New York City: Tilden, 87,623; Dix, 44,871; Clark, 160; Wickham, 70,071; Wales, 36,953; Ottendorfer, 24,226. Legislature: Assembly, Democrats, 75; Republicans, 53. Senate, Democrats, 12; Republicans, 18; Independents, 2. The Senators were elected in 1873.
[705] New York Times, November 4, 1874.
Eleven amendments to the Constitution were ratified at this election. Those relating to political matters required thirty days' residence in an election district; abolished property qualification, thus removing all distinction between white and coloured voters; fixed the pay of legislators at $1500 per year, without limiting the length of a session; changed the terms of governor and lieutenant-governor from two to three years, with salaries of $10,000 and $5,000, respectively; required two-thirds of all the members elected to each house to override the governor's veto; authorised the veto of individual items in an appropriation act; and prohibited extra compensation being paid to a canal contractor.
[706] The Republicans voted for ex-Governor Edwin D. Morgan, the vote standing: Kernan, 87; Morgan, 68; Hoffman, 1.
[707] Bigelow, Life of Tilden, Vol. 1, p. 285.
[708] The Governor plainly illustrated this device. The engineer having estimated the amount of work and materials, the bidders added their prices.
A bid as follows:
| 100 cubic yards of vertical wall, at $3 | $ | 300.00 |
| 3,855 cubic yards of slope wall, at $1.50 | 5,782.50 | |
| 2,400 feet B.M. white oak, at $50 | 120.00 | |
| 60,000 feet B.M. hemlock, at $15 | 900.00 | |
| Total estimate of A | $ | 7,102.50 |
B bid as follows:
| 100 cubic yards of vertical wall, at $6 | $ | 600.00 |
| 3,855 cubic yards of slope wall, at 30 cents | 1,156.50 | |
| 2,400 feet B.M. white oak, at $70 | 168.00 | |
| 60,000 feet B.M. hemlock, at $3 | 180.00 | |
| Total estimate of B | $ | 2,104.50 |