New-York tribune., 1871-11-30
rICOEIYN MUNICIPAL REF0hM
AN APPEAL. FOR AID FROM THE COMMITTEE OF
FiliY.
The Reform Committee OF fllty mas lsSue"

AN APPEAL FOR AID FRO" HE '"N"'' "D VIZ
FlrIY.
Tho Rcform Committee of Fifty has issued
,,o ,,,,orirg anrcaI to the citizens Of Brooklyn:
r. N. ,ii.,us Rcsidents and Property O,cners or ne
C;v"f Brookun: 1t IL deemed proper aud ttpcdrnCo Wy
your an@ eetns held at the Rink tho evening Of
0rt a. fo ss,c this hrif statement OF tacs ny way ."
awakcning renewed interes, ia 'no "oiA " "">A
II having become well known that during the past rw
vr,rs The expenditures OF the CITY and County "0Nr
uout have very largely increased, and. as was pcinn
beyond the necessary Teqreinens lof o nan signed
y several hundred citizens of Brockyn irr1pect"H p u.
party politics or 9 was pnmfhsn ana for the
adoption OF such measures as might fur'ncr 'n' 0'
The resolution authorizing :hc ippoinmont OF your
Committee well expresses the clcf purpose ' Nv VIII f
they appointed. that they b'e to repeat " as '''
E Tia, Executive Committee Of 50 Gms"Ntns Gr,S he aEpIhHS h
he to '.e sach msure, .c. a. M ,'M xheh We are a. m
,pe Of all ,he person. in & % employ n. 0 is %
% and also 80 press ~ Sn ,n the ,5 t a.
Necessary proper supply their detects and TO reSve ,
S S 81 qf our etSss without reference psrv good
and Officers S sT1, % H. an" S s @ s
men, funds neifa e.ceae the powers
As Your COMMITTEE was called into existence to aid IN
to point beyond which 'forhcarance ceased to he
virtue and believing that the burdens so long borne
thcm postponed definite and decided action until after
the late election, immediately after which and without
frauds gigantic proportions had at such election been
committed upon the most sacred rights o. irrinn anu
popular government. they organized for artioi al-
pointed their sub committees and have begun lne "'ih M
1% fncF Of f"Ff Fifty Iny nye asSS charge
invest tsaon OF nearly every Important ncpt'eht "l
prnlitnre of money, and consequent liability of the city,
and the taxation OF the property "i It's ctII ad' more
or less directly, of all It's inia hitant.. ,.;
the Of committee thaI Su'n
shall lie made with loronGhnes' AMI ;IartI'y.
pose OF sccrtaning the truth detecting frauds wherever
they cyst redresslnv so Tar as ;a M remedies & are arc
potent for that Pr"se ne wrogs OF thr past ANA o.
tuing by legislation and all other proper means security
for future Your Committee are unwilling to believe
that /! You have ilh IN tlcr -lctry andS'ty To ac
conplsh any considerable extent the objects above
hc and necessary expenditures essential to
is hoped for the sake Of our common humanity aud the
| gantIc frauds will he found as-ecently discovered III
our ,isicr ct have staggered The tah of the staucct
friends Of popular government throughout the world
matters little in result whether the life blood
o.lrs equity from every pore, or Enrsles rap
the city and county perish thr"neh extrava
c.nt prodicality or raIacons robbery While we L"rc
INTO existence by alarming frauds upon tic ballot" Will
llIr mcritrd punishment. solicit your aid personally
and financially in lhlnslnS to conden punishment any
I'opIr. or their rights Of person. or of property Re
tc,me "aiL and comfcit, 10 Thee cndr; l"nr Com
tnn Of pnhc alalrs. ana better chartered rights with
responsibilities direct ana powers for their SUMMARY en-
! inICcILCHt. Dy order of tine Committee Uf iu!.
| SAM kE iII1tIlINsUN. Chairman.
ITTHrE G. CARILK, i. W. kAl.ElLIl-, IL,
I y ROOkLE. J.. !. BAthIpi II.
.IoiiN lOi Nn. MORRIS RiiNOips,
j i.pIIi.i- tNHRO~I SNOW,
| AILfN, MARCUS {. EIGG>.
Executive Committee
! FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER.
\ TRIBUNE reporter was informed ycStcr-
day by member Ut the Lc c,i-iaIVe Committee ul The
| zcil>' Reform Association. that the Committee lad
not decided definitely upon the form "i the new charter
although certain clauses have been agreed upOn 1t l.
Wopo.cd to elect the Board Of Aldermen BY "a general
ticket instead of hy Wards aud that all offices in the
City Government shall he sarled. aid that
derived from the fees Ot various d. plrtin,nt, shall hc
paid into the City Treasury a moth. rud,r oath.
Another important change VIII bc the abolition OF the
special department for the collection Of water rates. the
duties of which Will be absorbed 10y the Tax Collector.
| 1t is PROPOSED to abolish the Office Of Auditor.
| and to include II in the Controllers Department
| At present the Auditors Office costs the city $500
~ faHh Of icc m IN ii Vim n a.
rectN aimed against the r. gstrar'S office where
fees amount to between $O,V) and s5no0J AZ present
the Registrar visits the Oic whenever il suits his
vcmcncc hut the charter viii prov idc that he sal
attend daily dun business hours, and that he shall
fined salary. In reIard To inspectors and can
Of election the C'Iaricr VIII provide thai
they shall not bc connected wtG Ia, CITY Government
receive from the citl. and al.O that they
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