New-York tribune., 1871-12-27
BROOELIN'S NEW CHARTER.

MEETING OF THE CITIZENS REFORM COMMITTEE
THE NUMBER OF ALDERMEN INCREASED.
The BROOKLYN Citizens Reform Committee
Of Seventy hve last evening at NO. lSo montagues
Brooklyn Franklin Woodruff In the chair and proceeded
discuss the proposed charter for the City ofBrookyn
the draft OF which has been published IN THE TRIBUNE
The third section which declares that the Board OF Al
derInen shall be the Supervisors OF tho city, was 80
amended as to read that the Board Of Aldermen shall
also constitute the Board Of Supervisors Mr. Marshall
opposed the amendment providing that the Board OF
Aldermen shall be composed OF nine members, one from
each Assembly District the ground that 70 Aldermen
one from each Ward in the city, made too small Board
and that 1t would be found that the duties OF the office
would be too laborous for the nine members ne also
stated that the Committee would find that the County
would refuse to be incorporated into the City o
Mr Hunter moved that the entire section be referred
back to the Committee to report one 1or the
Co G. Davis said that be understood the county
anxious to be Incorporated with the city and
He urged speedy action the charter was to be pre
sented to the Legislature
Mr. Marvin said that it seemed to him that the Com
mtee should prepare charter for things as they now
are, and not as they ought to ne. a.. ,,,,n.r
towns were afraid OF the corrupt politicians in the city
and thought that they were as closely connected with
Mr briggs sd that he was convinced that the farmers
would willing to into the ctyif the charter pro-
vded that they should be properly exempted from city
Mr whnlock moved to lay this section upon the table
until the Committee had consulted with "a delegation
from the county towns.
The motion was lost
Mr. Hunter said that the Committee appeared 70 he
striking special commissions through the city charter
and he believed that they were striking In the dark ne
claimed that the city entitled to separate Board OF
Aldermen Of % members and that if charter should be
presented which provided for only Aldermen would
be defeated In the Legislature.
Mr. EschYege said that the draft "a presented to the
Committee by the Subcommittee provided for IL Board
Of 20 Aldermen.
MT A. A. Low expressed his belief that the Committee
Of SeVenyfve would fail to agree upon charter as
they had adopted section at meeting and now de-
sired refer back to the Sub bCommtee for another
report He thought that Sub Committee OF five would
transact the business far better than the Czens Com
mttee.
The motion refer the section to the Committee was
lost and motion Of Mr. Richardson the further
sderaton of the section deferred Mr. Richardson
then moved TO reconsider the former action OF the
Committee, providing for Board OF nine Alder
| should be a Board Of Aldermen composed Of "a
Mr. Mclean offered an aaenal amendment ths. ,Seft fsy
should be three Aldermen from each Assembly dtrict
and that citizens have tho privilege Of voting oncs
for each, three times for OF the candidates TIT
second amendment was lost, and Mr.. Rchardson'
amendment providing for one Alderman from each o.
the TWENTY-FIVE Wards adopted. The third section
adopted as printed II provides that the Aldermen
SupervsOrs shall constitute the Board Of Supervisors
! Section was adopted. 1t IL az fOllows
All public officers shall be paid the City County Treaur
| monthly and under OATH 49,
| Section adopted as printed. The Committed
| then adjourned.