New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-10

crave doubt in the pnblIc mind and will confess so
far as l had time to s lnyesuR nrecseiy when
the truth of the matter lay Bnt the manarement
saw az 90 confess Judgment in this BILL to plead guilty
before the public and admit that tner aos Mace
hear THE which has never YET takeh place,
and which the people demand and when should Hs nad
by the voice Of this Association before tney arc
In any manner from the very p9soh ~ HSn
they stand I'M nv Judgment. This Legislature was the
longest Legislature in the state OF New ana yes
these gentlemen 10 session at Albany from lts peRhnhg
| 70 its end with your money. Mr. Chairman, and the
money Of these gentlemen around me IN ther pockets,
! were not able TO bring their nih 70 NVye
/ in the Legislature until tho night upon WHEN ,
Sogg. they found this bill aud pushed it through pre-
summing the eyes of the people OF Brooklyn would not be
nSSed to perpetrate Tsre honest section in
he him. and though have the utmost confidence in the
the DUTY OF this Association call his attention specially
u this b because II word comes TO him from Brook
yn, the multiplicity Of bills that arc under his CON
sheraton he might be induced 10 sign this without
proper consideration l say that with ell respect TO
before he signs them. Sdl 1t would not do any
hurt for this Reform Association to express
OF this bill is the reducing OF the subscription OF these
private stockholders from 100000 TO $250OOO They
IN the interest OF private individuals and against the u
teTests of the general public The who drew 1t de-
bied and swndled Tor the benefit of private individuals
and private enterprises 1t should be taken TO Vienna as
swinde the body polite for the benefit of enterprsing
politicians They drew their charter, and under IL ask
while all the people sunbered. And under u they went
| to work, saying that they would pay $4,000 in If
/ s,5Oo,OOO in, ana let them handle it, 1t was a
/ great thing for these gentlemen, because when
deal more Than they paid in What did they do theni
They got together The people had uttered no y9lce
shut their doors aud pulled down their curtains ana
pleased. Aud for how longi Between two and three
years outside OF that room nlen were lorOla1en
! to know what they did. They made ring within
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what they dong And they did what they pleased
nm In The time the Committee OF Fifty-God bless them
aid interfere in the matter, aud make inquiry, and
nd vrite over Them something that would look betar
to the public. These facts. 1 don't
| care , who these gentlemen are. Our province
| wherever we ma them. These gentlemen found the
$4,000 which they voted too hot TO hold and they handed
&c back relnduishlng $4,000 more that they oldnt
dare to pay. They propose in tins bill that
| they be released from paying their $4,000. the
amount they themselves offered to give. But when they
told us how much they had sunk in the river, and
can never know whether the bridge is on firm founda
this xbgfdened cty Give us back s250O0o-for
that is what IL amounts 10 what tnenf Ihey MAKE
proviso that the Cities OF Brooklyn and New-fork can
buy this stock They to control II and run II until
they can buy majority OF this stock Read me Dill
We buy after they have chseled us OUT OF SIooVU
for may levy within one share the majority or that
stock, and yet have no control OF IT, ana nseaa OF
putting in $4,000 0Deourtn OF that amount sun leaves
them IN control much as before They began 10 erase
aud the people said, from this time fOrWad TINS Board
will be open" The Act says" the meetings shall he
| BOdru
third vote OF the members present. 90 mo eAecuve s
sion which snail be entitled to be present With
! out express permission Of the Board"
| Now, Mr.. Marshall tells us four men elected thi
! BOard-he might have said one man could elect tbs
Board. He spoke Of Tweed, Connolly Smith, Sweeny,
| aud McCle-but lie TOOK BACK one to-nlght' ana am
! glad to hear it-but he might say II was one
that he tried for years aud months to open doors
aud could MT get sufficient vote 10 get himself or the
were told 100 shares were transferred different gentle
men one Of the gentlemen said he never heard OF 1t and
t nS dov and vet, when two-thirds wish they
can close the doors. They can mold open meeting ana
talk to the public. and hold months On executive
sessions, and do what they please with the monies OF
the people OF New-York aud Brooklyn. Now stated
tt that in that Board they have been applied to
10 record Of least motion IN the public interest and
there was no power there 10 record 1T ana thaI any
honest man who wanted TO serve the taxpayers
couldn't get his proposition ON record IN any
way--and 1 can verify my statement. The next
section saws The cities OF NewIork aud Brooklyn are
iccctad e. connete and fulfil the subscriptions made
by said cities the stock Of the said society," and the
Mayors and Controllers are decteu 10 Cause 10 DC aue
10 said Company all instruments Of said subscriptions as
demanded 6y the directors OF said Company" Now.
the contract with BROOKLYN that when the private
stockbolders paid ten per cent we should pay TO- when
6ey nav 20 we pay 90 Yet they ask $4,000 back, and
when that is signed our Mayor ana controller nave 10
"a give them back s25OooO-to CRISP the control OF it.
after they have lued 10 sleep. That IA not IN ac-
cordance with the original contract and # a reyolu-
ton Of the rights Of the people. They 90 to the Legsa
for change after they nave received the Denehts
Of the contract every effort at investigation has been
b. fled Mr.. Schroeder and Mr.. Barnes old not nvesti-
gate BECAUSE they couldn't. We the Committee Of
Eighty have asked the Legislature for Committee 10
compel men 10 come and be and give their books
aud papers. We regard the bill as plea of guilty
AN AMENDMENT SUGGESTED.
At the conclusion Of Col Davis's speech, Mr.. Sullivan
referred to his years experience as Commits
sioner Of the Brooklyn City Water Works, which had
had az hard names applied to it as the Brooklyn Bridge
Company had He could sympathze with the directors
of the latter and not one TO believe, SAID he that
man. who has by long life OF integrity and honesty
,tFadf Of
has charge of the public money, turns out to be thef
and without answering the rems56s 81 me genteneR:
remarks, that this resolution be referred 10
committee OF three to report at subsequent meeting,
aud that meantime the Governor be requested TO with
hold his signature to the bill.
MIR FalTngton-Tms matter seems TO be OF consider.
able Importance aud it is well that action should
he taken soon, doubt We have heard from Mr. Mar
shall member OF that Board and we have had reports
M interviews with ex-Mayor Booth and others. We
Know the opinion OF MT Barnes, and the matter seems
to be generally understood throughout the city, that
there Is a great dissatisfaction with this legislation
which has taken place Albany, and with the present
asking tine Governor to withhold his signature TO the
bill II does not seem necessary TO me TO SEND TINS mat
Ter 10 committee all. The act the better
wish 10 saw that there is to he delay in pushing for
ward the work even if the bill is vetoed as 100000 is
Mr. Perry said he was inclined to think the bill ought
10 vetoed but he favord Mr. Suvau's resolution lie
aid not endorse Col Daviss speech and did nOt want
the resolution passed for IL would look az though the
Association agreed Win tne views uttered III ohelhg
Coz Days-DO you ordinarily understand that when
made in support Of III
Mr. Perry-It is not to answer that question
Mr. Sullivan again urged the passage OF his resolution,
which ne thought should be passed out OF respect to
Senators Murphy and Ferry, who would not he was
sure have voted for the Till II they had not thought II
proper IL due 10 them that the matter should
be closely Investigated before any action was taken
The resolution OF Mr. Sullivan was finally carried and
the Chair appointed Mr.. sullivan, Col Davis, aud Col
Johnson as the committee Col johnson declined to
serve and hr. Hunter appointed IN ms place. Hr
Hunter positively declined, and nnay Mr.. Marshall
appointed.
THE BOARD OF CITY WORKS,