New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,nooKI,YN,s GREATER ISSUES.

Gation Commission held It's second meeting IN tne court
house at Brooklyn D. yesterday, the Hon. John
A. Lott presiding The following resolutions were
snerod by George C. Bennett, and oocasicned long
discussion:
Resolved, That the members OF this Commission, de-
Siriug far may be. 10 define and explain TO the
people whom they represent the intent ana genera
principles which shall govern their action In the dis
charge of the duties deyolved upon them by the law OF
they shall adopt for the consolidation OF the present
governmental and territorial divisions OF the county V
Kings INTO municipal government the ioilo"ink
terms and conditions shah form the basis thereof -.
aud Of the present divisions Of the county each town
and the present City OF Brooklyn shall be as DeMe
and eDtIed "" 10 ~ own property and taxation
% defrsy the principal and interest OF suon bnt
dobtedDess shall be levied and assessed
ali the rights interest property claims and denanuss
whatsoever belonging TO or to accrue 70 S ne Vested
present City Brooklyn shall belong 70 ana az
In the City Of Brooklyn as proposed 70 De ~ t i'm the
and all responsibilities Of either the t0w and NAV be
enforced against the City Of Brooklyn as
xeTogdiv tina, for the expense OF establishing and
MAINTAINING Fire Water Police ana HEATH IPcept
ments the county towns snal noS oe & -, eniov the
60 the extent that they shall determine W enIo9 "o
benefits thereof -., a.. o,,or.,- ,c
ths several towns shall be assessed agricultural lands
except where the has been OF may be divided up
ToTf6i~: That public highways in the county towns
shall antliued At the expense OF said to"ns Sa
oept when otherwise provided by law and except that
when streets opened or graded paved, OF haeaua
Tied, the fxpense thereof shall 0e assessor anu oG
leced provided Ia relation TO IKE improvements III
EaIJ.: That each town shall constitute ward OF the
proposed consolidated city the rates OF representation
In the Boards OF Aldermen AMI supervisors shall DO as
nov pr9ViGSS LOT ne %Srus u mn 1 sa Consttniion i'm
peystyey requires otherwise, the City and County Gov
ePnmeut shall be a unit
Tunis g. Bergen of the Town of New-Utrecht made
brief speech in opposition the annexation OF the
county towns He believed that the sole object desired
by the city asking for the consolidation was 10 ghten
Ms own heavy taxes: but he convinced that this
plan would fail and that consolidation would not dement,
either the city county towns In this respect
A b. Baylis Of Brooklyn said that the cOnsohdauon
was forced could not be avoided because OF the
great ana increasing growth of the city. and the
omess Of the population toward and into the county
towns The county towns lying contiguous to the city
needed police protection lighted streets and protection
from fires because OF their to the city. and
these benefits could only be obtained by consolidation
FeeHg there might be other members of the Com
mission who absolutely opposed to annexation, he
offered the following:
ReSolp6 That in the opinion OF tins Commission, the
consolidation OF the five county towns with the City OF
Brooklyn just and equitable basis both desirable
and expedient.
Mr. Bayhs was persuaded withdraw the resolution,
but II was renewed Immediately by Mr. Bergen as
substitute Mr. Bennetts resolutions The Chairman
declared the resolution out of and refused TO
entertain IL.
Edmund briggs spoke in favor Of consolidation and
The adoption of Mr.. Benefits resolutions
The resolutions then adopted the Commissioners
from New-Utrecht, Fiatlands and Gravesend voting
against them. Mr.. briggs then offered the following:
Resolped That the following committees be appointed:
l. on the terms OF consolidating the City Of Brooklyn
and the towns OF Kings County and the division OF the
territory therein INTO wards. D. On the Legislative De
paTtment g. ON city officers their election, appoint
duties. a. on finance, including the subject
charter of the City of Brooklyn 8. On taxes and
assessments, embracing the matters provided for IN
lie health :. on FIRE Department including the
g. On CITY Works, including the matters embraced in
title IA of the charter. 8. On Public Parks 10. on
Street Openings and local improvements. IL On Law,
Resolred, That the committees the terms Of con-
sodatiOn and the division of the city into wards con-
t of five members and that the other committees each
consist OF three members.
resolutions adopted ana The Chairman stated
that would announce the committees at the next
session which fixed for Friday nexti
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.
The annual report of Superintendent Bulk
ley OF the Brooklyn Department OF Public Instruction
will be presented the Board of Education Its next
meeting The report shows that the average attendance
the public schools is about 80 O0 and the total regis
tration over 100000 There 90 separate and distinct
school organizations in the city, OF which well
attended The census Of 1870 shows the number Of chill
within the legal school age in the City of Brooklyn
90 be as folio VS.;
Between the ages Of and H. @s42 between the ages
and a. IS coored children between the ages Of
taDd 81, 1,572 total. 1S6,769
IL Is estimated that since the the number has
increased 100000 children between the OF
According TO the census, appears that NewYork
City, with population OF 9I2252, had average Of
IOb pupils average daily attendance of 1885, and
rtiings 99S7. Brooklyn with population Of $4,000
had an average OF 4O979 pupils, attendance daily Of
and stungs for 4i3 The value of school property
inHewYOrk is s. 10000 that in Brooklyn 81 9S6l4 The
cost tuition in NewYOrk is ell 49, in Brooklyn, $40 49,
In 1884 there 80 schools SS9 teachers and 1887
pupils in Brooklyn and in 1870 46 schools sl5 teachers
s9.S@ pupils and an average attendance OF $685. The
salaries teachers and the OF houses and building
sites in 1858 cost t50695 o. In 1870 teachers paid
v499I94 and the rent OF school buildings and building
fites brought the total expense up to tSl2962 20.
ARREST OF POLICY DEALERS.
The Brooklyn police are loud in their COM
pants against the DstricAttorney aud his assistant
for their failure proceedings the indct-
rnents which been found against the keepers Of
policy shops and charge that il is account Of this lax
ess that the offenders continue their business without
The slightest fear. although acting defiance Of law
Capt smith Of the First Precinct arrested named
Miller for selling policy slips in HicRsst, between At
laDc and statess and secured his books and papers,
when taken to the staton-hOuse he stated that
he was only an agent for Frederick T.. Luthey
ofNew YORK. Miller was taken before Police-Just
Walsh and committed 70 await the action OF the Grand
Jury Iuthey was arrested by Detective Curran in
Sireenwchst New-York, and arraigned before Justice
Walsh yesterday who held him in $1,000 bail TO await
abe action OF the Grand Jury HIS b0ndsman was
Iuthey greatly astonshed at the action OF the Jus
tloe and evidently expected 10 be DISCHARGED IL only
remains for the DisrictAtorney to prosecute the
case In september.
THE STOKES WITNESSES DENIED LIBERTY.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was in
session yesterday and the question of hberating the
witnesses in the Stokes confined IN the House
Of Detention was argued before Judge Davis. John o.
Mott appeared and Thos and Patrick Hart
fha NJ fha in