The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-16
BROOKLYH Reform.

Meeting or the Citizens Reform Associn-
tiOn-rhe Legislators 10 be Appealed To-
Colonel Thorpe Gives His Views.
The regular weekly meeting as called for by the
ward delegates TO the Reform Association, was held
last evening az Phenix Hail. Court street. Mr.. John
b. Pitt Was chosen chairman pro ter1a., and Mr..
Tooitt oficiated as secretary. The assemblage was
exceedingly sparse In point or numbers.
Mr. FITZGERALD offered resolution authorizing
the TRANSMISSION of letter TO each Of the candidates
for the Legislature. asking Them in OF election,
TO use their influence for the repeal OF all commits
slons now imposed upon the government OF the city
OF Brooklyn and to exert their influence to restore
10 TIE cly charter giving 10 the people, through
their elected representatives entire control OF the
municipal affairs. For the benefit of the oppressed
taxpayers prompt and uneQuvocal answer Is de.
sired by the Reform Association.
The resolution was adopted.
Colonel THoRP, in response to a cali made upon
him for speech, took his position on the platform,
ana after asserting that his only object in joining
this ASSOCIATION the furtherance OF the reform OF
the evils which now Cypress the municipal admins
tration, he reviewed the late diSgraceful scenes
enacted before the association. lie would light this
light out whether mis- fellow members were with him
or not The press OF Brooklyn had dealt unfairly by
the citizens In this reform movements and had rld-
gctner wrong, and was dlscourtesy to the
gentlemen who favored reform aud met TO
enforce II and were entitled TO respect Tor the sim
csrIty OF their views. lie wanted to pull the lion g
skin on these asses who control the city and show
them up to public oblquy. The Colonel took occa-
sion to animadvert on the action Of Mayor Kalb-
fesch In calling TOR the '.previous question: In the
meeting Of the City Board Of Supervisors the other
night when objection was made to the list OF In
spectorS and canyasserS Of election on the
ground that there was not fair distribution
Of the offices among the Republicans. TINS
and could but result in the injury OF the
men who perpetrated this Injustice upon the minor
ity party IN this city, He endorsed heartily the letter
TO the legislators The evil was OF their creation.
Henry G.. Murphy, Senator, could crush the whole
system OF commission with the greatest ease, II he
should carry out the Will OF the people. lie objected
to the term Permanent Water Board. It would not
In his oplnlon the Water Board would be
buried next spring. He wanted the monument
to be erected IN an Old horse pond to their
stone upon the heap and there let it stand to CON-
memorae fraud upon the people. The tax OF the
was at present, but why not include the increasing
expenses OF these commissions, and then 1t would
be seven per cent Even at three and half per cent
was II not too much to absorb In taxes one-haf OF
the interest upon mans incomes The fact wac,
these unpriucipled politicians 90 10 Albany and
stake out the city In pacers, the miners the
his gold.
PROSPECT PARK.
"The Prospect Park Commission Is the biggest
swinde OF the wholeu the Colonel said 'Ihey
have Old Abe Lincons statue shut up there in u
big box, and II Is TO be opened with great display i'll
lew daysn The waste of money there is enough to
make IN Itself revolution in this city, and ls
enough TO make the men engaged in carrying 1t out
leave the city and never come back. 1t cost for the
purchase OF the ground originally $3.50, 000 and the
cost OF the interest the debt on the
Park was now annually 100000. while it had
cost more, comparatively than had Central Park.
lie wanted In brief, tnat The expenditures OF the
commissioners should be consistent with the re-
sources Of the city and not sink 1t in DEBT.
A vote Of thanks was returned the speaker upon
concluding his remarks MIR. Tobltt read paper
which he termed an important history OF the assoc
ation.
Captain BAXTER spoke in favor OF 'doing some
thing'i ana not being ike Barney's bulls taii,n
which was always behind time, the politicians
would be ahead OF them.
The meeting adjourned until Tuesday evening.