The New York herald., 1870-03-10
BaCozLYN TAXPAYERS III COUNCIL.
The proapec. Pa; Land East OF Flatbush Ave
nae 10 be Sold Remarks OF EIessrr. Ds-
mas Barnes. s. B. Chitteadsn aad
Characterization Ader.al
by tie Meeting.

the taxpayers and ci,neGs generally Of Nrookyn
"ho 'ackin. an eve for the beautiful pcsaa9s. have,
nevertheless, an cJe 10 thet purse strln ~ ass.m-
oicd 70 tue number OF about 1000 al tae Academy
OF MUSIC last evening, In response 10 a coll pgomul-
gated lot al VINO are N favor lelucius the IN
deDteuness or the city 81 900 eoo-and OF saving
s30o,o IN taxes annually by sale o. q portion ~
land lying east of fatbgsh avenue wttnin r.ospec.
Park)-to meet at the Academy
Mr. DEMAs BARNES was nominated rs chairman
OF the meeting. ana alter some Objection on the
part OF several prominent memoers OF tue audience
and vote being taSen resulting IA his layor, he
took his seat. un coming forward ne traced the
origin Of the Park scheme from It's concePucn. In
1850 the people were entertained III Carfoh Park
by music on each saturday afternoon. This
led TO The formation or an organization,
which latter eventually sent q commiitcs 10 the
Leg stature. vino Obtained q charser Tor public
park. From THIS time the city has steadily pro-
gressed in population and wealth. Three thousand
SIX hundred dwelling houses were built in Brooklyn
in SG.. against 1900 houses IN New YORK during
tnat year. hui Prospect Park takes In more ground
than we require. our taxes are now one and one
quarter OF one and one-half per cent more than In
New York. This ~ owing to the fact that at least
s5ooo,oao OF Brooklyn capital Is Invested and taxed
IN New York which would be centred IN This city
merclal and business sense crisis - 1T
hand. ana Brooklyn must utiilze It's means
10 Offset the great improvements iii vogue
III New ork and bring population and wealth over
here Last year the number or houses elected IN
Brooklyn was one. third less tnan III 1854, which
decrease was OWING TO the increase In taxation.
The Eat river bridge has 10 be bnilt, and unless
the treasury ~ refenisnca by the proposed sale OF
land the speaker did not see how the means were
TO be raised He did not come there 20 aelend the
PARK Commissioners "a Voice-iou cag't defend
tNeln), but these gentlemen have performed their
the people and asked nen 10 take back the So 900 900
OF trust which mad been placed by the Taxpayers In
their hands.
MT. ). b. CnirrESpES tren came forward and was
greeted viii, iiinatured Interruptions from few
turbulent spnits III the audience while preparing
| his specca one elderly taxpayer MADE himself SO
| very objectionable by loud ana impcrtnent COM
ments tnat Inspector Folk was constrained 10
the removal OF tue fellow. ms led TO some conu
sion, ana the Inspector remarked that .'inls was
pan preconcer.ed TO break up the meeting" Mr..
Chittcnden assured the taxpayers that ne aid
t1erc TO defend the Commissioners, but he,
private citizen aad taxpayer thought II best that
THIS piece or land should nc sold lnasuci aS by It's
disposal they would realize sufficient sum 10
enable them to complete The other secaion OF the
Fdla.
The following preauiblc aud resolution was read
by cx-Adernan H. J. Lowber, one OF the Vice presi-
dents OF the meeting: -:
Whereas the OF city OF Brooklyn assumed
owners whereas have secured
snd YIN west of fat5as ene aaordng IN connection
With Inc hue avenues opening heefrom unriyaed park s
cille, cly; ana whereas there about
OF land within the present boundaries of the Park,
forming a portion OF the land which lies east OF
Fat3ush avenue, Improvement Of which park pur.
poses essenaito TO tho cy's interest," which
is stated the al careful estimates, may sold for
Rpproximatins 10 s3vUO0; aud whereas the sale OF
this portion ot the Part and would also resn IN the ssvin:
OF millions Of dollars wnich would be required Tor is i'm
besides the annual cost OF It's nancnancc there
fore
Resolved That Senators and members Of Assembly bs
hereby requested by the BROOKLYN
assembled 10 secure early possible, tho
passage law directing the Park Commissioners
Park ant OF Fiatbsh
IN not deemed essential Tor PARK purposes.
The preamble and resolution were adopted unani-
| mousy by The audience.
! Mr. BRIrroS, who was the next speaker spoke In
favor o. the sale OF the PARK land question aud
thereby add 10 value Oi property Dy decreasing the
| lakes. IL ~ not population alone which makes U
city prosperous; II ~ the advantages ACCORDED to
! capital 1or advantageous Investment Capta shuns
| heavy taxation, II scens 10 make profit Wherever
| II settles. Hence til. necessity for reducIng the
present rate OF taxation IN from Its present
| over that Of New YORK and Westchestcr. FIVE hun
dred acres, which are now all more less advanced
! IN the process OF Improvement, are ample for the
| requirements OF the people.
Other speakers followed, and the meeting ad
| jonrned apparently wei satisfied with the result o
| deliberations.