New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-28
MUNICIPAL REFORM IN HARLEM.

MUNICIPAL REFORM IN HARLEM.
| LARGE MEETING OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FROM
ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT AND JUDGE LED
WITH-sPEECHEs BY EX-MAYoR TIEMANN,
| HORAIIO p. ALLEN, EX-GOV. SALOMON, AND
| OTHERS.
The Taxpayers and Citizens Association OF
the Twelfth Ward met at Lincoln Hall, One-hundred-
last evening" 70 effect an organization
and to begin opposition to Tammany rule. The room
crowded overlooking long before the appointed
| hour, and standing room was sought around
the doors. The following officers were elected:
President ex-Mayor Temann; Vice-Presidents, shep-
| herd Knapp VIM H. Colwel, Addison Smith, B. F. Ray
nor W. B. Asten, T. NJ. Peters, Henry 0chubank, W. g.
Wood, Il. weidg, L. N Fuller E. Il. Gillett l. Adams;
Secretaries VIM. lockwood C. H. Ketche, w. T. Ryer-
| son, Henry Friedman.
Ex-Mayor Tiemann, in assuming the chair spoke as
follows:
We have this evening at the suggestion Of the
Taxpayers and Citizens Association Of the Twelfth
pose Of watching the public work 1t to that
and and e equitable price for the WORK done. while
are al Wiling to pay pay. .'. fair price we
ought TO- as we have had to do in many cases We
met this evening to consider our municipal government
world govern, notwithstanding It's mixed population,
coming from every section OF the globe ana there no
bling, but want to something left after paying
The speaker then referred to the Court House and
other bills, and continued But while censurtDg these
to SOss s who are doing their duty thoroughly The Conn
mssioners OF Charities and Correction believe are
aSs ass ee Psnsn
Commissioners Of Docks too, I believe are entirely
a0SSS being built right Under our eyes and
Of INTO %Snsy are Sa t.
found to be wrong it should be exposed The fact is il
you want good government you must have good men en-
your principal men," we shall do better
E. II. Brown then read the following resoiu'ionS'
Of "bsnes and legislative encSens in practice has b.
stolen property entire bonded for untold mil
lion, Sh SS i5s s p Se -Hn'sV gong
S s & the 1 S. y ~hn the p ,
hs CITY their .CGg|sss who have been
s. nd memo; a. % PG . d. and that none but honest
revised and %nsd o n Se S " S ,S sS
PS 0 Tt ere and .eopomT in ali .Tpepdtures
oD1. and that we hereby pledge our united cooperation right
%rDt '''' p''-''
, att mi eonsSesP the a u.an
nSG e, n Of the stolen funds '' p''
Se'otd That in able and citizen Andrew H.
are assured tbs. no petaous city
Ss public
mace OSd That the TysS Ward . vet uDde,eop and on
@ sSs % . $ I.e s s9enS1. si
moving COuHOu,e laying Of bOuevd the open
cf Association 70 Be vlnt COOPERATION with other
honest es s sssSs ssa 81 Ts
S.py Scs % Ts s Dp Of e bne % vote and and .
sDpo cS. ne oue capVss and o.. Marshal Il each
sscS6 and thereby help the . Ifp:ns
to 1 be held sa,,ou ,no LATHAM. .,. than rad.
The then other
engagements renders it impossible for me to comply
with your request to speak at a meeting Of the Tax
ana THn H f 1e T Inv %ag n
tie you are Wagng Is struggle OF inc people against
our ANCESTORS won at the cost Of their blood during the
and n We fail now demoeracv proves
ssSEs Tie world % and irssacm Si ssss
in no sense the choice Of the people, they hold their
solely sy deiging and Ts that oh0ee
their reign Is 70 commune WIN an s OF
tss nsytsss Tss%s lii
setter Be- than robbed By FOUR
These men t during the last ve years nave taken
vi that }hsy have pp
ia apaS @ eOSS ahG e ~ 6h
street openings sTs frauds psvipss are swindes;
Ss espS nes %
high o., Our Sy had Il been dsCenty governed would
dur nas
saoe ana SseSsr n SI has only sunk
mtse Of sssy ss BY the Com
t y, @ 10 ~nie the unad)usted
CLAIMS are very large much larger than generally
SUPPOSED anu augmenung II 1ar above 100000. II
Inese mus t are 70 Oe set Hght the people
ton az tne COST OF treasure OF blood possibly
party and believe that the crimes o. YORK ocais
due to no oRe party more than 70 the other but that
they have grown out OF combination OF both for evil
purposes. II, however, theft shall be adopted rs q
Democratic principle, will then change my politics
For the present. however on National and Se matters
each OF US properly hold to our party ve but
in munictpa afairs al good men should unite to put
down W6SCefulncee
nent Gonndent that you VIII VIII assist n atainng this