New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-25
OPPOSITION TO THE BROOKLYN RING.

OPPOSITION TO THE BROOKLYN RING.
MASS MEETING AT THE CLERMoNT-AVE. RINK
THE COUNTY AND CITY ACCOUNTS TO BE
INyESTIGATED-A COMMITTEE OF FIFTY,
Fully 5000 of BrOoklyn's most respectable
and wealthy citizens gathered at the Skating Rink IN
Clermontave., last evening in accordance Win can
addressed TO citizens Of Brooklyn. Irrespective
Of party who are opposed to special legisiation'
comforting unlimited power on irresponsible Commits
Sons and who opposed to the incompeten e1trlVa
CANT and corrupt Of city and county OFFICIALS
and who are DESTROYS Of securing the election or com
PeteAt and ncorruptible mcn 10 Office. The can vas
signed by over 800 persons among whom were many Oi
the largest tax payers Of the city.
The Assembiage called to order by Capt Ambrose
TThow, ana Edward }ackhoG~c was cH"Scn preside,
inc chairman stated that the meeting called In the
P s Inc ana Tor the pGrpoo OF taking 6E5 to
OF tner last dollar by excessive taxation. 1t was Tue
money they contributed should honestly appropriated
Inc call originated from spontaneous VI the
people, spontaneous determination TO restore the mu-
nicpay To pure representative form Of government
ana not longer to be governed by special commissions
who use ne public funds for their corrupt PURPOSES
Henry {. Riggs made long address. he believed that
there were discrepancies In the statements coming
matter Of tae city and county debt The officials
other hand bis examination OF the public documents
satisfied him that the actual debt DOOOOOOO tsonsa
toni, difference Of $L2OCG0Oo, is an amount eloquent
public documents he produced the following figures:
AID CT po,Ion Of County 6si
Total Jsrr J. s3l.5;3Tl
Anew feature IN brooklyn Indebtedness was that OF
certificates OF These the certificates Of i'll
Of taxes Sx s and not yot The
since July to date he "a gaS S aS follows" ,s w.,.,
P BIGSt ,D SrSss sS wn,eT SCS
Csptr,"sre .sTer iO'OC TOA.........."s232.,OO
This added to tie indebtedness. OF the city makes to-
tai Of s Of 81 IN the cy
year, the speaker showed That the items OF reduction
State tax. To pay the certificates Of arrears
Amounting tr to N5O,oOO, certificates Of indebted,
per cent per annum and the amount is kept out OF the
budget and Is to he paid IN Tie years To- CONE l d
is already expended. and he Thought the matter called
for Investigation lie believed that there was remedy
for existing OF AFFAIRS and that the remedy
H~xondcrr Dcmar said that the local journals would
not xpose the Ring frauds and the citizens would
therefore rely upon the NewIOrk press. lApplause.l
He had examined the city and county accounts IT'S anu
nual interest s2OOOOoo The total exyendl-
ture Of the City and County Government cannot De
found any public document Issued by tie authorities
The following resolutions were then adopted
es That aaisop aGS S 700 ' The any State
PATTY urE mo the conlsc. Of any OF al Ps1c 1ee b.r sst
Of such not necessarily an Implication Of maeas
s a.g ~ and S sco sf . Sst
Rosd That we have right and do demand full and detailed
and Of their real and pretended Ia
blIies nclufing their funding and floating debt
Reored That pablo credit character and business Interests OF
Ills growing impenTey demand that its citizens he kept
constantly informed Of the issue any bonds or other ey
dces budng the real personal property the CITY OF ln
citizens further that legal shod he made for preventing
any especially authorized eIcednE the amount sp
cincally Lpy reprinted for that purpose
Resoe That this city aid county have also night 70
baEe
City Government what they receive ana
vi they render. -.,--
Roued That this and county earnestly
Of their government tue controlling issue
approaching election support man for ONCE 10 matter what
be be both capable,
and determined ey pegeI far be able 10 reform our
CITY AndC County Governments
H.opef That Committee OF 50 members be appointed
whose shall be TO rke suh
winch assembled full exhibition OF all the accounts
of tie Ctr and County explicit statement Of all tie persons
the employ County Governments enforce any remedies
which row eIist this information, Is Is refused
md sso the Legislature and the
Governor Liquidation ard action be
proper the existing laws and supply Their de-
the abuses and finally
sustain and united effort Of our citizens without references
Lonest Oce To admin ser ~
said Committee hereby authorized 10 call upon all citizens
TO powers and oil and add
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| The meeting then adjourned,