This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...obedience. Still in 1843 there were 232 alarms of fire, and the loss amounted to $128,000. Much has been already done in various ways for embellishing the city; and it is to be hoped that the immediate neighborhood of the lofty Bunker Hill Monument will soon be included in the list Some years ago the voluntary ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...obedience. Still in 1843 there were 232 alarms of fire, and the loss amounted to $128,000. Much has been already done in various ways for embellishing the city; and it is to be hoped that the immediate neighborhood of the lofty Bunker Hill Monument will soon be included in the list Some years ago the voluntary contributions and gifts which had up to that time been made in Boston for public and benevolent objects of all kinds, amounted to $1,801,000; in one period of eighteen months the amount subscribed for these purposes was $250,000. In Charleston, twelve aldermen and a mayor are annually elected by all the citizens, and re-elections are frequent. There is no second board. The city debt pays from 5 to 6 per cent, interest JVeifl York was first colonized by the Dutch in 1609. In 1674 it fell into the hands of the English; in 1686 it received its first charter, and in 1732 a second charter from George the Second, which gave the citizens many privileges, but allowed the governor appointed by the king a veto upon every measure. In the year 1844 the city (exclusive of Brooklyn) numbered 364,000 inhabitants. For each one of the 17 wards the citizens elect annually by universal suffrage one member for the board of aldermen, one for that of assistant aldermen, and a mayor who receives a salary of $3,000. No alderman receives pay, and none is allowed to engage in any profitable city business or undertaking. The meetings of the boards are all public, unless in particular cases a secret meeting should seem indispensably necessary. They publish the resolutions and even the several votes. All laws, resolutions, &c. are passed by both boards and then transmitted to the mayor. He has the right to return them with his objections. After a second deliberation a majorit...
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