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New York City came very near having to build up a new charter.

After the work was finished by the Committee, it was handed to the Mayor,
who for several days had his office open for people to go in and discuss
the Charter before him.

It was believed that the Mayor approved of the Charter. Just imagine how
surprised people were, when, the hearings in his office being over, he
sent the Charter up to the Assembly in Albany, with the information that
he disapproved of it and would not sign it; or, in other words, that he
vetoed it.

The Assembly has, however, passed the Charter over the Mayor's veto.

A number of New Yorkers who do not approve of the Charter are going to
fight it in the Legislature, and try to get the State Senate to throw it
out. If this fails and the bill passes both Houses, they will try and
influence the Governor to veto it.

There is a good deal of trouble ahead for the Charter.

Some ambitious people want to make a State of Greater New York, and call
it Manhattan. They think that it will be of great benefit to the city to
be a State, and that if this is done the taxes will be much lower and the
city will acquire many valuable rights.

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