The New York herald., 1871-11-30
THE REFORM MOVEMENT IN BROoKL YN.
An Address from the Committee
to the Citizens.

The subcommittee OF the Citizens and Rink Re-
form Committees were, from some reason. inactive
In the general excitement over the
Princes ball at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the
preparation for Thanksgiving Day, they were
almost forgotten. The address to the citizens
which the Rink Committee have had in preparation
for some DAYS past was completed yesterday and
the following is COPY
TO TAR CITIZENS RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS
II = deemed proper and expedient by committee, ap-
Peaed ea 81 to passed a, public meeting
brief statement OF facts by way OF awakening renewed
called "0'A - "n''" your 00m"'''ss Oh fhs
i h,rns become well known .hs. during the pas.
have very largely increased. and believed, be-
IL process q call signed Oy
h citizens Of o. PARTY politics %
Rink for and for the adoption of such
as might further the objects specined In the call for the
auSr.n the sS ion;
were appoinsed that they beg to repeat t. as follows
shall be TO take such assures as sh, be Necessary or e3
10 demand full exhibition all the accounts Of the city and
si%s0' sS.n
upon Legislature and Governor Of State such
to & and the
The present abuses and finally to assert sustain and direct
obtain good government and honest officers to administer
IT. and the said committee are hereby authorized to call
upon all citizens interested good to contribute
such funds may be neeJful to execute the powers
trusted to hem and also TO ill vacancies and add 10 tn
number.
As your committee called into existence to aid in
point beyond which "forbearance ceased to be virtue"
and believing that the burdens long borne could be
definite and decided action until after che late etion i'm
mediate after which and without the powerful stimulus Of
tons haa at such election been committed upon the most
sacred rights Of reemen and popular goyernmen they
have commenced the work committed 10 their The
m or ~, me Committee Of Fifty have
tant department Of the city and county nvov
the city, taxation OF the property OF It's citzens and
more or less directly, OF all its inhabitants.
shall be nade with tnoroughness and imparaly. without
ear favor Affection" and for the sole purpose
dressing far legal potent that purpose
the wrongs Of the past and obtaining by legislation and all
Your committee unwilling to believe that have
Siderable extent the Directs above named yo1 viii rermt
them solely to bear the and expenditures
hoped the sake of humanity and the
good name OF fair city that no such startling and gsan
city have staggered the faith the stanchest friends OF
popular government throughout the world 1t little
or gurges rapidly from cut ugIaI whether the credit Of
the city and county perish through eIravasant prodgay
While we hope that another committee OF your
ballot win see to that the perpetrators Of such frauds
ceve their merted punishment solicit aid person
and ali perpeator; upon treasury people,
or ss SS Of OF s. your
tee venture to pre- ct more economical Of
direct, and powers for their summary enforcement
BY order OF the CoTmnss Of iy;H,xsos fy; Chairman
Luther G. Carter r Rooler, John Young j. S Roberts
Jun Alen T. W: kabfesch Z. T. Backhouse Morris Rey
nods, Ambrose Snow, Marcus Q. Riggs, Executive Com
mittee.