The New York herald., 1871-11-26
BROOKLYN'S TRIBULl7IONS.
How the Reform Move
ment Works.
Tho New Charter and Its
characteristics.
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An InfOrmer's M0iety-Wh0 Col
lected the Reward!
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Canvassing for the Penitentiary
Keepership.

me Icellng upon the REFORM question In brooklyn
runs high. What Will be the nature OF the adjust
nent OF the wrongs under which the city IL said
- be laboringS is the all.absorbing query. Echo
answers "whatsn Time alone can unravel that
ystery. Certain II IS, though. the machinery at
work now will turn something in the way OF
change, which IL is conceded upon all sides VIII be
advantageous TO the well being OF the community
As q whole. There is always room Tor I'M
uroyement This is an old axiom and tru-
ism which forcibly strikes every one who
reads as ne runs. Certainly II one quarter OF what
hos been charged by the extremists who have
,oined In the hue and ana CRY OF the hour
be rrue it Is "hign timen that something was
some But what will that something bei Is It
really dsinterested straightforward. selfsacr-
acing EFFORT on the part OF public-spirited men in
sehalf OF the peoples II 60, the citizens it to
themselves to aid in every possible manner the
hudaDe endeavors OF the good men wno
SOrgetru OF business and self have pledged
themselves TO the by no means enviable task
Of enecting regeneration OF the corrupt system OF
municipal government which is said to exist In the
CtJ OF Churches. Should 1t happen, the other
hand, that wee drop OF human nature has BY any
possibility crepr into the movement, and caused
many OF those whose names are associated with
TO unite in the labor from personal motives
that woud not materially alter the case. II might
come from any source; let judicOus and economical
government proceed from any actuatlng incentive
that 1t may the people at large must OF necessity
hah II with applause, and encourage those who are
st the helm. IL has been ungenerously said that a
majority OF the members OF both the Rink and Cit
1ens' Committee are composed OF the wealthy men,
who have entered proceedings oppose. the pay.
ment OF the assessments levied upon their property
which has been improved by the laying OF patent
Unn nf hair f,tn IT,
gentlemen claim that the law which makes the
pavement OF streets local assessment IS un nconsti-
Ing before the Courts which Will be heard in jan
uary next eminent counsel being engaged
Tney claim that the city at large should
pay for for The the , repairing e,ou OF any , street and
improvement. Even so they may be right Let
the courls decide the question. The city Will
benefit by the high judicial decision, and the evil in
the fulure will be avoided.
NEW CHARTER.
what Will II be likeY" is a query which interests
many Brooklynites, OF both parties, present Mr.
". w. Goodrich, the legal hight of the Committee OF
Sevcniy-hve, is working hard upon the subject, and
" endeayorina to obtain the wants and necessities
Of leading citizens and taxpayers upon the subject
he says tnaL some OF the most experienced
men in municipal anairs have plan
thai proposes the redistrictng OF the city, and
OF extending II over the whole county Ii Is also
proposed to elect Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
desire tEat the members OF the Board be elected by
the city and county AT large, and also that the
shall be represented. AS Tor The Commissions,
Water Street, Charities, Health. Parks, &C.. they
bureaus under control OF the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen-that II, the head OF each bureau
Fathers responsible Tor the government OF our
city and county affairs. Under the present charter
Mr. Goodrich says, no one Is responsible aud the
result Is an extravagant expenditure and y dlssafis
lied people.
THE rENIrENriARy KEErERsuIP
the tOplc most discussed Yesterday OUTSIDE the
Prospect PARK races. m political circles, was the
course taken by supervisor Dick Newman in the
Board OF supervisors In the matter OF his candi-
naicship for the rcmunerauve position Of keeper OF
1sh ;ns Snss ssor county on1s T9s Gce Is
mum. il understood that James Shev-
lin, a district engineer OF the Fire Department
voted with the republicans upon the question OF
throwing out the returns OF the First district Of The
Fourteenth ward during The canvass, though he has
Always been, aud still IS democrat He was also
looking after the snug bIei OF keeper In the Pen-
assistant keeper. The The repancans yoIed ' for = Mr.
Newman Tor The once. An adjournment was had,
however, and the question OF appoint
meeting, winch WIN be on Monday, De-
cember :. After leaving the Boara BOSS
Mclaughlin and DICK Newman had some warm
words upon the course taken by the latter In oppo-
sitlon TO the wishes OF the former. supervisor
Supervisors chamber and went about among the
republican members asking them '.whetner they
knew that Newman had been discharged from the
Pententiary for stealing, or at least II
rms was too mucn for e Mr. Newman
tended mis- character, which had been SO seriously
assailed. As for what passed between himself and
Register Mclaughlin, Mr.. Newman says the iorner
was excited and could not have meant what he
esid he mad always enaeayored 10 act con-
scienuolsly In the discharge OF his oniciai duty
and would continue in that course. The
reason he lett the Penitentary was thai
ne might accept the position Of qauger
under the government, place worth only 81 u day.
Nj. Mclaughlin and Mayor Marun Kal1neisch had
entered INTO bonds IN The sum Of $4,000 for ms
would verify this assertion.
CHARGE AGAINST ASSESSOR doURDAN.
AZ though 70 Offset the manifold accusations
brought 10 bear by those Interested In the reform
movement charges OF anything but a natterng
nature nave been brought against one, at least, OF
tne gentemanly oficlais who conspcuous as
memoers o! the Citizens Reform Association which
y wiz ne iemembered, was chosen by the mass
meeting held al the Academy OF Music immediately
npon tne discovery oil the iasihcation OF the ele.
non returns. during the past TWO three days a
summons mas peeD served upon Assessor Jourdan TO
show cause wny ne withheld a molcty GAINED 90 he
nuc - ex- Assistant Assessors joan j. Carroll and
u. y. DALEY. These latter parties were recently
dismissed from the Revenue collection Service py
General Jourdsn aud putting their heads together
~ 10 the ways and means oi getting square for
taeir dismissal 1t would appear that they hit upon
. plan Of operations which, 10 say the least must
that Assessor Jourdan has Withheld the sum
III t2su, due Lhcm az informers They make
affidavit 10 tais effect, and IN SAID
affidavit afIrm that tile at1idavit o. The assessor
AZ 10 hs being the informant In the claim Tor the
moieiy ID question is untrue, as lie dd not. they
aiicge, know anything VI the extent OF the WINS.
KEY seized ant Informed of II BY them. The spirits
involved IN The DISPUTE. II seems, contained In
SIX barrels, which were found unstamped III the
cellar ol the residence o Thomas smith, corner OF
Columbia and state streets. Ihe defence Will uii-
doubtcdy bt based upon the right OF the Assessor,
as cilc Of the department, ~ calm the COLLECTIONS
accrnng IRON the REWARDS .. iaiormers should the
ease ever coae 10 q legal Insestigau0n.
The Rink Reform Committee.
Inc RINK Reform GomWltiec uel last u,ont M
then rooms 36' Fulton street. MI Hutchlnson in
ihe chair They resolved to exclude all who were
members Of Tie committed ana furnish The
press win The business Transacted after The al
sourDment OF the session
Jnc principal business was the gling Gp oi the
committees. which were a. follows
. a08iyh0lier's 0Gce-E. ]. BackboIse, oiiver a.