New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-14
UESTCHESTER ANNEXATYON

VOICE OF YONKERs IN FAVOR OF TIE SCHEME
A meeting of the property holders OF
Yonkers held In this city yesterday afternoon at
office OF o. A. Bins to consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF taxing
active measures reference to the annexation OF tat
town to the City and County OF New-fork. Richard b.
Kimball elected Chairman, and A. Courtand Score
tary Mr. Halsey said, that while the other towns In
Westchester County were moving in the matter and
we're holding meetings favorng annexation fonkers
had been noncOmmttsl, and seemingly opposed " the
measured but, when II almost too late they 700 had
come round to that side and now-partcularly the IN
habtans OF the rural sectionwere strongly In favor OF
It. Under the impression that the town was opposed TO
the Committee to which it was referred In
the Legislature had sent in adverse report ON the blk
and on that he thought IT was time that some
expression Of public sentiment should be made feeling
certain that the Legislators at Albany were mslnforned
The Chairman stated that he had II from good author
ity that il could be clearly shown that the inhabitants
Of Youkers n favor of annexation Mr. Tweed would
stood that Tweed considered the plan premature, ana
thought that 1t should be delayed for year by ne could
hm in this respect, and called on MT
Edward DE Witt TO show with how much more force TINS
objection might have been urged when the present city
OF York was laid out.
Mr. De win said that the laying ont of NewYork com
nenoed nIsO7 and was concluded in 1911 that the diff
ference this respect greatly in favor Of Yonkers
that the two subjects could hardly be compared Every
ensue should antagonsc plans In the arrangements Of
be carried out. He thought that the question
before tho meeting must resolve itself to this: Is not
annexation better than incorporation on our own
count OF these faes awaited them, and Of the
two he much preferred the former.
Daniel Hawey thought that the village meeting lately
hold which opposed annex ation, was not proper eh
pre- sson OF the popular feeling Az to the question OF
taxation he certain that independent city the
taxes would he much larger than u annexed TO New
York The distance 10 the Courthouse was another
objection those who did not keep carriage forced
to come Into NewYork in order to get TO IT, He thought
too that the improvements at the Hell Gate and Harlem
River destined to make that the business part OF
the city.
Mr. Morgan stated that he had canvassed the County
thoroughly and had found only large landowner op
posed " alton.
Mr.. Bins remarked that the real-estate In Yonkers
not taxed for than venth of s actual
value and stated several instances in support of this.
He said that the inhabitants Of Westchester County
need not expect an elevated under ground railway
while they exist an Independent organization.
resolution then passed to the effect that the in
habitants OF YoRkers strongly favored the Annexation
Act before the Legislature. IL further agreed
that copy Of the resolution and petition should be
To- Albany and IL decided 10 appoint a commit
tee Of so TO actively interest themselves the matter