The New York herald., 1870-06-13
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NEW YORK AND
BROOKLYN.
Tho Messages of the Mayors.
from the SUNDAY Mercury


On Monday last the new regime under which the
anairs OF this city viii henceforth be administered
most cheering character. The occasion was marked,
among otner thing, by message from Mayor Hall
10 tne Common Council, succincty reviewing the
the duties which the change in the Organization OF
our city government. has imposed upon those re-
message Is as hopeful In its tone as 1t Is practical
ana !udlcl0us In its suggestions 1t rejects the
Senva Survey rom tSe heSht a his cSmRse sxapes
oifclal station OF the whole field OF operations,
sees nothing to dishearten, but, on the contrary,
everything TO strengthen the pleasing anticipation
that under its present rule New YORK Will continue
to grow In prosperity and develop on an unprece-
dented scale all the elements OF greatness it pos
sesses within ITSELF Very derent In It's character
was the communication made the same day by the
Mayor OF BROOKLYN to the Common Council OF that
city, Mayor Kalbheisch's annual budget, when pre-
sented, was evidently prepared in spirit of despon-
dency provoked by the desperate state OF affairs
listing over the river. Unlike Mayor Hall, he sees
nothing IN the prospect but unceasing debt, add
tional taxatlon and widespread confusion. And
while the Chief Magistrate OF New YORK addresses
himself to his associates IN the city government in
style indicating the existence Of the best relations OF
confidence between hlm ana them, his brother ON
showing that lie has no hope from their CO. operation
IN anytnlng he might attempt wherewlth to remedy
tne crying evils ne points out ana to tighten the
neavy burdens OF the Brooklynites.
But II When we come to figures that the contrast
between New York and Brooklyn, as regards govern
ment, most fOrclDly presents itself to us. Not to
speak OF the enormous debt which Brooklyn has
managed to roll up within The last few years, and
which Is still rapidly increasing, the rate OF taxation
227 per cent over here-a large reduction, by the
way, from last year-wne over the East RIVER it Is
nronerv the m s so on ss ,de Of o
this CITY, where the valuation averages about forty
per cent OF the real value, While in Brooklyn It
reaches the high figure relatively TO the real value OF
seventyhve per cent Thus 1t Will be seen
that the taxes In Brooklyn are about double
what they are in New York This exorbitant
and taxation a NAT
raj result OF the criminal extravaganza which
has marked for years past and continues 10 charac-
teriZe, the government OF Brooklyn. In New York
economy Is the rule, with but few exceptions. In
Brookynlonthe contrary the pubic expenditures are
made on the most lavish scale and in the most reckless
manner. Already Prospect Park, which put in Its
infancy, ana not 10 be compared In extent with our
latter; and the men who have speculated in real
estate in its neighborh0od are clamorous for yet
more profuse outlay: The Board OF Education have
to the $909O0 required to be raised under the pro-
visions Of the law Of 1867, swelling the total amount
for educational purposes to nearly $l0O00 900 to be
raised in the taxes for single year-an enormous
increase on former years. and this without any
necessity. With debt which, according to Mayor
kalkbeisch, Is now eight per cent. OF the assessed
valuation OF properly within the bounds OF the
city, and with such administration as now aiicts
It, the outlook for Brooklyn Is certainly OF the most
gloomy kind.
The .'Tlty Of Caxaton" has fallen into the hands
of gang OF ring thieves. From the Board OF SUI
pervisors down, TINS combination includes within
It's malgn circle every department of the city gov
crnment, plunder being the common bond Of union.
The perncious influence OF this unprinciped clique
is seen and felt in every branch OF the public SER
vice and Is telling most in)uriously upon the best
interests OF society in Brooklyn. Whereas here in
New Rork our excellent police ar rangements the
prompt conviction III our courts and exemplary pun.
ishment of Offenders are having marked effect in
increasing popular respect for the law and It's on.
GERS, and thus Strengthening the foundations OF
social Order in Brooklyn the arm OF justice has be-
come paralyzed and the courts OF law and the judges
are rapidly falling into contempt with the people.
something like anarchy now prevails there, and un-
promptly hur from power the cormorants who are
FEEDING upon the vltals OF the community 1t Is to be
feared that these men WILL BY the course they are
pursuing, drive an infurated populace into despe
rate measures to obtain redress tor the wrongs
heaped upon them.