Pop. in 1800
New York, 1680, has 24 wards, 1,206,590
Brooklyn, 1834, has 25 wards, 566,689
Buffalo, 1832, has 13 wards, 155,137
Albany, 1832, has 16 wards, 90,903
Rochester, 1686, has 16 wards, 89,363
Troy, 1816, has 13 wards, 56,747
Syracuse, 1847, has 8 wards, 51,791
Utica, 1832, has 12 wards, 33,913
Auburn, 1848, has 7 wards, 21,924
Oswego, 1848, has 8 wards, 21,117
Elmira, 1864, has 7 wards, 20,541
Poughkeepsie 1854, has 6 wards, 20,207
Cohoes, 1869, has 4 wards, 19,417
Yonkers, 1872, has 4 wards, 18,892
Kingston, 1872, has 9 wards, 18,342
Newburg, 1865, has 4 wards, 18,050
Binghamton, 1867, has 5 wards, 17,315
L. I. City, 1870, has 5 wards, 17,117
Schenectady, 1798, has 5 wards, 13,675
Lockport, 1865, has 4 wards, 13,522
Rome, 1870, has 5 wards, 12,045
Watertown, 1869, has 4 wards, 10,697
Ogdensburg, 1868, has 4 wards, 10,340
Hudson, 1785, has 4 wards, 8,828
The census for 1880 is not fully completed, but gives substantially the above figures.
Q. How populous must a village be, before it can be incorporated as a city?
A. No definite number is required; whenever a large proportion of the inhabitant desire it, the legislature will grant a city charter.
Q. What is the executive officer of a city called?
A. The Mayor. His term of office is one year, unless otherwise ordered by the, charter, as in New York and Albany where it is two years.
Q. What other important officers are elected?
A. Aldermen and Supervisors; one each in every ward unless otherwise ordered by their charter.
Q. What officers form the common council?
A. Mayor and aldermen; and they are the legislative body of the city; they have authority to appoint police officers.