duty of the Counsel to the Corporation to institute and pros- ecute such proceedings wheu instructed ty do so vy the bead of the Fire Department or the Superimtendent of Buildings. POLICE COMMISSION. Sxo, 27.—The heud of the Police Department of said city shall nerealter consist of a Bourd of Police, com- posed of two persons, to be known us Police Comuis- sioners of the city of New York. ‘The said Board shall continue to be nun-purtisan; one of said Police Com- missioners shall be of one political party and ono of the other political party opposed to each other on State issues. The Commissioners who were re- spectively President and Treasurer of said Board on the ‘Ist day ©! March, 1877, shali continuo to be such Com- maissic until the ‘expiration of their respective term of 0: -e, The offices of the Commissioners of Police, other than tho said Pri eas sbull cease and the passage of this act Src. 28. act the Mayor shall appoint « Commuissivoor of Excis: Who shail ibereulier possess all the powers form all the duties nuw possessed by the Koard of Conmfgrioners of Excise of saia city. Suid Commis- sioucr of Excise shall boid nis ofice tor three yeu and shal) rece:ve ao anoual salary of $3,000, The entire expenses to ve incurred by the said Commissioner be- | yond his own swary shall uot, im any one year, exceed the sum of $20,000. The terms of office of the present Cummissoners of Excise and of other subordinates aud employés shall cease und determing immediately upon the appoint- ment of tho Commissioner of Excise, Tne provisions of this-act oO appointment and removal shail be ap- plicable to the Commissiover of kxcise, : FILLING VACANCIES, Sxe. 81—The Mayor shall ve authorized to fill any Yacuncy that may occur in any office to which ho is herein authorized toappoiut, by un appormtmeut for the unexpired term; within ten days vrior to the ex- Piration of the term of office of any officer he is so berein uuthorized to appoint be ebali appoint a succes. wor to such officer, whv stall take office at the expirae tion of such term ot office. STREET CLEANING, Src, 32—For the purpose of properly carrying int effect the prov: 8 of law us to the cleaning Of stree! ol euid city, alt be the duty of the said Boara of Police to make and enter into Obw or more contracts for the faithful execution aud periormance of the work; such contract or contracts to be for a period not less thun two and not more tban live years. Spect- fications deseribing tbe work to be periormed aud privileges to be afforded, as to dumping docks and other lugilities, aod providing specially tor the thor- ough cleaning daily,when the Weather will permit, of the lewding thoroughtares of the city, setting forth the particular streets, and also for the ci often as required, of all tho other etre: aileys and public plac Broadway trom the Buttery to Tb: Fulton strect, from isroudway to River; Wall street, Cortlandt street, Liberty street, Chambers street, from West Broadway to Chatham, and Canal street, trom Broadway to the Hudson River, {ree from ice aod snow, and tor the daily removal of asues and garbage, shall be prepared by said Bourd of Police, aud on guch specification veing approved by the Mayor it shall be the quty of the #.1d Board of Potlce w select competent parties, pecuniarily responsible, to execute wud periorm the Work set turth 10 suid speci fication, either for the entire city or for such diatric not exceediug the number the said Board, with the approval of tue Mayor, may determine, and the per- 80D OF persons #o selected must be specially approved of by the Muyor, and his certificate of approval fied in the Department of Police. The expense of per- forming the work tor the whole city shall not | in any one year exceed the sum of $726,000, Upou “the approval of the Mayor, os wloresaid, @ Contract or agreement, one or wore, as the case may be, shail be made und eutered ine vy said Board of Police with the person or pe: 1d {uF the exvcution of the work in sa’ specification forth for the consideration agreed , wd, in such agreement or contract, the con- tractor suall yive security, to be approved of by tho Comptroiier of the city, ia such amount as may be determined by the Mayor, in no case lees than $100,000 it ope contract for the entire work is mado, or less than $20,000 on any district contract for the = punctual =aod = fuithful = performance = of the work included in such contract, It shall be the duty of the department of police to su- the periormunce oi such contract, and if the is to perfurm the obligations undertaken ruct, 1t shall be the uuty of tb upon such fuiure being certified to him b: of Police, if he 18 satistied, witer bi interest, that there bas been u pertorm tue work requirea by such contract, to de- clare the said contract forleited, and the ainountof security provided in such contract #ball be the fiqui- dated damages sustained by the city by and through such fuilure and shail ve enlorced against and recov. ered from the contractor und his sureties and paid ino the city treusury to the credit of the sinking fund for tho payment of the city debt. TRANSPER OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. ty in the possession or board or of aud not required for the purposes admin- wtered by such depar it, board or officer, may, with tho appproval of the Mayor, bo trausferred to any other department, board or officer requiring the salne in the administration of the purposes of such departments, board or officers, CORPORATION COUNSEL. Sxc. 34.—The Counsel of ihe Corporation shall, tn Viriue of his office, be Pubiie Administrator of the city of New York, and shull-be powsersed uf the powers and shall periorm the duties now excroiwed or periorm suid Fublie Admin Tow days alter tbe pa of this act the prosent Public Admini tor shail nd terminate, und all property, papel and documents tw port jon of such Public Admini trator shall be delivered over by bim to the Counsol tv the Corporation, sxc, 36.—It shall be the duty of the cler! nd ws siat- Anis in the office uf the Clork of the city and county of New York, ip conjunction with the clericut torce of the Board of Aitermen, to render such ‘vices aud per form such dutie Boara of Aldermen, siting of couaty canvassers, 15 anvassivg tho votes cvst at any election in suid und county, and no expense shall be incurred by Board of Aldermen tor asen in the execution and riormance of the duties of said Board acting as @ approved by the concurrent vote of the members of said Board shail thereby become appropriated as the amount money required to deiray all the vario: cessury for conduct= public business tu said city a charge upon the y, and also for paying tbe interest upon the city debt and the principal of such debt Jalhog duo and providing for charitavle and other Said amounts shall bo established and be to be raised for such purposes by tax city aud county of New York for the year 1877, apd the amount thus established, after deducting the xmount of the geveral tung, shail be certified to tbe Board of Aldermen by the Comptroller, and said Board ts hereby empowered and directed to cause the amount so certified to be raised and collected in the year 1877, by tax upon the estates, real and persona, within said city and county subject to taxation Sxe. 37,—All acts or parts of acts imcousistent with this act are hereby repealed. Suc. 38.—This act shall take effect immediately, ex- Cept as oiberwise provided. WHAT CITY OFFICIALS SAY. MAYOR ELY, COMPTROLLER KELLY, COMMIS- SIONER CAMPBELL AND OTHER POLITICIANS ON THE OMNIBUS BILL—WILL THE GOVERNOR veto 17? On being informed by a reporter of the Hxxatp that the Omnibus bill baa passed the House, Mayor Ely said that tt would not affect bis action in reference to the nominations to be sent in to the Board of Alder- men that alternoon, Those aominations were made out and wero ready to be sent in. There was no reason, Jegai or otherwise, why he should withdraw them, It ‘was not likely the bill would become law, “I feel contident,” said the Mayor, -‘that the Guv- ernor will voto it; tt is @ partisan measure, framed for Partisau purpos and | am suro the Governor will Rot regard it as his duty to sign a bill that is so mani- fostiy intended as legisiation for party. Astothe bil iwselt,’? the Mayor said, ‘1 have been too much oeca- pied to follow its course since it left the Senate, and I don’t know whether 1t has been so amended as to render a couterence committee necessary. Whether that is soor not, I havo no doubt as to what disposi- Hon will bo made of it when it reaches the Governor.’ In roferring to the nominations about to be sent into the Board of Aldermen, the Mayor satd:—*ineluded in these nominations is the name ol a republican jor the Police Commissionership. 1¢ will not be confirmed by the Board of Aldermen. This reflection, however, will not make any difference in my course, I shail not send in a democratic nominee. I believe, 1 said in January, that tne Board of Polico should be non-purtigan, The domocratic Aldermen desire that i snould be democratic, so that the Board of Police may be used for the full elections, This would be ex. nd result ultimately in disaster to She party, I do not oxpect the Aldermen to move from their pusition at present. 1 am not in any burr; ‘the Pot Bourd us pow non-partisan, and Pp Commissioner remains until hia successor is ap- pointed. COMPTROLLER KELLY, It was a busy day with tho Comptroller yesterday. Tn addition to politicians of almost every grade who torced upon him a reception, tt was the early days of the month, and bis time was occupied with signing Warrants for the monthly pay uf ine large army of office-holders, It was, therolore, only a few moments that he could sparo for an toterview with the repro. sentative of the HeKaLp, 4 oraptroiier appearod to endure tho defeat he had experienced in the passage Of the Omaibus bill with bis usual stolidity, He suid it Was occasioned by the absence of several Tammany democrats und by the allirmative vote of two demo- crats, who wero uoti-Tammany men. Jo reterence to the future of tbo dill he sard:—"The | amendments Will go to a conference commitiee, 1 do Dot anticipate thut there will be auy disagreement, and 1 think the bill will reuch the Governor, 1 am as contdént as 1 can be of anything that bas to run the chances of the tuture that the Governor will velo it There no why the Governor should sigo it; 1t js.a bill in the in- terest of the republican: designed tor the: x of partisan purposes, and it will vot be of any | benellt to the city. Lt will not promote a better or more efficient municipal government, and there Is no reason, therefore, tu my judgment, to beneve that the Governor bas either expressed any iutention of sigue jog this bill or that he will siga it when it 1s sent to him for his signature.” COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL. The Commissiouer of Public Works received tho news Of the passage of the Omnibus vill more philo- sophically aud with greater complacency tban any of the otber prominenteity officials, He said thatas far 0 Lis department a cousiderablo uddiuon ot work. The s he was coucerned officially 1t Jeyisiativa that gav Hatiem River wus to be tal trom the Park Com- miusioners and given to his departinent ‘+I was asked,’ said Commissioner Cumpbeil, “when 1 was in Alvany with Comptroller Kelly giving evideuce betore the seuute Committee as to this bill, whether the Department of Public Works could undertake this ad- diuonal work? Tguid yes. I sayso pow. I suy that quite independent of the geoeral merits of the: bill, 1 ww scarcely competent to express au opinion us to ita geoeral effect, for since 1% Las been amended 1 bave paid very littie attention tot. There seems to Tha tul impression that the Governor will veto i have no means of turming « ju¢yment as to that. At ts said to ve a partisan muusure. | cannot say that far as wy department is concerned | think lation 18 in the right directivn. ‘The docks would be better under the direction of this bureau, and there 1s no reason whatever why there should be two organizations for the care of the streets of the city. AMONG MINOR OFFICIALS, It was evident that the passing of the Omni ‘Was not expected by the office-nolders I} when the news came ut noontime there was ble exci bh government, oanimously ex- pressed opinion, and quite spontaneous, that the Governer would veto tt, The wish was,’ of course, father to tho thought, but even comparatively disin- terested men like General MoUlolian and General MeMuhon, who were in the Comptroller's office, suid, “Tue Governor will never sign it,” STRIKERS ARRESTED, LEGAL PENALTIES TO BE EXACTED UPON DIS- TURDERS OF THE PUBLIC PEACE. Ronpout, N, Y., May %, 1877. The men employed at the works of tho Anthracite Fuel Company at Port Ewen, who were recoiving $1 1234 per day, struck on Monday lust. The company obtuined new men and commenced work yesterday, when tho strikers stoned the men and threatened their lives, They also visied the works and tried to obtain the names of the men at work, but they were ordered away. Several of the strikers were very demonstra- tive im their actions, and the superintendent of the Finined Lo put a slop Lo the Intinidation, brovk-was upplied to tor warrants tor the ringleaders und Sherif’ Webb detailed tour deputies to make the arrests, They visited Port Ewen lust night rrested Edward McDonald, Patrick J. Grady, dames Wright and Thomas Taylor, taking some of them from their beds Thomas J. Murra: ‘was also arrested this morning, and the Sheriff is pull alter othe ‘The prisoners were examined this afternoon and bound over to await the uction of the Grand Jury. Jndge Westbrook in bis remarks to the prisopers was very severe upon the spirit of law ness which bas ind gave notice that so lar a8 be could reach end toit, He told the mou very impressively that the crime with which tbey were Charged was far more serious and could be punished with lar greater severity than ordinary crimes ugaivst person. The proceedings have caused cousiderable excitement and comment here, ag it 1s the first case in along time in which this class of disturbers of the peace have beeu deult with suinmarily, and business enterprises and the community bi on in a Iai measure at the mercy ot their tosolent demands, MEDALS TO THE LIFE SAVERS, Wasuixaros, May 3, 1877. The Consul at Liverpool has iniormed the aepartment u the medals awardod to the crews of ihe pool and New Brighton lifeboats in acknowledgment of their meritorious conduct on the occasion of the wreck of the American ship Elleu Soutuard wero tormeriy presenied to the men on tho 16tu of April last, at tbe Roun Hau ot Liverpool’ fhe procveninge were at tended by @ largo Dumber of officials of the corpora. tion, Aldermen, councillor ineipal American merchants aud other iwtorested persous in Liverpool and nearly all the masters of Am 2 Ships then in port. The dovation of money to tue fami ot three drowned men was to bu distributed a day or two subsequently. 8ST. PAUL'S PASfOR WELCOMED, Tho Rev. U. H. Tiffany, D. D., formerly of Washing: ton, D. and more recently of Chicago, having been transforred to St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, in this city, was formally welcomed by the members and friends last evening. The reception toox place in tne Sunday Schovi room, and the Doctor and bis fam- uy heartily gre hot by those alone to whom he is expected to min for the next three years, but by ministerial and jay brethren trom other churches and places. Dr. C. D. Foss, President of Wosieyan University and a former pastor of St. Peul's Courch, was present, and jor one 60 solid ax he ma a very humorous address. Dr. Hurst, Prew nt of Drew Theviogical Semin: wi Wo pre: and invoked i upon the’ gatherin , rawford, the Presiding Elder of the one of the nomber at whose “eh Ps Mutual complimeated .? De G HM. Fowler, editor of th Chrutian Advocate followed ju the steps of the la joard of county canvassers, HOARD OF RSTIMATH AND APPORTIONMENT, 8xc. 36.—The Bourd of Estimate and Apportionment of suid city is hereby required at any Line before the Int day of July next, by the concurrent vote of ail the d upon gard city for the year 1877, aod the estimate so cousidered, revised aud redetermined and President Lincoln, and was reminded of two or three “litle stories,” which bo related to tho amusement of the congregation. Several other addresses of weicome and Dr. Tiffany briefly responded, wol- coming the people at ail times to the parsonage and that he expected to see them aiso | DOMINION OF CANADA Civil Service Across the Border and How It Is Managed. REWARDING FAITHFUL SERVANTS. The System of Superannuation—Examining Boards and Candidates. Hovse or Commoya, Ortawa, Out, April 30, 1877. ln view of the fact that the question of civil service reform will be @ subject of discussion on tho reas- sembling of Congress, as it is already a subject of thought among the 80,000 oflice-holders of the Union, Icall attention in thia letter to some of the salient foatures of tho Canadian system, which have stood the test of experience since 1868, and inthe main proved the wisdom of their authors, In the first pince I should state that all appoint. ments under the civil service of the Dominion are for life or-during good behavior, and thet by gradual pro- motion 4 man if he bo competent is at some time sure to reach the highest round of the ladder in his depars ment; or, growing old im the service of the State, he enjoys the benefit of a superannuation fund. Thus be 18 always working for a reward, always stimulated by the thought that the years roll on he is winning a larger income than before in the game ot _~—Csife, Thero is no inducement Jor him to be dishonest. He is simply a cogwneel 10 ‘@ Vast machine, and performs his accustomed round, knowing that nothing but his own bad conduct can throw him out of gear. He cannot be appoinyed under the age of eighteen or over tho ago of twenty-five, un- less special attatoments are required, when, if the ap- plicant is over forty, a report of the appointment and the reasons therefor must be submitted to Parliament at its following session, Any person, with the approval of the Governor in Couneil, may be appointed as the private secretary of tho head of a departmont at @ salary not exceeding $600 per annum; but he is no: regarded as a mem. ber of tho civil service, and is connec tion ceases on tho retirement of the Mine ister whom he has served. Nu appointment or promotion can be made except under the authority of the Governor 1m Council, uvon the application and re- port of the head of the department in which it is to be made. Candidates are required to produce satistac- tory certificates as to age, health aod moral character, fnd to pass an examination by the Civil Service Board, Probationary clerks, ox they are called, enter the ser- vice ata salary of $300 per anoum, and must serve in that capacity and at that salary at least a year belore being eligible for permanent appointment as a third class clerk. If such permanent appointment is de- ferred by tho head of the department, additional salary, at the rate of $50 per annum, is allowed; but if, ut the end of two years, the clerk is found inefiicient, b's sum ployment in the olvil service ceases, THE CLERKS, : Clerks are divided ‘nto three classes—firat, second and third, A third class clerk receives a salary of $400 a year for his first year's service, with an anoual jnerease of $50 ther er until his salary is $650 per annum; bathe is not eligible for promotion into the second class until after five years’ service ip the third class. Tho second class clerks are subdivided into Janior socond class aod senior second clases, The salery of tho first is $700 o year, with an annual ine crease of $60 until the salary is $1,000 per annum; but he inust serve five years before he 18 eligible for pro- Motion into the next highest grade. A senior second class clerk receives a salary of $1,100 a year log the first yoar, with an annual increase of $50 autil hi salury is $1,400 per annum, but he is eligible tor pro- motion into the first class at any period of bis service in tho senior second class. The first class clerk receives a salary of $1,200 per aunum, with ao annual increase of $50 until bin y 16 $1,800, Bi ifany clerk thus promoted to the first class has at time of such promotion a higher salary than $1,200 be must continue to receive such salary wot! he bas « rigot to that amount @ Orst class clerk, trom wou ume entitled to the anaual increase anti aty per apawn is $1,800 The first class clerk is always eligible tor promotion, If appointed to a chief clerk: ship, be receives au additional galary of gev* pur. m- num, DEPUTY CHIEFS OF BURKAUS, The deputy heads o1 departments, or what-might by called uoder minisiers, recoive such salaries as may be aseigned to the the Governor General in Cuuncil, In their abseuce the chief clerk periorms their duties, which consist in overseeing and directing the otuer ofticers, clerkr and servants of the department and taking general control of business of thesame, Ino the abscace of the Minister he bas the power of sus pending any officer or servant of the de- partment who negiects to obey his direc- tions, If an extra clerk is employed, it te only for @ month, unless by order of the Council, and for his services he is paid at a rate pot exceeding $1 50 per day. Butil he be an accountant or bookkeeper, or poss enutied to $4 por di be i service, not over thirty-five years of ata salary of $300, and receive au increase of $30 yearly watt! the amounts to $500. In case of promotion the in- of salary becomes payable {rom the first day of the month next succeeding the date at which su promotion took place. Clerks in one department may in au emergency ve temporarily employed in anoth but without udditional remuneration. Leuvo of al sence for recreation is granted for three weeks In each year, and in case of illness or ovber pressing necessity iv way bo extended at the will of the Governor is Council to tweive months, THE CIVIL SERVICK BOARD, ‘Tho Civil Service Board co of the dopaty heade of departments’ (some fourteen in number), five of whot are a quorum, Its duties are to examine candl- a keep « register of the age, birth, residence and result of the examination, the latter varying accord: ing to the peculiar functions of the respective depart ments and to grant certiticates of qualification to thé candidates who have proved satisfactory, THE SUPRRANNUATION ACT. Under the wi provision of this law the faithful officer who bas been in the civil service for ten yeare or upward, and fas attained the age vf sixty years and 18 ineapacitated by bodily infirmity trom properly pertorming his duties, may receive an allowance cal- culated on the yeurly salary during the pre- | coding three years, that 18 to say, 1! be bas served tem years but less than eleven, anoual allow. ance of ten-titieths of such average it eleven years and under twi allowauce of eleven-ftttietha thereof, and like manner a farther addition of one-fiitieth of suck average salary lor cach yeur of service up to thirty. years, when ab annual allowance ol thirty-Gye Sftieths may be granted, Thisis the limit, Lf! a person pow sesses pecull jainments and bas entered tho service after forty years of age, ten your rvico may b¢ placed to hig creait, on which the superannuation allow: ance 18 then computed, HOW THK MONRY 18 RA In order to provide for these allowances an abste ment is made from the salary of every person ia the civil Service ut the rate of two per cent per aunum oo such salary if iv be $600 or upward, md one nnd one-quarter per cent, if tess tham $60u Tuo sum so deducted then becomes a part of the Consolidaiea Revenue Fund, Auother note wortny feature of the ‘s that if any person is com: delled by infirmity of body or miod to quit the civil wervice betore the periud at which a reouuativa allowauce might be granted nim, th vermor, in Council, may all him a gratuity not exeseding « mouth's pay for eacb year of his serv'og, Shuilar provisions apply tv casuq of severe boaily Ynjory re- ceived ib the discharge of public duty. Provision i Aino made for persuns removed from office by reason of the abolition of the sumo, Any person udder gixty yeurs of age and not disabled, who 1s receiving @ super: unpuation allowance, is liable to be called upon to Hil y public office or situ experience or peculiar knowledge render gible, but not low k or emolument AN INCREASE OF SALARY, In 1873, owing to the increased cout of living con! quent upon the diminished value of money an general siringeney of the timos, AD Act was which raised Ministers’ salaries irom $5,000 to $7,000; Lieutenant Governors of the large provinces, from $5,000 to $10,000, and of the smalier ones, from $7,000 to $9,000, The Chief Justice was advanced Irom $6,000 to $6,000, ana his associates from $4,0U0 By the act the suai of $75,000 was lidated Faad abo' 1s Excell readjust the salaries of (ho civil serves boon and « bonus whi did pot oxthar your, In 1875 the pr but it wase beyond the nt government introduced ua amended bill for the purpose of giving offess to the imtention of tho Legislature as expressed by the act of 1873, but, ebcountering unexpected ition, the bill was hag ae f jf act % 1868 still re- mains in force, Frown the foregoin; 16 will be observed that the gov ria of Canada, are poorly enough ginning of this law aud justice thatit 18 simply a question of tim and pavience with them when their condition shall be om has many features that may well com- mend it to the attention of our own authorities im Washington, The form, method and surroundings ‘of the iu Civil servICe may hot be calculated to dovetail aicely iuio the Americay mode of administra. top, bat there ts so in of at least theoretical e8, that pastor and peopie might be- come mutual conidants well ag mutual admirers, He claimed to be an old-iashioued Metuodist, though not an old feay, bs ice and equity im the treatment of these subordl- *, ond periment has been so e suc. 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