New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
THE PROPOSED NEW COUNTY on LONG ISLAND
A meeting Of the citizons Of the towns OF IIemp.

THE PROPOSED NEW COUNTY on LONG ISLAND
A meeting Of the citizens of the towns of Hemp
stead. North Hampstead. oyster Bay and Huntington,
was held Mneoa yesterday TO express their views IN
relation TO the Of county ont OF these
towns 20 be called the County Of NASSAU The orgina
tors Of the project have already given notice that they
will apply the present Legislature for act 90 divide
the counties ~ Queens and Suffolk, and create the ne
county from the towns above-named. The movement
started by tho eastern towns OF Queens ~ they al
egc on account Of the exorbaut rate of taxation i'm
posed upon them by the western towns FlushiDg New
town and JnmaicaJ these three towns being Hssesscd
only SOOO0O than the three almost exclusively
agricultural towns OF Oyster Bay Hampstead md North
Hampstead 1t IA stated that Of the ti0o0oo teqnaze0
than the towns. barely enough 20 cover tile cost
of the criminal business that comes FROM th" town of
Newtown alone They also urged that In county with
rate ~ taxation about onehah lower In Queens,
and with twOthirds greater, there cannot be a
doubt but that IN the course Of few years, they VIII
have quite largo population one devoted mainly to
agricultural pursuits, aud with but few paupers TO sup
port with empty fails and with very little use for the
present costly ltgatng appliances They urge that pau
pcrsm and crime which ron up tho taxes will never -four
sh In large community OF such thrifty freeholders a. the
proposed county will comprise. Ihey also claim
that local improvements and prosperity. court oonven
iences the saving expense and self protection
call for separation and the erection of the new county
The towns within tho limits OF the proposed county
coutan population Of i0653 with an assessed valuation
OF real and personal property OF N665DOo which would
ton OF real aud personal property about 90 OF the
counties OF the state. The tax levy ON t6OoVO for all
pur,,oses not rating in any year than ono.
quarter OF the eyy OF the present year. would meet
eSpepse for 20 years TO come Another ground for tho
movement IA the proposed removal OF tho county seat Of
Oucens from North Hampstead 10 jamaica The western
part OF the county becoming moro donsey populated
Than the part and this the principal reason
urgcd why Huutin gtOn should withdraw from Suffolk.
ana helm form the county. At the present time q
sumuions as u juryman from tho town or Huntington
means "A week or 10 days from home, with board at
a Lotei OF 81 - day. while htnnt
,n a court Of record has oftontmes Co. pay more
for his expenses than his claim amounts to Tue meeting
.ardny was largely attended by tho Taxpayers OF the
towns proposed IN the new county anu Was pfgsluen
ooor nv ,e Hon VIM II. McConn or oyster bay, george
IT Shepperd of Huntington aud Samuel W. Jones OF Oys-
Ter BAY Secretaries. The Chairman, on rising, bnsny
stated The object ofthe meeting, and was followed by r
Gideon Frost OF Glen Cove, who offered the ioowliS
resolution: Resolred. That we deem ltekprenl 70 az
Vide the County OF Queens on the basis OF ING eastern
tnEns and receive any proposition ON cue part Oh Tue
tovns az suffolk County which they may make Inc res
,tou was MA ssed unanimously tho Hon. John A. scar
mo Gcoree Downing esq, ana MI l,nhlel n NOungs
sprakiug i'm favor OF the same MI Ffyst AIte tt
ocred resolution that tho towns OF isip ana SMITH
Town suffolk County be invited 70 take prt IN tue move
t YehIcn Was seconded and carried unanimously
After which the Chairman app0uteu tns iohowlIs ger
tian,an as committee TO take charge OF the whole mat
~, snd Law tho sao before the Legislature AZ ls presohD
s.s,an. The Hon VIM. T. McConn, George = Downns'
session - Charlie. r. Street Huntington; John A. Scar
Inc Fbenezer Kellum, North Hempsteau