New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-27
VESTCHESTER COUNTY.
THE PROPOSED NEW CITY.

THE PROPOSED NEW CITY.
As an offset to the annexation project 1t is
now proposed to form the three lower towns OF Wes.
chester County into and independent City oil west
chester The full details of this scheme when we nave
already summarized, are given in the following report
urepared by Special Committee John B.Hask1n, Char
man. and presented at meeting OF heid
at Fordham last Saturday
In considering this subject your Committee have d also to
CONSIDER , GuS Ssl Of IF be ' 6SS SB11
and Sea; propose; g.; By ns S PnnS
This bill include, for ANNEXATION seven Q, e mos
population q about 1900 people out Of lT 200 n ths
whole county very natural inquiry suggested W s 80 . S
sS lsd for s.1sS ySs! BE terms And
concerned the Of S Sss c s1S s's
C and z c.9orsSn s IN. no democratic L
tore should he guilty anne1ng the Imperial City o.
Il cardinal principle Of Ire that people should Be
sGynsd without hs oHip ssuS he CONSIDERED At ali leg
stature submitted the people who are 70 be affected
passage then sre constitutional obstacles in the way might
COMMITTEE unanimously report against the passage Of this bill By
Leu eecaoe the area Of territory gCHOsed 70 De
A diffusion therefore, municipal regulation aed government Owe, $50
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portion weheer County which lies Immediately saseTH I
within line drawn IN an eaey dreG o iST Am sn2e
Of this TERRITORY containing pow and R S!t e% wound be one the
people Of this section ft were submitted 10 inen iOf ' ~ s
ne radical changes proposed by Corson bin in the creation
Of ards out Of the Weh.er County and hayns
Moose Ir NV ~S To additional Aldermen mailing all be
elected by general k and having these four sa So s9 nbsd
poson in each War-2OOO third Ward 30 GOO - the
wsneh wars SO radically unjust anti Dmcct
tenn and Of the judicial systems portion Of
e. Count. s Court that Of SESSIONS s a rGsS 'u 81 the CITY
YewYok all Of which 1872 ts bill becomes law and
sei Re sasas' BigsS Sf'S WY SiS
Dci ad the other additional by great big
cord u os o PS S SoS 2 nt PDs to the @ Of
thus roofing and oer9F9ns s s s oS O ISs
would result creating chaos where order system snd good government
II for this and other reasons which occupy space
be embodied in this Report thar your Comm zee have
ported ssans! Mr. GcrsOns bill as unworthy OIL serious COMMUNICATION O
County and in Of this portion OF the resolution they
in fsvor incorporation Of the old Township Of West Chester
Der one form Of municipal government similar that which
to S Sp S 81 od township S W s
o nearly more sh ' 4i1O, ~1 reeve ~ ,doDiaT
and power Of god T IN orient and greater pb,p
than b Of spy Other civ In The piied states BOT in the world
have mainly attributable te fact that her o.p people received
making the internal Improvements which necessary for her de
veopmen; progress and which have she ecsme city made
her within the @ 10 years The Second c In the Cmoh and ID her I'M
The BENEFITS Of Ciy Government are erempsed only
growth and prosperity Of roohn bat also prosperity
81 Jersey City which has than quadud population WITHIN Ae
No good reason can be assigned why lower webeser
should not grow as rapidly years and
jersey City have grown within the past She Is bounded on NE sah e
s Harlem E, Sn P9pG cana SSnssTas T, ins 1
penor the Atlantic Docks South Brooklyn, and the banks
le a6ong greater facilities for commodous stores and ware
bounded by the East River and BY Long snd Sound
On tes bs. River just north Of HaIR we nave ron scs %
Great Eastern with Der immense 'e sno GscH io,nsrm %
Rkes property Of the late Wbock bay
a1Orng the best place for navAd IN any OF e stats nssnel
a. here alongside Of RIVER frontage might be
ud large be supplied by about mile
distant The River in the village Of West Farms large enough
the ronosds Of the world and the ooodng OF tie iron
these actual lying IN salt water Teque
| their anchorage sseh fresh water basin - - -
The concentration Of the Hudson River Harlem ana hewhayei
their freighng and bnn al Their propose
grad depot Mese and at Mott Haven indicated that then
immense freight passenger traffic within few
Harlem River, thin the present town Of Mornsns
land contained tn this Oh township West Chester toPo
territory Of like extent IN the State Of Nssfot
and be therein constructed 50 that 10
health city coal in this respect be mpoved
these have valley which indicated h.
New YORK; might be ooasfud from northern boundary
southey boundary line of MOrnsnis the Harlem
The rdge Of land mbrook and bounded
Harlem River and the large esser plateau extending toward the Ess
eligibility building and for elegant houses by Other IN th
while Harlem River Bronx River snd the last River in
the Of this territory form The natural and
thorough drainage and The time has
when every will admit that the old rural
listing West West Farms and Morssns should he abolished
portion Of WeSchser County Is transition state and Is
ts features smiy That government lacking prope
checks balances and power and responsibility Of oe which b
these rural town governments Low totally Inadequate FOL
march Of Improvements, which only he legitmse
produced BY make
public improvements gTesy desired BY those who
population Brooklyn and NewJerey contiguous
the city Of NewYork proves that tie time ha arrived when eat
government should be conferred this portion OF Westchee
County The following enumeration Of population demonstrates this