New-York tribune., 1872-11-06

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that no falr,minded citizen could tolerate IL.
IL Is urged that the change OF ue conn,9 on.,,
to tat of the present School Police, District Justice
and Court OF Sessions Jurisdiction OF this city, % %Lin
q poriion of Westchesier County part OF New.YOsS
City senate and Congress district, aud CRY supreme
Court Judicial district, and OF removing the county
records OF titles and Judgments from White Plains 70
tins city, thus uprooting and oyerturnlng the ex,
ns cospty ~ TO their real and personal prop
erty, would result in chaos where order ysieea1;,
these evils would DO avoided II consolidation
should take place, and the marvellous growth OF brook
delonstraie that The population OF the lower part Of
westchester County with its natural facilities f9r deyS
Opmen and Improvement will increase during Tue next
twenty years under separate municipality. -.
Is urged that annexation WO'ua increase Ss tae VI
for While s ota of the expense OF bridges aud tunnels
might be less would be required to pay Tor improve
Of its yearly burden would he vastly increased
The advocates of cOnciliaton no good reason why
the proposed city government should not construct
works or the use Of the Bronx River and other fresh
water flowing into the lower part OF Weschester
County for the erection OF reservoirs aud for
aforiinq the citizens the conyenences Of water sup
ply which furnished 10 the cty D{ .he 'Ioyon
Department all these being earred Out under
the Immediate supervision and direction OF the peoples
represe sentatiyes and az a much less cost than
wdprId result from annexation. Many persons
fayor wSoiu coSSoidation because they believe in
local selfgOvernmeDt and object 10 having
mart OF it. They object also TO being controlled by
oterS WHO have shown themselves in the past able 10
elect persons TO office whose characters are OF te Wo
posslble type and desire to be represented only pY
persons of their choice. They state also tIl Ie
addition OF Westchester territory 70 the Guy Wouu q m
new fields for numerous enterprises when WOulu Ds
sure TO afford opportunity for maladmnstratloh anu
corruption.
THE PROPOSED PLAN OF GOVERNMENT
The plan proposed for the new city government Is
nearly identical with that Of Brooklyn as It was few
years ago. differing only in having Board OF Assistant
Aldermen in addition TO the Board Of Aldermen. HlS
proposed to have a Mayor and Common Council repre-
seung nine wards four Of which are now the wards OF
Morrsania three of which viii be created in the town
of West and IN the town Of westchester Two
Assistant Aldermen viii be elected from eaeh Waru'
making with the nine Aldermen q members OF the COM
mon Council the members OF which VIII serve MltD0ut
wears ONLY small salary while the heads Of the Finance
Department and the Department OF Pubic WORKS anu
In Ia prOposed 20 have the existing debt OF each town as
sumed assessing each, and obtaining payment III TAX
the new charter goes into effect The present debt OF
MorIsania amounts to $500 OOO OF West Farms TO O2O
81 9OOOOO which according to the population makes te
Indebtedness about $40 Tor each person while the ndep
euess OF this city 500 for each man. woman ana cnu
The situation u Westchester County with its water
privileges is spoken Of a. being favorable 10 eOnsou
ION rather than annexation. I is bounded on the south
by the Harlem RIVER while the lOngalked-OI ctnal II
is believed will distant day connect u with the
Hudson RIVER the forming natural basin tOr tue
anchorage Of vessels In Winter and the 1ank OF tne EeI
aordng greater facilities for comm9dious sTSreS auu
Port Morris on the East River has anchorage sunesh
lay in one OF its The OF tne reso
business Of the Hudson River, Harlem, auu NeM-naFen
Rairnads M Mott Haven indicates that an Immense
- fc from the Fast and the West will center WITHIN
lew wears near the Harlem River and within the present
town of MOrrisana. -, g.
Whie the population Of Hew-York increased from
515 1850 9263 ia 1870 or ~ per cent te poPua
tion Westchester County grew from 52b3 IN loV 70
IJ22SS 1870 l25 cont tshnct Is clIeu ~ t
trdLOn Of tine rapid growth oil the villages anu ShoA
need OF "A separate municipality ,.,-..
These are substantially the arguments urged by thOse
Who f4vor the two plans The subject will most GER
tany be considered by the Legislature during the com
ing Winter aud one OF the plans DC agreed upon meol
Westchester West Farms, and MorriSana 10 consider
the subj ct, and, without doubt the question VIII SOON
be settlod.