New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-25
NEE TING or rkKPfYFRy IN
BROOKLYN.

| meeting Of oitizees Of Brookiy, vss bel ~ n I,
saEreus Cours Rom of tbs City Hsl las. I. ( -, IA
,oe purpose OF taking sctio, in rala. or 20 bus
oe'eis the Legislature ca tho subject OF wa.sr sst
| shusge. Tiers vas a very large stten, Snoe.
spP<srs that several bits have been -scsegy pre-.
pared ~ tran emitted 10 Albany, by Which the pesss.
water u mnassloneIs are emp0sere5 20 appont tssr
srCcrssors without The sancton Of the Comc. Coar-
cl ard are &so invested with the power NJ ,,rg
ug al TIE IN the city and lay ss,ess nests
az q 9 expeatc &c. This Considered by soms A
tsk away TIE rights Of tie city and ,ho,s oppeset
,her 10 met together % give expression 70 their yAvs
Syp,,pses If tbs bills ouly have been made D abic
b., a. is sufficient 10 show their object.
PIP llRNARD, esq, having been called % the
Chair add essed the meeting st considerable eax.b
in xhich he theoretically opposed the project tskiBg
avn the rei t. OF the city authorities, and conaiips
TO commissiog OF persons the privilege OF tar
irg Ire citizens without their concurrence.
J. W GILBER., esq., moved tho appointment. on q
Committee 90 prsNnie revolutions expressive OF Tho
sense al his meeting. The following were appointed;
j W. Gilbert, c. btush, 2. OHSrs, 7. Johes0s.
VIM. Poole. James whitman, snd WIN, SPeace'
Dir B,cKHoUsE beiug called for, stated that the
very fac, thst the bill in relation 20 Water snd Sever
sge row before the Legislature had ben drawn ~
MIR Van Cott ami that Mr.. Csiy had Il copied in his
flee, and the Controller If the C.y wss sent on VIA
through lie obo, without the knowledge OF tho
citizens sufficient TO condemn il. Its sole object
was "a peIpetuats The power of NJ Prentice sna the
NSer Commits ouers, and Re then went on 10 describe
ne hiLffNtiCN@ IN We pans Ct water intnc
IN violation Of the contract entered into with lac city.
II they were 60 have Dictator lie hoped they wssld
have Nspoeon, and ne, seeakiug, sniveing, back
door mar.
Judge MoERIs spoke in opposition 10 The principles
OF chin by which these Water and Sewerage Com
uiss.orers were 10 he appointed thought that the
people could still be trusted u msnsge their own
sfTsts yt out the intervention OF the legislature.
the peope permitted ths innovation, tho city you'd
soou have DO honor et, bat to pick up the garbage
il the street.
Co. q. J. JACK sud A'd. DOUGLAS addressed tbs
Meeting ard spoke strongly in opposition to the bid
TIE tHAiHMAN OF the Committee on Resolutions
then presented the following which were adopted With
but ore dissenting voice:
R,,sls,d ThN meeting OF .he pdrcp,e, Of 10
cal government n a municipal sHsr, which ~ the peculiar
cbar.cterc OF the present Con,ttaton Of our state
1ha, this nretrg 10 IN OF en- fconcmeA 81
murac Of the and systems about % Be IA,
the Common Council eXcep. upon tbs most I'm
poTtapt ccntcerstiofs.
Rssrsd Tha. toe pr.c. Of obtaining the pssssEs Of
the power tsN,tion ana assessment without consult
.on "a he civ Authorities the sanction Of the people.
Re deprecated and opposed by all coed citizens
ResOrd That the manner Ia which the scts now pcpkin6
the Legislature brought before that 10y ostcusef
suspicion alarm and that Committee be sppcnt
I'd 10 prepare 70 be signed by tao ooers Of tek
ueetpf Etquerg posirtnement OF action upon sae bits
IN IA. sane fuy brought before ths oonsdstsoa "a
tbs citizens ana their Views expressed thereupon
The Chairman appointed the Committee on Reso'a.
TORS 10 prepare the demonstrates.
Mr. j. A. DAYTON rpoke against hasty action. and
hoped the meeting would adjourn till next Tuesday be-
fore expressing definite views on subject sih which
thu we're AZ yet imperiecuy acquainted.
The meeting shortly after sdlourred without day.