New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-21
TIE ANNEXATION OF WESTMINSTER.

IHE ANNEXATION OF w LII.
LARGE MEETING AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
FAVOR OF THE PROJECT.
The freeholders Of West Farms held an adj
Iourned meeting last evening the pur
pose of taking into further consideration the proposed
tho town. with Others to the City of New
York The Committee appointed at a previous meeting
TO prepare series Of resolutions presented the follow
ing:
Wnr, bill h., recently been introduced into the LEGISLATURE by
Senator Geet for the Of snne,ng certain portions OF
Bre The present Of town government is not aeapdt the
growth and Development Of our towns All
Whereas and relations Of cormunity
closely identified with the C oNewYork rshe than With s Couaty
ever our enlarge privileges sni sdanngr therefore
We n the .oon Of al Tie @a noz
prevent our from expanding into pOPnGo' and thriving ooma1
extending the jurisdiction Of te thoroughly organized departments
R,soseS Tbs. and Croton
materially to their comfort ability water
supplied BY system N.eay s,aSHs sn ana n slps1 ~ beng used as
expense Of squea and The acquisition Of shei iron
'ss G9 . aeSen to the Introduction Of the cou water @
MG . re E es " S Poe .d t 1ai Sne
a to derived from ee{ s.eo sna 20
Resord Th;, til. preservation and prevention
crime that the jnreou Of Abe PO
their hiding places without interfering with the sectional
Resod That the growth Improvement Of require
system Of grade. erby securing the section so,sh
rather than few and incident thereto scientific and ems
Ofsevers and drans
Red That by anner,ion to IRE civ and County Of Sesyok
and thus becomng said
the Legislature that relief must be Afforded
The annexed In Order that be enabled
TO reach and e ea Who Se e4 %
Of
present viii The advantages which By
rendering all parts Of the city equally accessible.
1hst the Of the storV Of the Officers OF the
Of adjacent
section the Of the
owing tie fact that days sail woad be Gayei
the voyage from the fact that mefch sn Of description
from the the weasel and
and Of bgtersge and the merchant and
consumer the Newlok xouL be enabled afford
OF her which rapidly beng DE-
yered cities adjoining States owing to insufficient accommodation
here
will on benefit the OF estate but will
the city BY the restrictions the eharrs Of
Banks and the wills and trusts be applied
the portions annexed freely elsewhere In tho
city.
in their business entitled 10 the priv
lege mmubs the citizens residing where people pena
much Of their tine and money
g. Morris NJ X Hamilton, Charles w. Bsthgae John Bsrrsa
VIM Herring. Morris wilkins
W. W. Niles, ]. v. Traphagen, and william Herring
addressed the meeting the question OF anne Ration,
and expressed length their views the many and i'm
portant advantages which would be derived from the
nroposed measure A committee OF Ave appointed
10 prepare petition to the Legislature praying for the
massage OF the bill before that body and secure
Inc sgnaures thereto of the frechOders OF the town
Another committee Of i've, consisting OF Supervisor
W. Niles and william Herring, appointed to proceed
TO Albany and their influence with the members Of the
Legislature promoting the passage of the Anne xaon
bill.