The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-12
BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL
The City Fathers--The Mayors Convictions-An
Eye on the City Treasury-Brooklyn
$4,000, 600 in Dsbt-s1. 100000
for a New Reservoir.

The MayOr dropped a communication into the
meeting OF the CITY Fathers yesterday afternoon in
which he expresses his views pretty freely upon the
extravagance OF the, az he says Irresponsible SELF
chosen PARK Commissioners The communication
was reply to the preamble and resolutions passed
by the City Fathers at former meeting, directing
him to sign $3.50 worth OF Prospect Park bonds
He said he had obeyed the mandate OF
| the court and signed the bonds but his
convictions would remain unchanged until the case
was decided by the Court OF Appeals. This commits.
sion was the only remaining abnormal and ire.
sponsible commission left blot the otherwise syr-
metrical Outline OF ihe municipal government. he
SAYS
Not a single dollar Of the millions already ex
When entered upon my duties In 1858 found that that
the practice had been 10 issue bonds and from time
to time pay over q few hundred thousand dollars to
the Comptroller OF the Park OH the requisltion of the
commissioners. When discovered that the law re-
9ulred different course to be pursued objected to
this but TOO late TO be OF any avail.
On careful examination Of the law OF May Q, 1870,
It will be found that 1t not the intention OF the
Commissioners to be compelled TO draw upon the
city treasury ana state in the draft the purpose for
which the money is drawn, nor did they mean to
have the least check upon them; that law provides
simply That the Mayor, Comptroller and City Clerk
shall issue City bonds for 1000 900 In such amounts
mission shall direct the bonds TO be sold by The
Comptroller at not less than par ard the moneys
arising from such sale paid over forthwith to the
Park commissioners to be used az they please.
Are these gentlemen SO far be yond every posi-
buy OF wrong doing that their acts should be above
scrutiny and themselves unaccountable TO the tax
payers whose money they are expening in such
vast amOuntsy
II should pc remembered that not one OF them
gives one dollar OF bonds TO the city for the faithful
performance or duty and care OF funds.
All the rat offices, the Mayor says are given 10 non
residents OF the city, and the more paying work for
the PARK Is done in other States. two million dol.
lars have been added since January last 70 tie
amount OF bonds outstanding, and by the end Of the
present year the debt or the city and county would
De $3O0oOo 600. He thought 1t would be wise for
mem 10 hesate before increasing the debt al This
rapid rate.
The communication was ordered TO be printed In
the minutes.
The Water and Draining Commission have re-
ported In favor OF the Issue OF bonds for the con-
structon OF the new storage reservoir in Hampstead
valley. The committee say an increase OF coDsump-
ton cOmmensurate with the increase OF population
supply should by reason OF drought fail to the
minimum limit there would be deficiency equal
to the increased demand or population. Should
the population OF the city continue to increase
Tor the next I'VE years at the rate 1t has done, we
may safely calculate addition OF 100 900 persons
now, require daily supply Of 25 900 900 gallons. The
Rdgewood Reservoir and the reserve In the present
ponds II full would In case OF drought reducing
the supply OF streams to their minimum OF 10 600 600
meet this increase to 000 0O0 OF daily consump.
ton for thirfy.sx days only.
Resolutions were therefore adopted that the sum
Of 81 be appropriated for the payment OF the
land required for the reservoir and that the bonds Of
the city be issued TO meet the appropriation.
The Inspector OF Buildings n0t6e1 the City Fathers
tnat the Eighth precinct station h0nse at the corner
Of Fourth avenue aud Seventeenth street. was liable
~. Ihematter was referred 70 committee 10 look