New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-21
BROOKLYN ISSUES.

INN ,v.1rAuot-r INfpROvFNfENr-THE STATE TAX
STREET C0sTs-KINGs COUNTY CONSOLIDATION.
The BROOKLYN Common Council held ITS reg
Mar weekly meeting yesterday afternoon Inc wal"
| hout Improvement was brought into nouce as"" "
letter from the Mayor, directing the immediate at'eh
| ton OF the Board 10 communication Oh Tue " 90
District- Attorney declaring that the General Govern
ment had instructed him 10 begin sun
against the Commission uni, unless committed 1 WITH.
The Kings County Board OF Supervisory met yescGaS
afternoon The Committee on General taxes, 70 With
was referred me gosGS H 81 fb a and amounting to
100000 reported that in their opinion the LeGlS't
conid moi make legal what the Court OF Appeals had
declared illegal The Committee is acting under tue
advice Of Mr.. Joshua NJ Van Colt The Board pltuse
themselves TO 80 ojai II the tax Is lega r''nei Una"
judge Gilbert decided yesterday to grant Che writ OF
mandamus applied for by Controller schroeder 10 com
pei the Joint Board Of supervisors and Aldermen To
insert the budget for the next sca year "a. sum OF
s25 OG0 sc 10 pay the ctys quota for rcpavnc Atlantic
ave. Clinton aud other streets mentioned IN tho Com
promise act OF the Legislature which provides that only
twothrds Of the sum necessary 10 pay ioi inc Improve
ineus shall he assessed upon the property immediately
rt nv nv Sircon Of Tsvor Powell has called
a meeting OF the Joint Board for tins evening.
ConsoIdation Conmssion have protested against the
majority report which is in faver of the annexation of
oi to the City Of Brooklyn fhoy declare That The c5
penses Of the county towns would be doubled by con
PEELED to pay their quota on expenses OF running the
gov eminent, amounting 10 A,5J0l+2 Ihe protest -
being extensively circulated.
EX-TREAsURER sPRAGUE's TRIAL POSTPONED.
The case of COrtlandt A. Sprague, ex-City
Treasurer Of Brooklyn, charged with malieasance Ia
Office and mbezzement OF public moneys, called IN
the Brooklyn Court Of Sessions at 10 m, Yesterday
The courtroom crowded III anticipation OF tho tIal
hut D. F. Barnard Of counsel for the accused, aud
said;
II your Honor please in the case Of CORTLAND A.
epraPue who pleaded not guilty. forlnisaI ago TO an
indictment charging him with malfeasance ~ office and
morning. made every cxeTtiOn to get ready. The
labor involved very great IL was necessary TO care
sisted Of almost 90closely printed fcolscap PAGES had
stipulated with the Distrct-Attorney that Mr.. Warren
should give secondary evidence Of certain matters but
there was none needed ] called upon Mr. warren to
ake investigation OF the books to greater extent than
he had already done and he agreed to do So He was
engaged upon that work and was very much surprised
ON Inst THURSDAY TO learn that he had been summoned
TO Albany. at the requisioD OF the Governor, to
gate The state TTeasurers books on account OF the de
falcaton Of Phelps. lie had not completed his invest
cation and addition he carried on OF my papers
which had furnished hun that lie might know e1acty
what wished done For these reasons | am not pre-
pared tins morning TO proceed with this caso.
Judge Moore asked DstrietAttorney Brit,on what he
had 10 say and he asserting the trial postponed
November 10. Judge Moore said:
The labor devOlved upon for the defense this
case is great, that they should have ample time
for preparation. The accounts extend over
number Of years, and must be very complicated. The
absence OF Mr. Warren Is also reasonable excuse for
pOstpOnement lie is material witness for both sides
/ shall grant the pospoDement asked for. The earliest
dag which can appoint IS the 10th OF NOyember.i
A CHECK FOR $4,000 OFFERED FOR a NOMISATION.
Upon the retirement of the old Water Board
and the creation Of the present City Works Department
the Mayor empowered TO appoint commissioner
and the Auditor and the Controller the consist
ing OF three commissioners and secretary. The Mayor
reapponted William A. Fowler ana strenuous efforts
were made by Brooklyn politicians TO secure the sp-
pointment OF a second commissioner. The Auditor
Gen. Nelson Shaurman, now candidate on the Repub
lican ticket for the Office Of County Clerk has been
asked TO answer these questions:
First Did any person association of persons
ever offer YOU a Of money 20 nominate JOnn H.
Prentice as of the Commissioners OF city Works OF
the City OF Brooklyn
Second: IL any was offered you, was mol that SUN
$4,000, or whereabouts!
Third If any offered yon who offered IL
and who the drawer Of the check which you refused
TO accept r,1s-- -~-----
Fourth Were you offered q sum Of money to vote for
any Of the present Commissioners OF City Works; and
II so, what SUN 7
The following is Mr. shaurmans reply TO reporter Of
local paper:
Mr. Prentice was very strongly recommended for the
Board OF City Works A certain person asked how
recommended. That person then said that II you can
procure Prentice's appointment will put a certified
check for $4,000 nyour hands. said that II that were
the case there were $1,000 reasons why Mr. Prentice
should not receive the appointment.
Mr.. shaurman then said this conversation Was conf
Dental, and It was impossible to give names. MI PREM.
tee called at once 20 see Mr. Shsurman after the latter
had spoken TO friend OF Prentice about it, and with
crew his name. He eKonerated Mr. Prentice entirely
from any knowledge OF the offer made hun. Mr. Prem
"oe 10 'he treasurer Of the Bridge Company.