The New York herald., 1871-12-15
Meeting OF the Citizens As
ISOLATION.
to Commissions and Advocacy Of
the Elective System.

usual, lalr atCenO2nce OF the members.
Mr.. DRI0Gs opened the discussion Of the evening
by ofrering tine following
Resolved, That the Committee on Lersation be and
hereby to prepare section 70 the charter OF Dill
% city 81 s es ce
aud that the nve county towns be organised IN wards win
erase. &c.
Mr.. briggs spoke in advocacy Of the adoption Of
this resolution and SAID that delegation from New
Lots representing community Of twelve or thir-
teen thousand now, asked that they be made q
part Of the city OF Brooklyn by incorporation. The
county government is now most expensive item
In the taxes OF Brooklyn, ana there was no good
reason why the corporate limits OF Brooklyn should
not take In the whole or Kings county.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. rockingham.
Mr.. BARNES said that while the plan was desira-
BILE, there might be some objection upon legislative
points,
Mr.. JOHNSTON thought 1t premature to adopt the
proposition, as the farmers OF the coun.
W towns were not represented here, and as
majority OF the state Legislature are
farmers, their sympatnes would naturally be with with
poration with Brooklyn. This was conservative
BODY and should confine itself to the business
After considerable discussion upon the subject
the resolution was adopted.
Mr. PERRY moved that the Legislative Committee
confer with the members OF The Legislature elect
upon all subjects which come before them. This, he
believed, would greatly facilitate their work. The
1t was moved to strike out the word auditor from
the proposed charter.
Mr.. GOODRICH hoped chat the provision providing
for an auditor would be retained. as the office was
an important and responsible one.
Mr.. MURPHY said that II It was necessary that
such office should exist 1t should be voted for by
MI MARSHALL opposed giving the Mayor the
nents. and let the people elect the heads Of
the Water Fire. Charities and all other
CT ssS By Sn & k 1s Mayer ps SHs g
he % was The e4penditaTes Of this ''cu city "e 60
Commissioners OF Charities. Even Kaib6eisch nim-
self has appointed every man VINO has been forced
upon him ey the Ring and where would you cnI nnd
MagistrateS The concentration OF power IN the
hands OF the Mayor Is giving 1t to the Ring.
considering this important question. He believed
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the famous picture, !" Twas You, Twas Youn we
II we elect the 0nacers ourselves we deprive the
Mayor OF putting corrupt men IN place to strengthen
Mr. CHITrBNDEN spoke at length in favor Of an
elective system OF government and the overthrow
OF all commissions. The Water Board had, he iet
au1a ss nast % Hs T6s
Mayor, who was an h nest man. had appointed the
present members or that board. Inere were no
Tammany Investigations but there had been slices
ana leakages which were enormous in the aggre-
oU d ANY Sesa oa
only wrongaOers who would be punished here were
few ballot box stuers. For his part he was willing
TO pay nveper cent taxation provided that increase
was not made upon the manipulation OF any clique
o1 men. but upon the selection Of an honest admin
M. CARROLL moved the heads Of all departments
be elected by by the people; tnat sone man on tho
sion to correct the statement that the Mayor mad
appointed the Water Commissioners. Sucn was not
the case; he had appointed Mr. Lowber TO MI We,
cancy only. The other members had been appointed
Mr. GooDRrcH advocated the placing OF the re.
would be elected for his great worth ard Integrity
under the new charter as the means most advis-
able to gubserve the best Interests OF the city.
Speaking Of the 'anti.Rlng party" drew forth the
inquiry from Mr.. Carroll 'what party do you be-
Mr.. GOODRICH replied, ITO tnat party.n
mo, you don't You belong to that ring over
on IN 01er Tng ring menpg s
audible smile.
Another member believed that q registry law
should precede the charter report He, however,
favored the election Of heads OF departments.
Twelve Aldermen should be elected by one party
and ten by the other. This would doubtless give
some color to the propriety Of delegatlng the ap
pointing power to the Mayor.
"for fifteen years the people have not had tn the
Carroll.n Take the Parks, Water, Police ana other
Commissioners who spend the peoples money, YET
we have no voice In their election. we have
elected nothing OF any power but mayor in Brook
yn during that period. Give the people one oppor
tunity to elect these officers and we Will not re
Mr.. BARNES believed In the proposition to hold
the Mayor responsible for the appointed officers al
the most conducive to the welfare OF the commu
nifty. MIR. McClane and Colonel Johnson also tool
this view OF the question, and the interchange O.
views was continued up to very late hour.
A New Reform Commit ee-Tae Work OF the
b.Committees.
The German portion OF the community, feeling Il
to be their duty 10 institute reform movement
have organized and appointed committee. Al
their meeting they adopted the following:-
SECTION l. The German-Amerlcan citizens of KING
do form, Independent Decentralization Reform Asso
SIC. o. The object Of the association Isl
& q, work tor the ane election to publ
OF party, nativity or religion.
adoption al laws and ordnancss %Siss ar
SEC g. Every citizen ' who speaks the German lanauag
shall be elective as member OF the association.
three senemen named a. oows . Seswhs Appointed Of ,R
ws he 70 81 the he and to
The commlIte. was subsequently increased Il
fifty.
The officers OF the association are as follows:-
Mr.. w. Zimmerman, President; Mr.. William Eradt.
mann, Secretary, and Mr.. Peter Alsgood, Treasurer
Messrs. j. b. Hodgskln, Max Ruckgaper A. Mcrkel
g. Schumlel, William Kussrun, Dr.. kobmann anC
Herman Colell were appointed committee 10 con
fer with existing reform clubs or associations IN
order 10 bring about union OF all.
THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY.
Yesterday the Committee OF Fifty engaged the
accountant OF the Committee OF Seventy or New
York 60 supervise the examination Of the accounts
IN the several city and county departments In
BROOKLYN. corps oil assistant clerks will be I'm
mediately sci 10 work. Messrs Roberts and Allen
OF the Committee or Fifty, led him through the
several departments, introduced him to the heads
OF the same, and mapped out Tor him the WORK
which they are deslrous OF having done. He was
introduced TO the Mayor by the committee.
Mr. Allen asked the Mayor If ne would furnish
them win the report OF tsc investigation made
some time ago Of The affairs OF the Park Commits
sloners. In reply the Mayor stated he would be
most happy TO do so, and promised to have II fol
them today.
DOUBLE MURDER.