The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
CONSOLIDATION.
Union OF the Two Citics-An Act To BE
Presented to the Legislature.

Union OF the Two Citics-An Act To BE
Presented to the Legislature.
After many years OF general discussion among
capitalists in Brooklyn concerning the ACCESSIBILITY
of merging the cities Of New York and Brooklyn
into one grand municipality something practical in
form has been reached. The plan proposed to in
itiate this measure, which Is fraught with vast
interests to these popuious and closely allied cities,
Is that committee of twenty, composed Of ten cit
liens from each municipality in question, be desg
mated by the Governor of the state, who will meet
in April next and consider the best plan OF charter
for the government of New York and Brooklyn.
The consolidation is favored by the wealthest resi-
dents OF the City OF Churches, and Mr.. Winslow,
United States Commissioner, has prepared an act
for the appointment of the Committee Of Twenty,
which has been favorably regarded and will doubt
less be presented to the Legislature adoption at
an early day. The act in question is as follows:-
An ACT to provide for the appointment OF Board
Municipal Commissioners to consider aud report char
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MSs soS a cS sagsr e c Grs of ew the
the people Of the state Of New York represented in
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CURED to appoint by and with the advice
year 1873 twenty Comm ssioners ten Of whom shall be
the c Of Kry S sew caea VIM e
Mayor the city New York and the Mayor the city
sioners, and Who shall perform the dues hereinafter
SEC 1.-The Mayor ofthe city Of New York, and in his
absence the Mayor of the city BROOKLYN shall preside
tutona oath Of office to such Commissioners appointed
as aforesaid and perform such other duties as such Board
shall designate.
oriy thereof to devise consider and prepare plan of
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city New % city
in the county OF Kings under municipal government
the whole to be called the city OF New York.
SEC At shall be the duty OF such Board to hold its
first meeting the first Tuesday of May, in the year
1873 at twelve O'Clock in the city of New York at
of New York In notice to be sent by such Mayor to
each of such Commissioners ten days before such meet
SEC Sit shall be the duty of such Board proceed
diligently with the said business named in section of
this act and to complete the same on before the first
Tuesday in October in the 1873 and to report to the
Governor subj plan of government charter in the
Judgment of such Board majority thereof shall be
best adapted to secure the s forth IN aiG sec
nor to submit such report to the next Legislature for
SEC G-such Board may appoint clerk and necessary
attendants and make rules and regulations for its pro-
ceedmgs Each OF the said twenty Commissioners shall
be paid ten dollars $50 per gay for his services and
expenses of such Board for clerk hire, printing rent
onery and other necessary purposes incurred in the
due prosecution of its said duties shall be provided for
and paid equally by the Supervisors of the county of
New York and by the Supervisors OF the county Of Kings
as the same shall be by said said cities
public meeting will be called in short time,
when the sentiment OF the people will be taken.
Objection has been made on the ground that con-
sodaton will defeat direct responsibility, and that
as far Brooklyn itself Is concerned, 1t would
due the latter city to position subordinate to
burden of taxation. Manhattan has been s,ig-
gested as fitting name for the two cities should
they be eventually united under'One Chief Magis-
trate and Common Council