A home geography of New York city . mayor has the right to appoint the heads of the city depart-ments. They are called commissioners. Each commissioner is responsible to the mayor can remove themen he appoints if theirwork is not done mayors office is inthe City Hall. Borough borough has a presi-dent. He is not chosen bythe citizens of tlie wholecity as the mayor is, butis elected by the people ofhis borough. There arehve borough borough presidentlooks after the paving and repair of streets and sewers; he keepscertain public
A home geography of New York city . mayor has the right to appoint the heads of the city depart-ments. They are called commissioners. Each commissioner is responsible to the mayor can remove themen he appoints if theirwork is not done mayors office is inthe City Hall. Borough borough has a presi-dent. He is not chosen bythe citizens of tlie wholecity as the mayor is, butis elected by the people ofhis borough. There arehve borough borough presidentlooks after the paving and repair of streets and sewers; he keepscertain public buildings in good condition; he gives permits tobuild, to alter, and to remove buildings. He has the right to appointother men to help him do all this work properly. The office of theborough president is in the Borough Hall of his own borough. Board of Aldermen. The city is divided into many district elects its own alderman. The president of the boardof aldermen is elected by the citizens of the whole city. The board. Borough Hall of Brooklyn THE CITY GOVERNMENT 105 of aldermen makes the city laws or ordinances, and the mayor, theborough presidents, and the heads of departments carry them aldermen-meet in the City Hall. Departments. There are many departments in the city govern-ment. The heads of the departments, called commissioners, areappointed by the mayor. The commissioners govern the depart-ments for the mayor, and they are responsible to him. Finance Department. The head of this city department is calledthe comptroller. He is not appointed by the mayor. He is electedby the people of the city. The comptroller is the head of the financedepartment. He is the official who takes in and pays out the citysmoney. If the city ever needs more money than it has on hand, thecomptroller borrows money for the city. His office is in the StewartBuilding in Manhattan. Police Department. Every city has duties to perform just asparents and children have. We wish to l
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