New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-10
been DESTROYED, and do not believe WIN be regsined
until change the management osheF INA" 'ho i'o
latiye act provides for Is obtained
OPPOSITION OF TAXPAYERS.
ugh ]. Macdonald, President OF Brook

sa i as 20 tnt Of the brooklyn Ring We begin
TO fear that the present managgnent -, I 10
bridge directors the project is doomed 70 cone 70
notbIn0 or many wears save the erection 0ftne OWefs
which will indicate 70 future generations tne h og 90
cceed and ayarce OF the directors. Our nope 10" ~
fhat GOV DIX will dare 10 do his duly III ye'99k
the Bridge bill II Is To be feared h9"es. ad tie
Iegisatue as an exponent Of public tentlmena anu
lie inclined from the lack OF Opposition 70 boSever tbe
afx his signature As matter OF Inct ,,, o.
bill with the opposition OF the e ry and lie
except the politicians. The Common CDunci anu
Committees of one Hundred aud OF FIFTY pfo,es,ed
against It's passage, and COMMITTEES rePreSehths ~
taxpayers went Albany TO urge the memeeas " sID
Iecissture to vote against IT, The BROOKLYN " Kng, IN
all It's ramhcatlons, Is deninl' anu s,ooP bjfy
small as well as great Mr.. Kingsley is us cnIoI;
He ia the eonroer OF bridg9 matters; 10 IA engaged
with the Park Commissioners figuring az fpecaI roh
ID I streets sn1 prU%nent in The board CITY
Works. iavOrite plan OF MS IN operating WIN en- 70
ter nody is TO prevail upon some irresponsible person 70
nndeTbd All contractors in matters and there
bv 10 Obtain the contract The successful bldder pesnS
@ratiohs The rest Of the work is then given by
the Board Of City Works 10 private e ttr,
tors 1t is needless TO say that these conTaotGiis
are Kingsley Co.. who. Of course, set their own price
upon the work. This often happens l occurred IN te
cases OF the nird-aye. sewer, OF the Bu'nwoa ~
sewer and IN many other instances. Or course, lne
bondsmen Of the first contractor are not eaeu Spo
amount been collected from the sureties Besides hI
Kingsley. the head OF the Ring there are James d re-
| Stranahan OF tue ID plrtlnent Oi faTks, ~
| publican; Mr.. Fowler, in the Department oil
CITY Works democrat % wGS faVSr So h1 iSSes
care OF the judiciary; and Gen. J0urdan, VINO wa not
] es
Charter, and VINO Is now the Cnlei Oh romeo aba
Exelss eonrollng 100 r tae p,d aisers IN mp
the intermediate spaces. Tue course OF ItE TRIBUNE
is the first great important movement In the WOrk OF
breaking up this caOal Which has Us grasp upon the
trOats OF properfyOwncrs. Just what they nate ana
wish % ayur1 Is publicity. Iney dare not let ID ue
light OF investigation into their councils aud II II Oc
roming 10 them serious ANNOYANCE 10 be watched 30
az they have been OF late. They are no" dehaht
TWO Departnents OF Parks and Of City Works, which,
more than any other instruments, nave been turned
tnx-uayers nave been continued until 1876 with all their
powers privileges, and cuments unchanged Inns
Parks whose terms expired by Limitation on May !,
1873 1t was hoped that we should then be reneFed OF
tnat extensive luxury. But II proved Otherwise ana
unless Gov. Dix VIII afford us relief by yeonS the Char
ter we shall be sufferers until 1875. 80. NIL.
The Charter prohibits the forcing OF tne hnoues
stop-eOck upon hOusehOders, but permits nm
pay the TsRs IN hint 05heT nor Matters ot 6i;
system. single contractor wiz stu lay tne water
pipes in the streets the same farce OF IOe
enormous assessments be levied upon property owners,
tine people irrespective OF party to petition the Gov
ern6r to interfere their behalf by using the preroga'
wv - THE SECTIONS ANALYzED
Harvey Farnngton a prominent real estate holder OF
Brooklyn, said:
1approye OF Sections aud OF the bill, which would
have in my Judgment satisfied the people ana pro-
noted the success OF the enterprise.
The subsequent sections contain Objectionable tea-
trras and more thau cOunterbaance the seeming favor
sbe nroyisions of the first two Sections and present
a scheme by wmch the private stockholders may re-
Once their original interests nearly or quite
tSre ,orths and retain their present almost ALSO
Int control, while ii Is believed tnat the cOnpleuoh
OF the Bridge will require the two cities TO pay nearly
ar anne double the amount estimated at the time OF
original subscription. Could the opportunity and temp
tafon 10 use public moneys for private advantage
he rendered more complete Section presents con
tinceucy wnch In view or the provisions OF the Two
preceding sections Is at least apparently quite remote
Inc terms upon which the CITY OF brooklyn subscribed
100000 toward the enterprise OF which 50 per cent has
been paid, that S2OOJ0OJ should have been sub
scrbed and per cent thereon have been paid in By
One and half millions OF this amount was subscribed
by the Guy OF NewYOrk and $4,000 ~ private lndl-
yduas. II was also provided that the CITY OF BFooAYn
should It's subscription only as last ana IN tue Ste
proportion the other aud former subscribers Hence
Section in connection with the other sections,
Is especially Objectionable, as 1t practically aDTogaie3
the conditions upon which Brooklyn made ito original
ALDERMAN wYLIE's VIEWS.
Alderman Wyie said; believe there Is 20 doubt that
the mass OF the people win soon agree with me In
the opinion that the Bridge Management needs proper
investigation. The late election Of Directors, the man
ner whsh it was brought about the fictitious transfers
of stock and other suspicious circumstances are beg
ming to produce their effect upon citizens. 1
used my BEST ehdeasOfs 20 OBTAIN an i9Fes-
tlgaton into the management OF Bridge Anirs'
bat | failed. 10 seems 10 me that tue inica-
tons are that the people In uncertain tones VIII de-
maud an inyes;ig uOn which shall trace ami discover
has gone To Europe, aud Mr. Kingsley the Superinteud
emit mas resigned. The people are able 10 understand
will make voice heard and their power manifested
have been unfortunate also in Obtaining from the
BOARD OF CITY Works the list OF payments made 70 law
yers employed by sue Board The Clerk u the common
Council has rendered 10 TIE department The official re-
quest Of the Board OF Aldermen that the list be fur
nIsned forthwith. shall await anNously the result.
n Is awaited with much interest 10y many persons. Let
H. nope tia. the Commissioners viii not dare 10 DEFY
the request OF the peoples representatives, out send
SPEEDY reply 10 the Council.
The GOyERNoR's DUTY PLAIN
George b. harrington, member OF the Committee OF
One Hundred and a large propsrty-owner, said:
There Is no doubt that hreeourths OF the people OF
BrOOkyu opposed 20 the passage OF the new Bridge
bst II va, never asked Tor by any persons except
those personally In is passage. On the other
hand tie representative bodies OF BROOKLYN stroagy
amused IL aad eudeLyOrcd defeat it. After %
determined that some legislation should be mad IN To-
Controller schroeder maze cHJt'o TO
have II nOdued 10 have the representatives, OF the
two cities appointed members OF the standing commit
tees but this clause was stricken upon the final pas
members OF the Bridge Rag, u possible, more firmly IN
their places than heretofore. fear the ultimate effect
OF all this upon the enterprise rear II VII PuSe US
astrous. It viii probably ALLEVIATE from al! sympathy
with IL that element in NewIOrk CIV, which regard
as indspensabl its IT the work advances
the greater burden VIII De imposed upon BrOpkyui
when Will have carry 10 alone. aud when the people
OF that city BEGIN 70 feel tue weight they VIII De com
PEELED TO bear they VIII know that 70 kingsley,
McCue and their associates they are indebted for
the legacy | hope that Gov. Dix VIII not
permit tins bill 10 become law, but will Withhold his
signature from II. That this bridge should DC Dull Is
beyond question. The greatest dement, VIII actue 10
Brooklyn. 10 Is the Joining OF the smaller city 10 the
metropolis which peculiarly benefits tde I0rmer Inc
revelations THE TRIBUNE producing good effects.
The members " the Rug becoming sensitive TO the
publicity they have obtained OF ate. They are DecOm-
Ing FESTIVE under the Hood OF light poured by The
TRIBUNE upon their designs. Ihey DcgIh 10 apOQgLe
their conduct. show Is made OF permitting Az tlc
proceedings the future to be scrunlZed bY the pun
c Thia may be the actual intention or mere ruse 20
the favor Of the people, Ia any event tue OH
should be yetOed.
RING RELICS AT AUCTION