Official New York, from Cleveland to Hughes . anchisecannot be passed over such veto. The board has legis-lative authority over all ordinances relating to the police,health, park, fire and building departments. It is author-ized to grant franchises for public utilities and to passordinances for the regulation of theatres, markets, hotels,etc. It also, subject to the recommendation of theboard of estimate and apportionment, fixes the salaries ofmost of the employees of the city. The comptroller is the head of the financial depart-ment of the city and is elected by the popular vote of thecity fo
Official New York, from Cleveland to Hughes . anchisecannot be passed over such veto. The board has legis-lative authority over all ordinances relating to the police,health, park, fire and building departments. It is author-ized to grant franchises for public utilities and to passordinances for the regulation of theatres, markets, hotels,etc. It also, subject to the recommendation of theboard of estimate and apportionment, fixes the salaries ofmost of the employees of the city. The comptroller is the head of the financial depart-ment of the city and is elected by the popular vote of thecity for a term of four years coincident with that of themayor. He receives a salary of $15,000 a year. Heaudits, with a few exceptions, all claims against the city,inspects and revises the accounts of all departments, andhas final authority over all agreements for the acquisitionof real estate. The city chamberlain, who is practicallythe treasurer of the city, is appointed by the mayor. Thecommissioners of the sinking fund consist of the mayor. 36. OFFICIAL NEW YORK FROM CLEVELAND TO HUGHES the comptroller, the chamberlain, the president of theboard of aldermen, and the chairman of the finance com-mittee of the board of aldermen. The board of estimate and apportionment is prac-tically an upj)er chamber of the local legislature, and isone of the most important factors in the entire municipalgovernment. It consists of the mayor, the comptroller,the president of the board of aldermen, and the presidentsof the five boroughs. The first three members namedhave three votes each, the presidents of the boroughs ofManhattan and Brooklyn two votes each, and the presi-dents of the other three boroughs one vote each. With afew exceptions, all acts of the board must be adopted bya majority of the whole number of votes. This boardprepares each year a budget of the amounts estimated tobe required for the various departments of the city govern-ment, which is then submitted to the board of
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