The New York herald., 1871-12-12
BROOKLYN REFORM.
THE CITIZENS REFORM COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Chittenden Opposes Executive Ses-
siOns-The New City Charter.

The Citizens Reform Committee met last night at
their rooms in Montague street, Mr.. Franklin Wood.
run In the chair.
The reports OF committees being in order, MI.
Hunter, the Treasurer. reported the amount re-
ceved ana heretofore reported was $8r 4So Since
then they had received 500 from Mr.. Henry @.
Bowen, and $25 from Mr.. James Bradley.
Mr.. WHIrLoCK offered the roliowing:-
Resolved That when the duties which this committee
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Ex-Alderman WHITING said thar, In his
opinion, 1t would be very much better TO
have these matters go before The public only
after they had been properly matured and
thoroughly discussed. The committee at large
ccRld not know whether IL was better for Jhem 10
90 into executive session or not, until the question
had been discussed. and ne thought tc better Tor
them to have their discussions in private
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION QUESTION. r
At the last meeting OF the Committee he said 1t was
agreed that they should not have any more execu-
OF the ss'I members | and wisdom required them
to pursue tnat course Tney had already proved
fore she% in execatYep session in the sSSpe Of
fragmentary or partial report, 1t would hnd its
way INTO tne papers IN worse shape than It would
use which mad been made OF him. At a meeting Of
the committee two weeks ago. when the report Of
the Prosecuting Committee was discussed, he was
the fOnrth ttn speaker on that Occasion some OF
the arguments were in regard to
THE sTUFFING OF THE BALLOT BOXES.
In the first district of the sixth ward and the fear
that the parties who were charged with the fraud
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stolen from the once, OF the District Al.
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stolen there would have been no disagreement OF
m the Jury; But he had had been maze the packhorse Of
Brooklyn, or those connected with the newspapers
In New York, who could be
BROUGHT TO PUBLISH SUCH THINGS
as had been said about him, but should go to jail at
once. They were here reform committee. ana
They understood very well that they could
not always agree, but would be better for them to
whether ,nis was to be secret secret " Commit. CO an it
tee, or whether their meetings were to be
was mistaken in regard to the place from rom which the
returns had been stolen. They had, he understood,
been st stolen from the city and County Clerks oces
ton. The motion to go into executive session was
lost.
Mr. w. w. GOODRICH then stated that the Legis-
lative Committee had partially prepared a report
italy the subject Of change. eSar.
s the sso1s Ss S
Com mS,.es %sfs s Ss the following par,i.
form the basis Of the new charter
ditor and Board Of Aldermen - ~A'0 oo"D'oH''' ="
a' Ssv .ss % % os
no ssc0r 70 vote for more than twelve and the TWENTY-FIVE
elected They shall have been city for tho
s s .na nai
power under % the charter not therein 1hhsd from
q CITY oaesr; such so%psn..iion shll not bs
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State have full control q excise ma.ier. with
cO!IscCn lice sa Of fee. and nd Pc pen ,s ssies
the sss ne eo1e e osr s
said Board snail compensation Of the
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sf g nS for the
charge enary The s1a aaUs U
chaftis. and COTec.io shall be subject 70
City % coany S%sra
aas except that Of
city county treasury under oath items amounts
ard s the HSar 81 sss,nS s.1%S.a the .Ss tho
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Of tns board wta the the Mayor
's Ii on him
by law Hs shall, except as herein otherwise proyided
ss hsaa 81 each s
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l. Department Of Assessment which shall consist Of
three with tho powers and duties Of the present
6spa5smsn. M M 2, Collection. which .h. receive =.
ss & q: n; % e .aa S:a shan Be
Department of Law, with the powers aud duties Of
Department Of Fire. with the powers and duties of tn.
present n Fire Commiss1nsrs: mn as pns. "a, ~
the pre.snt Police OF
M Ssad Of e Police es G
the and perform the duties of the present Board Of
s Of TssE and Which
system Of sewerage and the supervision Of opening grad
Ing paving, repaving, repairing cleaning and lighting
Respectfully submitted,
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The report was accepted as partial report Of
The committee.
Mr.. DAVIS asked whether this report was perfect
Mr.. GOODRICH said no, that 1t was merely skele-
ton for the different departments
Mr.. BARNS wanted TO know II 1t was proposed to
leg1slate any OF the present boards out OF office.
Mr. GOODRICH said 1t was not.
Ex-Alderman WHITING moved to abolish the
Auditors office.
Mr.. GOODRICH moved as an amendment 10 Strike
out the the Comptrolers Office instead.
Mr.. HoDGsKN moved to take both on The first
thing TO be decided was what ofllcer should be
elected
Aner some further discussion the Convention
went Int o executive session.
The Work OF tho Sub-Committees.
The suD-committees OF the Committee OF Fifty
were at work yesterday in the various departments
Tney called upon the Excise Commissioners and
asked to be furnished with copies OF all the records
Of their department, in order that they might pro-
ceed with the investigation.
AS the Excise Commissioners were perfectly will.
ing that they should proceed with the investigation
Q copyst was at once set to work to make the neces
sary Transcripts. In connection with their invest-
cations in this department the committee have SUBJ
mitted the following questions to the Corporation
Counsel:-